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Author Topic: Illustration or pic of a Catapult C5  (Read 1498 times)

serrate

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Illustration or pic of a Catapult C5
« on: February 04, 2011, 03:47:10 PM »
Anyone got one?  I'd especially like a pic of a modded miniature version.  Has it ever been included in one of the video games perhaps?

I'd like to kitbash one (or two) of these, to be paired up with a Sha Yu.  It seems like a ridiculously easy bash.  Take a standard Cat, bore out some Arrow IV holes in the right side launcher (either 3 or 5) and use green stuff to smooth out the remaining LRM holes.  Keep the left side covered to function as an ammo bin, perhaps with extra warning decals.  I'd probably take the right-side cover and cut it in half, making each half mount to the side of the launcher, instead of a single plate on top.

That seems like the easy way, but the silhouette would look so similar to a basic cat that I wonder if it's drastic enough.  I also thought of perhaps removing the left-side launcher completely, and saying all the ammo is housed in the main torso, or possibly replacing the left side launcher with something a little different as an ammo bin.

Any pics or ideas?
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Darrian Wolffe

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Re: Illustration or pic of a Catapult C5
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 04:49:55 PM »
Um...the C5 Cat is just the C3 Cat with ammo and ER Medium lasers.  Look in the TRO3050 to see what the C3 Cat looks like.  Your bash idea is right-on.  All you have to do is get rid of the LRMs on one launcher and put some A4 missiles in.  The other launcher stays closed.  Really, as long as the doors are closed on both launchers, there's nothing to visually distinguish a C1 Cat from an A1 or C3 or C5 Cat.

Easiest bashes are the ones with no steps...  ;D
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Re: Illustration or pic of a Catapult C5
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2011, 01:22:00 PM »
Thanks, I didn't realize the C3 was featured in a TRO.  I think I'll still do a little more work on it than just keeping the hatches closed, but it'll be very easy.  I've just got to get over to IWM sometime to pick up a Catapult.  Currently, I've only got the old sculpt and the plastic starter box versions.
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