you lucky , id rather have frozen slush then just a sun.. damn california needs to get them selves some clouds...

Vik, I owe you an apology. This is the forst time I have stopped by in your thread. Absolutely amazing, dude, and I have only perused 30 or so pages. Subbed, obviously, and damn good stuff, man....

RW - just this friday we had our first real snow in holland and what does the temperature do? -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees fareneit according to google) in the morning.

Slush on the roads but the rest is pretty solid although I am sure it will freeze some time soon then the roads will collapse beneath our feet again ……… the end of the world is nigh


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cant even have a snow day as i work in the village I live after all every village needs it idiot

Sweet update!
Five friggin pages? You're all out of your mind!
Btw. What kind of hole punch do you use Vik?

(I think) he uses a rotating one with varying sizes, down to 1.5mm and up to around 6mm, but I can't say for sure.

Vik has replaced his left hand with an automatic augmetic riveter.

Vik- I just randomly ran across this flickr photostream for steam-powered walker designs when googling "access ladder to hatch"- strange google-fu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25681217@N04/2710242761/

thats papa vik watching over you dave..

Vik, where can I get an augmetic riveter?

ONG! The hand is soo detailed! Love it man! Can't wait for this to be finished!

dsteingass wrote:It snowed 4 inches here last night, then was warm all day, made a bunch of slush, and now it's gonna refreeze. End of the world weather.

When I stayed in Georgia, all the stores in Atlanta would be devoid of bacon/eggs/butter/bread and milk with such weather.

shasolenzabi wrote:

dsteingass wrote:It snowed 4 inches here last night, then was warm all day, made a bunch of slush, and now it's gonna refreeze. End of the world weather.

When I stayed in Georgia, all the stores in Atlanta would be devoid of bacon/eggs/butter/bread and milk with such weather.

Pretty much the same here. And it is the UK it will be gone after a day or two!

alphaomega wrote:

shasolenzabi wrote:

dsteingass wrote:It snowed 4 inches here last night, then was warm all day, made a bunch of slush, and now it's gonna refreeze. End of the world weather.

When I stayed in Georgia, all the stores in Atlanta would be devoid of bacon/eggs/butter/bread and milk with such weather.

Pretty much the same here. And it is the UK it will be gone after a day or two!

Cabin survival food! of course in other parts of the world, getting snowed in could eat other items.

Pfft. Haha! Oh, I'd kinda love to live down south, where people panic at a couple inches of snow, or a bit of freezing rain. The most I get in weather like that is "Careful driving. The roads are gonna be a bit slippery."

The local village CO OP get stripped bare of all essentials at the mention of snow …..it makes me laugh why you going to need 3 loafs of bread and 10 pints of milk for a day of snow mind you they do the same thing on a bank holiday buy a weeks worth of extra food because the shop is closed and extra day PANIC BUYING …….

Well no updates you ok Vik

nice find dave, that lego steampunk is excellent!

as for the weather discussion...ohoh... seems the imperial steampunk thread has turned in a off topic sidetrack of the weatherchannel persuation...

well anyway...

regarding the holepunch...it has diameters of 2mm up to 5mm...


so i think it is now high time to get this thread back on the path of righteous riveting...

here i present you the Ringmaster...^^

he is on many parts the prototype robot that might see casting... i have yet to settle on a style for the boiler and then for the guntype...













and a new weapon design i made...still early in WIP...




vik

Another gentleman to add to the over destructive force of human haters, top hat is great and love that shogun these are coming together at real passe now, you will have a multi pose kit out there before you know it


That last picture kind of reminds me of a super soaker …...

Steampunk Plasma gun?

lol...yeah a super soaker of doom^^ er...domm^^

posable kit is pretty close...needs boiler...somehow i am not really getting a good idea for this... the other designs don´t give me that certain...THIS feeling i need...


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alphaomega wrote:Steampunk Plasma gun?

something along that line i guess...^^

The steam super soaker is sooo cool

I like the fact that the ringmasters top hat is not perfectly straight and is slightly sloped, as though it was made of material.

Viktor von Domm wrote:lol...yeah a super soaker of doom^^ er...domm^^

LOL


I like the uneven exhaust pipes, very cool, like they have been damaged in battle.....

You're on the right path, comrade!

Excellent! Love the look of this one! Let me know when the casting begins! I want one!

Looks absolutely stunning Vik! I'm really glad you are on a roll with these. I like seeing you consistantly productive!

I'm loving the guy vik! Keep it up! Can't wait to see the new desgn gun!

thanks my friends! i really mean it^^

at max:

like the uneven exhaust pipes, very cool, like they have been damaged in battle.....

ROFL... the way you put it someone might actually think i amed for that look... till the day my chop-it TM arrives my cuts always look lopsided...lol...instant battleweathered ^^

at mordain:

I like the fact that the ringmasters top hat is not perfectly straight and is slightly sloped, as though it was made of material.

and again...lol... the tophat is made of a ring of tubing from PC and at least five small 5mm discs of PC...curtesy of my holepunch...the glueing is wuite difficult... as the glue tends to let the small discs glide when pressed on them...the shaping is a bit difficult...but at least with this one i can say i tried to get that look^^ next time i aim for straight...and we will all be surprised how this might turn out then^^

supersoaker of domm^^ yeah...that has definatly a nice ring to it^^

thanks guys^^

oh and dave...you are held fully responsible for that newfound productivity... tho i have to say, currently i build the robots to avoind the somewhat angst of further working on the walker...it is a deversion to postpone further frustrations...

Is your walker posted anywhere? (Lazy me not reading tens of thousands of pages of your thread).

I would like to see it.....

It's ok Vik, we all have a shelf of unfinished/frustrated projects

i am in need of a room for that^^

and max...i´ll give you the sihort cut here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-24297-22768_Walker.html

that is the walker associated gallery of mine...for now 62 pics... newest one is this:



without the clotchpegs of doom^^ but still in the same outlook...

and i bet you are just the man to give me some much needed hints for making more progress on that one...^^

I hate to say it Vik, but looking at this again, now...
It's the cockpit that is throwing me off.

The cockpit is great!, don't get me wrong..

and the Legs are great too!

..It's just like pudding and sausages are also both great, just not together.

I don't presume to be any one to give anyone advise on anything, but it does look like the legs are a little spindly. Love the feet....


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Yeah, Dave, is right, it's the cockpit. Also, do you plan to make the "panes" on the front clear so that you can see inside the walker?


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Is it a scout or heavy walker?

ROFL... i know what you mean... it might be that unconcious i am not willing to put more effort into this model because of the not really fitting parts...

on a totally unrelated note...

..It's just like pudding and sausages are also both great, just not together.

don´t knock it till you tried it... do you know the hooters? not the dames that are a bit top heavy...i mean the band...


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i guess it is something in the middle of the ones you thought about... the panes are ment to look like later on lite from inside... and i do think you are one of the few persons out there that can give lots of advice on walking vehicles^^

Nope, the only Hooters I know sells crappy chicken wings, but the waitresses are all well-endowed and wear little orange shorts.

i know of them ^^ but i ment those singers..."all you zombies" doesn´t ring a bell?...hmm... thought they were americans too...

Hey Vik, you must have missed my question in the constant flow comments. So let me repeat my plea:
Dude, show me your tool! Err, that sounds wrong... I just want to see your hole punch, that thingy that you use to poke holes into other thingies... still not better...just show me.

I dunno, your Country is crazy over David Hasselhoff too, not so much here. There are a lot of American bands Vik, hard to know them all. Anyways what about them and pudding and sausages? I was just trying to make a food example

does this help baiyuan? i got mine from OBI...for around twenty €s... and i do insist to buy a good one as the pressure you use literally folded a cheap one while trying to make it work on leather... and it is supposed to pucture that at least...

with mine i can puncture PC and cardboard and thick layers fo leather...no problem there...mine is red by the way... but i think my too...er...is not really needed to be taken a pic here... you can of course PM me for the real mccoy...^^ if that is what you want...


at dave... i only had this fleeting memory of one of their songs... "don´t knock it till you tried it..." but was unable to find it via youtube...:( and yep... hassleghof is yucky... i only came to know of him due to baywatch...and we all no the only reason a guy aged thirteen or something might want to watch that...the waves dude...the waves...^^

Wilco is my favorite bad btw, they tour Germany more than my neck of the US anymore it seems

hmm... the name sound familiar but i don´t know any songs of them...and true... so many bands out there...

