Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] More news on 15mm..... :-)

Roger Books wrote:

> While everyone is making requests...
>
> Could you make a Wombat flat-bed varient?  Maybe with a MRL launcher? 

> See, each of my platoons is supposed to have 4 wombats and 1 light 
> artillery vehicle which uses a Wombat chassis.  I can hack it but it's

> prettier when you do it.  :)
>
> Roger
>
> On 4/6/06, *Ground Zero Games* <jon@gzg.com <mailto:jon@gzg.com>>
wrote:
>
>>     Damn, I was avoiding the 15s telling myself you didn't have the
>>     vehicles I need.  With the advent of 15mm Wombats that goes right
>>     out the window.
>>
>>     Roger
>
>
>
>     It's not an exact copy of the 25mm/6mm Wombat, hence the "II" in
>     the designation, but it's the same basic configuration and I think
>     you'll like it....  ;-)
>
>     Jon (GZG)
>
>>
>>
>>     On 4/6/06,* Ground Zero Games* <jon@gzg.com <mailto:jon@gzg.com>>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>>  >Seriously, the main reason I haven't (yet) done 15mm
>>	   versions of the
>>>>25s is that the style and methods of building the masters
>>	   are very
>>>>different for metal 15s than resin 25s, ....
>>>
>>>Maybe a silly question, but why not do the 25mm resin as 15mm
>>	   resin.
>>>Why do they need to go to metal?
>>
>>
>>	   Because resin production is slow, labour-intensive and a
>>	   general pain
>>	   in the a*** compared with metal!
>>	   It's OK if you're set up to do almost everything in resin, as
>>	   some
>>	   other small manufacturers are, but as 95% of what we produce
>>	   now is
>>	   metal I decided not to go the resin route with the new 15s.
>>	   You can also do lots of cool stuff in metal that really
>>	   wouldn't be
>>	   practical in resin!
>>
>>	   Jon (GZG)
>>
>>	   PS: Coming very soon in 15mm metals....
>>
>>	   "Wombat II" hover APC
>>	   Heavy Gunsled (grav battle tank)
>>	   Assault Sled (grav APC)
>>	   Light Gunsled (grav recon tank/light weapons platform)
>>	   "OcTank" HABAT (Heavy Ambulatory BAttle Tank) - 8 legged
>>	   walker MBT....!
>>
>>	   Then I start work on the wheeled ones....  ;-)
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>the only thing I will say is that they may not be EXACT
>>	   downscaled copies - I
>>>>may do "updated versions", eg a Paladin II and Phalanx
>>	   II......  :-)
>>>
>>>I expect that would be wise. It will give you room to have
>>>adjustments etc that make sense for the mini. I know a few others
>>>who have done the same. The overall basic look is there, but
>>	   small
>>>details are different enough that it is not a copy.
>>>
>>>Either way, I am most interested in them. :-)
>>>
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In a related question, are the Heavy Gunsled or Assault Sled designed so

they can accomodate your already existing MRL module? That would be 
wicked cool if you designed that kind of modularity into the whole 15mm 
line.

-Mark K.

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