General Discussion

[Mossie]

GAU-8??? There's always this one: GI Joe/Action Force Rapid Fire Motorcycle. Great in a comic, real life...  However, if you want to go out in a blaze of glory... 

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[jcf]

Here it is in all its glory.

The specs crack me up.

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[Mossie]

Ah, GAU-12. Much more practical!

[kerick]

Pull the trigger and spin around like a top and spray the whole neighborhood!

[jcf]

Ah, GAU-12. Much more practical!

The bore looks more like a big Hotchkiss revolver than a 20mm.

[Wardukw]

What's the biggest gun Phill could mount on a Wehrmacht sidecar?

Hmmmm ...extremely good question Fred my dear friend 🙂
Well if we're talking practical here then with abit of work 106mm recoiless rifle would work quite well ....if we're used something like the BMW R75 then it's 3 wheel drive so an added bonus 😉
For belt fed ...well a classic M2 .50cal is a great place to start ..then for more grunt a GAU-19 .50cal would work at 2000rds per min ..it's a 3 barreled rotary gun 👌.
For stupid grunt ..RH-202 20mm cannon or a ZPU-14.5mm cannon 🤔
Neither of those are all that heavy either so both doable 
Yeah there's a few choices out there 

[Wardukw]

Ah, GAU-12. Much more practical!

The bore looks more like a big Hotchkiss revolver than a 20mm.

Agreed 👍...and that's a 37mm gun to if I remember right 😉

[jcf]

Ah, GAU-12. Much more practical!

The bore looks more like a big Hotchkiss revolver than a 20mm.

Agreed 👍...and that's a 37mm gun to if I remember right 😉

They were available in 37, 47 and 53mm.

[Mossie]

The bore looks more like a big Hotchkiss revolver than a 20mm.

Go big or go home.  Always made me laugh that the UK character that rode it, Quarrel, had a crossbow as a back up.

[NARSES2]

Go big or go home.  Always made me laugh that the UK character that rode it, Quarrel, had a crossbow as a back up.

I know nothing about the comic character/story whatsoever, but that crossbow did make me giggle 

[perttime]

So, the crossbow was for times when he didn't want to make a lot of noise?

[Nick]

Go big or go home.  Always made me laugh that the UK character that rode it, Quarrel, had a crossbow as a back up.

I know nothing about the comic character/story whatsoever, but that crossbow did make me giggle 

Yeah, ride up on a loud motorbike with a blazing gatling gun and then carry out a silent attack 

My cousin was into that GI Joe / Action Force stuff back in the 80s. The backstories and weapons and vehicles were odd to say the least. 
There's a strong collectors market now. People are even 3D printing weapons and parts that got lost over the years to complete their sets.

[scooter]

My cousin was into that GI Joe / Action Force stuff back in the 80s.

I had my collection of Joes.  But I never got any of the bigger pieces like the fighters, either of the bases, or the ultimate set - the USS Flagg.

[Mossie]

So, the crossbow was for times when he didn't want to make a lot of noise?

Female character. Tends to be docile and explodes into action at a moments notice. 

My cousin was into that GI Joe / Action Force stuff back in the 80s.

I had my collection of Joes.  But I never got any of the bigger pieces like the fighters, either of the bases, or the ultimate set - the USS Flagg.

Me and by brother had a fair collection of the Action Force stuff. I had some of the early Palitoy Baron Ironblood storyline (pre-Cobra Joe tie in) stuff, Z Force battle tank and troop carrier, Space Force Cosmic Cruiser and Triad Fighter, SAS Jeep among others. The motorbike above was my brothers, along with the Red Shadows (bad guys) Roboskull, Hyena (HISS) tank and I think, a Shadowtrak.

My friend had some of the big post Cobra tie in stuff, the Skystriker (F-14) and Hovercraft. I had some figures but non of the vehicles, I was pretty envious.

[PR19_Kit]

I had Dinky Toys..................