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28/12/2016 at 15:14 #54607Darkest Star GamesParticipant
As 2016 draws to a close, I thought I’d throw out a bit of a sneak peek of one of the new models that will be released in January 2017:
This is the 15mm version of the <u>Rinkhals</u>, essentially an MLRS for Federation 2nd line forces mounted on the Python/Cobra treaded chassis (which will also come in hover!). There will also be the <u>Arbalest</u>, the same rocket unit placed on Scorpion wheeled chassis. As with all of our turrets, it will fit onto any other vehicle that can mount a large turret, even Venturian units! And there might even be a munitions carrier to go with it…
Having molds made at the moment, so keep an eye on the Darkest Star Games blog, as well as the main page and forums here, for news of the release!
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28/12/2016 at 18:38 #54618MikeKeymaster28/12/2016 at 20:42 #54627kyoteblueParticipantI like this.
28/12/2016 at 20:57 #54628Mr. AverageParticipantI love it! Looks like it’ll fit in well with my Almost-SF3D set!
29/12/2016 at 19:59 #54651Darkest Star GamesParticipantThanks guys!
So this system works by having the top of each side be essentially a replaceable pre-loaded box magazine. A munitions vehicle comes up along side and uses a robotic crane arm to pluck the used mags off and pull new ones from the storage bed and pop them on. Takes about 2 minutes per pod, so pretty quick!
I picture the rocket munitions used as pretty stubby, most types deploying smart-bomblets. But there is one nasty one that dispenses these huge nets of monofiliment wire that basically shred anything they come in contact with short of an armored vehicle. Great for destroying cover as well as troops in just about any kind of concealment (plain butchery if they’re in the open). Nasty business.
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29/12/2016 at 20:39 #54655Mr. AverageParticipantI like that the design is wide and flat – typically, I’ve found that sci fi tank figures tend to stand a little higher than I prefer, for whatever reason. Maybe because they’re using World War II models as prototypes? Whatever the case, the trend in “real” tanks is flatter and more heavily sloped, and I like the look of this one!
02/01/2017 at 15:46 #54832Darkest Star GamesParticipantThank you sir! They were indeed designed with “low profile” in mind (except for the AAA turret, it’s a bit tall). If you look at our 6mm versions you’ll see how the Cobra and Python turrets are indeed very slim.
Now, in all honesty, these tanks are slightly smaller than an Abrams, which is a heck of a lot bigger than a Sherman or Panther! I think a lot of the reason WW2 tanks look so tall is the proportions. We are conditioned to think of tanks as these big massive things to be scared of but I’ve stood next to a Pnz III and it is tiny, you could put 2 end to end and still not be as long as an Abrams, which is also almost twice as tall. Modern tanks are beasts!
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12/01/2017 at 15:48 #55487Darkest Star GamesParticipantx
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12/01/2017 at 15:54 #55489Darkest Star GamesParticipantUpdate!
I have a set of pre-production masters in my hands. Just doing a little clean up before painting. In the pic below you can see (from left to right):
Griffin IFV with hover skirt, Griffin IFV with tracks, turrets for Cobra and Python with guns, top is Cobra/Python hull with tracks, and same with hover skirt. Below is a pair of the MLRS turrets and a trio of Griffin turrets, and to the far right is a pair of AAA turrets and some tools for stowage.
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The caster is producing and I will be painting this weekend, might take me a week or 2 with family commitments, but watch this space, as you’ll see it here first!
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12/01/2017 at 16:01 #55491Mr. AverageParticipantNeed any painting volunteers…?
😉
Serioysly great models from my POV! Will suit an SF3D milieu pretty well, maybe with some cables and greeblies added…
13/01/2017 at 23:08 #55572AnonymousInactiveWhat is “SF3D” mean, please?
13/01/2017 at 23:59 #55580RhodericMemberWhat is “SF3D” mean, please?
That would be the sci-fi setting/story/aesthetic created by genius model-maker Kow Yokoyama in the 1980s, now rapidly growing in renown and popularity in the West. It also goes by several other names, “Ma.K.” and “Maschinen Krieger” being common. Between the numerous names and the fact that the original Japanese material has only made it to the West through various imperfect, “unofficial” channels, it’s easy to get confused about. But the aesthetic is quite sublime. I’m not sure I agree this particular vehicle is very SF3D in style, but I’m ill-versed in the setting myself. A few of the other 15mm vehicles from Darkest Star (the ones in the Colony 15 range) strike me as extremely SF3D-inspired, though.
14/01/2017 at 00:06 #55581Angel BarracksModeratorI’m not sure I agree this particular vehicle is very SF3D in style, but I’m ill-versed in the setting myself. A few of the other 15mm vehicles from Darkest Star (the ones in the Colony 15 range) strike me as extremely SF3D-inspired, though.
