ACP Games: Vanir Dropship Kickstarter Launched!

JBR, here, with an exciting announcement about big new from Jimbo Burrell, of ACP Games.

I used to work with Jimbo when we were both doing CAV for Reaper.

Since then, Jimbo has been working long and hard to launch his 15mm scale product line at his company, ACP Games.

His newest venture is a Kickstarter project for the Vanir Dropship.

It's a beast, dwarfing most other offerings in the realm of 15mm.

Click here for the link.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/218951469/vanir-drop-ship-by-acpgames

Here's the movie...




I also did a digital sculpt for the Kickstarter:  A small combat utility vehicle called the Homesteader, meant to fit in the cargo bay of the Vanir.  More on that later.

 Here's the Vanir with one of the stretch goals, the 3-inch-tall mecha dubbed The Angel Of Death.

Here's a size reference shot of the Angel Of Death, with a 15mm infantryman and a Valkyrie.

 Here are another stretch goal, a new set of Valkyries, Jimbo's excellent powered armors.

 Here are a few shots of the Vanir with one of Jimbo's a-grav tanks.

 

 As an added bonus, Jimbo also got the mighty David Woods, AKA Dwartist, to paint up a pre-production Vanir.  As you can see, the Vanir also does Double Duty nicely as a 28mm scale vehicle.

For more of his astounding work in support of this project, click here.

That link, again, is...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/218951469/vanir-drop-ship-by-acpgames

And if you're on Facebook, swing by ACP Games' FB page, and give them a like.

https://www.facebook.com/acpgames


Enjoy!

On Behalf of Dropship Horizon,
JBR

ACPGames Posts Preview of Upcoming Dropship...

From the 15mm Sci-Fi Gaming Facebook Group:


Coming soon to a Kickstarter by ACP Games

Oh by the way size is 7" long 6" wide and 2.75 high....

ACP Games New Release Tuesday! The Makat Assault walkers

Available at: http://acpgames.com/2014/10/makat-assault-walkers/

ACP Games has released the Makat Light Assault Walkers, and they look awesome!

You get three models for $20.00 And while you're checking them out check out the rest of the ACP Games website which has had a recent makeover and looks great!

QUICK LOOK: ACP Games Spartan Hover/Tracked Tank

By Harold

Available from: http://acpgames.com/2013/03/spartan-hover-tanks/
3 for $48 for either the Tracked or Grav Version.

Hi everyone, Jimbo over at ACP Games sent over one of his new Spartan Hover/Tracked tanks (along with some other surprises that i'll be looking at soon!) for me to take a look at.

First off, I think this is one of my favorite grav tanks. I love the style, and the way the grav plates are modeled.  Also, the castings were very clean with no print lines that I could see and only slight cleaning needed.

Here is the tank before painting...

All the pieces laid out.  The round dish in the bottom corner, above the base, is the "Mother Bear" command antenna.  There are two gun options (shown on the left).

The Tracks.  These are really nice, and If I was more patient I probably could have used magnets to switch them out.  But I ended up just gluing them on.

These are the grav plates, which I really like.

I converted the hatch by removing the rider that was in there.  I see this tank as something that could be orbital dropped, so they need to be buttoned up.

The nice metal base.

Here are some pictures of the completed tank:

And here is the painted version.  I primed it with a satin metal, then I used masking to cover the primer after I put a layer of matte varnish.  Then I sprayed with black primer.  After that I used Dark Tone from Army Painter.  I followed that with some highlighting, painting the windows and decals.  I forced my buddy to paint the grav engines, since I like how he does them.

I really like this tank, I'll be ordering a couple so I can have an orbital drop platoon, really get the "drop" on the enemy!