YorkNecromancer
04-11-2015, 03:54 PM
Years ago I had one of the old Agmat Thudd Guns.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/thumb/6/67/Limited_Release_-_Imperium_Imperial_Thudd_Gun.jpg/800px-Limited_Release_-_Imperium_Imperial_Thudd_Gun.jpg
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/e/eb/Imperial_Guard_Agmat_Autocannon_Assembled_Left_Sid e.JPG
I had picked it up in a one of the old sales GW used to have when they would clear all their old stock out for peanuts. Old Bob Olley Ogryns for £1 a blister; Techpriest Enginseers and two Servitors for 50p. I know, I can't believe it either, but it was real. I still have the flyer somewhere.
Anyway, I had this old model, and it was supposed to be a Thudd Gun. I found out later that it was produced by a French company called Agmat, who had a 40K license for a bit. I really liked the model. It was great. So, having randomly remembered it, I went on eBay, thinking 'Maybe I can use it for a heavy weapon team'.
Fifty bloody quid they want for it nowadays! Fifty quid!
So I did what I always do when something's too much money: I just scratchbuild something.
http://orig01.deviantart.net/6429/f/2015/101/2/c/2015_04_11_22_07_44_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9lt.jpg
http://orig13.deviantart.net/f9a4/f/2015/101/d/5/2015_04_11_22_07_59_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9lc.jpg
http://pre15.deviantart.net/a6c8/th/pre/i/2015/101/c/0/2015_04_11_22_08_13_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kx.jpg
http://orig14.deviantart.net/6028/f/2015/101/e/f/2015_04_11_22_08_29_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kp.jpg
http://orig13.deviantart.net/15e7/f/2015/101/6/5/2015_04_11_22_08_47_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kb.jpg
http://pre04.deviantart.net/7f99/th/pre/i/2015/101/0/8/2015_04_11_22_09_02_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9jx.jpg
I tried making wheels, but couldn't, and I couldn't find any 3rd party artillery wheels I liked that were a reasonable price. So, I just did dug-in emplacements instead. Not sure what they'll count as. Probably autocannon heavy weapon teams or something. I'm quite pleased with them though. Just need some bases for them. :) I might make a radar dish emplacement, have them as embedded Hydra autocannon or something as part of a scenery piece.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/thumb/6/67/Limited_Release_-_Imperium_Imperial_Thudd_Gun.jpg/800px-Limited_Release_-_Imperium_Imperial_Thudd_Gun.jpg
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/e/eb/Imperial_Guard_Agmat_Autocannon_Assembled_Left_Sid e.JPG
I had picked it up in a one of the old sales GW used to have when they would clear all their old stock out for peanuts. Old Bob Olley Ogryns for £1 a blister; Techpriest Enginseers and two Servitors for 50p. I know, I can't believe it either, but it was real. I still have the flyer somewhere.
Anyway, I had this old model, and it was supposed to be a Thudd Gun. I found out later that it was produced by a French company called Agmat, who had a 40K license for a bit. I really liked the model. It was great. So, having randomly remembered it, I went on eBay, thinking 'Maybe I can use it for a heavy weapon team'.
Fifty bloody quid they want for it nowadays! Fifty quid!
So I did what I always do when something's too much money: I just scratchbuild something.
http://orig01.deviantart.net/6429/f/2015/101/2/c/2015_04_11_22_07_44_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9lt.jpg
http://orig13.deviantart.net/f9a4/f/2015/101/d/5/2015_04_11_22_07_59_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9lc.jpg
http://pre15.deviantart.net/a6c8/th/pre/i/2015/101/c/0/2015_04_11_22_08_13_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kx.jpg
http://orig14.deviantart.net/6028/f/2015/101/e/f/2015_04_11_22_08_29_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kp.jpg
http://orig13.deviantart.net/15e7/f/2015/101/6/5/2015_04_11_22_08_47_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9kb.jpg
http://pre04.deviantart.net/7f99/th/pre/i/2015/101/0/8/2015_04_11_22_09_02_by_yorknecromancer-d8pc9jx.jpg
I tried making wheels, but couldn't, and I couldn't find any 3rd party artillery wheels I liked that were a reasonable price. So, I just did dug-in emplacements instead. Not sure what they'll count as. Probably autocannon heavy weapon teams or something. I'm quite pleased with them though. Just need some bases for them. :) I might make a radar dish emplacement, have them as embedded Hydra autocannon or something as part of a scenery piece.