War Mek Krab Klaw an' Big Mek Cogtoof decided to hold a vehicle lootin'/buildin' competion. Dey want sum of da best meks around ta join

This comp has been made by me, Matt.Kingsley and Prototype_x. Anyone can join!
Ok, in this comp, you can build anything. The picture below is to give you ideas and measurements. This link gives you better zoom quality.



Now then, you can use WHATEVER you want, and build ANYTHING as long as it fits in one of the catagories
Oh, you can have multiple entries.

EVERY VEHICLE MUST BE KONVERTED OR SCRATCH BUILT IN SUM WAY, IT CAN NOT JUST BE A KIT
Does not have to be painted!

Entries, if suitable, can enter multiple catagories.



Da Katagoriez:

RuzzBot:
Looted Warhound:
Krawla:
Stompa:
Supa Stompa:
Big Mek Stompa (aka Mek Boy Gargant):
Gargant:
Great Gargant:
Mega Gargant:
Fighta:
Bomma:
Mega Bomma:
Landa:
Savage Gunship:
Drop Pod:
Mega Drop Pod:
Other:
Skullhamma:
Warbuggy (all varients):
Looted Vehicles:
Battle Wagons:
Junka:
Bikes:
Deff Koptas:
Epic Scale Ork Vehicles:
Battle Fleet Gothic Ork Vehicles:
Killa Kan:
Deff Dread:
Mega Dread:
Airships:
Roks:
Grot Tanks:
Kill Tanks:
Grot Tanks:
Ork Minelayer:
Submersibles:



If you are wondering what the prize is, well it is this:
The winner of each catagory gets a certificate.
The over-all winner and runner-ups gets a special certificate


Details on how the winner will be decided:
Dakka votes
once voting is up, the winners of each catagory are placed into a seperated thread with a seperate poll
as usual, dakka votes
(Note: if there is a tie, then ONE place will be taken out, so there is NO mention of a 4th person winning, unless they tie for 3rd place)

The end time is 8th July 2012, at 12 PM Brisbane, Australian time.
Last Enrties accepted on the 10th July 2012, at 12 PM Brisbane, Australian time.
Please note that people building the Savage Gunship get extra time.

NOTE: BRISBANE TIME IS +10 STANDARD TIME
EXTRA NOTE: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO POST PICS OF YOU VEHICLE IN THE APPROPRIATE ARTICLE PAGE
Go! Build your hearts out!

i has a predator screaming to become a ruzzbot!

Yeah, I suppose that would be ok, though RuzzBots are typically Russ hulls, but I suppose Rhino bodies are close enough...
Now, here is a question, would a RuzzBot be a BattleWagon or LootedWagon?
BattleWagon is closer armour and wargear is more diverse BUT LootedWagons have suited Rules and the BoomGun has a similar profile to the Battle Cannon

acctualy ive changed my mind im gonna start with a fighta


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the notes say that it counts as a demolisher or standard russ

And another person falls to the fighta craze...
And for the record it says
"...Leman Russ Hull or Similar..."

And that stuff you mentioned is for the old edition, where looted vehicles used the profile from other dex's
Yes, the could have skimmers...

no the craze is fighta bommas!

i recon this is smaller

whats the size on the fighter, i cant make it out.

15cm or 6"

Just Thought I'd say this:
With the stompa, someone could easily use the kit.
Just saying

lol, they can, thanks, time to make it so they can't...

That's better.
Proto to make you feel better, I'll help judging!

yu can help vote, the whole of dakka will vote for the best in each catagory.

eh eh! this is gonna be really amazing! hope to see a lot of good work!

So do I...
Do you want to join?
If so, what category?

naaaa, i'm not that able to make a decent job......

hope to see some Klaus work.....wait, he have to finish the Athena, first!

I call dibs on the big mek stompa!
It is almost finished anyway!

Aquaterry

FantasyBob wrote:naaaa, i'm not that able to make a decent job......

hope to see some Klaus work.....wait, he have to finish the Athena, first!

Ah ok.

Aquaterry wrote:I call dibs on the big mek stompa!
It is almost finished anyway!

Aquaterry

Sure, I'll put ya name down!

I wish I could do something but the time frame is too constricting. sounds like a cool idea though, will be watching this.

More than one year is too constricting?!

alrighty then. i have decided to make a drop pod too. again, what are the dimentions on it.

It's 12cm (5") tall

thankz you

Dat's ok

I'll do the ork warbike. Look closelier tis in the pic

Seriously guys i think you should open up the compo to smaller vehicles, some people (me included) are rather intimidated by the size of the ork vehicles on that picture.

But then they would be competing with my Trukk Rally I'd get involved with this if I wasn't trying to complete five Trukks...

No Skullhamma Category? Disappoint.

I'm down. These comps will help me with getting my army finished. Doing a trukk for Arakasi's trukk rally so why not something bigger to. Now I just have to figure out what to make.

I think i will do the warbike, i dont plan on collecting orks so it will be a nice one off.

I am oddly tempted to try a Krawla, despite not playing orks and having way to many projects already. Maybe 2012 edition of the contest.

I think it is only fair if either Matt.Kingsley or Prototype x tackles the Savage gunship. Its not really very good sportsmanship/competition organising to expect people to build the bigger ones while you guys settle for the smallest (apart from mine ).

1st: It says on the rules that you only need to ask me or proto if you can make a vehicle not on the list.
Skullhammer-Yes
Warbike-Proto and I will think about it
If Proto and I say nay to the bike, you can do a buggy instead.
2nd: That Savage is 3 and a 3/4 meters long!
I wasn't suggesting anyone to do it, I was just stating if you wanted, you can
Insane maybe, but then, the person who attempts to build it has to be to attempt it!

Would a stormraven as a mega bomma be ok, or would it be more appropriate as something else?

I'd say fighta based on size
Remember, I't doesn't have to be fully legal as far as the game of 40k (apoc) goes, as you can easily create your own datasheet after so the vehicle you built isn't collecting dust

2 pages already
god, this comp will be popular

Hopefully...

