Author Topic: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!  (Read 14672 times)

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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #30 on: 26 October 2016, 19:06:44 »
Whoops. Kept meaning to post my Zeus, but also kept procrastinating on it. Heh.

So, here's my undecaled Marian Hegemony VI Legio Zeus:


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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #31 on: 28 October 2016, 00:28:40 »
Found this one in my customs only box.  Modded Thunderbolt arm on the right and a Hauptmann arm for the right. 

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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #32 on: 31 October 2016, 17:03:33 »
And a MW:DA Zeus X modded back to classic 5T configuration.

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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #33 on: 08 December 2016, 22:27:58 »
A bit of Thread necromancy to add trio of my Zeuses :)



Just a stock Zeus with minor modifications in mottle camo. GDL one, Grayson ride.



Experimental, Zeus-6Y "Blue phoenix" mod - doubled canopy, binary laser, new square launcner.



And re-use of old mini with broken limbs - Zeus-10WB - blakist throphy version, with twin Heavy PPCs




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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #34 on: 11 December 2016, 17:21:06 »
I've done a bunch of Zeuses (Zeusi?) over the years, but this one is probably my favorite. I love me some Skye Rangers, especially with the Civil War-era Lyran Alliance logo.  This is also my most famous Zeus by far, appearing on the inside edge of the Classic Battletech boxed set.


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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #35 on: 12 December 2016, 17:22:11 »
Yours was the inspiration for my paint job Fanjoy!

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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #36 on: 10 December 2017, 19:19:48 »
I just discovered this series!

Sorry for the thread necro.

I have always loved the Zeus on paper and been let down by the minis. I think a Zeus mini needs bigger shoulders and a fatter missile launcher and legs to bring it more in line with much of the better art depictions. Thing is that the Zeus has had SO MANY sculpts over the years, it would be hard to justify another attempt.
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Re: Miniature of the Week, #3: The Zeus!
« Reply #37 on: 21 December 2017, 04:10:12 »
I have this:
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