The Extra Turrets kit for the LAV and Tank kits is now available on the usual resellers. This kit is an expansion, so you will also need the LAV or Tank kits to use these turrets. Grab it from:
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Sci-Fi Tank Released
I’ve released the 28mm Sci-Fi Tank kit on the following resellers:
– DriveThruRPG / Wargames Vault
– CGTrader
– Cults3D
– Gumroad
This vehicle was designed over three months on my Patreon, with feedback and suggestions from Patreons on our Discord server as well. It comes with a ton of options including:
– Two options for turrets, allowing an RWCS/CROWS system or a crew-served gun.
– Three bow weapons, and nine main guns for the turret.
– Multiple hatch options, including a commander and loader hatch that can be positioned open or closed.
– Multiple options for the driver, engine, and exhaust details of the vehicle that can be mixed and matched for different looks.
– Movable turret and gun that elevates up to 25 degrees.
– Storage compartments and resin tools that can be glued to the vehicle sides.
Build instructions and photos are included. This kit also combines with our ARV and LAV Kit for more options as well.
Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) – 28mm Released
I’m releasing the 28mm Light Armored Vehicle kit today on the following resellers:
– DriveThruRPG / Wargames Vault
– CGTrader
– Cults3D
– Gumroad
This vehicle was designed over three months on my Patreon, with feedback and suggestions from Patreons on our Discord server as well. It comes with a ton of options including:
– Three options for turret and crew compartment armor.
– Multiple hatch options, including a driver, commander, and loader hatch that can be positioned open or closed.
– Two bow weapons, and five main guns for the turret.
– Movable turret and gun that elevates up to 25 degrees.
– Details like a turret-mounted machine gun, spotlight, and TOW/ATGM launcher tube.
– Storage compartments and resin tools that can be glued to the vehicle sides.
The LAV has already been expanded on too by the Patreon, with parts that will eventually make it into a released upgrade kit as well.
Armored Recovery Vehicle Kit
I’m proud to announce the Armored Recovery Vehicle is out of the garage now, and available on DriveThruRPG as usual.
This vehicle was fun to design and build, and includes parts that mean it can be used to tow any of our trucks on their bumper-mounted tow points. It also includes several moving parts like the armored windows, and a swing crane arm that can raise and extend.
The armored hull is also likely to feature on several more products on the way as well. I’d like to create a sci-fi APC for example, and maybe some more exotic vehicles like mine-flails, bridgelayers and ‘bobbin’ track layers. Pretty much a sci-fi set of Hobart’s “Funnies”.
Military Cargo Transporter on DriveThruRPG
The Military Cargo Transporter for 28-32mm scale wargames is now available on DriveThruRPG.
This is a 3D printable kit that builds into a working model. It’s designed to print easily on consumer FDM printers. Assembly is required.
Review: Crooked Dice Cyberpunk Hover Car
Crooked Dice were kind enough to send me copies of the resin Hover Car they’re selling based on my design. They’re available on the Crooked Dice site here, and here for 16GBP each. Here’s a quick review of the sample vehicles I received and photographed.
First I have to say these are lovely resin casts. They’re clean, have minimal flashing that’s easy to trim or file away and go together well. The parts are also very crisp, and capture all of the detail from the original 3D designs. Some minor changes have been made to improve the ease of casting – they are very subtle though and I only noticed them because I was comparing them to 3D prints of the original files.
Each car consists of 7 separate parts. Three of them are new ‘jet exhaust’ pieces that Crooked Dice created for the vehicles. They fit into the underbody and the front vents and give the vehicle a solid base as well as a lovely flying look on the table. The remaining parts are the main body, a separate front bumper and the jet nozzles that sit in the front wheel wells. The bumper is separate because that’s the pour point for the resin I believe.
I’m impressed at how successfully Crooked Dice converted a set of 3D .STL files into a physical model, particularly since I was not considering casting when designing the original files. It’s a testament to the skill of their design and casting folks, particularly when you see they managed to capture all the detail, including the (possibly excessive) underbody with no casting issues!
I’m a little biased of course, but I would definitely recommend these resin vehicles if you need some sci-fi vehicles. I also have to say the Crooked Dice folks are a pleasure to deal with generally too, and their customer support is excellent.