I agree and Darby was extremely kind to let me base my Junker tanks on his very much SF3D styled models:
14/01/2017 at 01:13 #55583Mr. AverageParticipantIt’s not as “organic” as some of the designs for sure. I am using the other ones too though.
14/01/2017 at 13:42 #55611AnonymousInactiveWhat is “SF3D” mean, please?
That would be the sci-fi setting/story/aesthetic created by genius model-maker Kow Yokoyama in the 1980s, now rapidly growing in renown and popularity in the West. It also goes by several other names, “Ma.K.” and “Maschinen Krieger” being common. Between the numerous names and the fact that the original Japanese material has only made it to the West through various imperfect, “unofficial” channels, it’s easy to get confused about. But the aesthetic is quite sublime. I’m not sure I agree this particular vehicle is very SF3D in style, but I’m ill-versed in the setting myself. A few of the other 15mm vehicles from Darkest Star (the ones in the Colony 15 range) strike me as extremely SF3D-inspired, though.
Okay, thanks. Will try and look this up to understand better.
14/01/2017 at 14:16 #55614RhodericMemberOkay, thanks. Will try and look this up to understand better.
The official “fluff” might be a bit much for most people (myself included) to take in. I recommend you just spend a couple of minutes browsing image search results for “SF3D”, “Ma.K.” and/or “Maschinen Krieger”, and you’ll get a very good idea of what it’s all about, visually. It’s a heady mix of retro futurism, modern futurism, military realism and sheer mind-boggling bizarreness.
It’s one of the several great sci-fi aesthetics to have come out of Japan in the 1980s. Another one is the equally popular VOTOMS. Oh but I love 1980s Japan
16/01/2017 at 16:28 #55740Darkest Star GamesParticipantI agree and Darby was extremely kind to let me base my Junker tanks on his very much SF3D styled models
And they came out great, I love the Junker tanks! I need to take some pix of the ones I have painted up as soon as I get my office reorganized. Seriously Michael, I dig them big time!
I too have loved the SF3D aesthetic since I saw the FIREBALL and PK Gustav kits way back when. I have a pretty good collection of sanctioned 1/76 resin garage kits as well as a lot of the 1/20 kits. There are some talented scratch builders out there that do some incredible work.
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16/01/2017 at 16:29 #55741Darkest Star GamesParticipantOh, and Mr. Average, I have something in the works that you’ll like in 6mm (if you go that small)
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16/01/2017 at 18:42 #55761Mr. AverageParticipantI do, I do indeed! Can’t wait to see!
17/01/2017 at 15:02 #55815Mr. AverageParticipantGoing to keep me in suspense? What a showman! 😉
17/01/2017 at 18:25 #55825Angel BarracksModerator17/01/2017 at 19:58 #55828Darkest Star GamesParticipantGoing to keep me in suspense? What a showman!
Yup, like a turkey, I’m afraid! The 3d isn’t quite done yet, but I will tell you that it rhymes with Sand Stalker! (I decided to depart from convention and make the hull symmetrical and the turret centered, as at 6mm it just looked funny doing it O.G.)
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17/01/2017 at 19:59 #55829Darkest Star GamesParticipantOh, and DSG releases will be slowing down some (or will be even slower I should say). I recently won custody of my daughter, and now that she can finally participate in extra-curricular activities she has dove in headfirst, so my free time has compressed quite a bit. Just FYI!
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17/01/2017 at 21:37 #55838Mr. AverageParticipantI will tell you that it rhymes with Sand Stalker!
I just wet myself a little when I read that.
21/01/2017 at 01:00 #56094kid bananasParticipantMe too!
24/01/2017 at 20:17 #56347Darkest Star GamesParticipantHey all, here’s 2 more sneak peeks!
Triple 40mm AA turret:
And the laser armed version:
Though they are shown the python/Cobra chassis they will fit the Scorpion wheeled chassis, as well as any other DSG 15mm vehicle that can mount a large turret (basically everything but the Talin and Griffin!)
New release is due imminently!
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25/01/2017 at 02:19 #56387Mr. AverageParticipantLeave the treads off, even. Very “Traveller” look.
25/01/2017 at 22:18 #56480Darkest Star GamesParticipantDon’t know if that’d look too good, but I am working up both 1st and 2nd generation style grav options for a later release!
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13/03/2017 at 18:23 #59199Darkest Star GamesParticipantAll are now released!
http://www.darkeststargames.com
And there’s a coupon code for a discount in the Sponsoring Members forum to boot!
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