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ah... good news on your back then!...

looking forward to eyecandy^^

Eye candy for Vik, and everyone else.

Beer cave bases for future dwarf team.

Assorted other bases for different projects up and coming.

Really great detail in the pieces, no bubbles, and the flash that is present easily removes with a flick of the knife.

Definitely will be ordering more from Galorn/rivetzone.com, fellow dakkite and league member extraordinar.

Drooling over the bases.

They are very nice and crisp, but I'm afraid my stomach could not handle that type of nourishment, though I want to be a space marine, I cannot ingest petroleum products.

Also another supply drop has landed.

Less than $90.00

Missing rulebooks, but it did have all the counters, templates, 12 goliaths off sprue but new, 4 orlock one is painted.

Oh and 40 more bulkheads


Here is the progress on the tank


I'm taking a break for awhile, will be spectating, and trying to catch up on some threads, but I need a hobby recharge period.

Excellent haul Theo. As for the LAV conversion, seriously impressed by that

nice haul there... the tank looks very good... you gave him a soul!

does your break from hobby mean you will be offline ? or at least stying here but without glue splattered fingers?
i hope for the latter...

but i know how it feels if the mojo gets a bit used up.... have that happen to me every now and then too...good luck... it will come to you again! talent may be dormant but never extinguished!

You know what, I think we all have too many projects on the go and too many ideas for new ones, then we get burnt out and loose the will to build... As Vik says, it will return, hopefully soon, as I wanna see the tank build reach it's fitting conclusion

i never put tow and two together... but you might be on to the true aching point here... too many projects you don´t finish and you don´t get the warm feeling out of these for doing a job well done...that makes sense...so less projects and more feelings of fullfillment... sounds like a winning ticket... but i am still on the wrong train i think this will never work for me^^

I like how Theo went with the LAV knock off and made a Rhino like machine so far of it.

@ruglud, your probably right about too many projects, I need a cohesive idea of what I want to build. You guys give me too many good ideas, and I just keep running with them.
@shaso, thanks, the lav was just screaming to be more
@vik, I'll be lurking for awhile, no glue on the hands though, I need to abstain to get a fresh look at some old ideas and plan before I jump into the project.

With that being said I really like the servo skull guys, and would like to do an adeptus arbites/space Marin police force concept. I had started marines way back in he day and in the rogue trader books they had field police. I might need to get a good idea for them and reattach a marines force.

I might be commenting more, or less, just the hobby fu will slow a bit. Still looking for work in the mean time, had som leads, just not what I'm wanting, or wouldn't work for the family. I realize I've go to spend more time with the kids during the summer, and hopefully get myself in better shape while doing it.

As with everything else of mine, expect plans to change without notice .

As with everything else of mine, expect plans to change without notice

that sounds like the best chaotic concept i could think of

and

just not what I'm wanting, or wouldn't work for the family

two of the strongest reasons i was unemployed for over eight years...

and so long as we get your input on our stuff and you don´t go mad from that input... your time for hobby fu will come back... sooner than you might think^^...

Yep, is sure did need some touches worked on it

I'm seriously impressed with the LAV build theo, that's not a concept I could see in that toy, but you rocked it! Inspiration will come back soon enough

While waiting for inspiration I swung by dollar general again and picked these up. I think the missiles and cannons from the lav will become turret features for the adeptus arbites fortress. Tomorrow I'm planning on priming the first lav. The competition goes on after all.


Edit: got back from taking kids to the dentist to find another supply drop, well two actually.

Anvil industries bionics. Will look through them later, right now all I can see is tons of flash.

Zinge tires and computer panels.

Their biggest wheels are a little too small for the lav. Good thing I got one of Dave's dollar jeep.

I like those wheels though..the LAV is looking badass!

Hey dude mail me a wheel if you've got a spare...

@dave, thanks for the inspiration with your build, I will now commence with blatant theft of the idea with my own twist of course. You better get yours done quick.....who am I kidding, you've got plenty of time to beat me to the finish line
@galorn, let me see how well this conversion goes, I might have extra wheels,or if this comes out good I might need to order more, in which case ill get an extra set

Why you should never leave your vehicle unattended/ guarded in the underhive.


