28mm Zhodani Warbots?

[punkrabbitt]

Well met, fellow Travellers!

I am looking for suggestions to easily (and cheaply!) field some 28mm Zhodani Warbots. The best idea I have come up with is to use B2 Super Battledroids from Star Wars with the legs trimmed off and some antennae added. The old WOTC collectible figures are readily available and reasonably inexpensive.

Does anyone have some other ideas? Thank you!

 

[mike wightman]

Modiphius has Fallout: Wasteland Warfare figures, take a look at Robots - Eyebots.

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[punkrabbitt]

I think those Eyebots would be good for the "small" size Zho Warbots. Thank you for the suggestion.

 

[infojunky]

Wish I had a good answer.

Been trying to figure out them for 15mm.

 

[punkrabbitt]

Wish I had a good answer.

Been trying to figure out them for 15mm.

I'm probably going to need to figure them out in 15mm as well. Striker is calling.

 

[mike wightman]

For 15mm you can make them by cutting plastic spru from a model kit and mounting it in a clear stand. Additional details can be added using plastic scrap from warship kits but the paint job makes the biggest difference.

 

[punkrabbitt]

For 15mm you can make them by cutting plastic spru from a model kit and mounting it in a clear stand. Additional details can be added using plastic scrap from warship kits but the paint job makes the biggest difference.

Do you by chance have a picture reference? I can't quite envision how to do this.

 

[whartung]

I think they're simply proposing using the sprue from the kit at plastic rods, and then mounting the figures on that. If you're lucky, and have some transparent sprue (from canopies and such), then they can be "invisibly" supported. Otherwise, just paint them gray or black to hide in the game surface.

 

[infojunky]

For 15mm you can make them by cutting plastic spru from a model kit and mounting it in a clear stand. Additional details can be added using plastic scrap from warship kits but the paint job makes the biggest difference.

I'll add that to my list of projects....

 

[infojunky]

I think they're simply proposing using the sprue from the kit at plastic rods, and then mounting the figures on that. If you're lucky, and have some transparent sprue (from canopies and such), then they can be "invisibly" supported. Otherwise, just paint them gray or black to hide in the game surface.

I use a bit of wire when I do flying things normally.

 

[mike wightman]

I go hold of clear base/stands - I think they came in a sci fi board game for mounting the minis, you can find similar to them on Amazon with a search "wargaming+bases+flying clear"
Then you can go to a hobby site and get them a lot cheaper.

 

[spank]

I knocked together something in tinkercad,
It still needs some tuning on the printing side, the supports leave a few rough spots.

 

[punkrabbitt]

I knocked together something in tinkercad,
It still needs some tuning on the printing side, the supports leave a few rough spots.

Those are very nice!

 

[spank]

Those are very nice!

Thanks,
I eyeballed it off of this,

W is for Warbot

"Kerpow, Kerpow!" - JON-E Warbot Similar in size and form to the Zhodani Tliazhashal PP04 medium warbot, the Harkuna model S3S by...

travellerrpgblog.blogspot.com

They are kinda chonky, 25 mm wide and 20 mm tall.
I might be able to narrow the shoulders a bit.

 

[mike wightman]

That is pretty close:

 

[Condottiere]

Expeditionary.

 

[spank]

The real Murder-Bots.

Expeditionary.

 

[Diveguy]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who flashed back to that movie. Shame the models aren't still easily available.


EDIT: It appears a re-issue of the MPC kit is imminent... fortuitous timing.

 

[Condottiere]

The real Murder-Bots.

Intent counts.