[GZG] Walkers in 15mm

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I'll beg to differ with you. I don't know of anyone making 15mm or 25mm
walkers (class 3-5 vehicles) that look anything like those in BF2142.
Those
walkers can lie in their bellies and still fight with legs fully folded
in.
Those walkers also have turrets like tanks, not weak looking places for
people to put a round through a B-29 canopy (thinking of an armourcast
28mm
walker I once saw).

I think there would be a niche to build such a 'rational' heavy walker,
although I guess there could be arguments for quadrupedal. Octipedal or
hexipedal seems a bit complex to me (both to model and in terms of the
mechanics) but is probably a bit more resilient from combat damage
(three
legs or five legs can work). I still like the BF2142 look and I have yet
to
see anyone make a miniature like that in 28mm, 25mm or 15mm.

As to your 'class 1 infantry walker', that's what I use the old HG stuff
for
in 25mm. It stands about 1.5-2" tall, which is perfect for a big
infantry
walker with a fully enclosed pilot. It has the sorts of weapons that
work
vs. light vehicles and infantry. It's exactly what you'd want in support
of
your infantry in harsh terrain (except for the ground pressure issue -
solid
ground req'd).

In 6mm, Jon has done these. He has Infantry Walkers in 6mm (Bulldog and
others?) which look like close support platforms, fully enclosed and
armoured. It is fair to say I haven't seen these bleed back up into 15mm
or
25mm yet. For 15mm, you could almost use existing 25mm PA. Assume that
the
pilot sits inside the torso. One would think that would give you the
equivalent of a 3.2-3.5m high infantry walker (about 10-11') in just
about
the right size for your purposes. ESU or NSL would look pretty good for
that.

I think the AD2300 artists did a bad job on the manipulator appendages
and
the boxy shapes of the limbs. I like most 2300 style art, but I'm not
fond
of these looks. The idea, yes. I'm not talking about elfin manga
escapees
either. Just a little more rugged and less early-model looking.

Only one request:
No more Michelin warriors (KV PA) and no more hard boiled eggs (OUDF
PA).
Now, if Eli hasn't scanned the OUDF 25mm PA, he should - they remind me
a
lot of the AD2300 style - very basic. Might just suit his purposes.

Tom

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