Sineater
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Post by Sineater on Nov 10, 2008 9:40:27 GMT -5
Hobby Search (http://1999.co.jp/eng) has updated their HMM Cannon Tortoise listing with detailed pics, showing articulation, "turtle down" form, loading hatch, cannon elevation, and yes, turret rotation. I wasn't that excited about this before, but damn, that's a nice job. www.1999.co.jp/eng/10080101 |
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Post by Phenotype on Nov 10, 2008 12:42:36 GMT -5
Haha! I totally called the turret rotating. Strange they don't have any pics of it rotating though. Maybe they accidently glued that one or something. The side hatch is VERY cool but I don't really get the point of the "turtle down" mode.
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Post by Charlie on Nov 10, 2008 18:07:33 GMT -5
Maybe the down mode is used when it needs to lay eggs.
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Post by Snowflake on Nov 10, 2008 18:49:39 GMT -5
I think it's long-range sniping, as opposed to parabolic firing, when it's down like that.
This is very interesting, they took a lot of liberties but the end result is an excellent zoid.. I just don't wanna pay 30 dollars for something the size of a cat's head
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Post by Colodie on Nov 10, 2008 20:19:36 GMT -5
It's likely going Hull-downLess exposed to incoming fire, the better. Could be for getting into a Zoid sized fox hole for artillery bombardment. If your going to be firing beyond line of sight, it doesn't really matter if you can't see anything anyways. |
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zabrezed
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Post by zabrezed on Nov 10, 2008 20:54:10 GMT -5
l reckon its just meant for stabilising the zoid when the cannon fires, after all, that is a big gun for such a diminutive zoid  Can't justify spending that much on it though. |
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Sineater
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Post by Sineater on Nov 12, 2008 14:26:25 GMT -5
The side hatch is VERY cool but I don't really get the point of the "turtle down" mode. Colodie and Zabrezed have it right. "Hull down" is to reduce vehicle exposure to observation and counterfire; and even as stumpy as those legs are, it doesn't have any additional stabilization to brace itself when that big-ass cannon fires. I also propose an alternate explanation-- it's for going down the waterslides at Schlitterbahn. ;D Addendum... if it rotates that turret 90 degrees and then fires, it's going to roll sideways across the ground like a tortoise croquet ball. |
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Post by Xehn on Nov 12, 2008 15:01:33 GMT -5
The tail IS hinged and ends in a spike. Further bracing for firing?
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Post by Black Arachnis on Nov 13, 2008 19:19:25 GMT -5
preordered! and is that a spare foot padding on the forward hull?
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Post by Phenotype on Nov 14, 2008 10:03:10 GMT -5
preordered! and is that a spare foot padding on the forward hull? Yeah, I'm not sure why. Maybe just to act as extra armor? |
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Post by ecuas on Nov 16, 2008 16:59:47 GMT -5
It was common on WWII era tanks to see spare tracks on the hull. Presumably for storage, but a coupld of extra inches of steel must offer some protection ?
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WingLiger496
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Post by WingLiger496 on Dec 5, 2008 13:41:53 GMT -5
Dude...it has a toung...well, it LOOKs like a toung, anyway.  |
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