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This week we're discovering the greatness of one of the rarest and most sought after miniatures - The Armorcast Great Gargant - why its so rare, why they stopped making it - and then some! Fun story for all Warhammer and game lovers.
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@deltafrost8642 2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@douglascampbell9809 2 жыл бұрын
You can tell how much GW paid attention to those old Inquisitor magazines. They used to have a top models we want from GW article. Almost everything that was ever on that list is now a model. I miss the days of convert till it hurts.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
It was a different time for sure. Lots to still love about the game and the community though
@duncanrieder3738 2 жыл бұрын
love your content man! Can I ask, where did you get that amazing sweater?
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
@@duncanrieder3738 mostly buy at h&m or carling here in Sweden or my own Merch cause I'm a cheap ass 🤣
@herculeholmes504 2 жыл бұрын
Minor nit-pick correction: The 1980's Rhino and Land Raider were originally just generic armoured vehicles for 40K. You could use them for any army.
@101Mant 2 жыл бұрын
They were always Imperial vehicles, in Rogue Trader era Guard and Marines shared equipment types and other factions sometime had captured Imperial vehicles.
@anotherzingbo 2 жыл бұрын
@@101Mant Harlequins could also use captured Imperial vehicles, provided they'd been repainted in suitably riotous colours.
@herculeholmes504 2 жыл бұрын
@@101Mant You are right of course. I seem to recall reading something like that in the original Rogue Trader 40K rulebook, or at least in one of the early issues of White Dwarf just after the release of 40K. On the original box art text they were described as "armoured assault vehicle" and "battle tank of the 41st millenium". Later on they added "Space Marine" to the text - that must have been when GW started writing proper rules for the game. I miss Squats in Land Raiders tho.
@petercornwell5880 2 жыл бұрын
Its a copy of the Epic scale “Great Gargant” that was supposed to be the same size as a Warlord Titan. So to be lore accurate he’s printed it way too small.
@edwarddeguzman3258 2 жыл бұрын
And don’t forget Blood Axes , Orks in Rhinos!
@SolGladio 2 жыл бұрын
It's so funny to see three guys huddled around a single model painting at the same time. Gotta say, that's a new one for me!
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
We got a very Tight video schedule, got some help with base coats n such to finish in time 😊
@SolGladio 2 жыл бұрын
@@SquidmarMiniatures To be honest, I could use a hand getting commissions done in a timely manner lol
@liesureleeminis8268 2 жыл бұрын
Foursome achieved
@gnollman 2 жыл бұрын
The resin print definitely turned out more Stompa sized than Great Gargant, but it's absolutely great seeing those again. 2nd Ed was my favorite edition of 40K, and I was a huge EPIC player, that's actually how I started the hobby, as an Adeptus Titanicus/Space Marine player. Love it, great job.
@luketfer 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Great Gargants are meant to be just under the height of a Warlord titan since they're the Ork version with Mega Gargants being the Imperator Titan version.
@awakeandwatching953 2 жыл бұрын
mmmm i say its probably alright for a standard gargent.. perfect size for the old mech boy gargent.. i loved old epic orks
@wadespencer3623 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it closer to the smaller Epic scale? I assume something so huge wouldn't be used in a normal game.
@BbBb-zx6sx 2 жыл бұрын
I know someone who bought this way back when. He also made an entire ork village and fort. We used for gorkamorka. He also made an ork blimp. It was used as terrain. It was 2 feet by 3 feet and 2 feet tall. It was modular. The local game store had some armourcast. I had an Eldar temperst tank.
@brok56 2 жыл бұрын
Talk about dedication.
@sergioocampo4474 2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@darrinmcelroy9941 2 жыл бұрын
I have a Reaver and two Warhounds from Armourcast. The Reaver was my treat to myself from my first paycheck ever from being employed.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome! i was 11 when they shut down, just around the time i got started :D
@walterdimmick653 2 жыл бұрын
Table Top Games and Hobbies, in Kansas City, has the original Armourcast model on display (for at least 25 years). I think it must be 2 or 3 times the size of the one you printed out.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Since the model is only 24 years old is be very surprised if its more than 25 🙈 it's a lot bigger yeah, in a bit jealous, still haven't seen it irl
@Kallistosprom 2 жыл бұрын
I chatted with Forge World at a Games Day one year and they told me they wouldn’t make a Gargant because they would want to design the inside, and it would cost the same as a small car.
