19C - British VSF Vehicles

Well my previous post demonstrated my complete lack of British VSF Vehicles.  A Super Heavy Tank is all well and good but what about the real VSF vehicles.

So off to the drawing board.  Of course there is no use using those atrocious antipodean artefacts developed by the colonials in Australia. (see my War of the Antipodes posts). Something purely British was required.

So a competition to design the new British - Light Assault Vehicle

Baron Bernard Buttonly came up with the winning design - Battle Balls.

These gyroscopic balanced battle balls carried two twin Gatling Guns in turrets either side. A single track around its middle provided the motive force with direction being changed by speeding or slowing the gyroscope.

Four landing legs could be deployed when the battle ball came to a halt.

So here are the pictures.

Here you can see the perfectly balanced vehicle. Crew on one side balanced by engine on the other side.  The single track is powered from the internal engine. A cupola at the top allows the officer to direct his drivers while gunners each side look for targets.

Passing an infantry column heading to the front. The second battle ball needs to brake while the one in front accelerates.   

A full company of battle balls pass a recently captured Prussian fort, the manoeuvrability of the battle balls is shown by the forth one leaning into the turn.

So a bit of fun for the British and a easy project.

Ping pong balls, tracks from some old Airfix Stuart Tanks, some plastic pipe, cotton buds and bits and bods (or in the case of the figures - half bods) and all done. 40k decals too.