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@Vic, your imagination for using random things never ceases to amaze me.

@Hk: mmm plastic ...

thanks mates... I was surfing dakka that day and had that old watergun next to my PC desk... and while I was reading I played with the toy... in-between some pewpewpew sounds I turned the gun this way and that and then realization hit me^^

nice stock supply HK...now fill it with awesome^^

ok... im in ... gonna spend this weekend thinking of something to build.

@ashotninja: I've followed your IG thread on warseer, some impressive converting, good to see you on dakka

don't forget if you think an idea is a little too wild just ask, if the past 2 competitions are anything to go by the crazier the better!

 ashotninja wrote:
ok... im in ... gonna spend this weekend thinking of something to build.

Welcome to the competition, Looking forward to seeing what ideas you may have, and I agree with OneManNoodles, " The Crazier the better"
Also I've just had a look at some of your work, Brilliant stuff, especially the painting it's top notch.
I have to say my attention was drawn to one model in particular, the Psycho Mantis EDF Psyker, Very nicely done .

Sorry about the sideways picture - not sure why my phone uploads them like that...

However, my first WIP's:





A small mound made from broken up packaging, pinned with cocktail sticks and covered with PVA and tissue paper. More cocktail sticks poked through to form spikes. Some resin pour gates to form anti-tank style dragons teeth. A bit of MDF spure from some laser cut terrain, along with some injection moulding inlets from model bases to form a telegraph pole.

Once it is dry I will add some sand to the mound, add broken wires to the telegraph pole and mount the gun on the ring. I hope it can be entered into both the -=]_=- terrain contest and also Briancj's contest

All the starts are looking good so far.

I have decided to go for the second of my ideas. It is a giant robot of unknown origins that has ended up buried so only the shoulder and one arm are showing. It has come into the possession of Da Orks who have started to 'improve' it by attaching lots of guns
This will give a fixed gun position that also has a very strong punch.

All da lootz so far.


My first idea was a giant brain plant that fired psychic shots but the Orks won

Cheers Vim

@ Vim_the_good. What an excellent idea, I was so hoping someone would build something like that , cant wait to see it.

@SilverMK2. Looking good so far, plus I like the description of all the varied parts and pieces you've used.

It's great to see projects being built using every day odds and ends, Plus the variety of idea's I've heard so far really is going to make this an interesting competition.
And to those who haven't started their entry's yet, don't worry, this competition has only just begun, and there is loads of time left yet so there's no rush .

Whoa! How'd I miss subbing to the new thread? Amazing starts so far!

Well, more of an update. Nothing new or innovative, but it will work on my table.

Orbital battery now with Quonsen hut frame. Piping channels the power from the underground complex, also water coolant system to increase firing speed. The other side has to vents on it, nothing major. The base is made from two of the dust tactics Quonsen huts glued together and the white ring is the top of a kool aid drink mix container. He ball of the gun is a Lego asteroid field from the Star Wars line. The gun is part of my ultrasonic cleaner I never use (ring stand).

So, I also made a start even though I still need to finsh my entry in Briancj's comp... What the hell I thought, let's have too many projects on the go at once, why change the habit of a lifetime...

Sneaky peaky of the concept - and yes, it's Orky and the piece will be called 'Big Berfa'- that's all i'm saying right now

I'm definitely in for this one.. probably will take about a month or so before work really gets going though. Can't figure out what to do yet really, probably some bigass possessed daemon siege gun but maybe not who knows? I want to be sure it's more terrain not so much gun model. But all the other entries look great so far, it's shaping up to be a lively competition this time around...

Lots of amazing ideas, I had better get my act together soon.

@ Theophony That really looks excellent. Looks like something from Starwars. I mean that as a compliment.

@Ruglud, if I didn't know better if say you were planning an orky version of Gustav, the giant German ww2 railgun.

@ Theophony: that looks really awesome I'm almost shocked by how quickly you've come up with something.

@ Ruglud: if that pipe is meant to be a gun barrel, then I like where this is going.


I've come up with something, I'd be following the ascetic of the previous competition, gothic with a hint of mechanicus.
I don't really have the materials to start just yet and with so many other things on my desk atm It might not come to something.

inmygravenimage wrote:@Ruglud, if I didn't know better if say you were planning an orky version of Gustav, the giant German ww2 railgun.