@matts1166 2 жыл бұрын
They also told me one they'd never make a Tau Manta.
@SeraphimKnight 2 жыл бұрын
Epic scale warhammer should be a thing again imo. There's already a few people who've brought this up (Ebay Miniature Rescues is one) and I think it could make for an interesting shakeup of the establishment. Especially with whatever's happening with GW, not relying on their models would be a good thing for the community I feel.
@awakeandwatching953 2 жыл бұрын
ive always preferred epic.. original epic/space marine rules were really easy although i prefer the army building in epic 40k over the old card system
@user-kc5bo7yf7v 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe you name dropped one of my lgs lol. Last thing I expected to see cruising KZfaq today. I want to add that Warzone Matrix is a great store, a literal wizards library of collectibles and games. The owner is a nice dude with wild stories.
@DismemberTheAlamo 2 жыл бұрын
To this day, I still want an Armorcast Warhound. It looks so goofy its cool.
@DismemberTheAlamo 2 жыл бұрын
@@DamplyDoo - Now im an adult with money, and i cant find a reasonably priced one to save my life lol
@benn1181 2 жыл бұрын
There's one in my store's display case.
@bambridgePPCLI 2 жыл бұрын
There are definitely 3D printed ones out there that aren’t poorly priced
@DismemberTheAlamo 2 жыл бұрын
@@bambridgePPCLI - Im sure there are, but I want a real one.
@helotaxi 2 жыл бұрын
I tracked one down a little over a decade ago and I'm glad I did it then.
@mikelund327 Жыл бұрын
This might be the best paint job I’ve seen you do yet. Very inspiring.
@erikbrown8241 2 жыл бұрын
I had a armorcast catalog back in the days. Look at the price’s even back then was a great price, and includes weapon choices??? Sigh’… them were good days.
@frostedbutts4340 2 жыл бұрын
A good price by modern GW standards but these kits were pretty basic
@herculeholmes504 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at my epic Ork Gargants, this model would actually have to be scaled-up by about x2.5 (much bigger even than the ArmorCast original) to be correctly sized.
@Agamemnon2 2 жыл бұрын
Aye, there's a reason Forgeworld has never tackled a Gargant. They're just too dark big and unlike Imperial or Eldar titans, most of the mass is in one solid brick of a chassis.
@glyngreen538 2 жыл бұрын
The original Epic Great Gargant is slightly taller than the Warlord Titan of the time so best to scale a 40k Great Gargant to be slightly taller than a FW 40k Warlord.
@RipOffProductionsLLC 2 жыл бұрын
@@Agamemnon2 why would be need to be a solid resin chunk? Surely it wouldn't be hard to design it to be hollow(with whatever additional internal supports if needed), especially if the "skirt" around the legs was aloud to touch the ground and act as a huge domed support fir the rest of it.
@XYZdude00 2 жыл бұрын
I printed one for a gift and it's designed very well for a regular plastic 3d printer. The size is based off the size of the average pla 3d printer, which is roughly a 9 inch cube. If you want to make one the correct size you would need one of the largest printers on the market lol.
@IchigoShinagami 2 жыл бұрын
@@Agamemnon2 It would literally cost more than the Manta
@helotaxi 2 жыл бұрын
The owner of the FLGS when I first got into 40K had one of each of the Armorcast pieces, including the Gargant and the Eldar Phantom painted and displayed in his shop. I seem to recall him having another Gargant in the box for sale as well.
@DeathInTheSnow 2 жыл бұрын
"Never heard of" Oh please. We've all watched Snipe and Wib's _Codex Compliant_ series. 😏
@filkinraous1806 2 жыл бұрын
If you're building a 2nd edition Ork army, take a Blood Axe mob! They let you loot any Imperial vehicle to add to your army.
@cheeserdane 2 жыл бұрын
need some rule reference for looted wagons.
@huwtindall7096 2 жыл бұрын
Bugger me sideways but I think this could be best Warhammer content I've seen in a while. Love the 2nd look and feel. Bit of comedy in there with the grim dark!
@chrislee7704 2 жыл бұрын
SO AWESOME! I also love the history portion of the vid. summarizing many hours of research!
