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I found the camera!



And as you can see, it's fairly well balanced for an ork
I've started the second exhaust pipe (going off to the right there) and you can see what will probably be the only permanent grot rigger. Here's a few shots of all three riggers at their stations.

I'll magnetize the two metal ones to count as wounds or something.

As you can see here, the platform is a bit too small. I still have to build it up a bit. I'm thinking of putting a railing on it... what do you think.

and here's a shot so you can see the one rigger looking at the radar screen:

Of course there is still all the wiring to be done, too. SO, I still have the platform, the exhaust pipes, and the wiring to do before I can call the pack ready to paint. Not to mention the magnets, and I'll be converting the grots so they are holding tools... maybe a bionic eye or an ear antenna, too.

I LOVE the platform and the snotlings GG!! Oh I'm gonna so steal that...

This does have awesomeness written all over it Can't wait to see the end result!

Definitely AWESOME!!! That's gonna be a Big Mek!!

And the magnetized Riggers / Wound points are a nice idea!!!

Thanks fellas.

You have fun, Git. Let me see what you can make of it.

Also, does anyone have a tip on what size magnets to get? I need a couple to go in the snotlings feet and at least one that can fit under the platform (which will be a bit larger). Do they come small enough to fit into snotling feet?

2mm (diameter) by 0.4mm (height) is the smallest I've used - very fiddly. I've managed grot feet before with 2mm x 1mm - which tends to be my standard. I think the idea is "largest that fits"

The Big Mek is fantastic!

Have you thought about adding an understated exoskeleton to his legs, literally just a a couple of bars with a joint at the knee and attach them to the outside of his boots and his belt, just to help with the huge weight on his back?

Not a critisism, beacause he rocks, just an idea

Awesome backpack GG

Thanks for the good words. You know, Blackhand, I hadn't given any thought to his legs. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. You have put back the "Table-Ready" Date by months.

I am so excited!! I just bought the PVC for the Dred Klaw!! So now I have to kut it all out. I'm soooo happy. I might have it done for Halloween!

I'm not sure if I'll have enough for the the fingers, but I'm hoping the cut-offs from the forearm and "palm" sections leave me with workable pieces. Speaking of pieces, I picked up a new bits-box with the intention of organizing my bits a little better.

I'm so excited! ... Dred Klaw!

Also, I ordered a tau drone and a bunch of other bits from Bitzbarn. I'm looking forward to replace the proxy drone.
Stompa Factory: http://senjistudios.com/?p=1826

http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=441768

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1jtc5iYFN1qbfdqyo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1285385103&Signature=sGB%2F65lomw4ojBD%2BUkbsK%2Bxc32w%3D

I've done some more concept sketches for the mekpack and I think I should be ale to get it finished the next chance I have to work on it.

Some of you may have seen the bit of painting I managed recently. I'm hoping to have a little more done on their bases soon, too.

I'm starting to get very anxious about finishing the marker so I can send it off to Sum1.

Also I've got the next stage for the mopeds in mind. I'm gonna make a bunch of front forks... kinda obvious, but it had to happen.

And lastly, check out my Bigtoof list thread to see some of the Super Runt units I am looking forward to.

Now for some reference material:
-General Building Types
http://archive.kontek.net/empires.strategyplanet.gamespy.com/game/buildings/germany/index.html
-Crane "Hand"
http://img2.allposters.com/images/MEPOD/10140790.jpg
-Mining Town on the Sour Sea
http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/herald/images/liveevents/2008HeavyMetal_03.jpg
-Some pics of Factory Interior (scroll down)
http://www.allempires.net/irans-defence-industry_topic17564_page6.html
-Rosenwach Tank Factory Fire
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42987002@N00/3689590841/in/photostream/
-Awesome Terrain site
http://www.diy-terrain.com/category/terrain/
-Utility Trucks
http://www.trksrus.com/bucket_trucks2.htm
-Stompa Factory (another awesome terrain site)
http://senjistudios.com/?cat=8

A bit of reference for the Tau inspired portion of the Mek Shop:
http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Central_City
I want to have a few features on the shop to look distinctly tau

So I have been stupidly busy of late (with both pleasurable and responsible things). I haven't hat much time or energy to work on anything this small in a bit, but I have managed to get a little bit done.

