SG2 vehicles

A useful URL for a figure range I haven't seen before is:

http://www.btinternet.com/~ainsty/index.htm

Does anyone have any of these?

> A useful URL for a figure range I haven't seen before is:

Haven't been and looked at these yet, but I assume from the URL that this is
Ainsty Casting, a small firm that has just bought up the old SVF (Special
Vehicle Force) range. Some interesting resin stuff, looks nice when well
assembled and painted but I've heard from others who've bought
them that they can be a bit of a s*d to assemble well - the "Spider
walker" and Robots stuff in particular have dozens of little metal rods, tubes
and pistons that make up the legs etc. Many of the items are better suited to
advanced modellers than to gamers who want to get stuff onto the table
quickly. I haven't seen what Ainsty are doing with the range, but I knew the
old SVF line well.

For those who are interested:

The AT-ST kit Scott mentioned is pretty good for a size 2 or 3 walker.
It's about the same size (a little frailer maybe) than the Grendel Resins...
maybe they have a bit longer legs, but the main body is about the same size.

Walmart also has a "Road and Track" line of vehicles (after the mag of
the same name) by Masito or Masaito or some such name - it includes
Comanches, Vipers, Lexus SUVs, etc. etc. - good for civilian vehicles.
Fine for 28mm, only a wee big large for true 25s. These were about $3.00
Canadian (So about 0.25 USD)....

They also have (a plastic toy) an item called a Sand Screamer. It is designed
to be some sort of tranformer thingy that launches a little
glider - but when it's all together it looks like a 28mm Hummer. It's
about $5 Canadian (or about 0.35 USD). I found mine "flew apart" with
little cause - however some cyanoacrylate glue fixed that. now it is a
sturdy Hummer with no pretension of "other functions". Looks like a
real hummer next to based GZG figs - a little big large, and squat,
but quite durable.

Just some thoughts for those looking for vehicles. Remember, Resin (relatively
speaking) is very expensive. Toys tend to be robust (metal or plastic,
designed for abuse) and cheap. Now, very rarely are they
going to make a grav tank for you in the toy-store, but squad
carriers, construction vehicles, civilian vehicles, etc can often be found
there for a reasonable price. Save your money for buying the resins for things
you *can't* find elsewhere:)