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Did a quick catch-up, and i'm simply blown away by this thing. The OSL is prominent, whilst not overpowering. I can't wait to see this thing finished!

Cam, you wild mad Mek-Boy! you made the cross between a Trukk/Battlewaggon/deff-dredd! It is Beeyooteefoool!

That's just completely crazy Cam... makes me smile just looking at it. I can just hear it clanking and clunking across the battlefield.

You have a talent for Ork.. You should probably get your DNA tested!

Wow. Loving that walking tank thing! Proper Dakka!

It's looking good. Come together as a whole well.

 Camkierhi wrote:
... and I do not know, trying to think on it at the moment. Suggestions accepted....

That all depends on what Orks think of as important...
My first thought was to have bright glowy eyes, but then I remember that orks have a thing for teeth. So maybe the teeth should show up more. Think along those lines; what would an ork do?

I'm fairly out of my depth with ork aesthetics, so can't be more precise with ideas, for that or anything else. Looks OrKy to me.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Thanks guys.

@ Casey, I am happy enough, wish I was a bit better.
@ CK Thank you, and I do not know, trying to think on it at the moment. Suggestions accepted.

Well here is a couple pics of it together, I have been picking down on to the detail stuff. Please remember there are two very big arms to go on this thing yet as well as the other weapon systems, and I would like to add a few more details, as well as a crew.







And some of the detail..



Once I get this up to a point I will have to get the rest of it built and painted before weathering the whole thing.

Thanks for looking and really appreciate the comments guys.

Very nice.



I'm beginning to think you have the soul of a true Ork.

Thank you all, my inner ork is very happy.

Now, guns...






Shoulder mount for Claw Arm...


And a articulated arm...





Not beefy enough yet, but I am yet to add the pistons.

Thanks for looking.

It's a monster! Wow, that's looking great!

Thanks Cleatus. yes it is.

Not sure may have gone OTT on the claw and arm!



And in situ with a few of the rivets added...


Thanks for looking in, critique welcome.

I wasn't expecting that! Very nice.

Needs more spikes. Not too many. Like, 5 more. 3 small, 2 medium.

Then it'll be bueno.

Perfect arm, not OTT all!

wow Cam, that's a whomper of an arm! ...love it

one possible small improvement though maybe?...the physics of the thing look a bit too off, even for ork standards ...maybe wedge another piston in there?

LOL! That's fantastic CAM.

Thank you everyone, much appreciated.

@ Anvildude Yes I will add more spiky bits, or do you mean "fingers"! in which case I am not sure, may do something with the fingers yet though.

@ Zobo, Agreed see below.

So pistons, easy, pistons that move and pivot! Easy.

Parts....

Tubes that go inside each other. One on left is the bits, one on right is complete half.
You will need to make pivot pins, I use plastic rod, melt the end, press it flat on the desk.

The bracket is made from a piece of styrene sheet heated and bent to shape. the pin is inserted through...

Then heat up the other end of the pin and flaten with the end of your tweezers or pliers., Any flat surface.

Then glue in place only glue the brackets in. The tubes where cut a little over half the distance I wanted the minimal articulation to be, with the smaller tube being slightly longer. If over extended they will seperate.


So the arm currently looks like this...

And still articulates...

The claw is a separate piece that can rotate in its "cup", and I will have to work on the sholulder as the joint is not stiff enough for my liking.

Thanks for looking, comments much appreciated.

Good job Cam'. Looking great. Liking all the working bits and details on the arm.

Amazing tutorial on that piston... melting the pins... I would have been trying to glue them. I'll have to remember that. Besides being easy, they perfectly fit the aesthetic.
*eyes old laptop* maybe there is something in there I can...

That looks just fab Cam.

oh yeah! that's perfect! - and not only does it look perfect, it actually functions!...you're too good mate

Thank you all, very much appreciated.

So bit more done....

Scale shot, not quite too scale pic, but close, good enough for comparison.



So The arm...



And a big gun...Kustom Mega Kannon i think...



And all together, now with all guns mounted...




Now just the KFF to go on top then finish painting these bits.

Thoughts welcome, thanks for looking.

Looks fantastic Cam. Really impressive next to the photo of the GW one.

Wow, that looks a lot better than the GW one. More.. cobbled together, in that uniquely orky way.

That fantastic, dude. Will be great to see it all finished.

Klaw looks very powerful to me! awesome!

Outstanding work, Cam. I'm looking forward to the end product.

Cam, it's beautiful...

This is so inspirational, Cam. Great work!

Brilliant as usual Cam, definitely go with more of these "how to" bits in the future; I think your process is just as exciting as the end result, and I have often wondered "how'd he do that" with a lot of your other work.

Thank you all.

Well in the spirit of teaching you all to suck eggs.....

Rivet tut incoming, but first....

KFF....
Some tubes any size will do, cut thin strips and space out to lok coil like. The "balls" are from christmas decs, mistletoe I think.

In situ, small magnets so that they can be taken off for transport.

Put a small magnet on each and fed a chain around, removable, going to paint this lot all glowy, not sure which colour glowy!


OK

Rivetting stuff....the way I do it anyway
Standard rivetting, Prepare the kit...styrene rod of your choice. Here I have 1mm and 2mm, I cut it with the knife, about a dozen at a time.

The needle is a sewing needle with a silly bit of melted plastic to assist with grip. Use this to place rivets. I tend to put down poly cement, then rivet then come along after with thin Tamiya. This I find seals the rivets well in place.

Optional extra here, I flash a blowtorch over the rivets and I get a more domed top ...

Place your rivets in a relatively logical manner, even orks would do this, not very tidally but rivets where needed.



OK so you want to put a band of rivets around something...
Start by getting a thin piece of styrene, glue just the first few mm and allow to dry properly.

Then once dry you have an anchor point to pull the band around tightly. These are orks so my band will overlap. Again I put down a coat of poly cement, give it a second or two then place the part, while holding it in place a run a bead of Tamiya around it, letting it wick in, this sets really fast, so you should only have to hold it for a few seconds. 10 minutes and it is set solid.

Drill some holes, some will remain holes, some will have another form of rivet in, you do not have to drill for every rivet.

The really round rivets are an idea from DrH, the beads from the silicone packs you get in stuff to keep the moisture down, these have to be superglued in, and I drill a small divot for them to go in. Once dry you can sand them down. Here they just add variety.

You may notice I have a loose rivet, I like to add these as it really adds to the ramshackle appearance, this is just a 1mm rod with the end heat treated and flattened on the bench. Cut off and a hole drilled for it to be glued in...

And thats that arm just about ready for paint...

Wanted to put a support in for the shoulder so..

Oh the shoulder kept bugging me because it was so heavy it dropped a little, so fixed a piece of sheet material behind the rotating shoulder joint witha piece of sand paper stuck on the inside to add friction. unless you are daft with wagging it back and forward it should last a long time and the friction means the arms stays exactly where you put it...


And finally, not the last method I use but another option for rivets and banding...GS...
This is good if you have an uneven variable surface, place a bit of GS on and make a strip..

Take a nail punch, various sizes available and

Press in where ever you want a rivet...


Now I hope I have not upset anyone, I hope it is useful to somebody. As I have said this is my way, I find it very therapeutic and zen like settling down to rivet up something. dsteingass is a master here as is Viktor von Domm, Many years ago on Dakka Arakasi used to do some amazing work as well, Check these guys out. There are many others who inspire me, just mention these as my early influence.

Your thoughts and comments ideas and critism is all welcome here, thanks for looking.