The new vehicle rules have me all kinds of fired up! To the point where I have dreamed up a new set piece I am building for my Pathfinder campaign.
The premise: aerial glider combat!
This will be a multi-tier clear plexiglass battle mat not too different from an earlier one I had done, but instead of being freefall, this will simulate the swooping, diving, and other acts of derring do possible using the new vehicle rules.
Now, the question of what to use as a glider came up. I decided to design and build a set of gliders from scratch. My first one is ready to be cleaned up and painted.
You can see the build pics here.
That is cool!
Do you have plans to make the minis stay on, or do you plan to keep it level?
What new rules are you referring to?
Have you seen the warhammer mounted minis? Specifically the wood elves warhawks and the lizardmen pteranodons (terrordons?)? I think they have captured the swooping, diving, and derring do you mention :)
That is cool!
Thanks!
Do you have plans to make the minis stay on, or do you plan to keep it level?
There is a photo I forgot to upload of the bottom of the mini; it is resting on a 'raft' made of drinking straws; it lifts the glider off of the ground and can handle two metal minis without tipping over.
I have no plans (yet) to secure the minis to the gliders, however.
What new rules are you referring to?
The vehicle rules from Ultimate Combat.
Have you seen the warhammer mounted minis? Specifically the wood elves warhawks and the lizardmen pteranodons (terrordons?)? I think they have captured the swooping, diving, and derring do you mention :)
I have, and if it weren't for 40k I wouldn't be able to make terrain or anything even close to realizing this idea!
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I'll admit, I was thinking of this :-) But your shapes are awesome. Are they true gliders or propelled?
I'll admit, I was thinking of this :-)
I wish I had the time and skill level to scratch build a squadron of those! =P
But your shapes are awesome.
Thanks!
Are they true gliders or propelled?
I haven't yet decided on how I'm going to work them. It will tie back into the overarching plot, so it's something I'm going to have to decide at one point.
One thought is to to have them be true gliders and to have an airship in the middle of the battlefield with a mage inside creating currents for them to ride on. Another is to have them ride on magical currents. A third is to have a mage on the ground create a current to whip them into the air and then let natural air currents to the rest. Really depends on how the story flows ...
Have each one use a summoned small elemental to create air currents at the command of the rider.
Extremely cool. I might "borrow" your idea and try to do something similar in metal/plastic with some extra feathered wings I have laying around from Reaper.
I hope you don't mind!
Extremely cool. I might "borrow" your idea and try to do something similar in metal/plastic with some extra feathered wings I have laying around from Reaper.
I hope you don't mind!
Not at all! I would love to see what you come up with!
Thanks for all the suggestions thus far, too; really appreciate it!