Here is one of the anvil legs, they all have this flash, not too bad, but needs some scrapping to get the mold line off the model. Shouldn't be too noticible once painted. The arms were perfect casts, no flash at all, or at least from first inspection.

I plan on ordering more from both guys shortly if the vehicles turn out okay.

Time for some cutting........so much for that break.

I think we should do a dollar store challenge. I know everyone wont be able to participate, but Dave's little gold mine here gave me the idea. The set was $8.00 from a national chain, I know you can order online, but not sure about international orders. How would you guys feel about something like this? We can look for a stock toy from there and everyone can get one and see who comes up with the best idea, or best execution.

Cool! That cargo part on back snaps off too

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Cool! That cargo part on back snaps off too

Which part snaps off Dave, I unscrewed mine, but it's still molded together. Also I edited my last post with a general question, what's your thoughts?

Easy to look around the corner in a firefight when your head is detachable

Think I'll call him heightower. Now I'll have to watch the police academy movies to make the rest of them .

More interestingly inspired stuff, make one overloaded with guns he shall be Tackleberry!

The one I got Dave was in brown plastic, went back and looked at yours and there are differences. Notably my cargo stuff doesn't come off Without a knife or saw .

But like a Potato chip,once you start you can't stop.
Second source of inspiration, other than Dave.

Where I'm at now.


Oh, and one of the sets of tires had tons of extra resin, it was planned it looks like, but now it becomes a terrain piece. No not a jersey barrier, but as the sign entering a lost production facility.

I'll have to paint it up, it's too good not to use. Also the computer console sprue I got from him has a similar pour block which looks smaller, but can go above a doorway into the building.

er... good to see you working in hobby stuff related themes again mate!

and as for the police academy stuff... no... just say no and you will keep yourself save from any related harm...although... tackleberry... he was kinda cool... the rest... best burried by millenia

an to your general question... well... honestly... yes... but...you do know how that would kill us due to postage???...but since you are up and about... i recently hinted in my thread an idea for a comp on my terms too... creating something steampunky... if someone would be interested to go with that i would start something like that... of course with an award...

oh and while i see your scavaged jeep... i need to take soem pics of some jeeps of mine... one was an ebay haul a year back and the other was from a fleamarket... both american builds... a hummer and something else...


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if you make that zinge extra resin thingy into a terrain piece like you siad... zinge should give you some free bies...!!!!

LAV is going well.
I like the way the jeep is going as well.

Good to see you embracing the use of sprue-like pour blocks for modelling use.

Vik I'm all go doing something steampunky. I went back through our thread and your hint still eludes me.

We will hold off on the competition for now then. There's plenty of them happening as it is, and Viks sounds fun to me whenever he sets his up I'm all for it .

*big grin*

ok... i need to work this out... i am sure tomorrow i can come up with a strong concept... and then...

Hmmm, some plasticard and greenstuff you could stretch the back to cover the dual wheel set up you made Theo

actually i wouldn´t go for the triple axis look...

I think he already did, hence the "stretch" body work idea

Sorry vik, triple axel it is. The rear will be extended long enough to hold the battery box. The lights are random flash bulbs that I got years ago for free. I think I have ten sets. The back cab will have a turret mount for whatever weapon system I choose. This will be the necromunda version of a predator tank.


This will probably be all for tonight. Might check in with some typing, but all glued out.

Okay, so the design wasn't working out....

I liked the concept and even liked where I was going with parts of it, but the main shell just wasn't working for me. These wheels however demanded to be used so back to bits bashing/free building instead of converting on top.

Onto the trash heap. Maybe it will become terrain

The jeep was just too large of scale for my concept. Dave pulled his idea off well , me not so much. But what I learned from it has me going on a new course.

So should I do more of a crawler

I could leave off the front axel and just use the two back axels. It could also have driving spots on front and back.

Or I like this design better

It looks more Taurus like. I can armor up the rear section more and build up the height to be more of an urban assault vehicle.

What do you guys think.