{"id":8103,"date":"2018-08-12T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8103"},"modified":"2018-08-12T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T12:31:49","slug":"unmanned-vehicles-for-sci-fi-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8103","title":{"rendered":"Unmanned Vehicles for Sci Fi Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8099\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8099\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5171.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5171-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Size comparison between a 1:48 scale Bren carrier and a 1:56 scale Bren carrier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I use only 1:48 scale vehicles in my WWII games using Combat Patrol(TM). \u00a0I found 1:48 scale Bren carriers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butlersprintedmodels.co.uk\/1\/48-scale\/ww2.html\">Butler&#8217;s Printed Models<\/a>. \u00a0Butler&#8217;s models, however, do not come with crews. \u00a0The only way to get crews that I found was to order the carriers and crews from Warlord. \u00a0(They don&#8217;t split up sets any more, apparently.) \u00a0So, I was stuck with some 1:56 carriers. \u00a0I was going to flea market them, but I thought that no one else would want Bren carriers without crews. \u00a0Then I thought that they might make interesting unmanned ground vehicles for science fiction games. \u00a0So out came the bits box&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8102\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8102\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5172.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5172-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another size comparison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I found some old weapons, bits, and bobs, and began to glue these to the Bren carrier chassis. \u00a0Below you can see how they look before I will begin painting them. \u00a0The weapons are mounted with magnets so that they can be turned during a game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8101\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8101\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5168.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5168-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One with a button as a hatch and some old GW weapons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8100\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5169.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8100\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5169.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5169-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5169-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rocket launcher vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8098\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8098\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5170.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5170-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After painting, I think I will blue the rocket into the launcher like it&#8217;s firing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8097\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8097 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5164.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5164-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two more of them. The weapon on the one on the left was the head of a robot, I believe. The one on the right is a spare GW weapon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8096\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8096\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5165.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5165-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8095\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8095\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5166.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5166-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5166-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closer look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8094\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8094\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5167.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5167-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A final look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I will post some pictures when they are painted and ready for a game.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Unmanned Vehicles for Sci Fi Games on Linkedin'  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