6mm sci-fi Merkava tanks and Namer IFVs, part 2

 And now the anti-grav variants!

6mm sci-fi Merkava tanks and Namer IFVs

My very first exposure to a micro-armor style game was around 1981, when I was 8 years old and went with my sister to Gamefaire, Spokane's original game con held at Spokane Falls Community College.  In one corner, a group of guys was preparing to play a home-brew set of 6mm sci-fi rules using Merkavas with the tracks removed;  they were, in fact, anti-grav Merkavas!  They let me take control of a single APC and infantry squad, which I promptly lost through having an 8-year-old's level of tactical understanding.  I loved it and was hooked on sci-fi minis for life.  

In honor of that first game, I decided to make my own sci-fi Israeli armor.  Here we have both GEV and anti-grav versions of both the Merkava tank and Namer infantry fighting vehicle.  First up are the GEV vehicles.

 

15mm Rhinox Family of Armored Vehicles, Part 2

Here are some pics of the wheeled and anti-grav drive types.  I really wanted to make a 6x6 version, but the side doors-slash-sponson mounting points made that impossible.

Finally, there are several options for dozer blades, brush cutters, etc.  Two of the blades have cutouts for the siege cannon and antitank gun, while the third is just a solid blade.

As a final note, the side weapons sponsons (available in heavy machine gun, laser cannon, and flamer options) come in both "straight-ahead" and "canted-outward" varieties.

15mm Rhinox Family of Armored Vehicles, Part 1

It's been a while since I updated the blog;  life has been very busy!  However, I did want to share an update on the 15mm Rhino I had posted a preview of a couple years ago.

This model was on sale at CGTrader.com until recently, when it disappeared without explanation.  While I'm getting that ironed out, I've uploaded it to Minihoarder:  https://www.minihoarder.com/product/15mm-rhinox-fami…armored-vehicles/

The final package includes options to make at least ten different vehicles with three possible drive types each (tracked, wheeled, and anti-grav).  Options include APC, IFV/fire support, antitank, anti-aircraft, flamer, engineer, command and control, MLRS, mortar, siege cannon, and a bunch of different combinations of turrets and sponsons.

Here is a group shot of the components included in the package.

And some of the various vehicle builds that can be made from them.

The Minotaur IFV has multiple turret and sponson options.