I managed to score four Takara Fattys off eBay via a dealer in Japan. These are Takara 1/48th scale Arctic Gear mecha from VOTOMS. Not as popular as the ScopeDogs, and other mecha that the hero drives, because these are what the mooks ride around in at the service of the bad guys.
But I rather like the esthetic of the Fattys.
So much so that I named the Chinese mecha in Bad Dog as FATS-Cs: for Flying All Terrain Suits-Chinese. Not their Chinese designation, which was Fireflies, but what the American forces called them.
So, super excited to get my hands on these.
As an unexpected bonus, I received three with shoulder mounted multiple missile rack, and one with a smaller number of larger missiles. I'll designated the small pack as ATGMs and the others as generic rockets. So now I have enough 1/48th come 28mm scale mecha for a small skirmish style game.
In addition, when the Bad Dog rules come out, I will be able to feature pictures of these and my RAFM and DP9 Gears., showing differing sized mecha models. that the game can be played with. That has got to be good? Amirite? ;-)
Okay, that's all for now. Catch you on the bounce.
Congrats on the nice eBay score! Are you going to paint them or leave them as-is?
ReplyDeleteProbably paint. Haven't decided whether that will a full on paint job, or more just weathering lite.
DeleteThey look great.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Nice selection of parts to dress them up with too.
DeleteThey look pretty cool. How big are they in universe compared with the other models you've built so far?
ReplyDeleteThese are big buggers to go with the Scopedogs toys I got before, so I have bigger models to take pictures of for the rules I'm working; so as to emphasize the point that they work for 28mm games too.
DeleteNow of course I need to find some models that look like these but are in scale with my RAFM Gear conversions.
These look a lot like the Russian Savage Model Arm Slaves from Full Metal Panic. There is an underrated appeal to more generic mass produced mechs vs hero mechs I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've checked them out. You're right, they do share a similar feel. Thank you.
DeleteA nice reminder of the Fatties in the first Dog book which remains my favourite though currently I'm rereading the third in the series.
ReplyDeleteStephen
Spoiler... FATS-Cs you've not seen the last of them.
DeleteAnd forgot to comment on you rereading Ghost Dog. Wow, oh wow, oh wow. That's an awesome compliment.
DeleteThat's good news about the FATS-Cs.
ReplyDeleteThe compliment is well deserved. I especially like the characters you create and the dialogue between them.
I probably ought to check out your other series but there's a couple of history books on there way first.
Stephen