@secondeditionwargaming 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see a modern paint job on an old style model, really brings it up to date.
@jacobbalensiefer3846 2 жыл бұрын
I’m partial to some of the old boxy models. I love the stumpy dreadnoughts and the comical orks. Also that print quality is fantastic looks just as good as any FW for a fraction of the cost and headache.
@euansmith3699 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I can see Forge World taking a hit from 3D Printers as they become more popular.
@TheBruceclegg 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm - maybe it is time sell my Armorcast Gargant. Ach! Who am I kidding? We'll never part. I just love her too much. But I am inspired to repaint. Thanks for the video Squidmar. I never knew they made only 313 of them.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, of course you should keep it
@sinner1434 2 жыл бұрын
How much do you think i could get for one? I have mine in the garage
@bruceclegg7550 2 жыл бұрын
@@sinner1434 I spoke to a dealer a couple years ago at LVO - he said 2-3 thousand. Not sure if I believe him.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
@@sinner1434 I had some problems finding info... because they're never sold. Last one on ebay went for 200 bucks. But imho that's faaaar to low.
@sinner1434 2 жыл бұрын
@@SquidmarMiniatures yeah I got this one in 2010 for not much more than that
@tunnelrat316 2 жыл бұрын
I did not realise how rare the mega gargant was. Used to play against a friends one all the time with my reaver. I think he still have it in the garage
@dderajj2166 2 жыл бұрын
Did you ask him
@tunnelrat316 2 жыл бұрын
I did and he does plus the elder titan
@markdorn8873 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! My brother and I bought a lot of Armorcast back in the day. He bought Imperial, and I bought Eldar. We still have it all. Good times!
@thegreatavroarrow6690 2 жыл бұрын
I heard about this model from Snipe and Wib's video about armorcast and other American companies that made resin vehicles for 40k.
@shecoda 2 жыл бұрын
Actually there's a whole backstory on these old resin kits from Snipe and Wib! Check them out, great video Squidmar!
@jonnysz03 2 жыл бұрын
Hands down some of your best work. Absolutely blown away my good sir.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@AlexJaneway 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, a Armourcast Great Gargant, haven’t seen one in a really long time. Such slabs of resin
@TheMrFishnDucks 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome model. Paint job is fantastic. Really interesting to learn about these older models. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
@KabinMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Those old Armourcast and Forge World Models (the pre-GW one) were so cool!
@luketfer 2 жыл бұрын
I STILL prefer the old school Warhound design over the new one but that's just me.
@brianbanek4163 2 жыл бұрын
I never had the coordination or the patience to get into this but these videos are amazing to watch
@ShypaxGaming 2 жыл бұрын
HOLY CRAP ! i had that playbook and army when i was a kid, never understood much of it but loved painting it , nostalgia right there
@zramirez5471 Жыл бұрын
That thing is beautiful!! I'm not a huge fan of cartoony-looking Orks, but you have to acknowledge beauty when you see it!
@miamijules2149 2 жыл бұрын
Yo Squid, music is killing it brother…. nice. Edit: Okay forget the music - that paint job is ridiculously amazing. Jezzzzz. I’m wow’d.
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate :D
@mr.mikesart7111 Жыл бұрын
Amazing paint job. I wouldn't have been interested in it until I saw it painted. Wow
@lokey85 2 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! I got the 2nd ed box set when I was 9. and I miss the delightful wakiness of the 1st and 2nd edition orks. This was inspiring to watch, good work man!
@legionnaireminis 2 жыл бұрын
Love this!! The style fits so well. Such a great paint job on it too
@cameronward9443 2 жыл бұрын
This model is sick as always. Love Squidmar's style!
@MrLilac 2 жыл бұрын
I've been meaning to get one of these printed for ages now, could be a good project for the winter to go with my Epicast stompa and rogue trader drednaughts. Great vid Emil!
@hubertmuller247 Жыл бұрын
Hi there, I own one of the 313 original armorcast models and as a collector never regreted to buy one of these, after all these years, I still love the look of that Great Gargant.
@SquidmarMiniatures Жыл бұрын
Congrats man, really tough to find
@EricsHobbyWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын
Inb4 “I have heard of it” comments
@king_aeron 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard of it
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard of it!
