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thanks mate... it is an odd time... I am not even working that much... but after a day at school I am actually just able to hold my weight in the family currently and then being just a couch potato... well... my oldest was on a trip the last week and to be able to get him back I had a free day on Friday so I started with the tank... and well... couple of days later... that tank is now finished... and I wanted to present if to you all done...well...built at least^^...

Dam that was quick I don't know how your doing this of late but you just keep churning out the PC models nice tank and like the Ping turrets always look great and it will have no problem with the bridge not with those tracks.

What did you use for the chimney section

Hey after your cool little grot tank you got me to actually start building one of my own almost complete as well .......... Almost

As a judge I can't possibly pass comment... but good job Vik.

Drawbridge looks really cool so far. Always love your tanks.

The bridge and the steam powered tank! awesome work Vik! you never cease to amaze!

Still here. Enjoying the show. Is it "The Little Engine That Could"?

Edited 'cuz punctuation is hard :(

The tank reminds me of a baby Land Raider.

That Bridge makes me want to build some terrain that requires me to build a bridge

I love how your idea of random little details is other people's idea of a major project nice tanky.

Yeah also like the tank, reminds me somehow of french Renault FT17.

And things like that your workshop just spits out when needed... not bad, not bad! When will you build a steamtank in 1:1?

 Hruotland wrote:
Yeah also like the tank, reminds me somehow of french Renault FT17.

Why? Because it speaks in this Outrageous accent?

Fantastic work Vik! I really admire the last minute ingenuity!

Why? Because it speaks in this Outrageous accent?

Because of the overall proportions, the small dimensions, then there is this relative high rising cockpit btw, turret, of course the old-fashioned uncovered tracks (not to speak of rivets)... and this unique tension regulator on the side of the tracks looks to me a bit like a part of a steam engine gear.

Well, Vik did make that last tank spur of the moment and that was brilliant!

Hello boys and gals!

again I have been away way too long... and awfully quiet too... but I have been not lazy... mind you....definitely not!
due to nerfests new painting and modelling competition which is this time themed for sin city...I have had a bad case of inspiration hit me...

so I made this fella here... to battle amongst the heavy hitters in this comp... I am sure I can get at least my own nose bloody^^...

here comes...Dwight McCarthy... I have heard he is staring in the new movie with a different face... but I stuck to the old one, thank you very much ...clive owen is much cooler...
also... I am rather pleased with my progress of the bridge and all its "parts"... but more to this later this week...















also....this is how it all started...:

parts




primed...


base under construction...


and together with his pals on the trophy shelf^^

inmygravenimage wrote:I love how your idea of random little details is other people's idea of a major project nice tanky.

that´s got to be one of the sweetest compliments I have yet gotten....thank you very much good sir!!!

Hruotland wrote:Yeah also like the tank, reminds me somehow of french Renault FT17.

And things like that your workshop just spits out when needed... not bad, not bad! When will you build a steamtank in 1:1?

funny how I often fall in love with non german tanks... somehow very few german ones ever made it to my favourite list... the Renault one sure is on it... even if its shape more calls out for a grot to be sitting inside than a man... which is also saying something for RL...that is a rather small one...

dsteingass wrote:

 Hruotland wrote:
Yeah also like the tank, reminds me somehow of french Renault FT17.

Why? Because it speaks in this Outrageous accent?

Fantastic work Vik! I really admire the last minute ingenuity!

thanks mate.. and...*snigger*

adamsouza wrote:The tank reminds me of a baby Land Raider.

That Bridge makes me want to build some terrain that requires me to build a bridge

I see where you´re coming from...^^ the track shape of a mark V and the landraider are due to its rhombic shape my favourite... I need to do a tadpole soonish...^^

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Drawbridge looks really cool so far. Always love your tanks.

...many thank you´s in return for that nice compliment mister!

Dr H wrote:As a judge I can't possibly pass comment... but good job Vik.

I take your comment as it is probably meant...you need to step away more often from being a judge...your input is needed quite often and you can´t add it due to cross purposes...

shasolenzabi wrote:Well, Vik did make that last tank spur of the moment and that was brilliant!

thanks matey! hope you´ll like it once it is fully painted...(I hope to achieve that tonight...)

Hruotland wrote:

Why? Because it speaks in this Outrageous accent?

Because of the overall proportions, the small dimensions, then there is this relative high rising cockpit btw, turret, of course the old-fashioned uncovered tracks (not to speak of rivets)... and this unique tension regulator on the side of the tracks looks to me a bit like a part of a steam engine gear.

the open track mechanics is still something I often try to avoid... yet it always looks soooo cool... I need to bite the bullet soon....argh^^

well...that´s from me...for now...

cheers, vik

Wow! That's fething awesome Vik! The Red Chucks and white face along with the dramatic pose really Kill it!

Awesome work, totally love the trainers, bang on, whole piece really works.

Nice to see you are around, even if we miss your wonderful banter.

See you bring Dave out of hiding too! The Vik affect.

