An alternative I’m considering is to have just the feet printed out, the rest of the wheel could be modelled easily. Well ok so could the feet, but there’s no way I’m making 48 of the same thing in two scales, I lack the patience and consistency to pull it off.

Finally I could just abandon the idea of 3d printing all together, make one foot at each size and cast them in resin. Which is eminently doable of course, but lacks the ‘cool shiny’ of 3d printing, which I’ve never played with before.

We’ll see. If I go Shapeways route I’ll put up a link so other people can buy them if they wish. Might be useful in various projects. If it works I might do a few other random parts through shapeways too, could be fun..

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I’ve always wanted a Squat army, I collected 40k back when they were still around, and still feel kinda bad they were dumped out (or ‘eaten’ pfft). I’m a huge fan of Mantic and how they do things, the Forge Fathers being my favourite of their gear. So it all kinda knitted nicely together.

Still waiting on Wayland to deliver my Steel Warriors and Iron Ancestor. Until then I’ve been amusing myself with vehicle design. At present there are no vehicles in the Forge Father range, which is great for me. I was a huge fan of a time when GW had gaps in their army lists you could fill. Days gone by.

I’m rambling. So here’s where I am so far. I’ve tried two different designs, one as a very low (30mm high) standard tracked unit. Then I thought maybe something a bit more nutty would suit the squats, so based on a German Minenraumer I’ve come up with a slightly taller variant.

There’s an APC and medium tank in each style. The APC doesn’t exist in the Forge Fathers rules, but I wanted a Rhino proxy since these guys will be SM listed. So I’ve dubbed it the Vordr. The medium tank is the Fyrewyrm. Still not sure if I’m adding sponsons.

I think I’m going to go with the second one. Currently toying with the idea of having the wheels printed by Shapeways. The Vordr in this design has issues with viewing angle on the turret. I’m tempted to remove it or turn it into a fixed turret, if such a thing exists. The Fyrewyrm needs a little work on the turret block, it’s a bit ugly. But I quite like the steampunk leanings of the design. And it’s a bit different. Google squats and there’s a lot of samey looking stuff. Some guys doing some awesome things, don’t get me wrong, but I prefer the weirder end of the hobby as you may have noticed.

Updates when I have em!

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