HAT Industrie

Weaver · August 17, 2009, 06:45:12 PM

Hannants have got a couple of HAT kits in that have considerable whiff potential, especially for steampunk/Victorian subjects:

HAT8179 1:72 Gatling Gun £5.50 £4.78
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=HAT8179

HAT8180 1:72 Gardner Gun £5.50 £4.78
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=HAT8180

NARSES2 · August 18, 2009, 02:04:26 AM

Yup saw those and thought of a project I've had in mind for ages

Green Dragon · August 18, 2009, 05:55:38 PM

Was thinking of getting some of the Gatling guns for a steampunk thingy but are they that soft polythene crap or styrene?

Paul Harrison

Weaver · August 18, 2009, 06:21:10 PM

Good question -they're polythene. HAT claim that the newer ones are made of a different compound to traditional polythene figures, and that paint WILL adhere to it reliably without undercoats of paint and/or glue. There's a tips page on their website with all kinds of info on how to trim, modify and paint these figures.

NARSES2 · August 19, 2009, 03:05:08 AM

Thats right. Most of Hat's recent releases are in this "new style" polythene that takes paint far better then the older soft figures. Some other manufacturers (Italeri) use this for their figures as well now.

It does paint up far better, no longer need to use the PVA undercoat trick. BUT check the figures in the box as not all their new stuff is paint friendly

Chris

Green Dragon · August 20, 2009, 06:12:20 PM

Thanks for the info guys, might try some. I was thinking of doing a section of an airship with electrically powered Gatling guns. Probably a bit too ambitious for me though!

Paul Harrison

Weaver · August 21, 2009, 01:55:00 AM

Go for it! Even if it doesn't come out quite as you'd want, you'll learn loads in the process.

A favorite What If of mine has always been the early adoption of the powered Gatling - Gatling himself tried it in 189-something-or-other and then put the idea on the shelf because "there's no electric power on the battlefield". Well true, but there was loads of electrical (and other) power on the warships, tanks and planes that came along in the 50ish years between then and General Electric re-inventing the concept.

rickshaw · August 21, 2009, 05:37:06 AM

Quote from: Weaver on August 21, 2009, 01:55:00 AM
Go for it! Even if it doesn't come out quite as you'd want, you'll learn loads in the process.

A favorite What If of mine has always been the early adoption of the powered Gatling - Gatling himself tried it in 189-something-or-other and then put the idea on the shelf because "there's no electric power on the battlefield". Well true, but there was loads of electrical (and other) power on the warships, tanks and planes that came along in the 50ish years between then and General Electric re-inventing the concept.

Plenty of steam power onboard ships as well. True steam punk would of course utilise it to power the Gattlings!

As for the battlefield - small steam boilers mounted on the carriage could supply sufficient power to spin up a Gattling gun.

Just a few ideas.

jcf · August 21, 2009, 08:50:07 AM

Started a new thread on the Gatling in the Weapons sub-forum. First entry is electric Gatlings.

Dr. Gatling's Infernal Device

Jon