Bigfish has said he'll probably make a RuzzBot!

wha?
RuzzBot?
But that's easy(ish)!

come on bigfish! try your hand at the savage!

Hey! I'm making a RuzzBot too.
Of course, I will be building something else afterwards but oh well.

Ok, sounds cool, put me down for a fighta for now

only joking!
Anyway, I think I may make a warbuggy varient!
Of course, if I don't want to do it 1/2 way, I'll pull out and give it to you to finish

Ok, so monkeytroll, I'll put you down for a fights.
Maddy_, I'll put you down for the warbuggy varient.

Any more?

I was disappointed when I came into this thread expecting pics. I like the idea, so I shall return someday.

Well if warbuggies are in you may as well put me down for at least one of those too

Hmm, what about Junkas? Of couse mine should be viable as a BW too, but...

So glad this and the trukk rally are long term projects

NoBaconz4You wrote:I was disappointed when I came into this thread expecting pics. I like the idea, so I shall return someday.

Yes, someday there will be pics...

monkeytroll wrote:Well if warbuggies are in you may as well put me down for at least one of those too

Hmm, what about Junkas? Of couse mine should be viable as a BW too, but...

So glad this and the trukk rally are long term projects

Yeah, sure, I'll add you too the warbuggies (and create the Junka Catagory)

I have a plan!

Do tell maddy_!

@monkeytroll: should I put you down for junka as well?

Ok, just so we have some pwetties on the thread...

Fighta Concept :



Junka Under Construction:



Buggy Under Construction:




Obviously the Junka and the Buggy have been started a while now, that's still about the state of them at the moment though This should ensure I finish them in the next year...

he, now we have pictures!
He all have our work cut out!

I've decided to join the battlewagon section as well

ah, ok.
I'll put you down now!

NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW!
I'm zooming ahead!

speed isn't everything...

I am so tempted to make something big, but I've so much to work on already. Going to keep an eye on this, and who knows one day I might just turn up with something to show

It's always good to get ideas from us builders.

Battle Wagon:




Warbuggy (Wartrak Varient!):




Wartrak back detail:

That warbuggy is so funny (in a good way )
That razorback (which is mine, and I would like it back please) is doomed!
How dare you take Barry the ork for scale purposes, oh, wait you didn't!


So, lets get some more meks ta build vehicles!

It's not meant to be funny!

Well, It looks funny next to the razorback!

i think bikes is ok.....

I MIGHT ATTEMPT THE SAVAGE!

i may need help however with bitz and what nots


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also, i dont think a year is enough time!

I think the savage should be for the an ultimate challenge!
Look, if you make a savage, you'll get extra time!

great! i need to know the size for the tailpart so i can make a start.

Y..y..y..your j..j..j..joking, r..right?

Ohh, and the tail is (over?) 1.5m
Each small box = 1.5cm

NO!

Anyway, the tail=1.m
the way the grid works is: Each small box = 1.5cm^2
The side of each small box =1.5cm
1.5 cm on the grid = 1m in real life!

hey im in the title!


if any one ever wants to whip up a gun turret etc for the gunship it would be great!

Yes it is

Sorry I did not realise it was a year. Put me down for the bomba.

I'm in.
Battlewagon x 2.

I'll add your names down when da computer is free! (I'm posting on my IPod at the mo, and I can't edit the list from it *grumble*)

oh and can i remove all of my other entries exept for savage.

Sure proto
You sure you wanna do this? It's 3.75m long (and who knows how tall/wide)

im guessing 1 m tall and 50 cm wide, whada ya rekon?

I'd say 75cm wide

eesshh ok sounds good

Good luck proto, I sure don't envy you.

Lol no one does
At least it would own Apoc
Proto, I'll give you the height later (tomorrow)

you will when its finished however!

We will
Transporting it will be a pain in the though

i was thinking about that, that is why it will be in 4-5 sections

Good planin'

mm and turrets will be removable

More good planin'
You should search/create a datasheet for it!

gotta make it first! so far the plan is:

concept scetches
scaled down version
full version out of cardboard
the real deal!

Be sure to show us each step!

of course

12 1/2 feet long? Its going to be bigger then the table!?!?! You should make a fully detailed interior and then play a game in it! Kinda like in the back of one of the Apoc books.

Also, eff it, Proto has inspired me to not be a wuss. I'll take a Krawla. At least I'll give it a shot. Is it ok to have help from my brother?

Oh man! I so want to join this and finish my Big Mek BW, but I don't have the time right now. :(

I will be keeping a keen eye on the competition though. very exciting!

You have a year GG, not 3 days.

whalemusic360 wrote:12 1/2 feet long? Its going to be bigger then the table!?!?! You should make a fully detailed interior and then play a game in it! Kinda like in the back of one of the Apoc books.

Also, eff it, Proto has inspired me to not be a wuss. I'll take a Krawla. At least I'll give it a shot. Is it ok to have help from my brother?

That is probably the best idea so far!
And Whale, sure I'll put you and Sum1 down when I get the chance!

The Good Green wrote:Oh man! I so want to join this and finish my Big Mek BW, but I don't have the time right now. :(

I will be keeping a keen eye on the competition though. very exciting!

Yeah, GG, as Whale said, you have one year.

Woop woop! No longer disappointed. LOVE the junk hovercraft thing!!

And I bet you can't wait to see pics of proto's savage gunship

I'm gonna go with a fighta for now then.

P.S, when does this competition finish? Sorry if it's already in OP.

Yeah, the OP says july 10 2012, but I'm thinking of making that last entries and making the 8th the deadline.

Yay i can do my bike! Tell you what i will try and get some WIPs ASAP as my build will probably be simplest.

I very much like the imaginative use of card in that battlewagon. Think i will be using similar parts for mine (Monkey trolls lego wheels have given me an idea lol).
Also i just found the solitary 40k ork in my entire collection, yas!

yeah, I know what it's like trying to work with just a few orks. All I've got is the AOBR orks, and I can't use the warboss as he's being turned into ork's version of santa!

