Sunday 19 February 2017

ARC fleet Hydra mech (loadout 1)

I needed a mech for a scenario I found online that I want to try. The scenario was written for 40k forces, but for a different game. Not owning any 40k (and it being in the wrong scale anyway) I decided that I should replace the Orks with the lovely new Kra'Vak sculpts from GZG.

More of that later, when I've painted the alternative loadout and when I paint my Kra'Vak...

So after asking online and having a look around I settled on the Hydra mech from Critical Mass Games. Craig very kindly sent me a few extra pieces so that I can use the optional weapons I bought as well as the standard weapons that come with the Hydra and a rather nice weapon that looks like a plasma cannon of some kind. (That's it on the left of the mech in the pictures).


More on the optional weapons in a later post. I think it will really change the look of the model.


The mech itself is a great model, very clean casting with little cleaning required and it goes together very nicely with plenty of scope for posing. I ended up putting magnets in the shoulders to allow me to switch out the weapon options.


Naturally, I swapped the ARC fleet pilot for a Kra'Vak pilot from a GZG model. He's one of their older sculpts, but will represent a juve very nicely.


Hydra mech is available here: www.criticalmassgames.com/default.asp?itemnumber=AFVH8a&cat=arcfleet&rtntag=vehicles



8 comments:

  1. Looks terrific, great job ! :)

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    1. Thanks Vulture.
      Hopefully I'll be able to get the other loadout finished and up by the end of the week.

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    2. That Mech looks great! I know it's for 15mm, but how big is it in actual terms?

      I'm curious now, what's the scenario that you saw? :)

      Very nice paint up too!

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    3. Thanks! It's 60mm to the top of the open hatch, and on a 60mm round base.
      The scenario is Ork Hill from here: http://www.hyperbear.com/sg2/sg2-scenarios-ork.html
      Not sure what to use for the marines yet. Either GZG NAC or Space Knights from SLAP Miniatures.

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  2. Lovely model, and great work on it. Love the basing and the yellow on the weapons.

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    1. Thank you. I haven't painted my Kra'Vak yet, but they'll be in black and yellow to match..

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