Ramshackle Let Slip Their Battle Dog Tank
October 9, 2014 by dracs
A new tank is rumbling its way out of Ramshackle Games, the sturdy yet appropriately ramshackle-looking Battle Dog.
As you can see, this resin tank can be assembled with different gun arrangements, letting you build the type of tank you need. It can also be built as the variant Püg Mobile Gun, featuring a massive scifi style gun ready to tear through the enemy's armour.
Not knowing much about tanks, I can't really venture an opinion on how these would serve as real designs. However, they would certainly look the part for an orc force, with the exposed rivets and massive exhaust pipes being characteristic of that race's approach to technology. It would also serve well in a post-apocalyptic environment as a faction gets hold of the remaining technology the armed forces left behind.
Do you like Ramshackle's tanks? Which of these three variants would you build yours as?
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They do make some very interesting vehicles.
Those really look like they would be at home in 40k universe as Astra Militarum tanks.
The plasma cannon in the second picture leads me to believe they’re intended to be used as sub-ins
Didn’t we already laugh at these in a previous post?
Yes, at least I did. I guess they’re ok though. But really not my cup of tea.
Yes I just checked that post, these are some variant assemblies of that same base design.
Seems they’ve lowered the turret a little since the old post. Looks better.
An interesting look that I kind of like but I can see them being very “marmite”. Can’t help thinking they would look better if the back was extended out so that there is somewhere to keep the engine.
No. Definitely not for me.
this tank looks “superdeformed”.
a “Far 2” tank. the hull seems far too small for the turret. or the turret far too big for the hull, and all the weapons are far too large.
but then again, I take it this is “heroic proportioned”
These remind me of that video game… Advance Wars 🙂
I could see these used for resistence in a 28mm dropzone commander
It could be used for their game because they also have their own game system as far as I remember @drac
They don’t do much for me :/
Yes I lowered the turret mount, as I listened to feedback from the Kickstarter backers!
Yes, you can use this tank in loads of games. I built it for use in Nuclear Renaissance, the Ramshackle Games post-apoc skirmish game. This is for the military gang list. I will however be taking 2 of them along to Animosity at the weekend at Slayer Gaming, to use in my Astra Militarum army.
I will at some point make a smaller turret for it too. I just wanted a huge gun and so huge turret!
Looks like a tiny little leman russ … so sweety! 😉
I didn’t think it was hard to make something look NOT like a Leman Russ …I was wrong… ctrl+c, ctrl+v
I wouldn’t build or buy any of them.
They are made to resemble GW garbage.
Well, it may help that I always give oddball tanks a home, and the images of it being built and painted would be at my shasolenzabi at Dakkadakka.com thread where I would give it some love and a home if I won it. It is such a cutely done tank with the options to be at turret tank or the assault PuG, what’s not to love?
I would use them for a post-apoc game. I especially like the plasma stug variant 🙂
Looks very nice
Good tank to start my army
Quirky ………………..oh! and Ramshackle………….that’s Ramshackle Games for you, there designed to go with there own Post Apoc Rule set ‘Nuclear Renaissance’ (its a good rule set) the great thing about Ramshackle was they where cheap!…………and you payed for what you got!…….lumps of resin that needed a lot of cleaning up………………….they still do! however not so cheap now, Battle dogs up for £27 ………….oh well that’s a sign of the times…………
super cool kit. Lots of options and would look great for a traitor guard army
My only issue with these guys is you can’t get their stuff in the US without spending an arm and a leg on shipping costs. Ramshackle PLEASE get a US distributor!!