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at anvildude: we definatly have to see your orks...and real soon please^^ as i think i could learn to make scratchbuilt motors that way^^

at sebastiansyn... well this is a nice range of projects... alert me if you ever get your cam^^ looted droppod? does it still act as a droppod or now for something even more sinister?^^

at shrike:

flamer...ok...i had originally thought of using a flamerset i got from an IG tankset...making it more steampunkish...how should i do that ...any ideas?


as for the work on the frontside... i have expanded my area of work so to speak and did some decoration on the side as well:

just a workspace quick pic^^ without flash...to show some raised details...


and then with the flash to show the whole scene better:


vik

Looking fancier and more ornate as befits a steam-punk style tank!

Looking really nice Vik
Also liking the decoration!

thanks guys^^ more to come tomorrow... i did a TW heavy flamer...this i hope you will like^^ stay tuned^^

Twinned Heavy Flamer is always a nice bit!

I see possible shiny parts for this fancy fellow of a tank!

oh and this is a scratchbuilt TW Flamer...looks a tad like a lascanon but should count as flamer^^

No pic?

soon^^

...I became part of his signature...Noooooo!


...think it should be "But still.....Steampunk is cool....like bow ties."

nahhh... bow ties where never cool...

anyway...

here are the pics to prove i haven´t been lazy all the time i promised the flamers:

first flamer attached and with deco arches around it... notice i have taken off the viewpoint for now as was needed for underground deco arches...


detailed shot of the flamer barrel...notice thi is my idea of a flamer...ignition is inside^^ (lame idea but didn´t want to add that ignition flame )


and the second flamer attached...as both are a tad spaced out i thought that these too where operated by a standing soldier in the tank...and point to the aimed place linked...


and the matching detailshot...


all mounts are deliberatly covered in glue as when dried this will give a nice texture to the gunmounts and thus something i can use to drybrush the metalics on...i think i can thus create a nice weathered effect right there...some dents and such things as would fit for a brassy look...

Flamers look perfect, its really comming together now mate, the body details make a big difference , it adds some amount of great un 40k gothic ness. who long before you can start to add paint ?

Viktor von Domm wrote:nahhh... bow ties where never cool...

You, Sir. Fail at Doctor Who.

j3r03n wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:nahhh... bow ties where never cool...

You, Sir. Fail at Doctor Who.

Next he'll say Blue Police boxes are so yesterday as well.

Nice work, very steampunky.

Hmmm, I like. As A superheavy, it will rarely dip through muck, so it will always be a good weapon. It is that logic why i did that witht he Vasily tank. it hardly get's to move, so it's bow weapons as also way low in the front as well on that monster. Once the treads are in place this should have that lower flamethrower nice and high, (soldier level at least) and a scary proposition for the opponents once close enough!

Nice thing about twin-linked Heavy flamers, you only roll for wounding, and these will let you re-roll that wound roll nice eh?

Why you viscious thing Shasolenz!

looking really spiffing Vik

well folks i have to admit concerning Dr. Who i never had the time and the urge to dive into this story...if you all insist i could invest some time to try to understand the phenomenom of this series...promise!


at chibi:

looking really spiffing Vik

thanks

at shaso:
your right the flamers barrels are a bit on the long side and might get stuck... but your reasoning that this is indeed a superheavy and thus wont have to hunt after enemies instead the prey gets lead to the hunter^^...so i think all will stay that way...

Nice thing about twin-linked Heavy flamers, you only roll for wounding, and these will let you re-roll that wound roll nice eh?

well too much of a good thing cant be wrong, eh?^^

ar shrike:

very steampunky

well we do aim to please^^ thanks mate^^

at santobell:

Next he'll say Blue Police boxes are so yesterday as well.

well i guess i reallydon´t know what you are talking about^^ seems i have to investigate real soon...

at j3r03n:

You, Sir. Fail at Doctor Who.

well i didn´t know i had to live after his image...hold the line...still investigating...