I worked on the Deff Skullz first towtrukk a little more, got the driver blue-tacked into what will probably be his final pose, and an ork riding shot gun... well, here's the pics:


As you can see I have some work to do on the towing rig, but the idea is there. The two orks in the front are likely going to stay that way (with the exception of some weapon swaps), the ork in the back, however, is just there to fill in the space a bit. The towing line lokes rather puny all by itself. :( I'm also trying to figure some way to use the boarding plank for a canopy over the stand in ork.
PS: for any of you that might still be waiting for the Mobile Kroot; the chainsword bits make great moped engines, as do the back of IG spot lights their are still on the work bench.

Here's a quick update on Gutsnik's Mekpak

I've added a layer of texture to the floor and cleaned up where it joins the top half... not that you can tell in the pic. The blutak throws it off a bit. And I finally got the Tau Drone for the top! It's a very small amount bigger than the stand in thing I was using, which I like. It could have been a bit bigger, even. I'm leaving the blutak on the wire for these pics because it broke when I was bending the wire. That's the first reason the grot will be hagning from it (to fill the gap in the wire), the second reason is that once I thought of it, it seemed like I should have been planning it from the beginning. I still have plenty of work to do on how the underside of the platform.

C&C welcome and wanted. Anything to keep me in this, everything else in my life seems to be pulling my away from this kind of fun...

Put the towing line up on a pylon (plasticard tube or rod) closer to the back - probably so that it sits at the same level as the back sides should do it You could also stand an Ork there operating it (my first Trukk has a similar layout for its Wrecking Ball - when its attached...)

Hm... I like that. I was definitely going to have an ork operating it. I just couldn't get there while I was working on it.

I know I have a lot of work ahead of me after seeing your trukks. There's no way I can leave them in static, level positions... at least not all of them. I think maybe do one like it's just pulled up to the newest haul. Maybe one with the nose end up in the air like it's towing something that's too heavy, like a baneblade.

*edit* this is a cool gargant:
http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=35707&st=20

buffyscrubs wrote:I threw together another mock up for the grots working the bar, which will be part of Al'Rahem's platoon. They are mostly old night goblin parts, with bits of flora from a bunch of different sets

wait... what?

Just found this and I had to spread it around:


I did not make this.

You can find more on this amazing piece at Jack Doud's website:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/jdoud/orkerpriseconst.html

Check it out!

That Star Trek diorama is sweet.

Oh, that's priceless! Wonder if that's supposed to be inside a gargant or a Rokk.

Lol that is epic! Really like the big mek, especially the use of straw and the trukk looks good so far, the shotgun ork reminds me of the LSS scouts. Nice work.

Thanks Model Collector. I hadn't thought of the similarity to the LSS, which is my favorite land speeder.

@Gitspittla: It's in a gargant. Oddly enough, just below the neck. Also, the gargant looks to be a red shirt.

I started work on the sprue framing for the Gutsnik's Mekshop. I'll try to get it pic worthy by the end of the week... Also some other stuff, if I can find the time.

I'm happy to be getting back to the terrain, which was the impetus for this project. I'm gonna go on a motor collecting spree next weekend to try and get a couple mopeds ready for pics as well. I'm feeling bad about how long they've been on the table/shelf thing that I have.

I finally got a hold of a working camera so I thought I'd throw up a few pics of the finished Sewer Rat Markers. I'm gonna post them on the Objective swap, too, which is what makes this a double post... sorry. I'm just very pleased that I actually finished something. On the down side, it wasn't my homework





There are a few more pics of them in my Markers gallery. These three are finished, as in I am not doing anything more to them. The last one pictured is going to sum1thtdiesalot, and I've got a raincheck from Gisplitta so the other two are up for a swap if anyone is interested. Let me know what you think, ideas to make them better or things that you think make them worse. I am going to make more.. just, later.

Thanks for reading, and apologies for the overlapping posts>

Great job on the markers GG, looking forward to our trade later on!

Ooooo. I'd like the second one! And I hav an idea for an Ork marker with Snikrot's Backpack to trade for it if you want.

Snikrot's backpack, you say? Sounds like a deal to me!


*edit*
Inspiration for Kommando's Looted Piranha Transport:
7th post down, by Fio'Ui - LordDirk
http://www.advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?p=198890

That's some amazing work, LordDirk.

