AIA Armour pack

[wildo 0]

heres some WIP screen of AIA's armour pack being worked on at the moment,  overall we plan to have about 20 vehicles, including assault guns, selfpropelled guns, heavy/medium/light tanks and a few AT guns, this pack will be released with or shortly after the revamped whermacht pack by gavin (with help from Dr.Rebus and several others i have forgotten the names of   )

also the AIA site SHOULD be getting a revamp (i.e. new design and easier to get around without getting lost every fives seconds, hey ive been there since it was opened an ionly just found out how to use the gallery!)

all models in the picture have been made by me (apart from the waffenwagen which valkes helped on, and the spahwagen which a guy from IOF made and i added my puma turret onto it)

**note to moderators, if pictures needs to be resized just say :P**

also if anyone notices ive got the names wrong (or mispelt) in the picture tell me and ill correct it :P

again i say all models in picture are WIP which explains why they are midding a few things

**now for recruitment**

we need a few modelors (its not easy when theres 3 people making models for a whole mod ),

texturers (of which myself and gavin are the only ones),

configers and

wrp creators

Wildo (AIA addon commander)

[Jezz 0]

any chance of side on pics or buldozer pics as front on oxygen show faces pics dont give a good idea of shape, plus ive never heard of the maus tank before is it like the king tigers big brother?

[Flashgamer 0]

Any adress/email for recruitment?

[wildo 0]

email address for recruitment = wildo_15@msn.com

regarding the maus

it was also known as the Panzekampfwagen VIII (i think it was VIII or it could be VII )

it was the germans super heavy tank

click here for specifications

also i will be posting side on pics very soon, but i must finish some of the models off abit more :P

there will (hopefully) be another 8 vehicles in the next large pic i take (ive only taken a front on pic to show how many are almost completed model wise, although they will just be using BIS interiors till i decide to make the "autherntic" ones)

Link to AIA site

Wildo

P.s. if you would like a certain vehicle to be included post here and if i have the time and blueprints ill chuck it in :P

[Cpt. FrostBite 0]

I think it was VII. The tiger was V, kingtiger VI. I don't of a tank between the kingtiger-class and Maus. So it must be VII

Models look good, although I would like to see a side view of them

[wildo 0]

ok ok here are some side pics

Wildo

[wildo 0]

and the other two

Wildo

P.s some hatches need to be added/finished

[cbfasi 4]

They look good apart from that last one which the hull looks like it maybe a from the Sdkfz 222 series, the Puma turret as far as I can tell was only fitted to the puma.

I also suggust you do some research on the vehicle names mainly as waffenwagen and spahwagen are not names of specific vehciles but mearly a type, you will find that the Sdkfz 222, 221, 233, 231, 234/1 234/2(Puma) 234/3, and others are all spahwagen's

Its like making a german tank and calling it a panzer..., all tanks are panzers, thats what he word means

Your wafenwagen appears to be a Sdkfz 231.

If you after information about these either search the web, or send me pm (I have anumber of pics I could scan, lots of text to refer too, but no diagrams)

[wildo 0]

i have done some research

i only used the names of the base vehicles, as i do not know all the Sd. Kfz numbers (well all apart from the sturmiger)

here are two pics of 222 WITH puma turret

and the 222 body will be remade when i have the time

all Sd. Kfz's included in the pic are

Sd. Kfz 166 (brummbar)

Sd. Kfz 123 (lynx/luchs)

Sd. Kfz 231 (waffenwagen variant)

Sd. Kfz 234/2 (puma)

Sd. Kfz 222 (with puma turret)

Sturmpanzer VI

Panzerkampfwagen VIII (found it out on this site

Pak 35/36

Wildo

[cbfasi 4]

Tanks tended to be Pzkpfw, armoured cars and halftracks where Sdkfz.

Also that pic of a Sdkfz 222 with a Puma turret is not exactly a good reference source mainly as its a model.

I have a rather well know encyclopedia of German Tanks (and other armoured vehicles) and all I have on the 222 is seven series of it built all with minor changes on them.

The model in the picture may actaully be the leichte panzerspahwagen (4-Rad) Bussing Nag (I have no picture) prototype to be armed with the 50mm KwK39/1, same as the Puma A/Car, never put into production.

It does look mean, just not exactly a historical vehicle.

Also the thing with names...

Many items of German kit gained a name,a lthough soem didnt, such as the Pzkpfw IV (panzer 4) or the Pzkpfw V, better known as the Panther

Some assault guns got nicknames, such as Brummbar, Nashorn, Sturmtiger, Elefant, but soem did not like the StuG IV and well known III's or for that matter the Jagd Pz IV's

As you can gather I know a little about tanks, mainly down to spending over 15 years table top wargaming with them.

