Which Pask?

[majorspeirs]

I need help deciding what arms to put on my Pask; there are three options:
1. “Yes Mum, I packed a healthy lunch today.”
2. “Get off ma lawn!” (pump action shotgun)
3. “Get off ma lawn!” (rotary action shotgun)

I’m leaning towards options 2/3 because they are a little different from the average Pasks we see around today. Below I’ve got mock-ups of each along with a brief description of what I need to do to them.


Option A – He would just need to be lowered slightly so he looks a little more relaxed.





Option B – The shotgun bayonet and strap needs to be removed so he can hold it a little lower and closer to his body.





[c]Option C[/b] – These arms actually fit pretty well as is.





Anyway, which variation do you think I should run with?

[Cosmic]

Same as Prilla, 1, possibly 3.

[Soap]

Ill mix things up and say 3, or maybe 1 ;-)

[Empirespy]

The first one fits my idea of Pask more.
The second one makes me worry he's going to skewer the driver if he climbs down.
The third is my favourite, although he doesn't seam like what I envision Pask to be, I think he looks awesome.

[Adkenpachi]

Loving 3 dude

[Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four]

Definitely 1, since nowhere in his description is Pask described a having a shotgun, and since he dies when the tank goes up him having one wouldn't make much sense.

[Adkenpachi]

Use you imaginations! Hes wildly shooting his shotgun at other tanks! He never hits anything so dont bother rolling or give him a unique rule in friendly games where he CAN shoot.

[Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four]

Feb 17, 2013 19:30:21 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

Use you imaginations!

Nein! Imagination when converting named special characters with weapons/wargear that they ams nots haves ams forbiddens!

_{Imagination pretty much went out the window with the passing of Rogue Trader.}

[macknight]

I vote #1 with a different head or add a mustache/scar etc, the head right now look too young and not very special. #2 makes no sense and #3's pose looks like he's guarding something.

If you have a spare .50 cal, it will look good in front of him. Maybe a sidearm on the hip too. Hope that helps.

[Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four]

Feb 17, 2013 21:30:36 GMT -5 macknight said:

If you have a spare .50 cal, it will look good in front of him. Maybe a sidearm on the hip too. Hope that helps.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (with all the power of over a half of a fifth of Moonshine) This. ;D

[majorspeirs]

As noted in my initial post the intention was always to remove the bayonet from option B.

@ macknight, I really want to add the FW Krieg heavy stubber to all my tanks, because it looks seriously awesome. The problem is that it is just so damn spindly that I know I'll break it. Regarding the model I actually like the head. The fact that it isn't wearing a gasmask actually makes it stand out compared to the rest of my army. Regarding age I might see if I can potentially paint his upper lip to give him a moustache (who doesn't love moustaches?) - I think that would be adequate to make him look a little more like a veteran.

Earlier I actually decided to go with A, and I had the arms all glued in place and he was ready to go. It was at this point that I thought, "No, practicality be damned, I want a shotgun", and hacked the arms off again.

My choices now are B or C, so I've tidied them up and taken fresh photos. I'm going to bed now and will finish him when I get up in the morning, so which do you think looks the coolest?

[Adkenpachi]

I stick with C

[egon]

If you desperatly want a shptgun, then C. I still prefer the unarmed one though. To Pask, a Leman Russ Battle tank IS his personal sidearm...

[Paradill]

He needs a power axe. Just in case.

[Burt Hoovis]

Gives +1 to all tissue sampling rolls of new recruits to IGMB
Specific use, but worth the points imo...

[gearboxx]

i'll go with B, but i kinda like the bajonette, the shotgun is obviously fo shooting off infantry who try to scale the tank so a knife isn't a bad thing to have with you, and the gun he got on C, a bit too low-tech for me.. you're riding a tank, so why have a 1912 shotgun?

so in short.. B

[majorspeirs]

Semper Loyalis over on Boot Camp suggested something which hadn't even occurred to me: Make Pask and Ork (since I have Ork allies). Kromlech conveniently has this covered:

www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kromlech-Orc-Tank-Crew-Orc-War-2-ork-/150836776998?pt=Games_US&hash=item231e929026#ht_514wt_1163

I'm not convinced this is the way to go, but it is certainly an interesting alternative (even though if Pask was an Ork his BS should be 2 instead of 4...)

[majorspeirs]

So having essentially ignored everybody I've chosen the least popular option :




I've also nearly finished his ride, which needs a few more rivets so I can start painting it:

[buddha]

I like it.