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1/43 and 1/48 models are to scale. Modern LAVs work pretty well - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Armour-Warehouse_Schuco_W0QQfsubZ264767018QQfrsrcZ1

Chrisy: That's an easy one. They will ignore anything and everything. It will only have some very loose ties to the first movie (props, an actor or 2, stuff like that). The script will be on the level of "No John, you are the demons." How do I know that? Because it's ALWAYS like that. PS: If...

Speaking of which. Last I heard, the rules were pretty much complete. When can we expect our farewell gift?

Considering GW's current financial state they might actually go under if 5th edition blows.

People, this is Hollywood we're talking here. When presented with a source material, they will rape it, gut it and piss on the remains. I expect "Marauder" to be somebody's nickname, or code name for the operation.

I had a hunch it wouldn't work that way, but we can dream...

If somebody wants the suit seen in ST Anime, here is a review of what you're looking for (the scale is 1/20, so it's too big to use in tabletop gaming, but it's a very nice model). http://homepage1.nifty.com/keidora/hcara/hps1.html Translated via google...

Hell, count me in too. BTW if this common venture we're starting here gets a hold of all the masters we should be able to keep making models for ourselves at material costs (no selling though). Right?

Gauntlet: The idea was that Ape special would be the basic weapon that you could upgrade to Reaper, Sixgun, Twin Hel Flamers, Thermic Lance, or such. When trying to think of a name, I just thought of the suit's characteristic: Pretty small, but packs a punch. Wolverine seemed like a natural choice.

Well that was just a rough draft (typed at work no less). The flamethrowers would fall under the "more?" category. Probably should also have a morita special (that SMG thingy they use in the anime) as a basic option.

Gauntlet: What's wrong with Holepunch missiles?

To sum it up: Most people are perfectly happy with movie/CGI/VG Tyranids... er I mean Arachnids. And Mongoose took a lot of effort coming up with various MI units to corespond to various genres. The only notable thing still missing is the book suit (most accurately depicted in the anime). Here's...

With the upcoming release of WOTS, I'd like to ask you about your favorite incarnation of SST. Do you prefer the original, or one of the spin offs? What source material would you like to see turned into models? Personally I'd like to see exosuits with more weapon options and bugs based on the...

Back in the Nam, people with M79s (grenade launcher) generally only had a .45 for self defence (and the 79, which had a minimum range, below which the grenade didn't explode, but a direct hit could still shatter a person's ribcage). During WW2 flamthrower troops rarely had a backup weapon (maybe...

Hiro: Forgot about Neo-Dogs, although the book doesn't deal with them too much. My bad. :oops: hegemon: I agree that an actual "by the book" scale (with 1000 dead bugs for every dead trooper) is impossible to reproduce for a tabletop game. Tabletop M8 marauders do come pretty close though...