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Great work on the infinity fig, the green cloth brings the trooper to the front and the red in the goggles gives the head nice focal area to draw eye to.

Looking great here merlin! havn't checked in for a while but glad i did, the bike/trike/monster machine is looking great, cant wait to see some more progress of it. XD I liked your infinity entry too! don't know if it's converted (knowing nothing about infinity) but the whole piece looks great.

Just looked through the whole Blog. I love your Ork conversions, especially the large Truck.

I'm also a bit scared of your bossbike. Looks like it'll become even bigger than mine.

Metsuri wrote:Great work on the infinity fig, the green cloth brings the trooper to the front and the red in the goggles gives the head nice focal area to draw eye to.

Thanks. It's nice to hear you like it!

J-paint wrote:Looking great here merlin! havn't checked in for a while but glad i did, the bike/trike/monster machine is looking great, cant wait to see some more progress of it. XD I liked your infinity entry too! don't know if it's converted (knowing nothing about infinity) but the whole piece looks great.

Thanks mate! Sadly, there won't be any bike updates in the next six weeks..... I'm travelling to Scotland I've been all round the UK twice before, I love the country!
And no, the infinity fig isn't converted.

Anung Un Rama wrote:Just looked through the whole Blog. I love your Ork conversions, especially the large Truck.

I'm also a bit scared of your bossbike. Looks like it'll become even bigger than mine.

Thank you as well! Atm, the trukk is my fav piece as well (till the tike is done, I guess...)
And I've seen your bike, looks great! Biker bosses are awesome to build!

My homeland, Bonny Scotland!! Where abouts you touring to??

We'll be touring around a lot... But I guess we'll visit Edinbourgh, and a lot of coastline...

Going through Oxfordshire?

MrMerlin wrote:Oh look, a new flag! I'll be in the UK for about six weeks, so there won't be any updates.....

Welcome!

MrMerlin wrote:Right now we (my family and me) are in Sussex, but we'll spend most of our time in scottland and northumberland.

Not wanting to be a grammer nazi (acutally I lie, I love being a grammer nazi), but correct english is *my family and I*. Grammer nazi, away!

Also, loving the models. Just thought I should add that as a footnote

@Pagarus: Already past it... I'm south of Aberdeen atm....
@p_grey: Quit the grammar-naziing on my blog! I don't want to be reminded of my incorrect english!!

Also, thanks for the footnote

Ahhh... I've never actually spent any time in Scotland, despite living a lot closer to it... Oh well. when are you getting back to working on the project? can't wait...

Scotland is really nice, but very wet.... We'll be here for another four, maybe five weeks....

MrMerlin wrote:Scotland is really nice, but very wet.... We'll be here for another four, maybe five weeks....

Can't be as wet as wales. (Luckily I'm not in wales, though). Anyway, I've started a new army and therefore suddenly taken a renewed intrest in every aspect of the hobby, so I'm eager to see any new P&M that you do!

Our spell of sunny weather seems to have abated, it was beautiful until I actually got on holiday - the way life seems to work I feel, it'll probably get sunny again as soon as my next exam come up. Aside from bemoaning the weather anyway, I hope Scotland is not too wet, and I shall eagerly await your return!

Enjoy sunny Scotland Mr Merlin.

The trikelooks great, I'm a fan f a big eshaust block going behind the seat / between the wheels. Not sure where this would leave your gun mounting though (side car?)

Haha, I was just in Scotland. Hehe. During their one good-weather week of the year, I'm told.

models looking great as always!

Nice to see the progess MrMerlin, haven't seen your thread in a while. Have fun in scotland.

Oy, plenty o' unreplyed comments on me blog! Fanks a lot ladz!

I just got back from the UK today, was amazing there! But after about 7 weeks, I'm happy to be home again!

Expect updates in a few days

Woooooooooo!

Finally an update! I used an editing programme to show you what I came up with.

Here are some ideas. I'm thinking about seperating the engine from the deffkopta bit and fitting a gas-tank and an ammo drum into the space between. Opinions?



I've also found this great toy truck in the basement and smashed it apart for the wheelz (and the cab, which will be used for a battlewagpn )



And I tacked this minigun together, thinking about putting a twin next to it....



The space between the rear wheelz will be filled with a few exhast pipes.

WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS?

I think it looks ridiculously good! incredibly orky! I'm really excited to see it all finished, its going to be

That is awesome.
With the mini guns make sure they are orkey, otherwise say that they where looted.
Twin tyres more area to splat things with, a very good idea. You could also add spikes on the wheels.
The ammo and gas tank is a smart move because all ork things need them.
Keep up the good work

Thanks for your comments guys!
@hahli: no worries, I'll make sure they look orky!

But I'm not really sure about the twin tyres.... they look too big to me. I'm thinking about using the other wheel thats lying around in the pics instead.
Also not sure about how to make an ammo chain. Ideas?

you could put a big spiky / bladed ram from between the two tyres.

i am eagar to see more mini guns.

It's definitely looking good right now. Double minigun possibly? It's be far more orky.

MrMerlin wrote:
But I'm not really sure about the twin tyres.... they look too big to me. I'm thinking about using the other wheel thats lying around in the pics instead.
Also not sure about how to make an ammo chain. Ideas?

I'd say to use the smaller tire, or go a different route. Maybe a spiked tank tread front wheel (similar to the FW biker nob), or a scaled down deff rolla (I'd say about the same size as the tire, just made entirely out of metal and rusty nails)?

As far as the ammo feed, I was having a similar question about a conversion I've been planning. I came up with an idea, but I haven't tried it yet.

1 - I was thinking to take a wire, and bend it to follow the path of the ammo feed.
2 - mix up some green stuff to be on the firmer end of things.
3 - cut the GS up to be rectangular bits, about the size of a segment of an armored ammo belt
4 - slip each segment onto the wire (kinda like beads)

After it dries, theoretically you could have a curvy yet still blocky looking feed, that you could carve and/or add plasticard bits/rivets to detail it up. Or you could just cheat and get something like this:


Found it on a place called dragon forge design, or somesuch.

Anyway keep up the good work!

http://dragonforge.com/Painting%20service/for%20sale/conversion_parts.htm

or

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDUARD-1-35-PRE-PAINTED-PE-SET-US-CAL-50-AMMUNITION-BELTS-TP509-/400303927073?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item5d33f92f21#ht_672wt_1163

good to see some movement on this post mate lol

UPDATE!
I've spent most of my hobby time thinking, not actually building stuff.... -_- I can't really build the trike the way I intended (with the tank and the ammo box between the boss and the engine) because then ot would get waaay too long. So I'll have to figure out a way to put these two somwhere else.... I guess the ammo-boxes can just go next to the miniguns, an the tank fills the space over the diff.
Da big dakkaz:




A fuel tank I quickly hammered (glued) together. Made it look propa orky by roughening it up a bit.





I tacked it over the diff.... does it look good there?





Oh yeah and this.... I was thinking about putting a hinge between the engine and the front half, for steering. Is this a good idea?


@c9805222: maybe, but I think a normal wheel looks better....
@cormadepanda: here they are ^
@p_gray99: Thanks. yep, double guns ofc!
@Vyler: Thanks a lot for the tips!! Sadly, the plans have changed, so I don't really need ammo belts any more.... But thanks anyway.
@wazzoo: Thank you as well!


NEED YOUR ADVICE/ HELP/ CRITIQUE!

SO Big aND shOOtY i LOVE it

How about ammo drums, instead of a box?