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| SFA Charger APC hull with 15mm HOF104 SFA Elite Trooper |
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In 2014 we will have a lot going on at 15mm.co.uk and one part of this will be an expansion to the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range to support the re-print of the Alien Squad Leader or ASQL2.0 rules system when we bring it back to the webstore in a few weeks time. The first expansion will be to the Security Force Alpha (SFA) part of the HOF Range with several new codes. One of these is the Charger APC. Another is HOF104 SFA Elite Troopers which you can see in a previous post.
The concept for the Charger APC comes from the real world and also from Alex Self's Human Colonial Army template in ASQL2.0. This concepting post shows you the bare hull for the vehicle for an idea of its size and shape. The final vehicle will be produced in high quality grey tone resin and will be the first such item in the HOF Range.
The Charger APC will be a wheeled vehicle for the transport of a squad of troopers and it will have a turret ring with a supplied turretted weapon and or hatch covering. There will be two versions of the Charger APC the first being a military one for low to medium intensity conflict on Earth or the Colonies with a lethal armament. Varient two will be a law enforcement version which will be fitted with a non-lethal armament. This suits the role of the Charger in Alien Squad Leader as it is meant to be used by Human Colonial forces in everything from police actions on crowds to civil war and up to alien invasion.
The hull in the images is actually a piece of balsa wood carved by Sam Croes into the shape needed and then given a skree of green stuff and milliput for solidity. This is a new way that we are trying out for certain vehicles. We look these images a few weeks ago and it has worked well with the master hull being successfully molded.
The concept for the Charger APC comes from the real world and also from Alex Self's Human Colonial Army template in ASQL2.0. This concepting post shows you the bare hull for the vehicle for an idea of its size and shape. The final vehicle will be produced in high quality grey tone resin and will be the first such item in the HOF Range.
The Charger APC will be a wheeled vehicle for the transport of a squad of troopers and it will have a turret ring with a supplied turretted weapon and or hatch covering. There will be two versions of the Charger APC the first being a military one for low to medium intensity conflict on Earth or the Colonies with a lethal armament. Varient two will be a law enforcement version which will be fitted with a non-lethal armament. This suits the role of the Charger in Alien Squad Leader as it is meant to be used by Human Colonial forces in everything from police actions on crowds to civil war and up to alien invasion.
The hull in the images is actually a piece of balsa wood carved by Sam Croes into the shape needed and then given a skree of green stuff and milliput for solidity. This is a new way that we are trying out for certain vehicles. We look these images a few weeks ago and it has worked well with the master hull being successfully molded.
I will put up another posting showing the completed Charger APC once its ready and another about Alien Squad Leader too. Thanks to everyone who has asked to be on the 'tell me' list for the re-print as I said there will be an offer in it for you when the time comes.
We are working towards a full Human Colonial purpose designed ASQL2.0 Army in a box. Welcome to the journey.
We are working towards a full Human Colonial purpose designed ASQL2.0 Army in a box. Welcome to the journey.
GBS
And its dimensions would be?
ReplyDeleteA secret! Well they are for now Kull. The miniature in the photos gives a rough sizing (it is 16mm tall) but since the final vehicle will be rather different from the blank hull I cannot tell you final dimensions just yet. I hope to get a master resin casting on blog in a week or so. With this will be full details and dimensions.
DeleteGBS
Well I just hope it will be around 2 and 1/2" long and 1 and 1/2" wide, so it won't look too out of place among the rest of my vehicle collection...what about half-wheels or lower tread sections to glue under it for those not partial to grav/hover propulsion??
DeleteSoon, Kull, Soon. Yes, the final dimensions are in that range and its going to be a wheeled vehicle not hi-tech anti-grav. After all the SFA are colonial forces they have a budget to stick to. The blank hull was just the start.
DeleteGBS
Yeah that looks like a great kit and some new SFA will always be welcome.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Roster. We are about finished with our website migration and once its done then the releases will come at you weekly. There will also be pictures of the finished Charger and its parts. It has come on a long way from the blank hull in this posting. It worked out well. There are more SFA packs coming too.
DeleteGBS