@els_paints_games 2 жыл бұрын
i have herd you have herd of it!
@SkeletalCommissar 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard of it!
@timothywilliamson9763 2 жыл бұрын
Wow that goofy model actually looks damn good with that snazzy paintjob you gave it.
@EinsamPibroch278 2 жыл бұрын
I like the Plastic Best. Resin doesn't glue as well. I have no idea how Pewter was ever glued in the first place
@Cervando 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful paint job! As a finishing touch, cut a goblin in half and have him appear as if he is partially inside the top hatch. It looked odd having the hatch space red and not matt black.
@SongsofConquest 2 жыл бұрын
OMG! The model just. POPS! I totally love it. Great work, as per usual, and hi from a fellow Swede!
@Graavigala85 2 жыл бұрын
10:18 "Dont want to go overboard" huge brown splat is made
@dougwhiddon8227 2 жыл бұрын
I've been gaming long enough that I remember when this was new. I am fortunate enough that I now own one. A couple of months I went to a bit swap at a FLGS and a guy had one. He didn't sell anything that day and we traded a bunch of terrain for it. It's missing one foot, and some little bits and the back balcony, but I'm going to 3d print replacements for those bits. Still very cool to have such an iconic model.
@JamieDaggers 2 жыл бұрын
So bizarre to hear Emil talking about Warzone Matrix lol. That place is a few towns over from me, and it has quite the reputation! Such an awesome video showing how far the hobby has come.
@demonorgoddes_8312 2 жыл бұрын
You make it so satisfying, it almost makes me want to get back to it
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
Deeew it
@AXE2501 2 жыл бұрын
I have an old Armorcast Reaver and Warhound I picked up awhile ago and restored them. The Reaver took over two months to paint given I only was able to paint for two hours a night til it was done.
@anonymousprime9151 2 жыл бұрын
this is the most amazing design ever for orks love it so much!!!
@antonic2993 2 жыл бұрын
A rare ork, bet he was purple
@king_aeron 2 жыл бұрын
Funny enough, I paint my Orks purple instead of green lol.
@antonic2993 2 жыл бұрын
@@king_aeron invisible ork hack
@king_aeron 2 жыл бұрын
@@antonic2993 Indeed, confuses even the Eldar.
@florians9949 2 жыл бұрын
@@king_aeron I tried that once to, never saw those bastards again.
@johndudesmen48 2 жыл бұрын
@@king_aeron DIS MAKEZ A LOTZ OF SENSE
@silversscratchbuiltproduct6277 2 жыл бұрын
I would have increased the size x3 to get the true feeling of the Great Gargant to me it just looks like a Mekboy Gargant
@magicmanscott40k 2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a stompa from the size
@silversscratchbuiltproduct6277 2 жыл бұрын
@@magicmanscott40k it's a little bigger but yeah you could use it as that but it's still a cool A.F. mini
@zaganim3813 2 жыл бұрын
thats scale creep, when this came out it was freakin huge
@1988atty 2 жыл бұрын
looks fricking epic! i used to love playing final liberation on the pc many moons ago and the ork stompas were so cool. this is top class work!!
@grimdesaye6534 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work you guys did Great! Thanks for the Info. God Bless.
@rockseeker 5 ай бұрын
Interesting. Only 313 Great Gargant made. I didn’t know that. My friend bought 2 just before Armorcast lost their license, and I bought 3 Reavers. It definitely made for very interesting “apocalyptic” Orks vs Marines battles!
@lattekahvi1298 2 жыл бұрын
that's most adorable ork model i've ever seen
@daskraut 2 жыл бұрын
i like that little bird house on its chest! (put a little tiny plastic bird in the opening!)
@ScooterinAB 2 жыл бұрын
The interesting part is that this history of that model is way more complicated than that. Armorcast was just the last company to sell it, and I believe they were selling a recast of a much older model from, like, 4 companies before.
@WarhammerGeek 2 жыл бұрын
Weren't there 2 companies named ArmorCast as well? And a Forge World that wasn't GW? Wild times back then.
@Skinofgod 2 жыл бұрын
Well that was fantastic to watch, always great to see someone with a real passion project in their hands.
