The Hardkill line by Gladiator has some nice
engineering tanks that would suit perfectly for a
Gorgon tank/troop transport. I too am looking forward
to the Zynthians. I like the bloodworms but don't have
any. I think they would make good proxies for Raveners
for the Tyranids but we haven't made those units yet.
I also have the GZG Starship trooper bug that makes
for a great mini-heirodule that I would class as
super-heavy. They also have a 6mm version of this bug
which would work geat as a chomper bug for the
tyranids. We need more bugs. If you are looking for
Tau proxies use the Kra'Vak from GZG. I also use some
of their troops w/hvt weapons for devastators. GZG are
one of my favorites. For proxies I would look at GZG
NSL PA troopers DSM-128 for Slann Temple guards. I
bought these by mistake but I like them. I love
proxies which will help me reach my goal of 50-70K of
points in various armies (SM, Orks, Squats, SoB and
tyranids). Peter I saw your stash and I think you
have the most Net Epic units on earth. There is no way
I will ever catch you. Hellreich and I are going to
have a game this weekend. I will put up a match
report. It will be his Space wolves vs. Bugs. Maybe
some pics too.
Darius
--- Maksim-Smelchak <max200_at_...> wrote:
> Peter,
>
> Here are my opinions:
>
> OGRE: Very cool pieces scaled at around 8mm (bigger
> than most Epic). They
> pretty much all look the same so they need good
> paintjobs to differentiate
> them. Some of the newer sets come with heavy weapons
> (a missile launcher and
> a support cannon) that are very nifty.
>
> BATTLETECH: I have Davion, Kurita, and Elementals
> from the old Ral Partha
> line and they are very cool although scaled larger
> than Epic around 8mm
> (bigger than most Epic).
>
> IRREGULAR: These are plain-Jane figures (the sci-fi
> ones) although
> outstanding value for the price. I scale them at
> around 6mm even though
> they're pretty blobby (Look fine next to Epic if
> much less detailed and, of
> course, blobby). I bought mine second-hand so I'm
> not sure which figures are
> which code. I like them though.
>
> SCOTIA: The power armor guys are outstanding. The
> rest of them are very
> structurally weak, but neat-looking. I built the
> marines and guys I believe
> to be "combat rangers in envirosuits," which look
> pretty neat. Again, I
> bought mine second-hand so I'm not sure which
> figures are which code. A bad
> part about Scotias is that they have a lot of
> casting errors (missing detail
> from thin parts of the hold like hands, arms, and
> legs). I scale them around
> 6mm and they look just fine next to most Epic
> figures.
>
> GZG: They guys even have round bases that fit really
> well into plastic Epic
> bases. They're scaled around 6 to 7mm and look fine
> with most Epic pieces
> although they're pretty expensive (most packs have
> around 48 figures with
> bases although I don't remember how many exactly).
> The variety of pieces is
> outstanding considering that it's pretty hard to
> make huge differentiation
> in 6mm scale.
>
> Alternative Armies: I like their figures the best
> out of the many proxies
> available even though they made a very short run of
> 6mm figures (very hard
> to find used or even new). Some of their "marines"
> look the praetorian guard
> from "Return of the Jedi." I'll have to send in the
> pictures. If anyone is
> interested, I have contact information to order them
> (have to order special
> since they're no longer on catalogue).
>
> In addition, I have a lot of microarmor infantry
> (H&R/Navwar, GHQ, C&C,
> Irregular, etc.) that are well worth seeing. Ralph
> AKA Legion-4 recommends
> using microarmor figures for Inperial Guard. I quite
> agree. My Jordanians
> (complete with Keffiyeh AKA head wrap) look great as
> Tallarns (So do the
> Egyptians for that matter).
>
> Cheers and Shalom,
> Maksim-Smelchak.
>
> P.S.
> I started basing all of my infantry on 10mmx40mm or
> 20mmx20mm bases after
> Epic-40k came out. I never liked Spearhead basing
> (1&1/4x1&1/4" squares)
> anyway. At worst, I temporarily hotglue my Epic
> bases on MSH squares until I
> stop playing Spearhead. Since I mostly play Epic,
> Dirtside II, and OGRE,
> Epic-basing works fine for me. I uses US pennies
> also.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Ramos [mailto:primarch_at_...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 2:27 PM
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Photos of Proxies...
> Hi!
> That would be great! I would also use them for the
> proxy library. I am
> particularly interested in the infantry if you have
> them.
> What's you're opinion on these lines?
> Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maksim-Smelchak [mailto:max200_at_...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 6:11 PM
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Photos of Proxies...
> Peter,
> I like the idea of your advanced technology army
> although it sounds a little
> like Necrons only not so evil. I have OGRE, Scotia,
> Irregular miniatures and
> a digital camera so I'll have to take some pictures
> of them for you. E-mail
> me at max200_at_... to nag me tomorrow and I'll
> do it. Some are built
> and some are not.
> Enjoy your holiday and Shalom,
> Maksim-Smelchak.
>
>
>
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