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**Dashofpepper**

Hey folks!

Someone linked a picture of a deffkopta turned into a rokkit buggy: http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=43927

I'd like to make some of these, but I come up blank for "plastic tubing." I see plasti-card referred to in various places as well....

Could someone shine some light on what's being talked about here? Where do I get that stuff? Thanks.

**Ouze**

You want some of this stuff. I'd approximate around 1/8th to 1/14" for the axles.

Also, here is some sheet styrene.

**Dashofpepper**

Is that sheet styrene what most folks use for modeling?

**LeperMessiah**

Dashofpepper wrote:Is that sheet styrene what most folks use for modeling?

Some version of it, yeah. There's a hobby shop nearby me (most R/C cars, trains, that sort of thing) and they sell tons of great stuff like this, so that's where I get my materials. This website looks solid, though it might be trying to sell you more than you need for the job.

**Breotan**

May I suggest using the current ork wheels instead of the old/SM bike wheels?

BTW, thanks for that link. Much idea theft will be happening.

**Mighty Moj**

I made this from a trukk and some rokkits from the boyz sprue

**Solorg**

Hot Mamas!

**KingCracker**

Ink pen tubes if your trying to go on the cheap. It takes a bit of cleaning, but they work

**generalmalaise**

or use wooden dowel which is much cheaper.

you can also use pencils, etc. - no need to buy anything fancy.

**jimmy gunn**

i found these pics on google images, gotta be the best buggie i've seen, GW have got to update their weedy looking buggie models soon

**oadie**

*drool* Need spare deffkoptas and trukk tires...

**Mookie Blaylock**

Converted this from the GW buggy kit with some Orks for crew, and some springs from a few pens.

Mookie.

**number9dream**

I'm the one who linked those I think, and I've got a sort of on-topic question:
What's a good source for wheels?

Trukk wheels seem like a bad idea (checked bits order @ thewarstore and they sell the trukk wheels together with the chasis making it a bit unattractive when all I want is the wheels), Battlewagon wheels seemed more reasonable but then I'm not sure if the scale is right (waiting on my battlewagons to arrive from Maelstrom).

Any - cheap - non-gw sources?

**Ouze**

I'm with Number 9 - if anyone knows where to get good cheap wheels in the right scale, I'd love to know. I've been scoping out drugstore toys, but no luck with good ones.

**CommissarKhaine**

Look at the cheap toys ( a few bucks for a set, that stuff). Ther'll be plenty of crap inside as well, but ther's always good wheels in there. best sources: agricultural vehicles, buggies, and trucks; these tend to have more detailed wheels, so they'll fit in better.

**em_en_oh_pee**

Perhaps not cheap, but:

http://www.thewarstore.com/product33677.html

Check other bits sites for possibly better deals, of course.

Also, I am stealing the Deffkopta idea. That is brilliant and simple.

**Arakasi**

I bought the FW half trakk trukk - which comes with its own wheels - effectively giving me 6 spare. It and the enclosed cab trukk also come with their own engines - meaning I have two spare trukk engines for doing buggy conversions at some point... Oh - I have also magnetised my wheels - which while helpful in game (remove one for stunned, many for immobilised, all for wrecked, place all in a crater shaped arrangement for exploded - got a good reaction from my opponent with that!) will also be used for "red paint job" (I'll do a set with red rims/hub caps) and also cover for spares for buggies (assuming I don't try to take "all" of my vehicles in one game...)