Also, does anyone know of any gretchin models that make good pilots or even ork ones as modelling normal one to fit is taking me a long time.

Perkustin wrote:Yay i can do my bike! Tell you what i will try and get some WIPs ASAP as my build will probably be simplest.

I very much like the imaginative use of card in that battlewagon. Think i will be using similar parts for mine (Monkey trolls lego wheels have given me an idea lol).
Also i just found the solitary 40k ork in my entire collection, yas!

Yes you can make a bike!

tantan628 wrote:yeah, I know what it's like trying to work with just a few orks. All I've got is the AOBR orks, and I can't use the warboss as he's being turned into ork's version of santa!

Also, does anyone know of any gretchin models that make good pilots or even ork ones as modelling normal one to fit is taking me a long time.

Why is every one making santa...
as for the gretchin query, the plastic gretchin box has some grots that could easily be konverted ta do da job!

Because santa is awesome! And that klaw is perfect for holding a snowball. Plus, since i don't play orks, with a little fishing line he will be a christmas tree ornament!

^

Yeah, I made one of them last year, haven't painted him yet
whenever I go to my gaming club, loads of other young ork players rush around to get a glimpse of him

anyway...
lets get back on topic!

Mat can you put me down for a battle wagon on the list as well, im making it anyway.

Sure

thanks mate

Dat's ok
Now then, you may have noticed I changed the OP a bit, mainly adding a new link to Arakasi's trukk comp.
Anyway, we need more buddin' meks!

Perkustin wrote:Yay i can do my bike! Tell you what i will try and get some WIPs ASAP as my build will probably be simplest.

I very much like the imaginative use of card in that battlewagon. Think i will be using similar parts for mine (Monkey trolls lego wheels have given me an idea lol).
Also i just found the solitary 40k ork in my entire collection, yas!

You mean my battlewagon?

Supose I might as well show some of my entries (not the RuzzBot plans yet, though)
Converted Warbiker:



Converted Warbiker Boss:


No Pics of the Deff Kopta yet...

im gonna start concept drawings soon

Goody!
I'm still doing mine for the RuzzBot...

im gonna do them on monday in school!

you are?
Hmm, thats an idea...
of course it's a risk...
maybe...

I've finished concept plans for the head, hammer, basic outline, and some of the krew.
I'm working on the rest of da krew now.
Then I'll work on the gun drawings.


Ohh, and I bodged up my measurements
the heighest point on the Savage is 85.5cm

I was wondering if the model has to be painted as well for this competition? I'm not the speediest builder but I'm even slower with the painting part (Even with Whalemusic helping me)

Yeah I here you sum1
You don't have to, but it would be nice if it was.
Anyway, just try and if you don't finish, there's always the next one!

so it doesn't have to be painted?
yay!

But if you are able to (start) painting it, then you should!

Just thought I'd ask, does any other meks (orks or otherwise) want to join this ork vehicle building competition?

Out of interest does it have to be for 40K I've just finished scratch building an AI force and am planning on doing a BFG Ork fleet. Would that be a suitable entry?

Yeah, I suppose you can enter it.
It can be from 40k and any 40k spin-off game (although it will have to go in a separate catagory

may we see your plans?

sure, once I upload them

Um, ok after much thought i have decided not to build the savage, it would be to big and complex for me, a simple 14 year old to attempt. i am sorry to dissapoint anyone.

I will however build a landa

im sorry to dissapoint anyone.

Ok, putting you down for landa.
Taking you away from the depths of insanity (if you hadn't relised I put insane next to yourname under the SAVAGE)

Thanks a lot sorry to be awkward!

That's ok mate!

So I've started entertaining thoughts of building a Mega Gargant, been scribbling plans on paper. You might as well put me down for it as there is a whole year and more importantly no entrance fee.

Ok can't enter this as it's complete but heres my AI Ork Blasta Bomma before paint. The Battleship will probably look somewhat similiar.

I'l put you both down

Bangbangboom wrote:...and more importantly no entrance fee.

Except your sanity

I wouldn't mind joining you chaps in this....

I've started on an ork titan about a week ago, I started working out scale expecting it to be in the Stompa+ range but forgetting about "heroic" scale when it comes to 40k I believe it will land more in the Mega Gargant range. I'm just really getting back into the hobby and I want to have some Ork fun. I'll post some milestone pictures in this thread as it goes but I'll probly make a thread on it's own too.

For now I'll put you under other

Good idea, I have been thinking about adding some air support to my ork army so when the time comes think i'm going to build a "mega" bomma.

I'll put you down when I get the chance

OHHHH BOY!!!! I wanna build something but I'm not a Ork playa....I have this ideas in my head but I can't do them...maybe I can Idk I don't own a single orkboy but I do love how creative the community is

With my 100th post I will join the Kompetition and will create a Orky air force! All scratch built! But first I need to buy a ork codex and battleforce !

Sure. When you've decided what planes you are building, I'll put you down for them! (or put you under other)

how epic! unfortunately i dont think i will have the patience, perseverence or resources to dedicate myself to a competition like this. i am very flighty lol

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Sure. When you've decided what planes you are building, I'll put you down for them! (or put you under other)

put me under fighta bomma, bomma and mega bomma! and the deadline is next July right? maybe I'll build a more vehicles later on!

Ok, I'll put ya down!

Hey for my bomma planning to attach two Drop Deathkopters as I have two of them lying around with no rotor blades. Will scratch build some out of sprue though.

I shall put you down for them too (x2)

Forget wat I said before, put me down for a landa/krawla that can change from one to the other.

So, got a bit of that glue stuff attached to some bits of the fighta :

Think I've got either a looted wagon, or a battlewagon made. Still painting/weathering it.

I will and look forward to see it!

Anyway, any more contestants?

