Re: [SG] 25mm compatible metal vehicles

In a message dated 2/19/03 9:19:51 PM Central Standard Time, 
kaladorn@magma.ca writes:

> Licensed from Caterpillar, from Norscott 
> Models. Seen in hobby store today. 1:50 scale 
> (just about perfect for 25mm). Bulldozer, 
> backhoe, dump truck, grader. All could 
> probably be repainted to a lovely green with a 
> bit of work, or just used as civ kit. 
> 
> It's hard to find good stuff in the right scale, 
> and this is a great example. Could probably 
> even be used to kitbash armoured variants for 
> your little Atkinsons..... ;) 
> 

There are some metal toys out there that fit right in. WalMart has a
series 
of AFV's that work great. There is an M113, a Panhard AC with 20mm
cannon, a 
LAV-25 that are perfect right out of the blister pack. Here in the U.S.
they 
sell for $0.76 each. There is an M! Abrams that is hopelessly small for
25mm 
but MIGHT work okay for 15mm it is also seventy-six cents. Hot Wheels
makes a 
Bradley IFV that is great and a slightly smaller version of the M113
that can 
make-up into a grav or hover FSV without a lot of fuss. They run on sale
at 
$0.49 occasionally, and there is a HUMMER that works too, though I found
a 
set of plastic toys with three different versions of the HUMMER in
perfect 
25mm scale, four HUMMERs, about 20 BARELY USEABLE toy soldiers and
several 
scenery pieces like a guard shack and tiltable road block in a big box
for 
about six dollars American. There are bargains in useable vehicles for
SG II 
scale gaming if one looks and is willing to make a few kit bashing mods
to 
make them more SFish in appearance.