ChaosGerbil Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi folks, I love adding to my terrain collection for fantasy and grim sci-fi. I wanted to share with you a few finds. O scale train stuff and 1:48 scale model kits are usually very close to heroic scale (32mm?) models. When you paint them in the same style as everything else they blend right in. You can often get buildings or vehicle hulls to use as starting points for much cheaper than an official model. It won't match exactly to what your friends have... but that's the beauty of it, you get something originalish in the wargaming world and after modifications it is truly unique. A rhino is supposed to fit 10 marines so a 2-6 passenger vehicle could be a lot smaller, and the scale doesn't need to be exact. After all in the far future there will be all kinds of variants and you can justify almost any style showing up. There are some toy cars that match the scale very closely, such as Tootsietoy from the 70s and 80s. Once in a while you can find a match at a thrift store, often for very cheap. Now you can slap radar dishes and gubbins on if you want, but some of them seem fine as is for a utilitarian civilian vehicle. Wouldn't it be cool if your troops were taking cover behind the hood of a car? I like immersion in gaming and I think vehicles would add to the "lived in" feel of a battlefield. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I've thought about doing some of those a bunch of times. I never get around to it tho. Someday, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 You mean like AV6 vehicles? Hotwheels might work for 40k. A bit small, but civilians wouldn't be the muscle bound space marines or guardsmen, they'd be a bit thiner. Especially rogue trader era civilians.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosGerbil Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Nah, Hotwheels and Matchbox are way too small, at 1:64 scale. 1:36 and 1:48 are usually good matches. Trust me, my house is getting overrun by Hotwheels. AV6 seems too low, lasguns glancing on a 3 and all. I'd say AV 8 or 9 for most, although it's kinda moot since they would most likely be terrain. That would be funny to let characters or small squads try to hotwire them and ride around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hotwire results table: 1) No, smashing an axe into the steering column doesn't start the car. No further attempts can be made. 2-5) Well, I got a bunch of wires out and wiggled them around but nothing's happening yet. 6) You remember that movies have taught us the keys are always under the sun visor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hotwire results table: 1) No, smashing an axe into the steering column doesn't start the car. No further attempts can be made. 2-5) Well, I got a bunch of wires out and wiggled them around but nothing's happening yet. 6) You remember that movies have taught us the keys are always under the sun visor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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