New robo-gent looks fine vik You really are on a roll with these guys, keep it up.


And Dave - you don't like sausage cakes?

I think it depends on the local music scene in a city or town nowadays.

-Everyone knows that 2-3 companies own all the radio stations, and American Idol crap is polluting everything. People quit listening/watching and go local, that then hips them to certain bands. Wilco is from Chicago, so relatively close to here.

ah so... well my own rockstation suplies me with the much needed rock i have to hear... and mostly classic rock at that^^ so it is failry a good one^^

at monkey... thank you kindly sir^^

Vik, that's what I got. I was exaggerating how many sizes it punches.......

oh... i was worried a bit ^^ but you might never know for sure... after all there are eight shots revolvers out there and five, six and heck what not ones^^

Vik will embark on a quest to steal this epic (purple) weapon of mass-riveting whatever the cost!

lol...



got it^^

hmm, i think the ringmaster might be my favorite robot yet he look awsome

I liked Krull, why is it listed in the bad movie section?

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Oh, I've been looking for this thingie for quite a while... What's the name of this tool?

PS:
I liked Krull too

Everyone loves Krull they just don't admit it classic it of its day hell I even liked willow as a kid …….


I have a tool similar to this got mine from home base years ago works well (UK dwellers will know where I mean) not bad little thing but some times the rivets are not small enough but then I found some craft paper punches perfect for the job

Whats next on the robot front I am thinking you need to start looking at the HQ front ….. some communication medic ( mechanic in this case ) standard (large walking flashing neon billboard) musician (I see a one man band type creation here ) and your general (this is where the monocle comes into play

The reason I have no thread is I am thinking up ideas for this all the time LOL …….

Vik, I think you need to build a quartermaster-bot! He could be half DSTs Vending machine and half espresso machine!

at max

I liked Krull, why is it listed in the bad movie section?

i think it is because of it´s age... some peep confuse age with a fading quality... it is rather dumb... i liked the movie too... it has all the major ingrediants same as star wars... in fact it is almost a one to one copy of star wars set in a fantasy world...even a hairless chewbaca is there^^

at RW...thank you mate! i like him atm the most too...because it is a learning curve...so in getting (hopefully) better the build matures too^^

at rawson

Vik, I think you need to build a quartermaster-bot! He could be half DSTs Vending machine and half espresso machine!

lol...i like that idea already... besides...a quartermaster should be a bit wider around the hips anyway^^

at LDD...

I even liked willow as a kid …….

me too!!! there is a whole range of movies like the drak crystal or others that i am atm not remebering from that time... does someone remeber space pirates? with robert urich? pretty bloddy awsome funny movie... and their funny fearsome robots?^^




well anyways...^^

i like your ideas...and yeppers, it is time for some HQ ideas... your´s and rawsons idea i will try to bring into some shape today i think...^^ i wanted to do some servo arms anyway in the future... also i like the way you are coming up with the musician theme...tho remember..steampunk has no flashy neonsigns^^

and if you could show us a pic of your holepunch i would like to see that...as i too think sometimes the rivets are too big for my needs... smaller would be nice to make via punchset...

AND...

The reason I have no thread is I am thinking up ideas for this all the time LOL …….

that´s protecting you only so long!


well aynway again...

the newest footage of the soon completed kit for the built-yer-own-rivetto... new version of torso...new boiler try... that one even has planking look...


and because some of you asked for a comparrision shot:

the family as is for now...witha gueardman and a termy thrown in...


oh...and shrike, who got banned due to some misunderstandings for some days...

the new rivetto's torso seems a tad wide- maybe it's the body not being tall enough or something, but it seems rather boxy.
other than that, great work as usual!

so hope you like what you saw...if not...well stick it where the sun does not shine

vik

LDD, you are full of gak.

er...^^

The family love it did not realise how big the heavy was he is a big bugger aint he looking good almost inspires me to start my own thread

Space pirates never seen that one but looks a corker of a film yes I remember Dark crystal as well good old puppetry those days are missed

I love the half espresso half vending machine Idea that is a good en and a must, yes forgot about the no neon oil filled lighting then

Dave you can eat my gak lol

...unless, LDD is REALLY some sort of undercover law enforcement agent from the Bureau of Welding, Fabrication, and Rivets trying to infiltrate us and tax our rivets....?

DAM !!!!!! MY COVER IS BLOWN




DOWN WITH RIVETS LONG LIVE SPOT WELDING HAHAH AH AH AH AH


No sorry love rivets they make a model every time

tax our rivets....?

wtf???? i am poor already... why is the taxagency on me now like chesap armor??? ohoh...woe for mecuase i am a true riveteer...i am not guilty for anything...you never get me alive!!!!!

er...

i guess the scaeshot was indeed needed... as the heavy indeed dwarves all other minis... might be in need for a redo?

Dont worry your rivets are safe …… for now at least

No I like the fact he is bigger after all he is the heavy ….

hmm^^ well where would i be without all my rivets...^^

You'd fall apart without them.

Some nice work you have here.

probably...and thank you sir!...er...i hope you are a sir...with that avatr there is a bit of a hit and miss chance^^

Not that you need another reason to Visit Nottingham but they have the Only Hooters in the UK there as well

LDD wrote:… hell I even liked willow as a kid …….

Willow was and still is Awesome!

I have so far made all my rivets myself, for tax avoidance measures We used to have a leather punch a bit like that. I wonder what happened to it. .. hmmm. I wonder if it my parents have it somewhere.

Riveto looks so sad all in bits, he just needs some love.

I have so far made all my rivets myself, for tax avoidance measures

i bet you wont stand a fleating chance against a good taxcollector worth his salt... here in germany you can get real problems when you have your own waterclearing device and try to skip the water clearing fees by that... and heck in some areas of germany tabwater is cheaper than used (for a lack of a better word...) water...

so i bet a taxcollector that sees you using self made rivets would kick your behin^^ no matter where you got these beautiful round objects^^ heck... lesser men have been hanged before because of unsanctioned beads usage...:saopbox:

Riveto looks so sad all in bits, he just needs some love

he will look much more sad when he finally will be getting his own sprue... then he will look as if nailed to a big cross... sorry, bad pun here rawson :(

Nice multi-part riveto! I can't wait to get one!

Family shot looks great! Heavy is a big boy! Maybe an Ogryn counts-as?

Gatling gun bot is huge! make him a MC robot!(Monstrous Creature)

Someone's certainly been eating their cyber-spinach

RSJake wrote:Nice multi-part riveto! I can't wait to get one!

Family shot looks great! Heavy is a big boy! Maybe an Ogryn counts-as?

ogryn ...sounding good...^^

and if i can get this casted i will sent you some too! deal^^

by the way... should i add some sort of chainblade to the gatling gun? to make it more look like a rippergun then?


also you are the guy i need some insights of my next update on...^^

which follows now!

another kind of familyshot...:




doublebarreled shotgun pistol...vintage look i went for...the angle sadly doesnt show the second barrel...



some sort of boltpistol...



and a servo arm in the making...do the pistons look convincingly?...



cheers, vik


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lol... cyber spinach... out of a jewel case?^^

at shaso...:

Gatling gun bot is huge! make him a MC robot!(Monstrous Creature)

he is rather big... hmmm...when i see him, he does look a bit out of touch to the other more "true" rivettos?!...

OMG Vik! The servo arm is amazing! The pistons are great! Although I don't get where they cross, or will there be something attached there like pneumatic hoses or something??

Yes, Dave, nail on the head.

I absolutely love the steampunk bolt pistol....

thanks max... i doubt if a new one would look the same, but i loved doing that boltpistol...

i think hoses for the pistons is exactly what i needed... i din´t think of these on my own...

at dave, i think i need to make another differently angled pic... for now they are just side by side... which is kinda problematic as i don´t know exactly how this section should look like...er...how it is supposed to look like if done right...^^

Dang Vik! Those look great! The servo arm is wicked! The shotgun pistol looks good, but the handle looks a bit awkward, like it woul be hard to hold on to. The bolt Pistol looks very good! And what are you calling the other one? A plasma gun?

the middle one is now also in my head running as a plasma gun...^^

yep, from a wielding point of view i grant you it would be hard to hold it in a steady grip... i think i have to do something abou that...

about that arm tho... do you see what is needed now to make it look workable? the pistons...do they need some connection or band to connect them to the structure? atm they do look as if just glued on... and do you have an idea as to what that medic/mek arm should be wielding?

