Old Crow Models - Other people's work

Here are a couple of sites I found where people have painted their own versions of Old Crow Models vehicles:

http://wastedroads.blogspot.com/2007/11/road-warrior-another-update.html

http://marks-minis.blogspot.com/2008/01/old-crow-grav-tanks-preview.html (15mm tanks)

http://brandlin.blogspot.com/2008/01/creating-grymn-force-ii_12.html

and this is a very good painting guide (PDF):

http://www.kevindallimore.co.uk/pdf/web%20THUNDERBOLT_RGB.pdf

If I see any more I will add to this post.

Old Crow Models - Trojan in Digital Camouflage

Here's the Trojan in Digital Camouflage. It's just Tamiya sprays on masking tape, Citadel black on the tyres and gun barrel and a little Citadel Tin Bitz on the exhaust. A little thinned out black brushed along the panels. Could do with some dirt, and detail painting; maybe some tactical signs or unit markings.

WH40K - Comparing Old Crow Models to Warhammer 40,000

The Old Crow Models are nicely proportioned 25mm scale vehicles.
Warhammer 40,000 models are exaggerated 28mm scale. Here are some shots comparing the two types:

28mm - Old Crow Models - Basecoats

Samson Engineer Vehicle
Trojan APC

Gecko Pickup
Goanna Scout
Provider Transport (Crates come off) Rebel Light Utility Vehicle

A while ago I put some paint on the Old Crow Models vehicles. These are 25mm resin vehicles, suitable for near future science fiction wargames or roleplay. I chose the wheeled versions (and all the wheels are the same mould) and went for cars that would be useful in a Cyberpunk or similar world.

All of these vehicles were built "as is". The smaller ones came as an entire moulding, except for the wheels. The larger ones were generally a top and bottom half, as you can also get hover and grav variants on the Old Crow Models website. You also get a few white metal details like exhaust pipes and bumper bars. The Trojan comes with a choice of weapons. I used the autocannon, which comes with a white metal barrel. There are also rocket or missile launcher versions. The Samson's crane turret is about 6 pieces, and I added the hook to the end.

Detail painting is needed; this will happen when I get around to it... like everything else.

More Old Crow vehicles

I bought three more Old Crow vehicles.
They are very easy to assemble, because they arrive trimmed of moulding blocks and flash and already sanded. Word of warning though - superglue grabs the resin very quickly and very hard.

WH40K - Old Crow Models

I purchased three vehicles from the 25mm range on the Old Crow Models website.

Samson Engineering Vehicle (tracked version)

Gecko Scout Car

Provider Transport

They are nice resin models, in a well proportioned 25mm scale. This makes them slightly too small for WH40K, but suitable as scenery, or for use in RPGs, etc, as props with 25-28mm figures. There was no extra resin to carve off, or flash to trim - these are top quality model kits at a reasonable price (ten pounds stirling)

They are moulded in parts - The Samson comes as hull, chassis(which can be different in other models, eg grav, wheeled or tracked), turret and several pieces to make the crane. The Gecko is just car body and separate wheels. The Provider is truck body, wheels, crates. All come with extra details in white metal, including exhausts, tow hooks etc. The website is pretty clear on construction and parts.

(Pics are taken from the Old Crow Models website and are owned by them.)