Could I add a small Ork Rok to the list of enteries? I'm working on one that is a detachable piece of terrain so it would totally fire up my competitive creativity

Sure.
How big is it?
The Size will indicate wether it should be:
a) In Drop Pod
b) In Mega Drop Pod
c) Creation of a new catagory

Hi can you put me down for stompa, I have been meaning to scratch-build one for a while. I should have time to build it in a year! Very excited to see what everyone else builds.

Its like 19in tall with a diameter of say 12in.... It could physically house 120 infantry models easilly.... hrm.

New catagory

So out of curiosity, is the ork vehicle we win like an actual prize, or is the prize the one we make?

The one you make
Although I may make a Goldern Mek Trophy if your lucky

Still planning the RuzzBot

Anymore competitors?

I've got the urge to build a Mega drop pod as well. Go ahead and put me down for one of those too

I'd already started my stormraven/fighta so I'll have it built soon so once it's finished, painted and everything is it ok if I enter again?

I probably won't due to lack of time as it's holidays at the moment and I want to expand my scenery collection but I might do.

sum1thtdiesalot wrote:I've got the urge to build a Mega drop pod as well. Go ahead and put me down for one of those too

Sure Sum1

tantan628 wrote:I'd already started my stormraven/fighta so I'll have it built soon so once it's finished, painted and everything is it ok if I enter again?

I probably won't due to lack of time as it's holidays at the moment and I want to expand my scenery collection but I might do.

Sure, as long as you have pics
Stormravens also count as looted vehcles

I'm'a workin' on a Stompa. So count me in.

Ok

Any more competitors?

cant people just join as the competition goes on?

its easier if he gathers people at the start so he knows for certain how many people are in it.

They can, but, as Blackhoof said, it's easier if I get most of the competitors now

Ok with some assistance from my grot helpers (my 2yr old and 4 yr old) I have started on a stompa here's the wip so far. Lots and lots of rivits going to be needed!

and the back

Im not sure if the size 100% correct its about 8 or nine inches tall so hopefully close enough. Gotta build gun arm and details now. The 4 yr old(I mean grot helper no.1) selected most of the pieces out of my junk box and he decided it needed a wrecking ball.

Blackhoof wrote:its easier if he gathers people at the start so he knows for certain how many people are in it.

Matt.Kingsley wrote:They can, but, as Blackhoof said, it's easier if I get most of the competitors now

i see

I would like to get in on this. I would like to build an Ork Dirigible. What category is that?

Um, I'll look into that

I'm working on a mega-dread right now, so count me in!!

Check it out here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/383812.page or at my brand new blog with all of one post, here: http://dawerkshop.blogspot.com/

For the lazy, here is one shot:



I am also toying with doing a superheavy... just can't decide if I want to do a Landa, a Krawla, or a Kill Tank.


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And some info for my fellow InsaniMeks, knock it off with that cheap cereal box cardboard!! Well, don't knock it off if it is all you have to work with, but check this out: http://www.lairdplastics.com/ . I bought a 4' x 8' sheet of .040 plasticard (just a fraction over 1mm, which is .039) for $24. Just to price compare, a 7" x 11" piece of the same from plastruct is $5.50 for 5. That is (approximately, since I don't want to do real math) more than 8 times the material for the same price.

They have locations all over the place: http://www.lairdplastics.com/locations-list

I'm a little bit of a hobby snob, sure, but when you can work with better materials, why not?


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I should really read the whole thread, lol. Put me down for all of the above. I'm gonna make them anyways, so why not?

Also, I will try my hand at a Savage. What did we figure the dimensions would be again?

Sure!

The Savage was 12.5 feet long, so bigger than most tables, even Apoc ones.

150" long,
Highest point is 85.5cm, don't know how many " that is though..

veritechc - how big a dirigible are you planning? That might help with the categorisation, possibly a bomma or mega-bomma, maybe get a general heavy/super-heavy flyer category going? That might cover a lot of the orky goodness that might come this way

What? Ork's kan't have Zeppelinz?

They can, but I haven't made a category for it yet

Matt.Kingsley wrote:150" long,
Highest point is 85.5cm, don't know how many " that is though..

40-50" off the top of my head. i would say about 43 to be more precise.



build a savage!? insanity!

it is simply too big to use in even an apocalypse game.

although, if you have a modelled interior you could play games in it and make IT the board.

That's what was suggested to proto

I would like to enter, when is this compitition ending as I have money issues? Ohh right end date is 2012 right in that case put me down for a fighta bomber and a gargant. Anyone mind shooting me a pm for gargant measurements as the graph suggests a size approx 20.5cm tall and 10cm ish wide and that sounds a bit small...

That's for the mek boy gargant
Normal gargant is 30cm tall

Or, about the length of your foot. Or the Queen's foot.

Some work done on the megadread.

I'm not reposting everything , so go here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/383812.page

I have noticed that the scale on the big picture is one inch per little square which means the cm measurements for each square are roughly 2.5 cm per side not 1.5cm, actualy ita about 2.457something something I can't recall the exact number but it's close enough to 2.5cm as makes no difference, I hope that helps people scale their creations correctly, I'm sorry if someone has already mentioned this.

Ok, checked again, 1 meter is 1.5 cm
Each box is 1 meter

atm I have a speed freeak army almost finished, so I'd love to post some pics of my vehicles. Also would really like to do a fighta (fastest thing for a ork!)

Might have a crack at something in 6mm, The question though is what..hmmmm Oh dear

Sure.
Ohh, and each box isn't 1 meter.
Each box = 0.5 meters!
Wait, that doesn't work either...

We have to find a solution!

monkeytroll wrote:veritechc - how big a dirigible are you planning? That might help with the categorisation, possibly a bomma or mega-bomma, maybe get a general heavy/super-heavy flyer category going? That might cover a lot of the orky goodness that might come this way

The frame is about 2 feet long. Its going to be an DefKopter Carrier too.

veritechc wrote:

monkeytroll wrote:veritechc - how big a dirigible are you planning? That might help with the categorisation, possibly a bomma or mega-bomma, maybe get a general heavy/super-heavy flyer category going? That might cover a lot of the orky goodness that might come this way

The frame is about 2 feet long. Its going to be an DefKopter Carrier too.