I like the guns!

hey cap! thanks mate!^^

There is a Hooters in Nottingham? Never knew that.

Really awesome what your doing vik, the gatling guy is great- he is a monster!

that is true...he is huge...^^ and thanks^^

If you need ideas of what to do with the servo arm, I drew this up real quick, it will give you an idea of what I am thinking. The ribbed tube would be attached on the opposite side of the H-beam, and hang slack at the joints.

yessss! that was what i needed!!! very good! that will help me a lot!

do i need to make on the upper arm part...more tubes? like the red and blue ones? there is a futher piston planned...it is already done but it needed the other two to be fully cured before glueing that one one...

I would. I know hydraulic pumps need two hoses per piston, but that is about as far as my knowledge of hydrodynamics goes.

Bloody hell Vik some update and that arm is FANTASTIC !!!!! I cant believe the detail on it, and all those guns who as been a busy boy, I like the double barrelled pistol that is a dam fine model and if you don't mind I might borrow that idea, and give you credit in "my thread"


Well you could look online at some mechanical arms for detail ideas, thats what I did for my grot mega tank you know the one on "my thread"


Well nice job and want to see more of this servo arm soon

the arm will see more work done tomorrow...and yes, nick away the shotgun pistol...i think it is quite good for a grot/orky mini!!!

research will happen tomorrow too as i am too tired right now...need to go to bed now...

who as been a busy boy

my wife migt think otherwise...but she thinks more in matters of housecleaning mind you^^ and not in weapon selfmaking^^


cheers and off for the night!

vik

I want that double barrelled shotgun for my pirate grots, great idea wish I had thought of it……..

Cant wait to see more of that arm, looking pretty dam good and I want to see how far you will take it…...

As for the wife wanting you to do the cleaning, our vac blew up the other day and the new turned up today, so I have just had a run through of all the amazing things it can do I said to her do you which end does the sucking now then ….. she did not laugh

Night night mate

There's one issue I can see with the Arm- for those pistons to get a good range of motion, the wide bit needs to be a lot longer- remember, the skinny part goes into the dicke part it retracts, and usually doesn't come out the other side.

If you're going Steam powered, instead of modern-style hydraulics, you'd only need one hose, but also a heavy-duty spring to push the joint back the other way- or you could use two hoses, as well. But one hose is possible, because steam can just be vented after being used to extend or retract the piston, instead of needing to be re-circulated.

Each piston should have a cylinder and a rod. THe cylinder is typically half as long as the Rod, maybe a little more.....

I learned all this making the hydraulics on the warhounds.....


It isn't difficult to get the length ratio down after a few tries.....

Wow Vik that servo arm is great , did i hear casting ? ..yum yum!
really creative work mate , your plasticard trials are paying off big time.

thanks neil... when the casting process finally hits the productionline i will alert you^^ i intend to spread out then my love^^

at max and anvil...

thanks guys...of course you are right! now i need to figure out a way of lenghtening the wider rods...ohoh...

and at anvil...that spring idea i like...but i have to figure out how to do that...

Vik good source of springs, if you have hand wash with the little pump tops on them, break them open great spring inside and cool little plastic ball ………. The house is full of broken wash bottles …….. she does not believe that I keep nocking them of the side any more




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Just reading bak through the thread a little I have to ask , the different angle pic of the servo arm ? the double barrelled pistol and the bolt pistol on the grip, have you considered placing a small piece of PC just smaller than the grip to give it a bit of depth ? Just an idea

lol...by the way... liked your vac comment...lol...how do you blow up that thing anyway...have you been a naughty boy? tststs...

the thickness of your suggested springs would sadly outmatch the pistons howver...but for future use this is a good source...the problem i have is even ballpen ones would be too big...

maybe i can do my own with some wire on my own...got some very fine one...

the pastic balls i recently used as balljoints are from those cheap airsoft toys my son collects for me from the playground...other parents seem to enjoy the fact that their money gets wasted by this use of toyguns...strewn any old how across the sand...my son is a true treasure hunter ^^

the hobby IS very viral...


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Just reading bak through the thread a little I have to ask , the different angle pic of the servo arm ? the double barrelled pistol and the bolt pistol on the grip, have you considered placing a small piece of PC just smaller than the grip to give it a bit of depth ? Just an idea

that was an option for me too... think i will need to test some ideas...

No the vac just died on its own ….. probably due to the fact it contains a dog worth of hair every time its used ….. so no I was not being a naughty boy, get your mind out of the hives Vik leave that to Dave lol ……

I found a load of BB gun palettes one day walking the dogs in the woods, started to pick a load up and the misses said what the hell you doing after I explained the use potential of them and my recycling responsibilities to the planet, she looked, shrugged and proceeded to look at me with that look of disappointment ….. I know it so well.

Though they will make great starting point for sculpting heads on, and cannon balls for some of my dwarfs armoury

I have seen some where on the net about making springs and such things using a dremel, it was really good and rope ……. I will have a look and see if I can find it ……. I gather you have a Dremel or drill



Yes try it with the pistols I found it made a whole lot of difference

Hmmm interesting, i have a container full of the plastic BB's in the drawer, right next to the BB gun i got for my Birthday

Go sculpt some heads then, or bust some with the gun either way your choice

Mm i may just have to shoot some random things in the garden tonight lol. That is if its not too cold. *Brrr*

Viktor von Domm wrote:
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cheers, vik

Great start! I thnk RSJake's sketch is a good direction details wise, but you have a few problems with your pistons (assuming that you're going for realistic, which is a big assumtion when you're building science fiction stuff )

Check out this excavator:

Hydraulics work by pushing/pulling on one side of a joint to create movement. The problem with your arm (though awesome looking ) is that the joints are at the end of a member, which leaves nowhere for the piston to attach to and thus move said member
( no jokes about moving members! )

Keep up the great work!
Rawson

Moving members aside, Rawson is right. You have the piston attached at each end to a pivot point. That placement of hydraulics allows for no movement. After all the hydros I have put on my titans I cannot understand why I didn't see that before......

the arm looks awesome. no other comment really

Thin floral wire wrapped around a rod should give you a plentiful supply of springs. Also clicker inkpens

Or, if you're going for a clockspring look, cut strips of cola cans and wind them around needlenose pliers or a piece of wire.

Gah! So much to catch up on... "bolt pistol" looks good, but the ammo doesn't look right- the barrel seems to large for the bullets (Unless it's a shotgun-type thing)
Servo-arm idea drawn up on paint looks good, especially the extra gubbinz to beef it up a bit.
In the group shot, they look great, very unique but similar enough to pass as a squad- will they have an element of the paint scheme unifying them? Maybe the right hands being the same colour, or shoulder plates?
But in any case, great work, keep it up!

WELCOME BACK shrike^^ ...nice idea there with the tie-in element...have to think up a way to do so...might be needed to add something tho...
the way i imagined the boltpistol is that it is more of a shotgunpistol...so you are rather close!

at anvil:

Or, if you're going for a clockspring look, cut strips of cola cans and wind them around needlenose pliers or a piece of wire.

somehow i don´t know or cant picture what you are suggesting...pic might help here...

at dave... wanted to rey that idea out for the next try... the pistons will get to be redone completly...more thicker...

at fatty...lol and thanks^^

at max and rawson...yup.. thanks for the critizism...i try to make it selling the look...it should even if it is fiction look like a real thing... and after looking at this digger i see the error of my simple ways...but i can still fix that... if all else fails i need to restart... it is all in the learning curve^^

at LDD i feel your pain mate... one day i was out with the family and i was in a rusty mood...meaning that i was walking around and looking for rustyness in the "terrain"... when i finally saw some beutiful rusty smoke stack at our local hospital and showed it to my missus i got exactly the look you mentioned..."does this bring food to our table?"... that look...you dreamer...but then i tell her why thank you very much fr that unromantic insight...and after that mental slap in her face she took my hint and she understood me... i think sometimes the ever yelling for romantic femmes have to get their head set straiht by a severe talking to...after all they do that on a day to day basis with us...^^

i do own a smaller drill...cordless one...no dremel tho... so i am eager to see this methode...as i didn´t understood anything about the how to^^

and mordain... shooting the elderly is ok with me... no dogs or birdies please^^


sorry guys... my youngest son needed to get brought home early from the kindergarten...he is somewhat a bit feverish...hope it will get better soon... so no work on the hobbyfront except that i tore the pistons apart from the arms... instead i have built a steam lego tank i want to show you tomorrow^^

cheers, vik

VIK! 4 pages allready! WOW! I'm liking the ROVER man! Very good you should really sell them man, they would look aussem!

thank you hazzer... it is all in the works^^

LOL!