I am sorry I have recently yet again cut short on the banter... you don´t know how I miss this too... I was lurking however...and your work cam was inspiring and crippling in the same way ... but one thing this showed me is that monochrome can be done by me... (wasn´t even thinking it wouldn´t work with you for instance for one sec )

my wife liked the cons the most too... ^^

at dave... you wouldn´t believe me how feverish I have searched for the head... even tho I still had to do GS on it too... I remembered it but didn´t knew where it was... so I had to sieve a ton of bitz... usually my stuff is organized and sorted... so a full sorting box of different heads... but I found it finally in a big unsorted box full of bitz... well... always fun to play with bitz... but if you want to stay focused... bummer...

At least your heads are in one box! I need a weeks vacation just to sort out my bitz

werrlll... it started as a good sorted collection... but since I try to get bitz boxes via ebay from time to time...chaos rears its ugly head...(pun intended...^^)

Dam as I mentioned on the Nerdfest thread nice work indeed you and Cam are my favourites to win, I liked the snow effect of J-paint but did not really get the sin vibe with the mini as I did with you and cams.

Top job wish I could have got mine done in time but hey when do I ever finish

As to the head storage issue get these work a charm

Nice how Vik made the converses be the color draw on Dwight

I really love the streetlight. It subtle and works a treat. It's great also that the grey scale has given you more confidence - so now, more! Cool cons, too

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
I take your comment as it is probably meant...you need to step away more often from being a judge...your input is needed quite often and you can´t add it due to cross purposes...

Well, I've only been a judge twice... it's just that it's been on the last two competitions... I can still comment on technical matters, even as a judge, as those sort of comments help everyone (and I try to add those sort of comments on the competition thread so that everyone sees it). I just can't say whether what you are doing is a good idea or not (layout, colours, etc...).

As for the Nerdcademy piece, as a fellow competitor, I can comment. Good job.

You seem to have pushed yourself with the painting and done a good job of it, so keep going with that.
Only criticism I can see at the moment is that he doesn't really seem to be holding the gun in his right hand quite right.

Good job on filling in the coat also.

 Dr H wrote:

Only criticism I can see at the moment is that he doesn't really seem to be holding the gun in his right hand quite right.

Ahh but neither does Dwight!


What I want to know, is how does he keep those Chucks so clean in all that rain and city dirt?

Easily because he gets a new pair every shoot

at LDD...well... funny thing...I have a sorting box that reminds me a lot of your pic... full of different and extremely sorted heads...just due to hoarding stuff gets not sorted into the box as often as it should be... talk about clever plans and so on

at Dr. H werrrlll... I wasn´t too chuffed about the bolt pistols to begin with... then the cadian gunner arms aren´t also the best to play with... in the end it went soso... so you´re probably right about the weird pose...and dave is too... but the judges have to decide^^

at shaso... when I did some research for this comp clive owen was my instant inspiration... so the red shoes was a must... besides...he´s probably this way the manliest interpretation of Dorothy around the world wide web

at graven... thanks for the compliment about the grey scale...it is something I should invest some time more too... there is some interesting potential in this kind of painting... (the saving on different hues of paint is only one...)

well... in other news... since the nerdfest comp is over... now is the time to wrap things up with the league of extra ordinary riveteers terrain competition...
it was about roads... if ye lot remember... and I made a lifting bridge for it... since we are not supposed to show our final pics in the comps thread... well I am still allowed to show´em here......

which is now happening:

this is the final piece...(es)...

complete shot...


as you see this is a small () scene ...a Victorian steampunk tank is trying to cross the lifting bridge over a small river...
but suddenly a tall and lanky looking rusty robot aka a the steampunk equivalent of a bridge troll is having issues with that intention of the tanks driver...

here come more detailed shots...:



and then some detail shots of the troll robot and the tank...:
tank


and the robot...(internet cookie for the fella who can tell what toy got converted for this model^^)
(mind you...there is are yet no WIP uploaded of this whole project...well not that many... but none of the robot...had to keep it a secret^^...)

well...here is hoping it will help me all in all to establish a good footing in the comp again...

cheers, vik

Nice work Vik The working bridge is great, and I really like the green you used on the plates - really suits a work of civil engineering.

The tankette looks brilliant, you keep producing these great looking vehicles with great use of 'junk', lovely stuff.

And what a nice suprise the troll-bot is Excellent work there, really, really like that Works extremely well as a steampunk troll

Looking amazing my friend, amazing.

Love the bridge, the steel work is looking fabulous. And a working mechanism is awesome. The "Troll" is just fantastic, a proper "Robot" perchance. And to top it off we are treated to a very impressive Vik special Steam tank.

Good luck in the competition my friend, it's pretty tough, but your right in there bud, awesome work.

Well you excelled here Vik and where to start ............. I guess the bridge first and what more can I say than Riveting and it works which is even cooler

The thing I like about the steam tank is the simplicity to its design and regalness, it seems to have been built to provide a specific purpose but clothed in a regal scheme.

Now that robot troll is a nice touch especially the hammer, now it kind of reminds me of 2 things 1 Robots the CGI animation movie or the Iron Giant which or it could be and probably is something completely different.

A steampunkrobobridgetroll... I never know, should I envy or pity you for your mind, Vik? You were right, this is really something I totally dig! Listen closely, all your competitioners: doom DOOM DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!

Nicely done. I especially like the retro robot. The head looks familair but I can't place from where.