Don't worry I made it it's own catagory

mullet_steve wrote:I have noticed that the scale on the big picture is one inch per little square which means the cm measurements for each square are roughly 2.5 cm per side not 1.5cm, actualy ita about 2.457something something I can't recall the exact number but it's close enough to 2.5cm as makes no difference, I hope that helps people scale their creations correctly, I'm sorry if someone has already mentioned this.

You are quite correct, I didn't see your post!

Call it an Ork Karrier.

The Derigible is going to be called the Spru Goose!

wasnt it the Spruce Moose?

OK, here is some pictures of my Konvertible Kranda (Krawla+Landa) possibly Lawla?

Izzat gonna be the front, with the hinge, or the top?

the top- i need a way to get my orks in without fiddling too much.

mullet_steve wrote:I have noticed that the scale on the big picture is one inch per little square which means the cm meaorsurements for each square are roughly 2.5 cm per side not 1.5cm, actualy ita about 2.457something something I can't recall the exact number but it's close enough to 2.5cm as makes no difference, I hope that helps people scale their creations correctly, I'm sorry if someone has already mentioned this.


You are quite correct, I didn't see your post!

I'll second this, each little square = one inch which is roughly 2.5 cm. (big squares 5" or 13cm approx) Its easiest to see by comparing the heights as the no. of inches is written in along the side.
For me, this means my 9" (23cm) tall stompa is a little too big to be the standard one. I'll have to add a belly gun and big magnet (as per 4yr old wishes) and loads of extra gubbins and call it a mekboy stompa.

Krawda is looking good

Does anyone have basic hull and trak unit measurements on a Forgeowrld kill-tank, by chance?

I must watch this tread. I dont play orks but I still love the idea of building some stuff for them one day and this thread will likely be filled with good ideas later.

Wazzdig Dagga wrote:
I'll second this, each little square = one inch which is roughly 2.5 cm. (big squares 5" or 13cm approx) Its easiest to see by comparing the heights as the no. of inches is written in along the side.
For me, this means my 9" (23cm) tall stompa is a little too big to be the standard one. I'll have to add a belly gun and big magnet (as per 4yr old wishes) and loads of extra gubbins and call it a mekboy stompa.

Yep, mullet_steve was quite right. You could turn your 9" stompa into a supa stompa as well

White Ninja wrote:I must watch this tread. I dont play orks but I still love the idea of building some stuff for them one day and this thread will likely be filled with good ideas later.

Yes, yes it will...

Wahhh my maths OCD is yelling at me to correct these measurements....

2.5cm times five is not 13 cm it's 12.5cm..... I'm sooo sorry I'm a little bit wrong in the head and I can't help it...

Meh, it's .5 of a difference, most orks don't care

And remember, that chart is from Da Gargant Owner's Club, which hasn't really been updated since 3rd edition, and takes most of its info from Epic and Epic Armageddon. The plastic stompa kit they released is about a foot tall.

Exactly!

Does that mean you not gonna yell at me when my fighta bomba is too big??
I mocked up the measurements and it's just ridiculously short in the tail section for what i want to build....

Nah, course not, It's your vehicle anyway

orks dont really care about size. (thats what she said....)

the chart i would say is merely a rough guideline that imperials use to classify and separate ork vehicles they encounter, and many they see must blur the line.

^
Exactly!

Anyway, do any ova meks wanna joyn?

OK, consider me insane. I just started planning my kill-kruiza. For simplicity's sake I think I'll just scale it out to one small square = 2cm (so 1 large square = 10).

Off to Hobby Lobby tomorrow to buy 8 billion metric tons of foamcore.


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OK, initial planning complete!

I will build the basic superstructure out of simple geometric shapes. I don't have a functional scanner so you'll just have to bear with a description. The central body, or spine, of the ship will be a rectangle 120 centimeters long by 60 cm tall, and 40 cm wide. Now I know that at first glance this sounds skinny (guesstimate that 40 cm wide is about 1/5 or 1/6 the length), there will be many gubbins for engines and weapons and the like protruding off the sides. This superstructure will be the platform for all the gubbins to be built off of. At either end of the central body will be a cube jutting out, which we shall call Tab A (the front) and Tab B (the rear). The tabs will measure 20cmx20x20, and form a join location for other components.

The tail section will be 90 centimeters tall and 70 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide. Everyone should be familiar with the shape of the tail from the front page of the thread, and I hope everyone remembers graphing equations in algebra 2 in high school... the angle at the bottom of the tail will hav a rise of 30 centimeters with a run of 55, while the top angle will have a rise (or fall as the case may be) of 10 cm and a run of 40. And if I got those terms wrong, I sucked at algebra... I was too smart and never paid attention, I just winged it (refuse to say I wang it) on my way to a B.

The head, or front, of the ship will be the hardest to describe, because it will flair back at 5 angles. Suffice ti to say I will just build it and show you photos, cause it's late and my brain is already planning a coup d'etat. The basic dimensions of the head at their largest (remembering that it will obviously taper from small in the front to larger in the back) will be 120 cm long, 65 cm tall and 70 cm wide. The head will overlap the body by about 15 cm or so, so all three added together shoudl be about 375 cm, before gubbins.

Holy feth I am insane...

Yes you are...
Any more competitors?

"There is an attitude that not having an insanely optimized, one shot, six stage, omnidirectional, inevitable, mousetrap of an assassin list army somehow means that you have foolishly wasted your life building 500 points of pure, 24 karat, hand rolled, fine, cuban fail. That attitude has been shown, under laboratory conditions, to cause cancer of the fun gland. "

written in deathgods sig, so true (sorry bit off topic but its just so on point)

More work done. Observation tower finished, complete with huge Goff Glyph and grot-installed armor plating. More photos on the thread listed below.