Still amazing all the sized robots and all looking combat ready!

Without going back and rereading, I am wondering whether or not there is a stated intent on a steampunk feel? I think they are legen.... Wait for it.....

thanks shaso^^

at max...lol... but what was it you didnßt want to reread..or did i just kill the joke here?^^

I think Max was looking to make a point of the core values having become legends in themselve.

But steampowered robots are so steampunk And as such very kool too!

DARY...........HAHAHA. SEE WHAT I DID THERE!!!

at max... lol

at alpha...yup...now i see^^...and yep...steampunk robots...how to beat them?^^

Giant Steampunk Robots? Like this http://ultimateirongiant.com/ Could make an awesome Titan stand in

ohoh...now you shouldn´t have shown me that one...ohoh...now i am in deep...creativity is taking over....*argh*

but yep...i know that one...could be a cool thing... i will keep that in mind...! thanks alpha!

oh boy, where we goin now? lol

Hope your boy sweats it out soon Vik, kids are pretty tough, but when they go down.....

Think of the amount of Rivets

It would be interesting and go well with the airship

well he was rather tired today... even went lying on the couch a coupla minutes... for an almost four year old that is pretty hard to do... then he got better...but after watching some telly before night time he was pretty low... so i am hopeing for the best tomorrow... the kids have carnival at their kindergarten, and my wife sewed roman legionnaire costumes for each of them... they go as a team so to say... and they are both very eager to show their costumes and want to prance around in it... if he is really ill and i have to keep him at home...that will be very hard indeed... i cross fingers for that not about to happen!!!


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alphaomega wrote:Think of the amount of Rivets

It would be interesting and go well with the airship

that was a thorntwist to my side^^ yep airship and giant robot...todo list...well who cares for a todo list that has three volumes already^^

Not a thorn twist at all.

An idea for further rivetting madness!

got you there^^

Well, with the logo in our sigs you know that we have rivet-mania

Monkeytroll has also earned Riveteer status IMHO.

Hope one day I can earn such status, huh " turning back towards you all " …..

Vik hope your son feels better ,especially for tomorrow

Well seems a bit of a stalemate here work torn apart bit of banter and every one showing of there banners yes you know who you are ……

Vik glad it's not just me then, the looks I receive from the better half at times well they could kill…….. no really kill

i wish i had roman costumes as a child ...... hope they get better there Vik...
and @LDD, now i havent said much, but at least i have a blog that i DONT post on (vik can conferm this) go get one, but just dont post anything, AT LEAST!!!

dsteingass wrote:Monkeytroll has also earned Riveteer status IMHO.

I think he is amazing too, Dave.....

honestly im a bit suprised he hasnt gotten a spot in the =][_,= yet

RW, where's your banner, mate?


LOL

i know your not mocking me but still!!! i might have been there at the founding.. but i have never became a member.. soon.. soon

Rogue Wolves wrote:but at least i have a blog that i DONT post on (vik can conferm this) go get one, but just dont post anything, AT LEAST!!!

Heh, I have one which I post on maybe weekly to say what I've done (if anything), and have (very) rare picture updates

at rouge...go and check again...LDD now has a blog of his own and that scheming bum has lots of cool stuff he wanted to keep all to himself... go take a look and try to fix your jaw again^^

also try to make some rivets on something...that always helps^^

at dave...yep i think we should invite monkey to the luegue...he would be an ancient and honorary member...founding member in spirit^^, it is about time...

lol...shrike...what can i say^^

at LDD... yep, looks that kill...hope you are like me married already to your murder to-be...^^

my son was up to the usual mischief^^ so he could perform his duties as a very brave roman warrior^^...and boy this was a huge amount of work to make these costumes^^

at shaso:

Well, with the logo in our sigs you know that we have rivet-mania

second that comment to the letter^^

Rouge I did give into the pressure, do a quick search and you may find it

Glad your son is fit and well and running riot ….. Kids hey


Married no but have a massive mortgage together, so the same thing stuck with each other for life …….

I agree Monkeytroll does deserve membership, with his crazy amazing creations and warped mind set how could he not be a member ………

exactly^^

yup, it would have made me feel rather sad for him if he would have missed out on the fun today...

ohoh...that even sounds way more sincere... money is always such an unfriendly thing... it only comes to you when you have enough...and if the opposite then it runs away from you...as fast as it can^^

Then Monkeytroll must be inducted into the Rivet-works!~

and HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOLZ

Remember, you don't ASK to be part of the -=]_'=-
You GET asked

as the man said!

dsteingass wrote:Remember, you don't ASK to be part of the -=]_'=-
You GET asked

aye, a very exclusive club, though full of cameraderie and banter ^^

The banter is the best part.

That and the level of inspiration that is provided

Helps keep someone working hard or at least there mind!

I asked how to get invited. Does that count?

Joining the -=]_,=- Brotherhood

1. Demonstrate unusual or obsessive riveting techniques
2. Post photographic evidence (and a tut would be nice)
3. Learn the secret handshake.
4. Vik will forever have the VETO vote, this rule can never be removed from the League charter, ever.

(PST!!! Dave!!! I don't know the secret handshake yet!!?!??!??!)

(Ppsst- because we haven't figured out how to do it on the internets yet- don't tell anyone tho)

(Got it, Bro....)


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And, anyway, Dave, on the subject of Getting asked to Join th =][_,=, has anyone given any consideration to Zebra88?

Necrons... everywhere..

anyone asked for the secret handshake...here it is...



*sniggers*

Vik, you're wonky....

Second that!

the right hand being vik's, of course

shrike wrote:the right hand being vik's, of course

wouldn´t have it any other way

anyways...

i think after the recent uproar of suitable banter...it is finally time to give you, my loyal followers some nice picture updates...

i have been working on LDD´s idea to make a Rivetto medic /mechanic...one model for two purposes so to speak...

for this i also thought about making small tracks... but it turned out i couldn´t mount the torso on the tracks without tearing off the mech arm...

now it gets some nice legs... i think in the end this wll be a tall mini like the heavy...

the tracks will find a different use...

on the pics you see the torso and the tracks fron and back each...

and then a lil bit i did last two days for my kids... a sort of steampunk lego landraider^^

enjoy:





note the crack wont be seen as it is the connective middle part...^^





and the steampunk landraider

Oh Wow Vik! The tracks are Amazing! Who in the world would've thought to use I-beams for treads!?! Only your genius/madness!

The Steampunk Landraider is pretty badass too!

Loving all of it, my you have been a busy one these past few weeks ^^

thanks mates...^^

the I-beams are in fact chopped up coffey stirers and my wife took them off of a cofeyshop for me^^...i am too honest sometimes to do that form of small stealing^^

on a side note i am currently building the medic legs out of said coffey stirers...

Free plastic is always best

aye

Aye, I take about 10 coffee stirers every time I go into a subway or macdonald's... haven't found a use for 99% of them, but you never know ^^

That Mech Arm is awesome! I think you did a great job on the pistons!

The track also looks great! I assume there will be two, side by side?

Can't wait to see more!

there are in fact already two...just like a mini tank^^ or a demolition tank...i forgot the name^^

thanks...i tried to make the connection parts on the limbs...but id looked weird so i completly rethought the setup...and this was what it turned out to be...

at shrike...now you have a use^^ make a scratchbuilt tank^^ with rivets on this might be a good entrance card to the league^^

LegoHammer Rules!!!!!!!!!!!

