Here's a model that I've had lying around for ages. I think I got it in a sale. It's a Warlord Games Coyote walker from their Konflikt 47 game. Oddly, when I bought it, Warlord sent me an entire resin kit and then a spare pair of arms and legs which were exactly the same, but metal. This miniature has the resin torso and metal limbs, for what it's worth.
I decided to use it as a support unit for my Escher gang. In new Necromunda, gangs can take robots called Ambots to support them. I'm not sure what they are or do, but I thought that this model might make a good equivalent.
The Coyote is a pretty nice model and a lot bigger than I'd anticipated. It also has a lot of blank space that you can use for interesting colours. I decided to paint mine to reflect the rest of my Escher crew, and used the tank from the 1990s film of Tank Girl as a basis. Much jollier than the standard olive green! The only modification was the addition of a little aerial to the top. I left off the guns, as I don't think that ambots carry them.
He's a happy little (big) guy!



Awesome addition to the collection!
ReplyDeleteIts a really nice paintjob that absolutely screams Tank Girl!
Thanks, mission accomplished it seems! I've still got a few more Eschers to go, but as ever there will be distractions...
DeleteVery cute, and yes, it fills the ambot role nicely.
ReplyDelete(Ambots are robot bodies with Ambul brains that are used for mining and other sorts of excavation. They effectively have two powerfists with melta/grav guns so this guy should be perfect)
Thanks - that should work fine! Of course, I'm not ruling out getting some actual ambots in the future. They look quite cool!
DeleteGreat work that looks awesome! I have been thinking of some of these vehicles myself for my old school Warzone project, I think they would be a good fit for that too.
ReplyDeleteCheers! I like the models, but they're not cheap now that Warlord has relaunched Konflikt 47. Hopefully there will be plastic versions sometime. They'd definitely work for Warzone.
DeleteMan, this is brilliant! This just blew my mind, I find it awesome, from the concept to the execution, it's fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteCheers Suber, thanks very much!
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