Termination Salvation ...............goodies part 2

Amazon have done well out of me recently, this time the Salvation toy line gives us the Flying Hunter Killer with complimentary t-700.The hk is approx 12" long and 7" wide, the rotating thrusters one on each side are very firefly ish with a  swallowlike rear fin spread and a blunt square nose.She can land on 3 deployable legs which offer poor stability but tuck neatly out of the way during flight,twin cannon mounts front and back which rotate and 2 large missiles mounted one on each side at the front offer a bit more sting.I originally thought about using this as a dropship but it is too small and the wrong shape even though part of the front opens to reveal a neat hole for the t700, it does however look great as a potential gunship circling hawklike over a dropzone protecting the more vulnerable dropships....£29.99 and the t700 at 4"tall is detailed and well articulated showing what arnie looks like under the skin he doesnt half remind me of a necron lord :)

I'll be back............ ( to front) Terminator Salvation goodies part 1

Do you remember in Terminator 3 where the new threat has the ability to corrupt the programming
of any machine and turn it against the humans ? For the first time we see a T1 which is a 5-6ft tall

tracked twin machine gun toting Terminator turning against humanity and chewing up civilians and military alike.........Some good news for a very reasonable £9.99 Amazon are selling a 4.5" tall version of this intimidating robot, now I could have sworn that in the film the terminator only had 2 tracks but I was wrong like this model it does have a 3rd much smaller track at the front for steering..problem is that looks crap but fear ye not conversion fans cos...........If you turn the torso around to face the back and relegate the 3rd track to the back it looks loads better see photo and in my opinion the back of the track assembly looks great facing the front too.You might ask why not scrap the steering track all together , which I tried but the centre of gravity of the model is such that without track 3 it falls over.No turn it around and it looks menacing to anything it faces, the weapons both look like twin punisher cannons so its a mean anti horde weapon or you can just write or convert those too..........I immediately thought praetorian servitor protecting the adeptus mechanicus when I saw it it......but be it good guy or bad guy its large reasonably painted and weathered and for £9.99 a bargain.what do you think?

New Models for Conversion- The Moon Bus by Moebius

I believe that this model is take from the film 2001, it was discontinued but has now been re-released
in 2 variations.Option one like any other model you buys it.....you make it and you paint it, now when I looked at that option it seemed to be too small for the right scale for 40k based figures but option 2

seemed bigger.At approximately 12"x4"x4" option 2 comes fully assembled and painted and looks superb......I think it would look really at home alongside the eagles from Space 1999 and when you see that the lid lifts off as well showing a wealth of interior details it really is a boss piece of kit.I havent decided yet how to mix it up with my wargaming figures but there are so many ideas it is creating, I just  hope to do it justice........not a cheap one tho.....you can get the model in option 2 for about £45 but I keep thinking DROPSHIP ..... and how best to convert it.......

Loft Lurkers - What have you forgotten or left at your mums ?

Imagine my suprise when PP a good friend of mine from the clan said " You'll never guess what I found in me mums loft  " ?........knowing how weird this guy can be (sheep fetish) I really didnt want to answer him ...but curiousity got the better of me.
Here are some of his models painted a good 20 years ago and how gobsmacked was I, not only did they arrive in abox with more sawdust in than 3 sawmills but how good was his painting? I pride myself on being crap at painting but im hoping to improve...eventually, but I was really impressed by these M113 APCs and the jeep.All from Tamiya but again at a scale spot on for a 40k game/rpg, 1:35 apparently, with nicely detailed interiors.A few 40k decals and the odd weapon upgrade and another smart looking model joins my loyalist forces of the Imperium..............cheers PP

Forge World - Love the models, hate the prices - Warthog made for 40k

I really love the detail and quality that goes into Forgeworld models and have over the years invested in several, however their prices have always made it difficult sometimes to collect what I really wanted.So when the Imperial Guard got Elysian Tauros vehicles at £31 + postage, I wanted them but couldnt afford them.
                  What do you think of these little babies ? sold as Mcfarlane Halo 3 Vehicles Series 1 and based on the hugely popular Warthog chassis I was really impressed with everything about them. Approximately 4" long and 2" wide as you can see from our Catachan friends the scale is pretty much spot on for 40k and comes fully painted, weathered with rolling wheels and rotating turret on the rear, which can be removed for additional storeage capacity.The gun could be left as a heavy stubber look a like or substituted with an appropriate 40k alternative more in keeping with a Tauros codex entry.
I bought 10 of these to use as Tauros subs and also a jeep for general transportation and thought about a long range recon unit with every other one replacing its weapon with food and fuel stored in the back.
At the time of my purchase about 11 months ago I paid about £5 each via ebay, now they are £7.99 ish but a more thorough google might find a better offer, I also like the identity they bring to an army which sometimes looks the same to everyone elses.What do you think ?