Viktor von Domm wrote:at shrike...now you have a use^^ make a scratchbuilt tank^^ with rivets on this might be a good entrance card to the league^^

I'd rather finish my raven guard, should be finished around may-time if I want 1500 points excluding apocalypse units, early april if I want 1000.
In either case, when I finish them I will be moving onto imperial guard, at which point I will see about making a few custom models

Nice steampunk landraider vik!

Haha, steampunk LR, nice.

HAZZER wrote:Nice steampunk landraider vik!

Tortured-Robot wrote:Haha, steampunk LR, nice.

well i bet putting a kit together would have been faster and easier ...that took me at least two hours to figure out... no glue involved^^

at shrike...yeah...only make scatchbuilds for the IG´s... makes more sense...

HA! You kill me vik!

lol

you know the tray's of the Burger King.
they transport your fast food very easily.
they transport your army easily from table to table
they fit perfect in a messenger bag.
I only wear messenger bags because of my busted shoulder.....

hint hint hint

lol.... now don´t tell me you actually do what you just implied here^^ lol...

The improved version of the servo arm kicks ass!

Dam those tracks are amazing,I might have to borrow those for an idea for some grots, like the thievery going on here …… will get them back for their over priced coffee, steal everything on the table I say ….. I have a bout 30 sugar pots at home and the sugar that was in them

I agree the tracks look amazing and what you used , how you came up with that is beyond me.

The Medic is looking tops and your PC work has just jumped to a new level, that punch has been very busy boy the look of those round pieces, but I have to say my favourite bit is the cog it just works on all levels, is it for decoration or a working part or both cant wait to se more of this guy.

When you said he is as large as the heavy that was a good call, after all as a medic hefty lifting would be involved so he would need to be bigger than the rest of the bot's .

now thats the kinda land raider i want!

Crap I forget to give feedback on that , it looks great now create it in PC and I would be even more impressed

available kit for 50€s^^ at vik enterpirses^^

at baiyuan...thank you sir... and by the way...the idea for the trackmounted medic i git from your libirian...the one we still need to see some new pics of^^

at LDD...

well the credit for the trackmacking idea goes to the pre league days here at dakka... when the first tank was in the making...shaso and some other guys, but mainly him suggested the use of cofey stirers as a means to make cheap tracks... mind you they are atm pretty basic...still some more work to do on them...

you said he is as large as the heavy that was a good call, after all as a medic hefty lifting would be involved so he would need to be bigger than the rest of the bot's .

my thoughts exactly... he will get a set of arms like any other rivetto has too...

the cog is for ornamental purpose... there was recently talk about a means to have a tie-in item... this cog will work as a regimental crest sort of... imagine it being later painted in blue red and white... as a sort of royal airforce banner...just with cogs, rivtes and nuts^^

have a bout 30 sugar pots at home and the sugar that was in them

lol... i hope no one can press charges on me for your reactions^^


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lone dirty dog wrote:Crap I forget to give feedback on that , it looks great now create it in PC and I would be even more impressed

actually i have a half built version of a real LR in the maing...onn the to do shelf for almost a year now.... done with the `orrible PC i first bought back in my starting days... it doesn´t take plastic glue... so i put it aside...

when my rivetto fever has burnt down then i will make a new PC tank...that at least is for sure...

Like the cog idea and the colour scheme will tie it altogether nicely, idea borrowed an idea shared it's all good ……

Just deny any acquaintance and you will be fine.

Returning too the tank is a must sill you should base one around that one as well

i think i use a big cog even as a standard... now this is a good thought...^^

Cool but you will need some smaller ones all the way down the pipe work, I gather the pole will be pipe

Vik can we maybe get a comparison shot of the land raider? just so we can get an idea about the size. It looks awesome but where and how are you going to make the sponsors?

Whoah, vik- just realised you've passed your 10,000th post! Congrats, mate ^^

Vik, This is what you've been longing for!

Except add more rivets!

shrike wrote:

dsteingass wrote:Remember, you don't ASK to be part of the -=]_'=-
You GET asked

aye, a very exclusive club, though full of cameraderie and banter ^^

Although the cameraderie and banter is fore everyone, sort of

^that! capn!^^

at dave... er...sorry chap, the pic ain´t showing...

BUT!....

i now have a cutting edge...guess what that means...:



the first cut is the deepest^^


and did some measurements as orientations...i have yet to figure out how to use the chop-it the best way...


but boy there were literally a hundered blades too...many thanks buddy! feel a bro-hug over the great pond!


and here is what i am currently working on...mind not the knees...the glue currently gives me some odd feelings...it doensßt work on the coffey stirers as needed... the balls came off...(hurhurhur) and i did some entirely new knees...



the medic/mech will get a set of arms too and then i have to figure a way to make a head...a fitting medic head for it... any ideas?

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oh and thanks shrike...i realized that after i looked at the post count of 10022 ^^ i missed the special moment too... it just went by me^^

at fatty... i see tomorrow what i can do...i guess it is at the same size of a real kit... but it already has sponsons...they might just not look the way you had them expected to be...^^

Looks good so far Vik, and it looks like you're cutting rivets is easier as well now

As for the Robot losing his balls does that mean he is a Gender Bender ……. Sorry crap joke I know but I had to

As for the head some kind of bionic optical enhancer, may sound cheesy but head light/lamp cant think of much else at the moment but will keep trying

Do it like Canti from FLCL

Yes monitor head that's not a bad idea

Ovion wrote:Do it like Canti from FLCL

that is basically a big TV screen? hmmm... this sure is an option...

at LDD... searchlight i think will be coming too...

and i think i walked into that one on my own doing^^

i think i should be at least do a sort of monocle...a bigger eye...

I knew FLCL would rear itself up once monitor head was mentioned!

shasolenzabi wrote:I knew FLCL would rear itself up once monitor head was mentioned!

I think monitor head was mentioned after it showed up ………. to be fair

can someone explain that to me? i never heard of that FLCL ...

ok i wiki eductated myself ...

An anime FLCL, or known as "Fooly-Cooly", was a short one at 6 episodes, and pretty intense, (Not for kids)

Looks like a beer making kit ………

yeah shaso...i read it at wiki... was it any good? sounds kinda funny and crazy...

dave: sweet...

I liked it, but I am an oddball in my own rights anyway!

ain´t we all?^^

Yes you all are, glad I am the new guy

with every new guy there is always a new way of weirdness being introduced^^

Thanks

Wierdness makes the world go around.......

hmmm... that has a nice ring to it... now together with a catchy tune^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:hmmm... that has a nice ring to it... now together with a catchy tune^^

dum dum derrrrr didy dum diddy dum derrrrrrr ……. does that work for you

rofl...

hey vik.. when posting pic of the box, its best to black out the adresses just in case (:

did that?

Sweet vik sweet! Liking it man!

I go off for one day and I miss all this?!

That's it, I'm never leaving my computer ever again.

But yeah, good work mate! ^^

it is so funny reading that comment when you are offline atm^^

lol

Viktor von Domm wrote:it is so funny reading that comment when you are offline atm^^

see what I (completely intentionally) did there? *shifty eyes*

Hey, shrike, just buy a good quality smart phone

I did and get an email everytime anyone posts on any thread and since it surfs the net well I can then get on online and respond. I have just been extremely busy lately and couldn't.....



My question is this, Vik, will all members of the Gang be available in resin when you get them done?

Yeah..you should cast them

I second or third that cast them most definitely ….. it aint as hard as you think

mxwllmdr wrote:Hey, shrike, just buy a good quality smart phone

I did and get an email everytime anyone posts on any thread and since it surfs the net well I can then get on online and respond. I have just been extremely busy lately and couldn't.....

Eh, I prefer my bog-standard phone with not man features- I'm afraid of losing a more expensive one.

do i sense a pun here or are ye serious?... well i am still working on a rivetto Mk I kit... to cast the others...hmmm maybe the medic too...but the heavy is rather fragile... i doubt he would be able to travel at all...


by the way... still no update on my part here as i have been busy working on a all of a sudden sideproject ... tested the chopit... and created a lil something... but all will be revealed in some days...(this will have to be a mystery for now^^)

Viktor von Domm wrote:do i sense a pun here or are ye serious?... well i am still working on a rivetto Mk I kit... to cast the others...hmmm maybe the medic too...but the heavy is rather fragile... i doubt he would be able to travel at all...

