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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

 At long last another review of a new vehicle. Alternative Armies released a new range of hover vehicles a short while ago. The first one to be reviewed will be the Gremlin Hover APC. The kit is fairly straight forward and consists of a main chassis, a small turret (both made from resin) and two guns made from metal.  There is very little flash from the casting process on the mini. The tank itself is very detailed. The overall appearance is quite modern and IMHO would easily be a nice addition to a game like Hammer's Slammers. The chassis is about 85mm long, 55mm wide and tops at about 25mm (give or take 1 mm).

 This one is another vehicle from Alternate Armies; this time from the Laserburn and Asgard range. The vehicle as such fills a niche as an open-top light utility craft. It is neither an APC or an IFV. The main body is a single piece resin cast with some metal bits (landing gear, guns and a roof top). There is some flash and left overs from the production process but those can be easily removed. The details are good; however it seems to be an older design as it can clearly be seen that a lot of handwork was done while designing it.  When I'll start working on the projects for the air lander I might kit-bash it into something like this ... (not exactly but similiar)

 From Alternative Armies (Loud Ninja Games range) comes the Sirrus APC vehicle. Good solid one-piece cast with good details, some bits for the guns and no mold lines. The APC is a bit on the smaller side.