{"id":12845,"date":"2020-06-20T23:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12845"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:05:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:05:19","slug":"sitrep-gage-commando-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/20\/sitrep-gage-commando-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SITREP: Gage Commando (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20200620_204109.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20200620_204109.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20200620_204109-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So a quick update on the Gage Commando &#8211; after the first post went up, I decided to add a few little tweaks to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Smoke launchers: pulled from the Spectre accessories kit, these two mounted on the turret seemed pretty much perfect for an internal security vehicle. Possibly launching other types of grenade if needed.<\/li><li>Aerial: taken from the Tigr kit from Empress, the aerial seemed sturdy enough for my purposes and is just a neat additional touch.<\/li><li>Fuel tank. Just to break up the lines I added a jerry can on the side. The aim with this vehicle is not to make it loaded down\/designed for long-distance work. Most of its operations will be on-road or in suburban areas, so much of it&#8217;s kit is just not needed. I also wanted to reduce how much equipment could be torn off the side of it, if it ended up in a civil disobedience situation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With these stowage options added, I think the vehicle is ready for the basecoat. It will then get a pure tan base colour, before I go to work on the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So a quick update on the Gage Commando &#8211; after the first post went up, I decided to add a few little tweaks to it. Smoke launchers: pulled from the Spectre accessories kit, these two mounted on the turret seemed pretty much perfect for an internal security vehicle. Possibly launching other types of grenade if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1069,903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sitrep","category-wargaming"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/sitrep\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">SITREP<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">SITREP<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 20\/06\/2020","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 20\/06\/2020 11:00 pm","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:05 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-3lb","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12809,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/07\/sitrep-gage-commando\/","url_meta":{"origin":12845,"position":0},"title":"SITREP &#8211; Gage Commando (Part 1)","author":"Michael Charge","date":"07\/06\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Seeing as my Bazi Royal Guard are now basically done, it's time to give them a little support to roll around in. 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