Well I often leave my phone lying around, down the back of chairs, in trouser pockets, etc.
if the heavy looks a bit too big for his legs to support, maybe either thicken them or give him tracks?

is because of something.. i did ??

shrike wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:do i sense a pun here or are ye serious?... well i am still working on a rivetto Mk I kit... to cast the others...hmmm maybe the medic too...but the heavy is rather fragile... i doubt he would be able to travel at all...

Well I often leave my phone lying around, down the back of chairs, in trouser pockets, etc.
if the heavy looks a bit too big for his legs to support, maybe either thicken them or give him tracks?

the tracks on that one might be a good idea...i will tackle that the coming days...

at RW? whut? nope...all is good^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:


at RW? whut? nope...all is good^^

no no i meant the secret project, it isnt the one you told me about is it?

oh yes it is^^ and it is taking up good shape...in fact there is only a hell lot of rivets that seperates me from a nice wip shot^^

but i have to go now...i am very tired...


see you all tomorrow!


vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh yes it is^^ and it is taking up good shape...in fact there is only a hell lot of rivets that seperates me from a nice wip shot^^

but i have to go now...i am very tired...


see you all tomorrow!


vik

secrets hay Vik, what happened to the bond of the league I have to ask now being a member does that mean everything I do has to have Rivets

lone dirty dog wrote:being a member does that mean everything I do has to have Rivets

I doubt it, that'd be a bit strict for an informal gathering of modellers
though rivets are positively encouraged where appliccable ^^

lone dirty dog wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh yes it is^^ and it is taking up good shape...in fact there is only a hell lot of rivets that seperates me from a nice wip shot^^

but i have to go now...i am very tired...


see you all tomorrow!


vik

secrets hay Vik, what happened to the bond of the league I have to ask now being a member does that mean everything I do has to have Rivets

Well I should hope so. I follow most of the league blogs Mainly because Steampunk is kool and so are Rivets

lone dirty dog wrote: I have to ask now being a member does that mean everything I do has to have Rivets

Not everything, but most things.

Phew thought I was going to get kicked out for a minute, or add rivets to everything

Well if I get in later on in the year (a month or so, maybe), I won't be doing much because 90% of my conversions are infrantry, being space marines as well, so very little room for rivets.
Rest assured though, if the opportunity for rivets arises, then I will include them ^^

its not about being doing 100% rivets, but it IS about being extraordinary WITH rivets

Rogue Wolves wrote:its not about being doing 100% rivets, but it IS about being extraordinary WITH rivets

Well said that man!

That and how you make your rivets helps too, inventiveness is the key! Dave can do all plastic rivets from stuff he cuts with his selection of tools, Vik is the master of cardboard rivets thanks his punch-o-matic, and I did the liquid rivets as part of the group. Others have done any of the variants or more. Some also know how to get the sheets of "rivets" that are out there on the market

And I'm working on rivet strips for those who have difficulty getting started!

But I rivet with metal. And hammers. And heat.

Anvildude wrote:And I'm working on rivet strips for those who have difficulty getting started!

But I rivet with metal. And hammers. And heat.

Great for metal, but not plastic or resin minis! But cool, strips of rivets!? show us when ready to sell them!

That I will!

as most riveteers are following this i think it is high time to start a great tutorial article about making rivets... with pics to show a step by step... i know dave did that already with his rods methode... and shaso you have uploaded numerous pics of your highly developed glue drop methode as well... would be nice (nods at dave) if the images of these methods would be uploaded here on dakka to bring them all together... i think this would be a really cool gift to the whole modelers scene here and i think it is our duty as riveteers to finally spread the word on riveting...after all it is not a secret society we are forming it is a lifestyle that needs to be formed into a mission!!!


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by the way... a native englishspeaker would be my ideal choice of writer here...though if no one feels up to the task save me i would do it too...

Viktor von Domm wrote:as most riveteers are following this i think it is high time to start a great tutorial article about making rivets... with pics to show a step by step... i know dave did that already with his rods methode... and shaso you have uploaded numerous pics of your highly developed glue drop methode as well... would be nice (nods at dave) if the images of these methods would be uploaded here on dakka to bring them all together... i think this would be a really cool gift to the whole modelers scene here and i think it is our duty as riveteers to finally spread the word on riveting...after all it is not a secret society we are forming it is a lifestyle that needs to be formed into a mission!!!


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by the way... a native englishspeaker would be my ideal choice of writer here...though if no one feels up to the task save me i would do it too...

Great I dea but I cant do it, my punctuation sucks


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I think you should use this for a billboard in your steam punk scenery

Plus this tank reminds me a bit of yours

Just for some inspiration

This made me chuckle

LOL...nice finds there... the first one i can indeed picture the use of... the second one , the tank looks very interesting ideed...

with the third...got any kids? ohoh...

but for all purposes...keep them coming... during my own researches i can only find so many things... any cool images are always apreciated!

Viktor von Domm wrote:LOL...nice finds there... the first one i can indeed picture the use of... the second one , the tank looks very interesting ideed...

with the third...got any kids? ohoh...

but for all purposes...keep them coming... during my own researches i can only find so many things... any cool images are always apreciated!

Will do Captain " saluting smugly "

I'll be glad to do the writing for such a how-to, though I'm not in the league...

hmmmm... that is indeed a worthy offer...(sinister laugh) and might i add...not really far from what i had in mind... this is also a true oprtunity to show that one is indeed tuned and interested to the spirit of riveting...

or to put it in another way:

Challenge assigned^^

^^

PM me the pics and I'll get started, though it seems my threads seem to get a lot less attention than your's, so maybe I'll PM the complete thing to you, you proof-read it, then post it with something like "thanks to shrike for the writing" or something?

lol...shrike i think that is a perfect way^^ but hey... if you are then a riveteer, your threads will be "exalted" too^^

as a matter of fact... about the business of riveting... today marked a new era of riveting... now i have masterd shaso´s aproved and tested to perfection methode of glueriveting!!!

i hereby present to you the first chapel of the church of rivbeting:

(note it is still majorly in WIP stages but the general idea and direction is showing through....)

and as it is already st. valentines day in some parts of the earth...my wife and me exchanged some valentines presents... i got a box of pyramid cake pieces...and some tupperwear small boxes...the initial one was also filled with smarties...and after the kids and us emptied the sweets into our bellies this slogan^^ was found:

which reads in denglish (german/english mix) "I niet you" a pun as it could be read i need you...but the pun lies on the NIETE= Rivets... so i guess my wife accepts my "interest" in rivtes^^



and because as i like to bring forth some hints and tips for making rivtes for new possible rivetsaddicted... i hereby show a bit of my trade... i present...the rivetmaker:


just an xacto knife handle with a needle instead of a knife... not really rocket science, but someone has to think about tools and i do that from time to time...and the thingy works like a charm when it comes to my cardboard rivets...

cheers, vik

Did Mrs Domm get an "I see what you did there"?

Love the church, in all of it's rivety glory, though the altar/pulpit/whatever the hell it's called (no pun intended)'s top seems slightly to the side of it's other half (again, no pun intended)

Idea for the church- how about all the members of the LoER make a model guardsman to represent themselves in the church of riveting?
Dunno if it could be like waagh! Dakka, with a virtual group, or send the models to you...
just an idea ^^

oh the pulpit is but in it´s very early stages...in fact it is built like the steamboiler in the right side from leftover wooden stirer bits i had lying around for the wall building... so it will get a lot of work done and also it is only resting on that bigger piece of wood for the general feel of it...

and no...mrs domm doenst get a "i see what you did there" it gave me a warm feeling all over^^

and by the way... there is an alter planned in the future...in the form of an anvil!^^


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to be honest i have dreamed about starting such an event for quite some long time...seeing that you see that in the same way !!! i really think we should all make an "avatar" for the church of riveteers!

OMG Vik! That is truly EPIC!
And your wife did that!?! WOW!!

yep... i was speachless at first^^ it is the small things that show true spirit^^ that and a new compressor for an AB too^^

You guys and your rivets make me laugh!

a rivet a day keeps the doctor away...