at neil:
thanks for the big compliment^^, there is still a big ammount of work to be done...and i haven´t even begun to get the riveting started....^^ but i am more and more enjoying the thought of getting closer to getting that beast painted...guess you have to stay tuned^^

as for some motivational pics....done a setup to show the whole stuff as is currently...and i feel a bit proud to say so by meself^^ note that the following pics only show a state of the tank not up to date... some stuff i did that is not inlcuded: i sculpted an escape hatch beside the lower flamerbarrel in that empty space there... also i added some steelplating to the tracks sides...this will take enourmus amounts of rivets...^^OMG what have i gotten myself into^^ maybe i will try that glue riveting idea from shaso...to get things faster done...

so here are the pics:

left cheek


right cheek


cleavage



so what do you think?^^

vik

Awesome! can't wait to see all of it ready for painting! I will also give you a pic for the set up for the glue for making the rivets. (They made me start thinking I could make candy or cake with the similar principal!)

I was right, the lowest flamer is about the height of a soldiers' head! that will fry them good!

The assembled whole is heading in a nice direction, I can see almost the way you will go for the track sections armor and special works like the turret and the main hull has gotten, that hole-punch has worked well for you in that regard!

Vicious, me? just because I like the smell of Promethium burning in the morning? It smells of....Victory!

Definitely onto a winner Vik
looking really ace.

Will you be adding details to the sides?

You have come a long way - looking very impressive. Did you have more detail planned for the sides? (Apologies if I have skimmed over that somewhere...)

oki i am really flattered now^^ thanks a heap for the nice comments^^
at arakasi and chibi:

the sides are currrently in the works...this will take a bit of thought there...on my part at least... because, lets face it peeps i have little real world knowledge of tanks and their needed parts...
recently i got a shipment of bitz from zinge (blog here on this board too!) , some grills/vents i want to add to the tracks...
and also i have some ladders i want to attach...where i have to figure out first... then there was this idea with the railings to go on top of the sponson parts...
and rivets glare of course...
also some of the things i have to come up with:
-the boiler engine part
-lots of tiny details like spotlights and smokelaunchers...
-equipment and maybe if i have some space to use some spare shoes as well...
-if i can figure out how to i wnated to add some figs on the turret in the arhces... some ornamental statues to go for a more cathedral looking flare^^
... and probably much more...oh and of course the big exhausts^^ cant forget them^^

Vicious, me? just because I like the smell of Promethium burning in the morning? It smells of....Victory!

lol... thats one of my favorite movie quotes of all time movie history... only bested by han solos:



at shaso:

hole-punch has worked well for you in that regard!

for my work it was a godsent so to speak^^

vik

awesome.
that is truly steampunk in a can (literally ^^)
can't think of any improvements, other than MOAR RIVETS!
if it was a regular guard tank I'd say otherwise, but seeing as it's steampunk it suits rather well.
keep up the good work! (boy I'm getting tired of saying that ^^)

Study these pics Vik! these will help guide you in your quest for tanky goodness!

http://www.google.com/search?q=WWI+tank+images&hl=en&client=firefox&hs=qIN&rls=com.yahoo:en-USfficial&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=HULtTYPdL-LQiAKH48zhCA&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1013&bih=597

at shaso... will do so, thanks for the reminder^^

at shrike... a steamcan^^ or steam inna can^^ i like that^^

that's my new name for that tank

I think the tank should be called Tarkus:


As in Tarkus closer, I want to use my sword!

As in Tarkus closer, I want to use my sword!

that one i know^^ the tarkus refference i had to look up, but boy did i stumble into something when i began making that tank...actually i planned something like mammoth as a tank name, but thats days gone by now.... tarkus it is! and itho the music is a bit too experi-mental (hur, hur, hur) for my taste the cover of their LP and then my tank do have lots in common...^^

I remember that album coming out and one of my brother's pals turning up at the house with it.

Not sure Ma and Pa were very impressed when it was played on the stereogram!

Ah! Happy days. Three day week, electricity cuts, skinheads beating up smaller kids at school. Then a clip around the ear'ole for getting your uniform trashed when you got home.
But we were happy.

Well Vik, no worries, inspirational media is what those many tank pics are for helping you with! In the mean-time, i have also pics of my "rivet-gun" as it is called now.

Recyclesd a spent plastic glue container and hooked it up with the precision tip from some super glue.
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Remove container cap.
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Attach tip to bottle and squeeze PVA glue which is now inside it until you have the right amount for the "rivet"
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Happy rivetting!

Nice tank, and nice tips!!!