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Post by droffset on Nov 15, 2012 1:09:02 GMT -5
Hey folks, I'm playing around with some ideas to experiment with 3D printing and thought it would be fun to get some feedback on this one. It's a sort of armored grav car. armoredgravcar-ip001 by drOffset, on Flickr Comments welcome, cheers
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Post by inrepose on Nov 15, 2012 3:28:31 GMT -5
My initial feedback would be that the grav "pods" (for want of a better word) are slightly too larger and need some texture detail. I also think the turret is too long and for such a futuristic hull it would be great to see something short and stumpy. Have a look at the tanks in the Gruntz rules for the sort of stumpy turrets I like.
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Post by stroezie on Nov 15, 2012 7:18:51 GMT -5
I like the size of the grav pods, I would like to see a weapon thats a little more advanced than the slug thrower youve got on there now.I actually prefer armored cars to tanks for skirmish games so I' m looking foreward to seeing where you go with this. Are you thinking of putting these up on shapeways or something when they are finished?
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Post by Thorvir Hrothgaard on Nov 15, 2012 10:12:14 GMT -5
The barrel looks a little old-fashioned for such a futuristic concept. Other than that, I have nothing else to add.
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Post by peabody on Nov 15, 2012 12:33:18 GMT -5
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Post by droffset on Nov 15, 2012 14:41:19 GMT -5
I do love the look of the Ferret. Direct inspiration. Thanks for the comments, better weapon mounts, more detail, look at the grav-pod thingies. Edit: I'm happy to make it available on Shapeways, but unfortunately I don't have the means to do traditional production run.
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Post by anton970 on Nov 15, 2012 19:17:47 GMT -5
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Post by droffset on Nov 15, 2012 19:53:11 GMT -5
Cool stuff, I'll try the round things on the next one. Had a chance to work on this a bit today. Initial shapeways quote is a little higher than I'd like but I can get it lower. It's the shipping that stings though... yowza. armoredgravcar-ip002 by drOffset, on Flickr armoredgravcar-ip003 by drOffset, on Flickr
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Post by comstar on Nov 16, 2012 3:37:59 GMT -5
That second version looks a lot better not sure with Gatling gun but other turrets look good
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Post by inrepose on Nov 16, 2012 5:29:25 GMT -5
Excellent work, I like the new turret selection. How about adding a second Gatling to the middle one.
Also the vehicle is exactly symmetrical. May I suggest some "Gubbins" sensors etc, or engine exhaust/bumps across the full vehicle and weapons but not symmetrical, so a laser sensor or light could sit on one side of the weapons. Adding lots of small non symmetrical details will really crank it up a notch.
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Post by inrepose on Nov 16, 2012 5:50:30 GMT -5
Have a look at some of the non-symetrical details on this vehicle. The all add some realism to it.
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Post by stroezie on Nov 16, 2012 15:15:40 GMT -5
The new weapons are looking great, I agree about the Gatling, double would be better. Have you thought about making the whole design a bit smaller? I know most people always complain about vehicles being to small, but if you look at the pictures of the Ferrets above they're not really all that big. I dunno , at the moment I get more of a light tank feel from it as opposed to an armored car, could just be me. Might be interesting to see what the rest of the crowd thinks.
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Post by droffset on Nov 16, 2012 21:25:17 GMT -5
Thanks for comments! Double Gatling seems tasty. Asymmetrical detail is a cool idea, that tank from the rulebook is sweet. Stowage, bedrolls, etc would be a good path to that as well. Yeah, it's a bit big, maybe it's more of a Grav-Stuart than a Grav-Ferret, I'll try printing it a bit smaller also. I'm worried about printing that small an item with the basic shapeways material. I sent off a print order this morning, so we'll know in about three weeks. If you're curious here's the test item I sent off, just to see how it comes out. www.shapeways.com/model/778184/gravcartest07combo.html?li=productBox-searchThe print was $10 and the shipping was $20, haha, so I combined a few different projects in one batch. I'm thinking, instead of printing the object itself, maybe cutting it in half and printing the setup to make a mold right off the bat, and do resin casts like a Hirst Arts setup. We'll see, early days...
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Post by lordnth on Nov 27, 2012 2:53:42 GMT -5
I would leave it at one gatling but add to the function of it. Make it able to raise up to provide anti missile or anti air defense. Add in a target system on the side in favor of double the ammo usage.
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Post by stroezie on Nov 27, 2012 5:26:15 GMT -5
@ lordnth
That actually makes a lot more sense, anti-air is all to often overlooked imo.
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