Author Topic: The Land Raider Challenge! (Read 4485 times)

worktroll · « **on:** 10 October 2019, 03:09:25 »

Okay, so I have four Epic scale W40K Land Raiders. Here's one with some BT minis for scale.

Now technically this is a Land Raider II, or Land Raider Exelsior (there's some canon Unseen-ishness in the W40K world too ;) ). It would normally have a twin-linked lascannon in a sponson on each side, but BT doesn't reward sponsons well.,

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to identify a canon design for which I could kitbash the weaponry. If you think it looks like a Zukhov, then make it the WoB Zukhov variant. There's room for Reseeing armour as well as 'Mechs! Tell me why you think this would be good as the basis of an alternative chassis X, and why.

Open to the floor!

W.

worktroll · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 October 2019, 03:10:05 »

Note: this is the Minis forum. Please don't post custom designs here. The request is for identified canon versions of existing armour.

Thanks,

W.

Valkerie · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 October 2019, 10:25:47 »

Kind of has the look of the Clan's Heimdall tank.

Maybe the Hachiman as well.

Weirdo · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 October 2019, 11:36:18 »

If the sponsons were there, I'd say it would make a perfect Ignis, if a tad big.

Hmmm...a beefy brick with no turret and few visible guns...dude! That's a Magi!

Wolf72 · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 October 2019, 19:22:35 »

tread style reminds me of the Ares *goes to look up Ares, doesn't trust memory* ... ok, almost looks like an Ares.

Lyran Wolf · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 October 2019, 20:19:51 »

Not combat armour, but for some reason the boxy shape and loading doors make me think of a Paramour Mobile Repair vehicle.

Weaponry would be easy as you just need to make a couple machine guns and add something that looks like a hoist.

Ursus Maior · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 October 2019, 01:43:33 »

I second Weirdo's Magi.

mmmpi · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 October 2019, 02:21:56 »

Put a turret on and some track guards and you have a Schildkröte.

Luciora · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 October 2019, 09:04:52 »

The WoB Magi with added Infantry bay is a perfect idea.

I'd also nominate any of the tracked APCs, as well as the Badger or Chaparral.

Force of Nature · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 October 2019, 21:19:31 »

Heavy tracked APC comes to mind...

Hayden. · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 October 2019, 11:31:46 »

Quote from: Force of Nature on 11 October 2019, 21:19:31

Heavy tracked APC comes to mind...

My first thought as well.

worktroll · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 October 2019, 13:58:58 »

Bit big ... the WoB Magi USCV has possibilities. The Schildkrote is a medium, and this scales with heavy/assaults.

Daryk · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 October 2019, 16:35:04 »

Big? The "heavy" APC is only 20 tons... ???

Weirdo · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 October 2019, 16:38:09 »

Think he's talking about the mini being a bit big to represent a 20-tonner.

Daryk · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 October 2019, 16:38:54 »

That makes sense... aside from the WWI track arrangement...

Nastyogre · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 October 2019, 13:04:32 »

I think a Heavy Tracked APC is pretty apt. Rather than worry about the size, it IS designed like a 100 year old tank. (Cripes WWI ended more than 100 years ago...)

It is a low-tech APC. Big, Bulky, not all that capable. Perfect.

Other option would be to put a turret on it. If you have the sponsons, you could put them on top. Then you have a whole lot of options. Just one would make it a functional Goblin replacement.

Don't the Clans have something designed to transport Toads? I guess since they just clamp on to Omni-mechs, perhaps not.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 October 2019, 14:02:03 »

You could always make it a Jacob's Juggernaut . . . put a Blackjack torso on the chassis.

Force of Nature · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 October 2019, 22:50:10 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 14 October 2019, 16:38:09

Think he's talking about the mini being a bit big to represent a 20-tonner.

Yep I hear it all of the time... I am sorry, but I don't want to play a Battletech game with tanks that are out of scale...

Really? Scale as the reason to not use it as a heavy tracked APC? Seriously?

Ship them to me if that really the case for not using them...

worktroll · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 October 2019, 04:50:11 »

I happily use Epic Rhinos as heavy APCs. These look bigger - heavy/assault size - with comparison both to the Rhinos, and to other BT minis.

I'll use them - but not as heavy APCs.

Nastyogre · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 October 2019, 12:05:32 »

Prowler? Carries infantry (in some variants) Should be easy enough to make a few weapons to attach to the top for a turret. The turret of the Prowler is pretty bad. It would be blocked from traversing even 180% let alone 360.

RABIDFOX50 · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 October 2019, 06:11:47 »

Heavy tracked APC

Add some styrene pieces to the sides as armor plates
Small turret at top for an infantry support capability
Track guards
Maybe base it with a few Davion infantry

NutritiousSlop · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 October 2019, 12:34:12 »

I'm on the Heavy Tracked APC variant as well. While it doesn't match the art, you could pretty easily call it an old Age of War era model. It certainly looks big enough to hold a full platoon of foot infantry.

Could also paint it blue and white or similar police colors, add some siren-looking things on top, and call it a Support Vehicle like a Cellco Ranger/Chi-Ha/Raptor RRV/Urban Enforcer intended for police work, with a localized track arrangement intended for climbing things with steeper approach angles.

truetanker · « **Reply #22 on:** 27 October 2019, 21:15:20 »

Why not a Kokou?

It's a CHH ancient tank... silhouette of a Burke.

3/5 70 ton track, 3x LPL and a LRM-10.

TT