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Post subject: Mega gargant question  Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:53 pm |
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A new bombard?
An armoured Griffon?
It's just that the barrel doesn't look long enough to me... I'll guess we'll find out when the picture ends up on the fanatic site!
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:55 pm |
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Ooops, upon looking at the model a thrid time, I discover their is a long enough barrel, but is kinda obscured into the dark background...and it kinda looks blue as well.
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PS, does anyone know if Tuff painted any of these? I heard him say something about some Steel Legion tanks he had painted...
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:15 pm |
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It probably is a Basilisk though I prefer the previous verion. Just an odd thought: Could it be something from the Death Korps of Krieg list??? (Off the top of my head they have some specialist type of artillery no?) ... though I admit that it is a bit odd to release models for that list allready... 
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:24 pm |
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The forgeworld basilisks are much nicer - now they are sweeeeet models!
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:48 pm |
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Indeed Tom, the FW Basilisk is very cool. I think I might get some for my (proposed) Steel Legion army, and say they are from a regimement that generally fights "off world" where the atmosphere isn't as corrosive as Armageddon.
Also, I remember talking to Jervis at Games Day and he mentioning he had commisioned a armoured Basilisk. This is obviously it! Who's betting the FW 40K scale version is VERY similar?
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:11 am |
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Hi!
That "basilisk" looks a lot like the american mobile paladin artillery vehicle.
Not a bad looking model though.
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:31 am |
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Ah, but Jimbo, FW are making a FULLY enclosed version, not just the one with the "partial" armour. The fully enclosed version I think will look like the new Epic:A one.
So you loose ?10! 
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:51 am |
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 6:09 am |
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 11:28 am |
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No problem L4, I did it so people like you could look at 'em! I also did it so I could look at them!
Agreed, GW must have taken some inspiration from Janes or another Military source.
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:36 pm |
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Yes, much of G/W's Imperial stuff is strongly influenced by WWII and the movies ! 
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 12:21 am |
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Yes, much of G/W's Imperial stuff is strongly influenced by WWII and the movies ! |
Sure is! Inn the background for IG snipers in the E:A rulebook there's a story about some sniper which -at least to me- seems to be -ahem...- borrowed straight from that Stalingrad movie... "Enemy At the Gates" I think it was called... ...need more coffee; my memory is failing me 
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:22 am |
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"Fascinating" ... 
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Post subject: Mega gargant question Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:43 am |
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Thanks again, Chris ! 