Check out this thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/383812.page to see some of the other stuff I have sitting around my worktables.

Two related topics, check out my nacent (meaning brand spankin' new) blog at http://dawerkshop.blogspot.com/ , and I would gladly pay anyone for any spare Ork vehicle bits, some select IG vehicle bits, and other interesting components I might be able to use in Da Werkshop. PM me if interested.

Ohhh dear I appear to be getting carried away again, I've drawn out the skeleton on autocad and the sheet needed for laser cutting is about 190mmX280mm for the wings and 220mmX 480mm for the main body and tail... or in inches its somthing like 7,1/2 X 11 inches and 8,1/4 X 18 inches now to ask Warmill how much it will cost for them to laser cut it for me, On the plus side I got my mates to steal a sheet of 1mm plasticard for me it's only 1.5M bu 0.7M

I hope you mean steal as in "Buy for me at a lesser price"

Nahh I mean steal as the boss dosen't care because he orders it in such large quantities that one sheet dosen't matter, they are professional modelmakers and they use this stuff for all sorts of silly crap... a sheet that size probably cost him about £2.00.

Well thats ok, I suppose...
"Steal" wouldn't be the word to use, "Borrow indefinately" would!

Or since this is an ork thread shouldn't we use the term "Loot" I did offer to pay for it first I should mention but they figured as he sacked me he might have said no just out of spite

yeah, loot is the word.
Got sacked, poor you
Loot your job back ( )

Anyway, any more competiors or WIPs?

Ohh don't worry I'm a much happier healthier nicer person in my current job which dosen't quite pay as well but is less stress and more rewarding....

As long as you're happy

Well I got some smaller entries. 2 skorchas I'm working on. The fisrt one is a simpler conversion the second is made up of scrap my grots stole from Monkeytroll.

Here is what I got done so far on them.

Put me down for a Gargant and a Stompa!! I've had some plans and bits hidden away for ages now and its a good excuse to get building!! A year is a long time, but a project like this would take that amount of time to do well.

schank23 wrote:Well I got some smaller entries. 2 skorchas I'm working on. The fisrt one is a simpler conversion the second is made up of scrap my grots stole from Monkeytroll.

Here is what I got done so far on them.

s.j.mccartney wrote:Put me down for a Gargant and a Stompa!! I've had some plans and bits hidden away for ages now and its a good excuse to get building!! A year is a long time, but a project like this would take that amount of time to do well.

I'l put you both down!

I have started my first ever P&M Blog for this project It's going very slowley at the moment but hopefully it will pick up pace soon.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/385556.page

Well, it is looking promising!

I am getting way to excited about this project... In live action role play we call it "the keen". I am getting really impatient for the bits to make this thing but I have to wait on suppliers and paydays danggit

I'm impassiant to get a Russ, ork bits AND plasticard

Any more competitors?

I'm liking those skorchas schank!

I'm liking how large it has gotten!

hey Matt, do you have me down for a kill tank? If not, sign me up for that as well.

Thanksola!

I'll put you down for it when I get the chance

Any more competitors?

Not a new competitor, but there is an update for my megadread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/383812.page#3135142

Cheers!

How 'bout a swarm of grot tanks for an entry

The Dakka Rok! So far, so good. here's my entry, a part of a much larger work in progress!

Huge Update: It's the weekend finally, and I've gotten a huge amount of bits in throughout the week. I also got my own wonderous Waagh vision and decided the Rok needed a major change. Things just didn't fit the way I was planning. This is the first of many progress reports coming in the next few days. and I am in high gear/ fully supplied for some production. 22in Removable Ork Rok, stands just over 2 ft on it's terrain base. Excited. Lot's of detail work but the main structure is now ready

The Rok has a project blog as well so everyone should follow it there as well as there are other things on it as well.

This is my battle wagon entry



hope everyone who has'nt seen it likes it

That Rok is massive!

Nice RokK... Although I would have thought a bit more metal work might be in order. Nice Battle wagon too

Waagh Banner: There is alot, alot of bits bought to hit this rok. It's gonna get crazy!

Yep, it is really great!

I actually think I might be able to put in a significant Ork entry to your build-off. Hah, and I'm not even an Ork player. Damn, I do love those greenskins and their ramshackled look. Can't wait to see some of the crazy warmachines!

I will build a stompa and a fighta.

some fighta pics

Woot! This Comp is REALLY starting to take shape now!

I'll definately be starting this comp again next year!

Now then, what should the trophie look like?...

how about we get someone who is good at 3d software to knock up a wargh trophy (big mork face) and each entrant puts in $2.00 to get it made out of silver, there's lots of rapid prototyping companies that can make silver stuff?

Or each entrant has to make a trophy aswell as their entry and we send each other our trophies????

Maybe...
I could just make it myself...

Farseer Jenkins wrote:some fighta pics

I see what you did there. Nice use of a receipt paper roll.

Jon

any more competitors?
oh and I think I may have missed a few of everyones entries. If I haven't put you down, please tell me!

Finally, an update I can be proud of!

Here we go, pelvis/hips/upper leg/knee complete. The torso is just resting on the hips, I'll attach permanently once the legs are complete. Without further ado:





Voila!

More images here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/383812.page

Matt.Kingsley wrote:any more competitors?
oh and I think I may have missed a few of everyones entries. If I haven't put you down, please tell me!

I was thinking about a grot tank swarm if that were to be allowed

Yep ok, put you down...
If it doesn't work, don't worry! I know I need to put you down!

hi, how big is a grot tank exactly???

Proto!
Your back on!
To answer your question a grot tank it the size of a warbuggy

Well, i dont want to miss out on this, im in, might aswell get around to building my Ork Bomba to go with my brand new Fighta

Ok.
DeathGod, That MD is lookin' awesome!

Thanks.

I feel sorry for the army that faces that!

Meh. its basically just a battlewagon with legs and a dread CCW... not all that scary.

On paper...

