{"id":4970,"date":"2015-02-13T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2015-02-09T07:34:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T07:34:08","slug":"blower-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Blower Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>Today&#8217;s new releases are additions to the popular 15mm PacFed range. The Angelshark was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2014\/10\/new-for-crisis\/\">shown off<\/a> late last year (we even sold a few pre-production models at Crisis and SELWG) but has been waiting for a suitable release window. The arrival of the Komodo heavy tank is a perfect opportunity to pair up the two models and release them together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/angelkomodorelease\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AngelKomodoRelease\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease.jpg\" alt=\"AngelKomodoRelease\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Angelshark is a one-man attack VTOL with chin turret and missile launchers in the wingtip engine pods. Perfect for fast attack pop-up missions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/sf15-704\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SF15-704\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704.jpg\" alt=\"SF15-704\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SF15-704-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Komodo on the other hand is a true beast of a tank (see the photo below comparing it to the Cougar tank). With twin 14mm ECAP weapons, it throws out a prodigious amount of firepower.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/komodocougarcomparison\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KomodoCougarComparison\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison.jpg\" alt=\"KomodoCougarComparison\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/KomodoCougarComparison-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My first couple of Komodo models saw action against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/home.htm\">Hammer&#8217;s Slammers<\/a> a couple of weeks back in a Crucible game and proved themselves to be very potent against even uparmoured Blower tanks. You can find their stats on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/new_force_tas1.htm\">Slammers&#8217; website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4975\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/tas-advance-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TAS Advance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance.jpg\" alt=\"TAS Advance\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/TAS-Advance-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/15mmSF\/PacFed\/SF15-702.html\">SF15-702<\/a> &#8211; Komodo Heavy Grav Tank &#8211; \u00a310.50<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/15mmSF\/PacFed\/SF15-704.html\">SF15-704<\/a> &#8211; Angelshark VTOL &#8211; \u00a38.00<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/15mmSF\/Platoon%20Packs\/PP15-702.html\">PP15-702<\/a> &#8211; Komodo Platoon Pack &#8211; \u00a330.50<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s new releases are additions to the popular 15mm PacFed range. The Angelshark was shown off late last year (we even sold a few pre-production models at Crisis and SELWG) but has been waiting for a suitable release window. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2015\/02\/blower-killer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,39,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-15mm-sf","category-hammers-slammers","category-new-releases"],"views":3889,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AngelKomodoRelease.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-1ia","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7532,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2017\/04\/heaven-must-be-missing-an-angelshark\/","url_meta":{"origin":4970,"position":0},"title":"Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel(shark)\u00a0","author":"Tony","date":"April 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of weeks ago we released our new 6mm PacFed models - or at least we thought we did. 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