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Post by slave2gaming on May 16, 2016 22:10:32 GMT
Gday Guys, This week we see both the British and the Prussians get armoured up with the new releases of Tanks for both armies. The two main tank designs are based on the real WW1 tanks for their era, with the British Mark IV being used for the British, and the A7V being used for the Prussians, and although the British tanks are designed off the Mark IV, they have been given slightly different names for the sake of the alternate world and the uniqueness of the figures, allowing them to fir well into the AQMF world All of the tanks are a solid resin bodied figure (sorry, no hollow figure) with the smaller parts and the side sponsons being cast in metal. The British Mark II’s come with either a centre cannon or machine gun, but no sponsons as they have the engine cooling vents on the side. It also comes as a transport with the centre mounted machine gun. The British Mark III’s also come with come with either a centre cannon or machine gun, but they have the side sponsons which can also be fitted with either the machine guns or cannons The Prussian A7V comes as the historical version did, with a single centre mounted cannon and 6 machine guns, mounted on the sides and rear of the vehicle. We call this the A7V Mk 1. If you want to know more or pick up some of these figures, we are open for business (prices here on the AQMF forum) and you can contact us here on Facebook: hereOr via email: hereHere’s some happy snaps:      |
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Post by madmorgan on May 18, 2016 10:07:17 GMT
Nice - will be getting that order out soon. btw are there 2 mgs on the back of the A7V Mk1?
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Post by slave2gaming on May 18, 2016 15:26:32 GMT
Yep, the A7V has 2 MG's on the back. 6 in total
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Post by madmorgan on May 19, 2016 9:02:31 GMT
Ok. Shame they couldn't be 'hollow' as the weight plays into shipping, but they look great as advertised. Don't suppose you could list the prices here - some of us really hate FB...  |
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Post by slave2gaming on May 19, 2016 13:04:56 GMT
Ok. Shame they couldn't be 'hollow' as the weight plays into shipping, but they look great as advertised. Don't suppose you could list the prices here - some of us really hate FB... Yep, prices are up in this topic: S2G prices
Yeah, it was one of the things that I was wanting, but other issues led to a final decision being made to go with solid resin. |
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Post by loyalist on May 19, 2016 15:16:48 GMT
Is there still a plan to make a larger body for transports if these sell well?
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Post by slave2gaming on May 20, 2016 3:42:12 GMT
Is there still a plan to make a larger body for transports if these sell well? Yep, there sure is, its not for a while though. The A7V troop transport will most likely be before them, just to give the Prussians a few more options. I'd like to look at a couple of different variants of the Mk 3 & the A7V, mainly just weapons upgrades also come out first. So maybe (and this is only a guess) we could be looking in the later part of the year. |
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Post by slave2gaming on Jul 25, 2016 22:48:03 GMT
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Post by bilko991 on Jul 26, 2016 2:39:38 GMT
Those tanks look great! I really like the painting too, great job! I've got to order some of these for my future British force.
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Post by madmorgan on Jul 27, 2016 12:07:40 GMT
You paint just fine! btw, on the British tanks, doesn't the location of the smoke stack obscure the vision for the commanders top on the rear arc of the tank?? Of coarse, the tanks are supposed to be running away, but, I'd think all that smoke blowing at the coupla would make it hard for the tank to dodge about in retreat. Not that its any speed contest with Martian tripods lol. Just a query - the vehicles look great & will be part of my order (soon I hope). May I suggest two German designs for a possible transport conversion - the Schneider CA and/or the St. Charmond tanks. The later was of French design, but you might want to move into French at some point. More importantly is the Schneider CA, originally armed with a forward 75 mm and side HMGs (one each side). This was a smaller vehicle in size than the A7V, certainly not as tall. A version without the 75 mm in front would make a nice transport, as the side machineguns are out of the crew quarter way. Having both vehicles (w/ & w/o the 75) would add a nice mix to your line as well as some tow capability to Prussian forces artillery. As for the current A7V, maybe you could just leave off the cannon, replacing it with a machinegun, and perhaps only one machinegun per side and rear for the transport. Then again, just having the 'hatches' that are in the upper command part all along the side with a single front mounted machinegun and some sort of back ramp to drop allowing the troops to swarm out behind the vehicle might work. I'm trying to see a minor sculpt remake of your current A7V to allow faster turn around for product.
Finally, a few more suggestions for your line of British/Prussian figures. Besides the need for some artillery crews, might I suggest some carbine/pistol armed 'bailout' crews for your above machines. The A7V historically had 17 crew - that is a whole fighting squad if they have weapons after bailout. Most of those were gunners for the weapons - a transport A7V could handle an entire 15 man squad with a driver and gunner left behind to manage the machine after debarkation. An additional officer/sergeant commander wouldn't stretch it too much, leaving a commander, driver, and gunner after debarkation. The British might have less bailout crews, but, enough to form a one or two element 10 man team, with say, carbine versions of your rifle weapon. Heck, the Brits might even have a spare HMG tucked away for a bailout and become a few three man sections. Just some thoughts.
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Post by slave2gaming on Jul 29, 2016 7:08:35 GMT
Thanks for that, at the moment I can't say too much about the plans for the Prussian transports, they are soon to be started.
Plans for bailed out crews aren't on the books yet, I want to look at assault crews for both sides, but I need to talk with Mike and come to some conclusions as to what's next.
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Post by madmorgan on Jul 29, 2016 12:18:52 GMT
Okay, that is all very understandable. If you were to do 'assault crews' for the tanks, I'd purpose that stat wise they'd either be 'courageous' or at least have high Morale stat with Elan (+1 on roll) possibly. First, the tank itself is a big beast that is hot and dangerous. And then they bailout and continue to fight. At least Elan if not Courageous.
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