Unless it's a rivet to the knee...

I second the Riveteer Avatars! I know just what I want to be! Although it will be a while before my "Rivet-ar" will have the bits he needs!

Dam something else of a side project …… OK whats the rules for this, does it have to be a likeness or something we wish we were in the RPG world

Not sure if you saw the edit, so here it is:

shrike wrote:Idea for the church- how about all the members of the LoER make a model guardsman to represent themselves in the church of riveting?
Dunno if it could be like waagh! Dakka, with a virtual group, or send the models to you...
just an idea ^^

So it has to be a guardsman then

Well it's just an idea- it must be approved by the council of riveteers first

^ or more like a model that represents you.. dave might be a catachan, vik one of his steampunky guys, rawson a Vost..

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ or more like a model that represents you.. dave might be a catachan, vik one of his steampunky guys, rawson a Vost..

Well where does that leave me

uhh... not sure there ldd, your models are more single model based it seems.. but the only one who knows what model represents you.. is.. you (;

Whatever army you feel represents you the most, I think.
With me, I think it'd be an ork or a guardsman, but I have more space marine bits lying around

^or a beastman with a white teeshirt that says ALOT on it


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btw vik, the church of the prophet looks cool!

Rogue Wolves wrote:^or a beastman with a white teeshirt that says ALOT on it

as epic as that would be, it wouldn't really suit me.
I think vik should be an adept or engineer of some sort.

Even though Im not =L=
I think I would be a Elysian-commando

Maybe a chaos guardsman, or a grot

Vik found some pics you might like or have ….

that second pic looks like the pilot is going "oooooooh! A penny!"

You know what would be fairly impressive, awesome and fit in with all of this rivety nonsense.

That giant mechanical spider from Wild Wild West.

well someone gotta new look *cough cough* shrike

Damn Vik! you used multiple rivet options for that temple! Very well done!


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Hmmm, Ovion is just a tad jealous? all you have to do is make stuff with rivets and you too could be a Leaguer like us!


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And yeah, that giant steam driven spider would do.

Rogue Wolves wrote:well someone gotta new look *cough cough* shrike

I see no evidence of this "new look" you speak of."

well its not THAT creepy, so no problems there

OMGOMGOMGOMG LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


Sorry, i am better now..... i think.....

shhh shhh sleep my child..

Lol, thanks RW.

at ovion... in fact i had contemplated to build a spiderlike vehicle for quite some time... this might be a future project indeed.

at max......^^

at shaso...yup learned quite a lot from you^^

at LDD...that gun i knew...and i was secretly planning to one day make me my own version...but thats more on the to do list for the next decade^^ and the walker...well that one is a referrence to all walker builders that dabble in the things that produce steam^^ very sexy one there^^
as for the Rivet-AR (thans for that nice one jake^^) i think the order of riveteers could work with a cool orkish riveteer too... for my person i have to say i am not that in to the xenohate...so whatever makes you happy!

at RW...actually i seem to be missing a point here... that face as shrikes new avatar...and the mug in his sig...what/who is that?
that´s not you shrike??? you are not that unshaven with your sweet sixteen skin??? *shudders...*

as a general rule...any human (preferably not suerhuman) mini would work...if then the mini sports some features of rivetdom then that would be a good call!

Well this place is getting weirder by the minute, after the creepy V-day pic " shudder " shrike that is slightly unnerving ……

I think you should build that gun Vik for sure, had a feeling you would have seen it but you never know …….. I though that walker was pretty cool as well and thought it might be some help

I think I might build my Avatar in the form of an ork, but there will be a slight twist to it but you will have to wait for that

the way i could picture it... have you looked into storags orks? they are `munda orks...raised by humnans... you could do a humanized ork... maybe even steampunk like with the much asked for bowtie and tophat and a monocle... pinstripe trousers...a vest and a walking stick... now that would be a nice rivet-ar...

Viktor von Domm wrote:the way i could picture it... have you looked into storags orks? they are `munda orks...raised by humnans... you could do a humanized ork... maybe even steampunk like with the much asked for bowtie and tophat and a monocle... pinstripe trousers...a vest and a walking stick... now that would be a nice rivet-ar...

Bloody hell Vik you trying to read my mind or something …… you are way to close there its scary

...the power that brings the riveting... it´s all in the craft

I am thinking top hat, monocle, bow tie, pin stripe suit, waistcoat, pocket watch and walking stick ………. my fluff it you like ……... was that the Empire was working on a toxin that could be launched into ork infested area's, this would then create a calming effect lowering there aggression levels and placing them in a restrained state.

This would allow dozens of Orks to be captured and further test to take place, however after the original toxin was tested on a single ork they found that the Toxin had amazing side effects, this included a rise in civil behaviour an increase in IQ and the ability to grow hair.

Although this was not the desired effect, scientists continued to work with the Ork (now named Zeno) the first thought was to educate and use him to infiltrate Ork colonies, However this did not happened due to his growing hatred of his own kind.

He found the ignorance, aggression, and General personal hygiene issues of his kin a disgrace, from this point he turned his back on everything that was once himself.

Due to his growing hatred for his own kind limited his use within the Empire, however his intelligence continued to grow at an extreme rate as well as all his abilities, including communication and social standards.

He continues to work for the Empire (even though he has no real choice) creating elaborate devices for the destruction of his own race, the toxin has since been destroyed due to fears of a super Ork race.

simply love the background for zeno... very cool! if you can you should make his pose not all hunched but standing tall! and proud! forgot the pocket watch on the golden chain! that idea has potential for at least a small strikeforce! you do realize that?

Viktor von Domm wrote:simply love the background for zeno... very cool! if you can you should make his pose not all hunched but standing tall! and proud! forgot the pocket watch on the golden chain! that idea has potential for at least a small strikeforce! you do realize that?

Dam Vik you keep ruining all the surprise ….. He was going to be standing up right for sure …… so when some one said thats not right , I was going to say this is the side effect of the toxin creating a kind of Evolution within him, he will be slightly less built in mass as well

STRIKE FORCE !!!!!!! did you not read the toxin has been destroyed for fear of a new super Ork race ! …….However I could say that Zeno took samples of his own blood and cloned himself Hmmmmmmmmmmmm No cant this is my Avatar just the one.

well...then he will be the extraordinary ork...i can live with that...^^ but you sure have to say, that gentlemen orks have a thing to them^^

well we could keep that part of the conversation on the PM level^^ if you fear my ideas to be too much of a spoiler^^

I would personally recommend using a sheet of balsa wood and cutting pieces off of that instead of using Popsicle sticks.

well...i am currently unemployed and i try to use what i can get a hold of as cheap as it can be... so the strirers are for free...but i grant you if i used blasa through and through it would create a more professional look...

A long sheet of balsa thats about 6 inchs wide and maybe 3.5 feet long is about a buck fiddy near me so thats like a cup of coffee

yeah but when you just grab the stirers and walk away they are for free... i know what you mean...but personally i think i like the slightly rounded shapes to the stirers too...

Love it Vik now thats thinking on your toes

No need for P.M.s ( although the one you sent was a winner ) just cant believe you were almost exactly spot on to my vision

Maybe one day I will build the " Gentleman Orks " but at the moment its just one

Have you figured yours out yet any idea's clues

hmmmm... that is indeed a toughy.... i think i couold also go for the priest look... i still have an almost complete set of the emprire wizard...that could be heavyly converted to a techpriest stand in kind of... with mech arms coming through the back... of course all in a steampunkish outlook... or any other suggestions?

Steam punk priest definitely what I would envision …… or a steam punk gent something along those lines for sure ….. But if you go down the gent line don't go for the suit look you need more an admiral type uniform, something grand that invokes the look of power.

Lots of detail and extra's but done in an elegant but extravagant style …. That is the key word style is a must ……..

style i grant you that^^ hmmm... i have some mordheim minis on my way the next coupla days...these could be a base for the conversion... or the priest/officer i already used in the chuch shots?... hmmm...

No, no..no. Riveteers are working-class, ALWAYS, there will be NO GODDAMN aristocracy or bluebloods or high-born in any cult I am attached to! All riveteers are created equal! It is their workmanship that will set them apart.