Put me down for a ruzzbot, landa, mega drop pod, mega bomber and a super stompa please

DeathGod wrote:Meh. its basically just a battlewagon with legs and a dread CCW... not all that scary.

On paper...

stuff that walks is always scarier than something that drives or flies.

period.

My deffkopter unit entry

5P0G wrote:Put me down for a ruzzbot, landa, mega drop pod, mega bomber and a super stompa please

Sure

Blackhoof wrote:

DeathGod wrote:Meh. its basically just a battlewagon with legs and a dread CCW... not all that scary.

On paper...

stuff that walks is always scarier than something that drives or flies.

period.

to true...

bigfish wrote:

My deffkopter unit entry

Those look great bigfish!

Those ork speeders are really creative. Nice work.

Well, from the amount of wips showing up I can tell this will be a close contest

I have decided I would like to do a version of the Krawla, that is bristling with "dedd 'urty gubbinz".
I have talked to Matt.Kingsley and was given a green light to enter it.
I have already started the vehicle itself and will be posting pics as soon as I can

Ohh and a heads-up for all those people who want to join but think it is too late to sign up, it is not!
The only thing you need to do is:
1. Tell us you are joining
2. Tell us what you are doing (and if you can do it if it isn't on the list...)
3. ...There is no 3. ......

There, 2 simple steps!

I'll have a nice little tease for you here matt, in just a little bit...

Okay here is the start of my Ork krawler

Sorry for the very dark pictures, I work in my basement. I'll try to take them upstairs from now on.


Here is a front view of it.

The toy that its built off of is 13 inches long which is a bit short for a Krawla and it seems to me the it might not be wide enough either. however, fear not, I am sure I will figure something out with suggestions from all of you and from the suggestion of my local gaming friends.

After Looking at the tracks that the toy come with I decided that they are very wimpy and needed some work, so the first thought in my head was, Use the beneblade side from the abandoned scratch built baneblade.


so I decided to mount that on top of the toy tracks like so:


I still have to make another one for the other side. And I also need to buy some of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Krusher-Pattern-1-0-Tank-Treads-40-/250763289856?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a62a82500

*I apologize for the blurriness of these pics too, I will make sure that they come out better in the next update*

So, I have had absolutely zero motivation to work on the megadread the last couple days. But that doesn't mean I haven't been working...

So, what the hell is this? Is that some cool ork terrain? It's pretty big...



From the side it's... even bigger. But what is it?



But wait, I think I get it... look what the ork is standing next to now. I think it's... yeah... it's a jet turbine intake. And it's HUGE!



You guessed it (I hope!), it's definitely a Bommer! i have decided yet if it's a standard bommer, or a Blasta Bommer yet... though I certainly love the idea of a Deff Arsenal airstrike. I also love the idea of transporting Stormboyz into battle. Damn sexirrific. Anyways, onto the build...

So here is an engine (there will be four) further along:





The foamcore sticking off the side is gthe beginnings of the wing mount onto the main fuselage.

Front view of the engine nacel. The only detail work I have done is on the interior blades, so that I didn't have to work on them around the housing. Other detailing will be a long time coming.

Cut and pasted from my P&M thread.

Primarch_of_mechmarines wrote:Okay here is the start of my Ork krawler

Sorry for the very dark pictures, I work in my basement. I'll try to take them upstairs from now on.


Here is a front view of it.

The toy that its built off of is 13 inches long which is a bit short for a Krawla and it seems to me the it might not be wide enough either. however, fear not, I am sure I will figure something out with suggestions from all of you and from the suggestion of my local gaming friends.

After Looking at the tracks that the toy come with I decided that they are very wimpy and needed some work, so the first thought in my head was, Use the beneblade side from the abandoned scratch built baneblade.


so I decided to mount that on top of the toy tracks like so:


I still have to make another one for the other side. And I also need to buy some of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Krusher-Pattern-1-0-Tank-Treads-40-/250763289856?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a62a82500

*I apologize for the blurriness of these pics too, I will make sure that they come out better in the next update*

Yes! That is looking great!

DeathGod wrote:

So, I have had absolutely zero motivation to work on the megadread the last couple days. But that doesn't mean I haven't been working...

So, what the hell is this? Is that some cool ork terrain? It's pretty big...



From the side it's... even bigger. But what is it?



But wait, I think I get it... look what the ork is standing next to now. I think it's... yeah... it's a jet turbine intake. And it's HUGE!



You guessed it (I hope!), it's definitely a Bommer! i have decided yet if it's a standard bommer, or a Blasta Bommer yet... though I certainly love the idea of a Deff Arsenal airstrike. I also love the idea of transporting Stormboyz into battle. Damn sexirrific. Anyways, onto the build...

So here is an engine (there will be four) further along:





The foamcore sticking off the side is gthe beginnings of the wing mount onto the main fuselage.

Front view of the engine nacel. The only detail work I have done is on the interior blades, so that I didn't have to work on them around the housing. Other detailing will be a long time coming.

Cut and pasted from my P&M thread.

Same here!


now, some of you have been wondering why I haven't posted WIP picks yet, well:
a. I'm still planning (cause I wanna win so I don't have to pay for postage )
b. I don't have the materials yet
c. When I was getting ready to get the materials, I got broken into and they stole my money I saved up for orks (and chaos...)




anyway, keep them WIPs coming!

Sorry to hear about the burglery dude... I look forward to seeing eventual wip pics.

I myself am waiting on warmill for my stuff

now, some of you have been wondering why I haven't posted WIP picks yet, well:
a. I'm still planning (cause I wanna win so I don't have to pay for postage )
b. I don't have the materials yet
c. When I was getting ready to get the materials, I got broken into and they stole my money I saved up for orks (and chaos...)

What do you mean you don't want to pay for postage, are you saying that the winner receives all the other participants vehicles?

Also I too am very sorry too hear of your burglary.

And now onto a progress report.

After running out of glue for a day, I have resumed building. Currently I am constructing a second Baneblade side to match the one which i attached in my previous post.