Some more inspireference:
http://www.dustydavis.com/blogimages/muma_moped_original.jpg
http://www.slomopedonline.com/images/vaspa_bikini.jpg
http://www.phinneywood.com/2008/08/09/moped-rally-cruises-phinney-greenwood-aves/
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:3yFGITvfUW7ysM:http://pampelmoose.com/mimg/mopeds.jpg&t=1
http://foxvalleyvintagerockers.tumblr.com/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3450332866_e21b257792_o.jpg
http://treats-of-the-loin.com/images/johno.jpg
http://www.dfi.dk/english/film-magazine/artikler-fra-tidsskriftet-film/64/moped-hearts.aspx
http://www.bikexprt.com/bikepol/facil/sidepath/paris/images/8907N06B20French%20Moped%20rider3.jpg
http://www.ikesbikes.com/newmoped/tomostarga.html
http://dankastner.tumblr.com/post/351428902/2010-the-year-of-the-moped
http://mopedculture.com/mopedrally.htm
http://www.thescooterscoop.com/page/201/
http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/13725/wm/pd1970507.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mqsc3sADk6A/RpUCzCPResI/AAAAAAAAAHU/MsvoCTGtM9E/s640/DSC_0123.JPG
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/EE9DCB3A-5B00-4FA4-8642-DAC3F8C25940/BE081880.jpg
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/498E0C02-808B-4D6E-92AD-F8CD0DB448C5/BE081866.jpg
http://rvanews.com/sports/swarm-and-destroy/19058
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ijKZVw3KiLCXHM:http://www.leftbanker.com/uploaded_images/pig-on-a-moped-798221.jpg&t=1

Ok, I'm bumping the thread to announce an idea for a Wyrd Boy mob with a batman theme. The idea is that I can run them as a Wyrd mob if it's a fun game, or another unit of kommandos and a Warphead if I wanted. Some of you have seen Batork and Rahbork, here are two more recruits, yet to be assigned to batman characters.

The team so far:





For future reference, a wiki list of characters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_supporting_characters

If you have any suggestions as to which character they should be, or other orky models I should look out for, please let me know.

Thanks for looking.

*Note to self*
Modeling/painting theme for Deff Skull Towing: Western, Cowboys, Bluejeans, Stripped/Flannel and "cowboy" shirts, cowboy hats, trucker hats, chaps, six-shooters, steampunk

A quick update:

I have ben working on a few moped frames that are coming out pretty good. I think I'll need to sit down to a heavy GS session pretty soon, as that is most of my back log...

Anyhoo- here are a couple of pics just to prove I'm still working on "it"

A bit of painting


And here's something that I lost a night to earlier this week

A Utility Truck rig for the Deff Skulls first trukk. I didn't think the crane was big enough to really pull off a towtrukk, so it's just a hauling trukk. I figure, before they had enough parts to make a towtrukk, they had enough to put something like this together to go out and get more parts!

I still need to put doors on it, and a "lazy susan" for the crane. I've already started on the cabnet for hte other side. I'm going to try to have it opening. Then it's time to angle the wheels...

Looks really good TGG, cool idea too! Don't think I've seen anyone do a utility truck before...

Thanks Git. I'm really looking forward to painting the Deff Skullz now, as I have reminded myself of their theme.

The Trukk Gunner body lends itself to overalls, too which I'm surprisingly excited about. Greenstuffing cowboy and trucker hats is also something I'm looking forward to (and dreading).

I'm going to try and get the cabinet for the other side of the trukk on par with the one that's already there tonight.

I've also fallen behind on my math homework, so I am going to have to be strong tomorrow. I don't have enough brain power for trig after I get off work at 9:30pm.

I also have the Mekshop and Towing Garage under way. I think the Garage is furthest along, but the mek shop will have more going into it. It's much bigger. The base for the mekshop is about 20 inches in diameter. The mekshop itself taking up about 6"by10" so far.

You need to give it mud flaps with the chrome nekked lady on them!

ooo- good point.


*Modeling refference*
Mechanicus Ork: http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=39254

The Good Green wrote:A Utility Truck rig for the Deff Skulls first trukk. I didn't think the crane was big enough to really pull off a towtrukk, so it's just a hauling trukk. I figure, before they had enough parts to make a towtrukk, they had enough to put something like this together to go out and get more parts!

I still need to put doors on it, and a "lazy susan" for the crane. I've already started on the cabnet for hte other side. I'm going to try to have it opening. Then it's time to angle the wheels...

Looking good! Have to wait till I'm back in the UK to see if I have any more luck pulling off a tow trukk look. Oh wait, I was going to use the wreck'in ball Waiting with anticipation to see the additional detail...