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Gunslinger Patch
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 Posted: 02-Aug-2002 04:11 Post subject: new minis discovered |
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I finally found a mini site that makes WWII and modern minis in 1/200 scale. The sample I ordered and just got are the right size for a Btech hex. I have a US Lee tank and an M3 halftrack that are the same size as a Hunter or Pegasus tank. I just ordered some Hummel and Sexton mobile arty, some tanks, fixed AT guns, german 88s, and trucks, even some infantry samples. If the infantry are the right size I can finally have heavy MG teams, RPG or LAW antitank troops, mortars, etc. And let's not forget the Nebelwerfer, I've got 4 of those on the way.
There are a bunch WWII and modern armored vehicles with rocket racks, AA launchers, twin gun barrels, and even cannon mounted on the sides of the turret that could be turned into a Btech design. And of course, trucks, jeep MGs, Hummers, ammo carriers, etc.
They're called Skytrex and they are in Britain. I got the samples here in Texas in about 2 weeks. If anyone else wants to try them out just go to http://www.skytrex.com/
Oh, yeah. They don't have much in the way of pictures. So go to the GHQ microarmor site at http://www.ghqmodels.com/ first. They do have pics of everything, so you can find what you want and then go to Skytrex and buy it in 1/200 scale to use for Btech.
[ This Message was edited by: Gunslinger Patch on 2002-08-02 04:12 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Gunslinger Patch on 2002-08-02 04:17 ]
dang I hate hitting the submit button and then finding yet another really obvious typo.
[ This Message was edited by: Gunslinger Patch on 2002-08-02 04:18 ]
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Karagin
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| Posted: 02-Aug-2002 12:39 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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COOL!
I have been using some WW2 vehicles for a couple of my home made vehicles the Tiger and Panther tanks work out nice.
I will give the site you posted a look see.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Gunslinger Patch
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| Posted: 02-Aug-2002 18:53 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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Yeah, seeing pics of all those vehicels has been giving me all kinds of ideas. There's this modern German tank called a Gepard I found at GHQ, an AA tanks on a Leapard hull? It has AA guns, 2 cannon barrels on the sides of the turret. The first time I laid eyes on it I could see the Btech tank. Unfortunately Skytrex doesn't seem to make that one. But they do have something called the Leapard Bergepanzer that wasn't listed at GHQ, so I ordered one to see if it is the same thing as GHQ's Gepard.
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Gunslinger Patch
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| Posted: 02-Aug-2002 18:56 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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So, is the word "vehicels" a typo or do we just spell it that way in the Southern States? 
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Karagin
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| Posted: 02-Aug-2002 21:49 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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The tank you order is the engineering version of the Leopard tank.
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Alexander
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| Posted: 02-Aug-2002 22:16 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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I've got a few of those, and I just used some parts from a paper clip to make two more barrels, and called them Partisans. I know they're a little small compared to the Ral Partha vehicles, but I needed something.
I also have a compound full of trucks, APCs, and Jeeps, to fill out the support forces for my unit.
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| Posted: 03-Aug-2002 13:52 Post subject: RE: new minis discovered |
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Just as an FYI Stinger, if you use < and > in a post web browsers see it as HTML and won't display the info between them. 
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