Funny you should mention that, I was actually looking at timages of that and thinking about making an IG version fo the competition, but then decided to go Ork. The name is somewaht inspired by Gustav, but the build will be going in a different direction...

OneManNoodles wrote:@ Ruglud: if that pipe is meant to be a gun barrel, then I like where this is going.

Why yes, yes it is...

I may have to come out of retirement to enter this competition. I've had the itch to get some scenery projects going lately.

Looking great so far, I'll enjoy watching from afar and stealing ideas!

@ Ruglud: I'm already intrigued as to where this idea might be heading, just after seeing your very early progress. .

My own project, and the prize for this Competition is well under way, having had to scale it back a few times, due to my over ambitiousness.
But it will still be something original, and contain lots and lots of rivets .

Hi all.
A little slow on my project after getting over first week back at work after holidays :/
Great to see other peoples projects starting.
@Theophony - I can believe you have built all that already. You going to put it onto a scenic base?
@Ruglud - Cool. I could imagine that cannon firing shells full of boyz

For me I have started building the upper arm

Origionaly the elbow looked like this

But quickly found out that I had to come up with a stronger construction when trying to fix a mistake :O

My plan at the moment is to build the robot as it was then Orkify it. C&C welcome

Cheers Vim

that giant robot arm is one of the uniqiest ideas around here i think....

and i see you like to play with junk like me...

i am eager to see how you will do fingers and suchlike...

So I just noticed this thread now. If it's not too late I'd like to join in. Do we post our WIP picturws right here in this thread or create a new threadjust for our own work? Thanks!

 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
So I just noticed this thread now. If it's not too late I'd like to join in. Do we post our WIP picturws right here in this thread or create a new threadjust for our own work? Thanks!

No It's definitely not too late to enter, This competition has only just begun, and will be running to the end of October, so you've got plenty of time .
And yes please post your WIP pictures here, It's always great to see how everyone's projects are progressing.

If you have any questions about the competition just let me know, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

@vim, it didn't take that long to build, it was really simple. And now it's primed, but the humidity may have caused some issues, I'll be able to tell tomorrow hopefully.

The arm is looking good so far, can't wait for the rest of it .

So, I was throwing ideas around in my head about what to build..."Should I make something Eldar? Should I make something Orky because I'll be able to use it for my Orks?"

I'm still kind of torn, but these are my 2 ideas and I'm wondering if anybody has a preference for what they'd like to see me do.

1. A Dark Eldar anti-aircraft battery. A sleek, elegant, and wicked multi-barreled emplacement on a swiveling mount.

-OR-

2. A massive Orky catapult that throws whole tanks, gunz blazing at my enemies.

The Dark Eldar piece would be a challenge for me, because I've never built something like that. The Ork thing would be easier because when I'm not making terrain, I'm just making more orks.

What would you all like to see?

argh... that´s a toughy... the Eldar idea sounds good...but well... that orky tank tossa...now that is as epic as it gets... I think for the pure badassery you have thought up you now need to make this...Eldar tech for later
maybe you could make it fling an elf tank even

@warboss, why would orks throw away perfectly good blown up tanks??? I love the idea, and maybe one mekboy would do it, but a enough mekboys to actually build one. I'd love to see it though because of rule of cool though , especially if you made it functional and took it to a tournament .

I like the idea of an Ork/Grot launcher better! Hook it up like a medieval catapult, but with big motors and cables on the fulcrum, this is actually a great way to fire orks into combat since they can survive the impact much better than human can and you can launch them randomly into an advancing force. I feel like if it were to launch a tank the tank would just explode.

How about if a group of Orks are launched in a giant hamster ball covered in spikes. After the initial carnage caused by the spike ball rolling until it stops, the Orks jump out and start hacking what’s left into steak sized portions. Perfect for the post battle BBQ

Experimental Rules: Works like a transport with a transport capacity of ten or 20 depending on size, 36" inch range, roll the scatter die and every ork takes a toughness test to see if they survive, you place the Orks in a large scatter template, if you can place any Ork in B2B then they are directly in combat or else they can charge in the ensuing combat phase.