Basically it has been too hot this evening to do anything but after The Grim Darkness asked about Deathstrikes I thought i would get the Manticore kit out and do a quick mock up or two.
Deathstrike:
It could be made to work I think, it would mean modifying the mounting plate, either incorporating the part from the GW kit or converting a cast piece. It still won't look 'right' to me. I just don't think a weapon like this would be mounted on a gun platform.
Manticore:
Again it is doable with some changes to the base, but personally I think the FW Manticore turret would be much better.
I am thinking of magnetising Hydra turrets so they can either take the Autocannon or brackets holding Manticore rockets.
In other news I ordered some Earthshaker bits so that I can rebuild the one I have and put together two new ones, giving me a nice battery of three guns...
The hydra guns might be too heavy for magnets, maybe you could inlay some machine screws?
ReplyDeleteI've got some magnets that should hold them ok. Though until I try I won't know for sure if some extra support will be required.
DeleteIf you're going to put earth shakers in I'd think about converting the mount so you can elevate the gun to 90deg, I always see them as flack 88's and putting them in a fixed position makes it even more so for me.
ReplyDeleteProbably too much hassle though it is a bit odd that if you look at the side pieces it looks like the gun should be elevate much more than it physically can. Bit of a design flaw I think...
DeleteHmmm...I didn't expect it to look so small. Cheers for the mock up though. May have to make the diameter of the defensive walls a little smaller when I try my hand at this. Looking cool though :)
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I think a Deathstrike would be better in some kind of silo rather than an emplacement like this, or kept mobile (though I still can't stand the idea of Deathstrikes in anything other than Epic...)
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