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Good stuff so far, keep it up!

thorgir wrote:That is absolutely stunning!

How much plasticard have you used for all of this?

I got my self 3 x A4 10/1000" and 3 x A4 x 30/1000" [thats 0.25 and 0.75mm respectively] btu I've only used half of that in the construction but I'll probably use most of what's left putting big ol' spikes and armour plates on it.

Rawson wrote: Great stuff! Keep up the great work! You have a paint scheme in mind already?

Yes and no.... I want to transfer the camo from my orks pants but still keep it in a true-to-life military style.

this is one reference image i've found that I'm thinking of;



The good ol' F-18E Super hornet... we should have bought these of the yanks rather than waste so much money and feth up are carrier fleet by investing in the F-35 JSF.... but less politics, more WAAAAGH!


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right, today I'v set about turning the orkiness up to 11 on this thing... so Tusks and spikey bits of unnecessary armour

and that's the turret for my first, Grot-zooka Tank.

Fo apocolypse I want a full squad of grot tanks to role in formation with each of my looted wagons, which;

1) looks cool as &,
2) gives rolling cover for my boomguns whilst the grot tanks have a natural 5++ WOOHOO!

All looking very nice around here. I really like the engine block, good job.

Question: 1) boom guns are ordanace arn't they?, so they are'nt going to be able to move up with the grot tanks and the grot tanks range is'nt that far (cant remember the inches)
Question 2) or are you going to have the grottanks stay infront of the boom gun tanks as a screen for the boom guns?


just wondering. oh and regardless it would look cool though

bigfish wrote:Question: 1) boom guns are ordanace arn't they?, so they are'nt going to be able to move up with the grot tanks and the grot tanks range is'nt that far (cant remember the inches)
Question 2) or are you going to have the grottanks stay infront of the boom gun tanks as a screen for the boom guns?

Answers

1) it's only Ordinance Barrage that is "move-or-shoot" so they can roll up behind
2)bingo.... though the grotzooka only has half the range of a boomgun, so not too close to be ineffective themselves

Regards.

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thanks for clearing that up

The paintjob is fan-effin'-tastic!
And the Fighta looks very promising so far. Keep it up!

cheers guys,

I've had a riveting evening... [yes I'm ashamed of that pun]

and those damned grots have been building something in the back of the workshop... i really should put some salt down or something!

The fighta bomba is lookin pretty sweet. I feel bad for ya though. That's a ton of rivets. Grot tanks sound Promising

Don't feel bad for me, I really enjoy riveting... its's the panelling that grips my sh*t!

Speaking of which, I've panelled up the other main plane... yay, more riveting

AWESOME!!!
I likes da plane it be awesome
and it seems you do enjoy your riveting making punns AND everything o.O

Davidian wrote:

The good ol' F-18E Super hornet... we should have bought these of the yanks rather than waste so much money and feth up are carrier fleet by investing in the F-35 JSF.... but less politics, more WAAAAGH!

a might bit off the topic here but I think that pic is of a pair of Russian Su-27's, not F-16's.
I play Air Combat a little too much, but all of that is besides the point!



Absolutely stellar work. You easily put my plasticarding skills to shame. I have a pair of Fighta-Bommas that might just start taking a few pages from your book (or armor plates from your plane, as the orky saying goes )
Im certainly looking forward to seeing the paint scheme turn out!! Should look gorgeous with either of those camos!

I do have to ask tho... How precise are you with your cutting? I seem to fall to the addage, "Measure once, cut twice, patch till it fits'. Your stuff, though, seems to be absolutely exact!

Cant wait to see the final work with the paint!

Ramos Asura wrote:

a might bit off the topic here but I think that pic is of a pair of Russian Su-27's, not F-16's. I said F-18E anyway hehe.
I play Air Combat a little too much, but all of that is besides the point!

Ah yes, you're right! They have a strikingly similar profile but the F18 hasn't got the extended ventral fin and wing-tip weapons pylons. I think I'm gonna go with the one on the right as it's close to my ork's camo print but only on the top surface of the a/c. The belly is gonna be either plane and dark or plane and light [or every other colour under the sun XD].

with regards to getting accurate cuts. slightly over measure. offer up the new panel, then you can trim to fit. Then once it's fit, you can trim it and smooth the edges until it looks like it was born to be there.

More pics to follow later, I've got the day off today so I'm working on the back end and underbelly. I want to have it ready to paint by tomorrow ;D

Ooooops! Guess thats what I get for reading numbers too quickly! Read one, typed another, then thought of a whole different one!

Im absolutely stunned by the speed at which you're working- Thenks for sharin a bit of insight into your method, as well!

It doesn't feel that quick... I've been doing this for about 3 weeks now :O

I've done all the panelling and detailing now, nearly 100%. Using it for the first time tomorrow. Going to Warhammer World, Nottingham for a game of apocalypse with a bunch of other Navy lads from over the country massive joy.

I also calved a flying stand out of pure diamond with nothing but the power of telekinesis and it was so beautiful that it could make even the most hardened hard man break down into tears. However, after crying all the fluid out of my body, I decided to to replace it with this GW flying base.

Just the gargantuan task of riveting the last 75% of it as required!

Looks great. Though I'm not a big fan of the classic Bomba, that is exceptional work.

On the stand that is looking Sh*t hot indeed. NICE

Good choice on the stand, those diamond ones get a bit passe after a time

And I'd say you were working fairly quickly too. Then again myself and several of the guys I follow may not be the spediest examples out there

I agree, your postively rushing this Davidian. Don't see why you can't do two more?

Yeah, who fields just one flyer anyway?

Bangbangboom wrote: Don't see why you can't do two more?

You're bad influences XD... I've got the kit to do it too... STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!

I've got to get started on my grot tank big gunz, kommados and stuff... I need to pick my paintbrush back up too.

So much to do, so little time :( working on the fighta tonight and tomorrow so new pics tomorrow [hopefully undercoated and ready to paint]

Nice work on the Fighta, really looks the part!


Ha, edited because I just saw where in the world you are, and it's a very small world, as I grew up near P'boro (Stamford) and was only back there for a visit in Feb.

Davidian wrote:

Bangbangboom wrote: Don't see why you can't do two more?

You're bad influences XD... I've got the kit to do it too... STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!

DO IT DO IT DO IT.

submit to the power of peer pressure

Bangbangboom wrote:

Davidian wrote:

Bangbangboom wrote: Don't see why you can't do two more?

You're bad influences XD... I've got the kit to do it too... STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!

DO IT DO IT DO IT.

submit to the power of peer pressure

no... submit to the power of the ork WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

FINISHED... at long last. My eyeballs feel like they're bleeding after all that riveting. Nothing like staring at things really close to your face for hours on end to destroy your eye sight XD

Looking forward to painting it now . Anyway... I've got it undercoated but my camera battery ran out so you'll have to do with these pictures of my complete Ork Fighta

Oh wow that is one great looking ork fighta. Your making me want to try my hand at doing a fighta or two. Just needs some paint and it will off the ground so to speek.

Fantastic work. Absolutely fantastic job on that fighta. Love the horns you put on it. I hear ya about the riveting thing man. But it came out awesome in the end

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see it painted.