@sergio9669 2 жыл бұрын
The secret lore of mini's long forgotten which new ppl like me would never know of without you
@danroberts007 2 жыл бұрын
Armorcast and Epicast were within driving distance for me back in those days, so I saw the Great Gargant in stores and at conventions pretty regularly. In fact, one of my early 40K outings was at the Epicast HQ (aka his house) where I played a 2nd ed. 40K battle on his ping-pong table... but the terrain was literally prop models salvaged from the Titanic movie that were roughly in-scale for 40K. The reason Armorcast's license wasn't renewed: they produced a Baneblade model that was SO good it made GW nervous. It was nearly as good as the plastic Baneblade you can buy today. That's the moment the relationship began to sour. GW decided to start their own resin division and declined to renew with Armorcast, Epicast and Forgeworld, which, iirc, was a 3rd licensee on the East Coast of the USA. The new GW resin division took up the Forgeworld name, but they weren't the first to use it in producing resin 40K models. The rest is history. I still see Tim at the local cons and he may be running a Titan battle, or a Battletech cityfight (he made 28mm scale Battlemechs) or a big Necromunda underhive scrum. He and Mike made a lot of great stuff and I'm glad I still have some of it in my collection... although I stupidly sold off my resin Warhound Titan years ago. D'oh! >.
@danroberts007 2 жыл бұрын
Also: great job painting that gargant. You nailed it. ;-)
@mtdav78071 Жыл бұрын
The coolest thing is that GW demanded Tim send the raw molds to them in England from Southern California or face a lawsuit. He proved that there was a market for Epic items in 40k. GW being GW, was greedy, didn't want him to just stop. They wanted the business and the product. As I heard it, Tim razor bladed the molds into small cubes and wrapped them in plastic so that when GW excitedly opened the molds they crumbled into pieces. I was a Last Grenadier in Northridge during my formative years. I wonder how Owen is.....
@danroberts007 Жыл бұрын
@@mtdav78071 Lol, I hadn't heard that. That's awesome. If I see Tim later this year, I'm definitely asking him if that's what happened. Too funny.
@ApocMora 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Final result looks fantastic.
@Ernzt8 2 жыл бұрын
"With permission from Games Workshop"... that's a line you don't hear much lately
@FriggenHugeOrc 2 жыл бұрын
I have this same printed model and owned the original back in the day... this model is a great representation of the original at a stompa size to be played as a stompa and see more play than the original ever would
@owencopeland668 2 жыл бұрын
My local hobby shop has one of these, always thought it was a custom model they made themselves lol.
@HansAlRachid 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely glorious, I love it. Especially the little homely window - no reason not to get cozy just because you're out waging WAAAAGH!, after all.
@billymarroquin5246 2 жыл бұрын
Man, that looks beautiful 🤩. Always amazed at the final product 😳😳😳
@hobbyhaven9862 2 жыл бұрын
My local shop was one of these!!! Awesome to see some attention for it!
@mrg2039 2 жыл бұрын
Printing this now and just stumbled on this video. Awesome work....and I'm totally copying the colour scheme!
@imbadateverything8095 2 жыл бұрын
Minor point but in epic the gargant is about the same size as the warlord Titan. It’s a bit smaller than if it would be full scale, but still impressive either way
@xGamermonkeyx 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely miniature and very fun paintjob! If anyone wants a more detailed look at the weird history of Armorcast and the other U.S-based casting companies of the 90s I would definitely recommend checking out the video on it by Snipe and Wib.
@lanesteele240 2 жыл бұрын
I just printed this and im now painting it. I love it
@Bobdd0 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work man, though it is a bit weedier than a true great gargant your work brings it right back up into the mega legues!! The art is magnificent!
@dumbpunk7777 2 жыл бұрын
Mike Biasi taught me how to paint, and might've helped me out, with an Armorcast Reaver, that I might've glued the legs onto backwards lol. RIP Mike
@gabhagael6983 2 жыл бұрын
His Ork army will end up as a museum piece.
@robertleigh400 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see his entire retro orks in a battle report.
