Art used without permission of MKingeryI love dropships/gunships. The idea of screaming down on top of your enemies from orbit gives me the goosebumps.
The BA Stormraven is the latest focus of my gunship love.
Part helicopter, part spaceship, 100% bada$$.
Unfortunately, gunships cost money. Sometimes, lots of money.
So, with wise words from the The Year of Frugal Gaming blog echoing in my ears I have been keeping an eye peeled for easily converted projects.
First up is the Secret Saturday's Griffin plane. This is at first glance a cheap, brightly painted, action figure holding, toy plane. The price however cannot be beat. I found them for $5 each at a Big Lots! store downtown. With some simple conversions and a fresh paintjob this thing will sate my gunship lust. Measuring the exact same length as an IG Valkyrie and only two inches wider, it falls into the correct scale.
Just today my Google-Fu yielded another potential love interest. Ebbles Miniatures publishes several print and assemble cardstock sci-fi vehicles, one of which is a dropship. Cardstock?!? you ask. Yes Virginia, cardstock. Evidently this material is a serious modelling tool. These paper models are high-speed. The engines pivot, there are hot-swappable weapons pods, a working cargo ramp, and stuff to place inside the cargo bay! I am telling you this thing is like the Cadillac of paper models. Jump on over and check them out yourself! The price is $16 USD and once you have the file you can make as many as you want.
Have you seen any inexpensive gunship conversion possibilities?
The BA Stormraven is the latest focus of my gunship love.
Part helicopter, part spaceship, 100% bada$$.
Unfortunately, gunships cost money. Sometimes, lots of money.
So, with wise words from the The Year of Frugal Gaming blog echoing in my ears I have been keeping an eye peeled for easily converted projects.
First up is the Secret Saturday's Griffin plane. This is at first glance a cheap, brightly painted, action figure holding, toy plane. The price however cannot be beat. I found them for $5 each at a Big Lots! store downtown. With some simple conversions and a fresh paintjob this thing will sate my gunship lust. Measuring the exact same length as an IG Valkyrie and only two inches wider, it falls into the correct scale.
Just today my Google-Fu yielded another potential love interest. Ebbles Miniatures publishes several print and assemble cardstock sci-fi vehicles, one of which is a dropship. Cardstock?!? you ask. Yes Virginia, cardstock. Evidently this material is a serious modelling tool. These paper models are high-speed. The engines pivot, there are hot-swappable weapons pods, a working cargo ramp, and stuff to place inside the cargo bay! I am telling you this thing is like the Cadillac of paper models. Jump on over and check them out yourself! The price is $16 USD and once you have the file you can make as many as you want.
Have you seen any inexpensive gunship conversion possibilities?
Thanks for the tip on the Ebbles minis... looks like they have some great terrain too!
ReplyDeleteI remember making something similiar back in the rogue trader days with a mixture of a model jet and an apache gunship.
ReplyDeleteThat griffon plane looks questionable, but with the right conversions it might work. The toy department is still a great resource. I have used some G.I. Joe and Halo toys on a few things.