Military Truck on DriveThruRPG
The Military Truck kit is now available on DriveThruRPG.
This kit lets you build a 28mm-32mm scale SciFi Military transport vehicle that comes with several options for the cabin, back tray, and chassis. The tray walls and tail are also hinged so they can be opened.
The Military truck parts also works with all our other released Truck kits.
Mixing and matching the parts in each kit allows you to build even more vehicles. For example, here’s the Military Truck cabin combined with the Prospector Rover parts.
Review: Kreative Scenery Gothic Office Building
Kim from Kreative Scenery has just released a laser cut 28mm scale Gothic Office Building. He was kind enough to give me a discounted copy to review here.
The kit comes as a series of pre-cut 3mm MDF pieces, and a set of 3D-printed parts for the window and door detailing. This first photo shows my assembled kit and the gray parts were 3D printed. They sit very nicely into the laser cut MDF framing, and Kim sensibly recommends you paint them separately before gluing them into place.
The parts are fully cut, which means the larger pieces are shipped loose in a box, and the smaller pieces included in a set of envelopes. This reduces the shipping weight for international buyers and means you can build straight out of the box using the emailed instructions. You can see the pieces I’ve scattered across my building table in this photo. The parts were assembled with PVA, with any excess being removed with a damp brush. That’s why some of the MDF looks a little pre-stained in these photos.
The build instructions are easy to follow, the pieces go together well and the resulting building is strong and light. It’s built in three sections: a ground floor, a lift-off middle floor, and roof. Each section is also built in two stages, the basic structure and then a layer of exterior detailing. This photo shows the basic structure prior to adding the roof and external detailing. There’s plenty of space inside too which means you could go to town with interior detailing if you’re playing skirmish games using the building.
Overall the finished building looks good. It definitely has the High Gothic Warhammer 40k feel but at the same time is restrained enough to fit onto pretty much any sci-fi table as an Administrative, Office or Apartment building. I could also see it sneaking onto a modern or WWII table with a few additional period buildings around it. The combination of the basic MDF structure, the external MDF detailing and the finer 3D printed window frames combine very nicely in the finished builing.
The front and back of the building are detailed differently as well which is a nice touch. It gives you two options to use depending on how you position the building on your table and also means you can place two of the same building next to each other with different facades. The front shown above has a nicely recessed doorway, with a set of smaller overhead windows, while the rear has a more industrial feel with a roller door and smaller side window.
Overall a very nice kit, that builds into a strong building that will look great on your table once painted.
Cyberpunk Compact Car on DriveThruRPG
The Cyberpunk Compact Car kit is available on DriveThruRPG now.
This kit lets you build two mix-and-match Cyberpunk Compact cars for your 28mm sci-fi tabletop. It’s also the first kit in a new series of street vehicles I’m working on. The street vehicles kits will work together with each other in the same way my earlier truck kits do, giving you more vehicle options with each kit purchased.
The next kit I’m working to produce in this series will be a flying / hover style sci-fi car that will include a stand. I’m also planning a police style cruiser and urban taxicab in the series.
Mav3rick 28mm Tank Kickstarter Delivers
I backed the Mav3rick Modular 3D Printable Tank Kit Kickstarter late last year, based on the clever design and short delivery date of Jan 2019. Early last week the creator delivered a large set of files, with some lovely clear instructions! Kickstarter is often a total roll of the dice and like most backers I’ve been burned before, but it’s projects like this that keep me coming back.
The Mav3rick is a fantastic set of cleverly designed parts that build a variety of vehicles based around a common tracked chassis. I’ve already printed a basic APC, with remote gatling for AA defense. That’s shown here next to an ancient 40k Chimera of mine from the 90’s. The kit parts took me about three evenings of parts printing, and only took me about 40 minutes to put together once the pieces were lightly prepped.
I’m currently printing another chassis to built into the self-propelled gun option, but got briefly distracted by printing an AA-SAM system for the APC, which is another of the turret options.
I’m looking forward to painting a few of the Mav3ricks, but there’s already other vehicles in the painting queue I need to finish first!