First Impressions - Gremlin AFV (Hover)

Another sweet mini by Alternative Armies is the Gremlin Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV). 

Essentially the AFV is based on the same chassis as the APC variant but swaps the troop compartment for a large turret mount. This converts the vehicle from a troop carrier into tank. Judging by the cannon types (two variants are delivered with the kit) it could be consider to be either be a light or a medium tank but only your imagination is the limit. 
The big guns are then reserved for the Taranis Lifter MBT which will be presented later on.

The dimensions and production quality of this vehicle are the same as with the APC variant; the only difference being the height which is closer to 30mm.

Dimensions: length 85mm, width 55mm, height chassis 25mm, height at turret approx. 30mm






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