The first riveteer that walks around the chapel thinking he was born superior and has some inherent right to tell other riveteers what to do, will personally get my rivet gun to his knee. Or his face

dsteingass wrote:No, no..no. Riveteers are working-class, ALWAYS, there will be NO GODDAMN aristocracy or bluebloods or high-born in any cult I am attached to! All riveteers are created equal! It is their workmanship that will set them apart.

Yes, but the Ork is working class, however you still need some kind of structure to the house of Riveters, I just assumed that you and Vik were the founders therefore hold the highest position within.

Plus my character only carries himself this way as to be more human like therefore less Ork like

Think of it as more of a labor union, or occupational lodge.
That sounds very British LDD LOL
"we can't fight a civilized war if you keep killing our officers"- Cornwall

darn... an american commie.... but i think you have a valid point here dave... hmmm....argh... busted^^


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"we can't fight a civilized war if you keep killing our officers"- Cornwall

lovley!

dsteingass wrote:Think of it as more of a labor union, or occupational lodge.
That sounds very British LDD LOL
"we can't fight a civilized war if you keep killing our officers"- Cornwall

Yes, Dave true but remember status can be bought but class is a birth right ….. Therefore being a true gentlemen has nothing to do with power,money or status just the way one portrays themselves.

After all as my mother said manners cost nothing,

a good rule to go by!

but does that mean, dave, that you envision the riveteers as moustache sporting craftsmen...in shiney olied vests and grimey faces? puffing a pipe as they rivet along?....hmmm...

Viktor von Domm wrote:a good rule to go by!

but does that mean, dave, that you envision the riveteers as moustache sporting craftsmen...in shiney olied vests and grimey faces? puffing a pipe as they rivet along?....hmmm...

ROFL …….

Whatever...but your money and pedigree does not mean gak if you can't rivet.

dsteingass wrote:Whatever...but your money and pedigree does not mean gak if you can't rivet.

LOL ROFL ………...

But we know orks can Rivet they are the Riveters

Well what is yours looking like then Dave

Viktor von Domm wrote:at RW...actually i seem to be missing a point here... that face as shrikes new avatar...and the mug in his sig...what/who is that?
that´s not you shrike??? you are not that unshaven with your sweet sixteen skin??? *shudders...*

lone dirty dog wrote:Well this place is getting weirder by the minute, after the creepy V-day pic " shudder " shrike that is slightly unnerving ……

nothing unnerving about an alot, they're just misunderstood.

Viktor von Domm wrote:the way i could picture it... have you looked into storags orks? they are `munda orks...raised by humnans... you could do a humanized ork... maybe even steampunk like with the much asked for bowtie and tophat and a monocle... pinstripe trousers...a vest and a walking stick... now that would be a nice rivet-ar...

God damn it I was thinking of a top hat and cane! Maybe converting my Waagh dakka ork to alternate hands between a cane and wrench of some sort and the two pistols?
I just need to find the bitz...
and with all these ideas flowing through the thread, I really think these steampunkers (both vik's and otherwise) deserve a backstory of some kind, maybe even a short story (in the style of shaso's army, with thier kommissars and such)

shasolenzabi wrote:Hmmm, Ovion is just a tad jealous? all you have to do is make stuff with rivets, just and you too could be a Leaguer like us!

Jealous? Moi? No, I'm firmly in the ranks of filthy xenos, we don't use any rivets, just lots of sleek, smooth lines and pristine unadulterated surfaces and I'm quite happy with that :3
But doesn't mean your bizzare space-rivets don't look interesting.

Viktor von Domm wrote:at ovion... in fact i had contemplated to build a spiderlike vehicle for quite some time... this might be a future project indeed.

Yeah, I'm sure this:

would have enough rivets for you and I'd love to see it .
Not sure what it'd count-as though.. titan maybe? :3

Orks are certainly welcome in the -=]_=-, if they rivet, extraordinarily. And LDD you are correct when you say:

lone dirty dog wrote: just assumed that you and Vik were the founders therefore hold the highest position within.

But let's clarify a couple of things:

I spend every day of my life wiping the asses of those who *think* their money puts them in an upper class to me, when in reality, they are helpless, clueless, morons in the worst possible sense. However, their checks don't bounce

I absolutely reject the idea that you are born to one class or another, and stuck there for life. Sorry dood, that's bullshhiiit. I was born to a factory worker and a grocery-store worker, and I worked too damn hard to get where I am today.

Commie, no. But do I believe that if left unchecked, and unregulated, Corporations, banks, and rich people will always take every possible opportunity to exploit working-class people. and take their own imaginary birthrights at the tip of a sword (or gun, or dollar)- just as they always have History stands as my witness to this.

dsteingass wrote:Orks are certainly welcome in the -=]_=-, if they rivet, extraordinarily. And LDD you are correct when you say:

lone dirty dog wrote: just assumed that you and Vik were the founders therefore hold the highest position within.

But let's clarify a couple of things:

I spend every day of my life wiping the asses of those who *think* their money puts them in an upper class to me, when in reality, they are helpless, clueless, morons in the worst possible sense. However, their checks don't bounce

I absolutely reject the idea that you are born to one class or another, and stuck there for life. Sorry dood, that's bullshhiiit. I was born to a factory worker and a grocery-store worker, and I worked too damn hard to get where I am today.

Commie, no. But do I believe that if left unchecked, and unregulated, Corporations, banks, and rich people will always take every possible opportunity to exploit working-class people. and take their own imaginary birthrights at the tip of a sword (or gun, or dollar)- just as they always have History stands as my witness to this.

Sorry but I think you may have misunderstood class, I mean class not as in what society defines the level and means as to what we live, but the structure as to what you choose to live by, as to the meaning your birth right to choose.

I dont define class by financial means or the place that society says you belong but the way you choose to treat yourself and others, as to you're reply I actually totally agree with every word of it, and goes as far as saying any body can achieve what they want from life, as long as they are determined to achieve it.

Dave if you feel so strongly about these people why let them aggravate you so, after all they depend upon you

Using my amazing powers of MS paint, here's what I was thinking of:

@LDD good question man.
I think it is because of their double standards. Especially in the US, where almost all of the labor laws that the riveters of 100 years ago fought for have been eliminated little by little. They believe they have the RIGHT to endless profit under capitalism , and so they finance the politicians campaigns who will return the favor with legislation that eliminates controls put in place to protect workers

DSteingass wrote:your money and pedigree does not mean gak if you can't rivet.

Sigged......

DSteingass wrote:
I think it is because of their double standards. Especially in the US, where almost all of the labor laws that the riveters of 100 years ago fought for have been eliminated little by little. They believe they have the RIGHT to endless profit under capitalism , and so they finance the politicians campaigns who will return the favor with legislation that eliminates controls put in place to protect workers

And agreed, Dave, 100%.......

dsteingass wrote:@LDD good question man.
I think it is because of their double standards. Especially in the US, where almost all of the labor laws that the riveters of 100 years ago fought for have been eliminated little by little. They believe they have the RIGHT to endless profit under capitalism , and so they finance the politicians campaigns who will return the favor with legislation that eliminates controls put in place to protect workers

Not just the US, politics and finance are the same thing, aid the rich gak on the poor ….. that keeps the world spinning

Well, all this status and pedigree (what's dog food have to do with anything?) aside, I really like the ideas people have for their Rivet-Ars!

I am thinking a modified Cadian body with my "yet to be made" steampunk-ish arms, and gloved hands, along with the weapons I just finished and one of the skull helmets I did. He'd be a sniper of some kind. With a cloak and hood I think. It will be a while though, I still have to send all of the things I made to have them cast up.

Sounds fun though!

RSJake wrote:Well, all this status and pedigree (what's dog food have to do with anything?) aside, I really like the ideas people have for their Rivet-Ars!

I am thinking a modified Cadian body with my "yet to be made" steampunk-ish arms, and gloved hands, along with the weapons I just finished and one of the skull helmets I did. He'd be a sniper of some kind. With a cloak and hood I think. It will be a while though, I still have to send all of the things I made to have them cast up.

Sounds fun though!

That sounds very interesting, like the helmet got any pics of that