I used to use rectangular supports to strengthen pieces during and after gluing, now however, I use triangular supports as they are much stronger and have more surface area.


Thats all for now

No, the trophy

Oh that makes more sense

He he he

Alright, screw it I'm in. Unless it's too late to enter, in which case just disregard me. But anyway, I started on a couple Killa Kans and a Grot Tank tonight, but I may also build a Fighta...or a Trukk...or some bikes. Basically, whatever my cute little ADD mind can come up with and lay out the pieces for. Thanks.

Jon

EDIT: Also, if I'm allowed to enter, I'm going to start a blog once I have some good WIP pictures to post, and I'll just link from my blog over here.

you're allowed to join

Ok I've made a bit of progress today, but this time work took place at the FLGS.

The First thing I did was mount the second scratch built Baneblade side.



I also started work an a hull mounted turret

And of course it is magnatized

And what would a turret be without weapons

The weapon on the left hand side is obviously some sort of kannon, which i decided is a better version of the killkannon, which i call a "Big-Dakka-Kannon"
range: 48" Str:8 Ordnance Barrage 2, 5" blast

While the other Gun is a Big Zzappa which will be getting more gubbinz added to it soon

Primarch_of_mechmarines@ are you doing that in a a school??

Gateway Games. Our local gaming store.

It's looking great Primarch!

@bigfish what anvildude said is correct.

And thank you Matt.Kingsley

Well I am running low on some certain thicknesses of plasticard sheets so it will be 2 weeks until i get enough money to order everything i need, so there wont be a ton of progress.
I will however be scouring my extensive bits collection for suitable gubbinz to add to the krawla. I also ordered some of those tracks i mentioned in an earlier post and they should be arriiving sometime next week.

Ill gladly toss my hat in there for a Skullhamma if your still taking entries. I started working on one a monthish ago and only got about half done, so theres plenty to still do, AND you dont have a skullhamma entry

Speaking of entries can you please add my to the list of participants Matt.Kingsley

Will do

After looking at the turret, I got to thinking that the Big Dakka Kannon needs an ammo hopper to feed the shells to it. So i made this:

...and it looks great!
Seriously, it does!

The plans are almost complete, in my head that is...

(from before) very big gaming store

yeah it has like 12 full size gamin tables, a bunch of normal tables and a good amount of merchandise.

And to get back on topic, I am working on another turret to match the one i made a couple days ago. no pics yet but it should look the same as the other.

My gaming club doesn't even have that many tables!

Oh dear god.... Bomber looks like it could be a belter when it's finished. I'm working on some fighta's to ecsort a blasta bomba... not even finished the first one yet [built still painting]

But I will definitely be following the bomber with bated breath.

This is a brilliant log Mat. BZ for starting it

Yup. We got some awesome Apoc games going on sometimes, with 4-5 tables put together.

Finally managed to figure out a way to get pics on here, so I'll start showing my WIPs soon.

Well Ive got some Kans projects going on right now, but I know how Im doing the next stage on the Skullhamma, all I need is some magnets and then make some more rokkit boyz for the rokkits upgrade Ill be taking on it, and that will be a big chunk out of the way

Davidian wrote:Oh dear god.... Bomber looks like it could be a belter when it's finished. I'm working on some fighta's to ecsort a blasta bomba... not even finished the first one yet [built still painting]

But I will definitely be following the bomber with bated breath.

This is a brilliant log Mat. BZ for starting it

I wondered when you'd show up!

Anvildude wrote:Yup. We got some awesome Apoc games going on sometimes, with 4-5 tables put together.

Finally managed to figure out a way to get pics on here, so I'll start showing my WIPs soon.

Yay! More Pics!

KingCracker wrote:Well Ive got some Kans projects going on right now, but I know how Im doing the next stage on the Skullhamma, all I need is some magnets and then make some more rokkit boyz for the rokkits upgrade Ill be taking on it, and that will be a big chunk out of the way

Ok, great!

... July 2012 huh?

Maybe I could finish somfing by den. I'z got a DAF Trukk cab already well underway. Though I still need to fix it to the chassis. It's gonna get a trailer and wot, still to come.

Is it too late ton enter this wonderful game or shall I post a pic of the WIP trukk cab?

Sorry GG, this comp doesn't include trukks (if it did, Arakasi would have a fit)
There is a link on the first page to a trukk comp, made by Arakasi
If there are any other vehicles you would like to enter, please do!
Anyone can enter at any time (Before July 2012)

Edit: but you can enter the trailer! (and any other non-trukk section of it!)

Ok, I wasn't sure which one I should plop my gas guzzler in.

... I don't suppose a teleporting mekshop counts as a vehicle?

Just edited the first reply to you, read it!
Teleporting mek shop... Hmmmmm...
I'll have to talk to proto, although pics would help!

Nice! When I get the trailer started I'll post it in here.

Here's a shot of the mekshop:

The white tower in the middle is a giant Shokk Attack gun, like a planetary defense canon, and like the smaller SAG's, if it rolls a... (what's that roll again?) the mekshop teleports, as does everything within a, let's say:12" bubble centered on the "muzzle". I would think it's vehicle potential would only truly be realized in a multiple table Apocalypse game. (I'm working on a campaign based around this building)

No, definately a building...

But, is that a vehicle I spy???
Or is that the trukk

It's the DAF Cab... :\

What about light vehicles?

Well, it is a vehicle that isn't a truk!

It would go into the looted vehicle catagory!

Sweet! also, since the sawfish isn't a codex unit, it can count as a landspeeder storm.

It don't hav ta be legal!

I'm happy to have things entered into both competitions if Matt is (Though, obviously, I'm *trying* to limit mine to Trukks...)

No fits here

Sweet!

Arakasi wrote:I'm happy to have things entered into both competitions if Matt is (Though, obviously, I'm *trying* to limit mine to Trukks...)

No fits here

If your sure...


Ok, trukks can enter, although please enter them to Arakasi's comp as well (THIS MESSAGE IS FOR EVERYONE!)