As said before I have lots of referance material, not just the afore mentioned book (which I find is the best source)

[Cpt. FrostBite 0]

That looks awesome. And not too high poly too. Although that means you'll need better textures to make details come out. This looks very promising.

[snypa 0]

I think it was VII. The tiger was V, kingtiger VI. I don't of a tank between the kingtiger-class and Maus. So it must be VII

Models look good, although I would like to see a side view of them

No it's this way: until Panzer IV (4) they didn't have any specihic names, but Panzer V (5) was Panther and VI (6) Tiger. After this the first true MBT that was meant to become only tank in 3rd Reich (which gladly didn't happen) Kingtiger was VII (7) and Maus VIII (8). So that's it, I'm no nazi, I have only read one book about German Panzers.

[king homer 1]

I think it was VII. The tiger was V, kingtiger VI. I don't of a tank between the kingtiger-class and Maus. So it must be VII

Models look good, although I would like to see a side view of them

No it's this way: until Panzer IV (4) they didn't have any specihic names, but Panzer V (5) was Panther and VI (6) Tiger. After this the first true MBT that was meant to become only tank in 3rd Reich (which gladly didn't happen) Kingtiger was VII (7) and Maus VIII (8). So that's it, I'm no nazi, I have only read one book about German Panzers.

yes hitler telled the OKW to call Panzer V Panther only "Panther" in 1943 so it would be easier to identify

[orson 0]

Quote[/b] ]No it's this way: until Panzer IV (4) they didn't have any specihic names,

PzKw IID Flamingo 1940

PzJag IID Marder II 1942

@CBFASI 15 yrs tabletoping eh ? What scale m8 ?

We have done 15mm for years but recently moved to 1/300th GHQ stuff , expensive but very nice

As for the 222 , during the last year of the war ,the Germans and the Allies used many add hock variants , often knocked up in the field so its not impossible that they could have made one with a Puma turret on , before the Puma , the other 8 and 6 rads had 222 turrets fitted with the 20mm , or casement short 75's for support .

[wildo 0]

wow all these replys

all the models are indeed "low poly" all in the ranges of 1500 - 2500 (and the pak 35/36 isnt even 1000 )

Quote[/b] ]Tanks tended to be Pzkpfw, armoured cars and halftracks where Sdkfz.

they also used Sd. Kfz numbers on tanks as well as the PzKpfw check out this for proof (knew no better word to say, no offence meaned )

Wildo

[gandalf the white 0]

good, there was a maus already but when 11 of my LAW soldiers fired at thesame time EVERY missle went STRAIGHT trough the world's largest tank... so let's hope this one will be better .

[wildo 0]

try about 7000 less polys than Be45's one (not for competition tho :P)

all AIA models are purposely built for MP gaming, just pray that the textures make the model better

Wildo

[cbfasi 4]

wow all these replys  

all the models are indeed "low poly" all in the ranges of 1500 - 2500 (and the pak 35/36 isnt even 1000  )

Quote[/b] ]Tanks tended to be Pzkpfw, armoured cars and halftracks where Sdkfz.

they also used Sd. Kfz numbers on tanks as well as the PzKpfw check out this for proof (knew no better word to say, no offence meaned )

Wildo

What I was meaning about the Pzkpfw is that its is more common to see tanks referred to by this than the Sdkfz, thus Sdkfz 161 = Pzkpw IV.

Good luck anyway, will be nice to see more of the less seen German tanks

[wildo 0]

okkie

thanks to all for encouragment

Wildo

[AtStWalker 0]

any chance of side on pics or buldozer pics as front on oxygen show faces pics dont give a good idea of shape, plus ive never heard of the maus tank before is it like the king tigers big brother?

Yes Sir !

Be45 Maus ^_^

[the_shadow 0]

didnt the MAUS have like 8 crew members IRL and weight close to 200 tons?

anyway, it was/is the biggest tank vere built, to bad it never came into action (or maybe it was fortunate it didnt?)

[wildo 0]

the maus had a crew of 5 and it weighed 188000 KG

Wildo

[the_shadow 0]

heh.. partly right anyway ;)

188 tons O_o

the Leo 2A6 weighs about 67 tons (think the M1A2 weighs about 70 tons)

[GoOB 0]

Weren't there plans for an even BIGGER tank? The "Ratte" IIRC.

[the_shadow 0]

Weren't there plans for an even BIGGER tank? The "Ratte" IIRC.

aka MAUS II ;)

well, somthing like that i think... (What was it with those germans and big tanks? did they compensate for something?)