@miikavaris 2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Got to love those old Armorcast and Epicast models and their aesthetic. I find only the Khorne ones too goofy for me. Looking for the Ork Bowelburna. The pearl of my collection is that first Reaver titan from the the first Inquisitor magazine covers. Purchased from Mike Biasi in 2004 to be my big birthday present. Mike was super nice and included a signed certificate of authority - which was properly punched through by the Reaver's powerfist thumb during the shipping :D For those interested in history and initial Armorcast production - Mike Biasi's letters reveal some info. First models were made from epoxy resin with urethane rubber molds and tedious manual resculpting. They then moved on to higher quality silicone molds and more detailed casts.
@miikavaris 2 жыл бұрын
I tried to post here a link to the Mike's letters, but KZfaq does not allow me. No external links allowed? Blah!
@nickkohlmann 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loving the paint job.
@Trueflights 2 жыл бұрын
I have a couple great gargants. I have the official Armorcast one as well as a custom built one. 2nd edition was some of the most fun I ever had with the game.
@tieriletroll 2 жыл бұрын
I'm one of the lucky 313's Ork Great Gargant owners ) And got my metal Thunderhawk (N° 40250) to bombard it !! I'm hopeless...
@FkRoP 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought a Slann army from the 80s, so I well know that desire for the character-full quirky miniatures
@michael81vandusky64 2 жыл бұрын
Well there was: Mekboy Gargant Slasher Gargant Great Gargant Mega Gargant These were introduced in Epic, with the Mega Gargant getting introduced in Titan Legions. I may have been 12 in the early 90s, but I was there, and I remember. I still actually have the Ork and Squat Warlords supplement lol
@tristanhamlin4778 2 жыл бұрын
@squidmar Miniatures. Just purchased your brush set! Super excited to use them
@matthewp5733 2 жыл бұрын
Every time squidmar makes or gets another big model I'm just like... that backlog tho
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
But I've been so good lately with the backlog 😊😊😘
@matthewp5733 2 жыл бұрын
@@SquidmarMiniatures as someone with about 100 in my backlog, 2000 seems like a fun looming presence. But hey your brushes are helping me through my pile of shame.
@nickkohlmann 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewp5733 mine is the same size I think. Welp
@matthewp5733 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickkohlmann we shall finish our backlogs together Nick!
@antonyspencer6222 2 жыл бұрын
Simply stunning.
@Eturian 2 жыл бұрын
Just stopped by to say that I have heard of it :P x Excellent work btw. Love the finished piece.
@ATOMTAYLOR 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely work. Definitive Oldschool style.
@imcubanb2870 2 ай бұрын
I remember those days. Warhammer wasn't as expensive to play back then.
@MrMViceroy 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing those in white dwarf mags back in the day. I played epic orks and I always wanted one
@altanurag4641 2 жыл бұрын
your paintjob is amazing
@adamdoughty813 2 жыл бұрын
That Segway was smoother than a greased up cheetah on an oiled up water slide!
@gavindagawd 2 жыл бұрын
One of these Armorcast Gargants is proudly on display at Gauntlet Games in Lincoln Nebraska. Didn't realise it was so rare!
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Happy to see there's still a few around
@FairlySadPanda 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely mind-blowing that this is a 3D printed model
@Kreated_by_khaos 2 жыл бұрын
i have one in storage , i bought big into the armor cast , mostly the tyranids but that ork is HUGE cost me 900 back in the day armor cast rocks trying to find the tygone model the rarest of them all
@SquidmarMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, congrats on having a relic
@carlstanford7607 2 жыл бұрын
The quality of the model is amazing
@StravaigingMTB 2 жыл бұрын
GORKAMORKA!!!! holy smokes that was a game. As kids we used to scratch build our own using upside down plastic bowls, high density foam and cereal box card cut up as metal plates bolted together.
@tylerttinsley 2 жыл бұрын
I love it! I would LOVE to see you print some larger terrain kits like haggle thorn hollow on that mega 8k
@Zoincles 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wondering what this model is. A local game store has a beautifully painted Gargant on display as well. It’s called Tabletop Game and Hobby in Overland Park, Kansas for anyone curious
@muninraven3327 2 жыл бұрын
Love the little PB respect here. Paul Bonner IS and always will be the greatest illustrator of 40k Orks. Every single one he sketched had so much character. From the biggest daddy right down to the quirkiest farting Snotling. Also loved his Space Zoats, and WFB Orcs and Fimir. I lost touch with GW shortly after their move to a cold and consolidated look for everything. The magic was swallowed up by corporation. :(
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