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Viktor von Domm wrote:to be honest i only know of the games workshop shops in my area... when i have a reasonably force together and maybe a list or two i will for real be looking for a group! this best has to be tested in battle!

Oh I am sure that there are also independent local game stores with gaming tables and groups for you to find in Berlin. I play at such a localized store, or at friend's houses. For my move to South Carolina, I have already started looking for game shops of that nature to pre-plan outings to., Such a monster tank, can be set up points wise it could be adjusted as I saw now odd weapons on it, but 33 structure points and there is 200pts right there, then add in for the weapons., armor, speed, crew, equipment. Superheavies also have some interesting rules that help, like low walls and similar low terrain is ignored. Just crushes it, but bigger pieces can slow them down if they fail terrain checks.

Battle cannon/Twinlinbked Heavy flame cannons, say S6/AP3 range 18" from muzzle, (that includes both ens of the 18"Hellstrike template. sponson heavy bolters and a Heavy-stubber on the turret, all fireable at different targets as the beast is lumbering. Makes a 45 degree turn pivot from the rear of the treads. I say it should come to say an easy 400pts. Armor 14/13/12 or front/sides/rear Making anything attacking the tank in HtH needs S6 or better to crack it open.

400 points would make a decent value to bring the army in some good points range...but this also calls for more tanks... a decent basilisk counts as and at least twoo or three counts as LR i think i should gather around the steamy...^^

from an lost ebaycontact i know that even in my direct area there must be privat gaming clubs that would accept selfmade taks and stuff...and i think i would rather game there then in a shop where the redshirt always tries to sell you something^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:400 points would make a decent value to bring the army in some good points range...but this also calls for more tanks... a decent basilisk counts as and at least twoo or three counts as LR i think i should gather around the steamy...^^

from an lost ebaycontact i know that even in my direct area there must be privat gaming clubs that would accept selfmade taks and stuff...and i think i would rather game there then in a shop where the redshirt always tries to sell you something^^

Well, it is not exactly a Baneblade, so I could not see 500pts for it. But it is massive, well armored, and has more guns than a Leman Russ tank. If you get some leman's make them some similar smoke stacks for a maching theme

See? you can find a play group out near you, no Redshirts, no hassles.

well fellas time for the promised update.... added a few details, some GS ones and some curtesy of Zinge industries yet again, a stepladder for once...

also i glued/GSed the bolter to the sponsons, ther was no simple glue a match for that somehow...might be the material of the photofil boxes that was not inclinded to bond with the plastic bits...well with GS all gets done^^

i then painted the sponsons in metall and added a scroll to one side and also a banner nailed to the turret. from my bitzbox i also added a WHFB shiled and i think it quite fits the job well!

see for yourself:

new fullshot tankpics:





dat shield:


dat banner:


the ladder:


example sponsons


the scroll:


and yeah when i finish this tank i porbably will do some smaller tanks to go as Leman Russes and these of course will be made and sporting some stacks and a boiler too as there s no escaping the steam in the punk!!!

har har har!!!

Nice work!
so, when this wee beauty's done, what next?
your infrantry, your airship, the leman russes...

well the tank has soem serious work still due....washes to the red, washes to the metall and writings and decals...sooting to the flamers and stacks...

on a related note... i want you all to go deep thought and come up with some suitable names for this maiden of steel...which is coincidaly my entry to this little agenda of namefinding...^^

so let me hear your names...

Viktor von Domm wrote:well the tank has soem serious work still due....washes to the red, washes to the metall and writings and decals...sooting to the flamers and stacks...

on a related note... i want you all to go deep thought and come up with some suitable names for this maiden of steel...which is coincidaly my entry to this little agenda of namefinding...^^

so let me hear your names...

iron maiden?
ol' bessy?
viktory?
iron lung?
viktorian pride?

well obviously not iron maiden, also ol`bessy is more apropriate i think for a big blunderbus but i wont be the judge here^^ but you can add new names when you come up with some more^^ don´t hesitate^^

well i am off for now, see you all in the `morrow

Name it like a ship, as a landship it is! I say H.M.T. Indominitable, or other similar name!

Nice one Vik she is shaping up lovely

as for naming her , here are my entries into the ring :

Scarlett o'hara

Red Devil

Crimson Tide

The cardinal sin





Really more nicknames ;-)

The Defiant
The Prince Albert
Pride of the Empress
Big Red
Spirit of the Empire

Been lurking this thread since day one(not the whole time i assure you, i did sleep occasionally), so it's awesome to see where your at now with your creation, although i am secretly holding out for the blimp you started It looks great so far, love the burnt kind of look on the boiler, kudos all round , goes to show what you can make out of everyday material.

As for a name, i'm throwing in a simple one: The duchess, or maybe the red lady, as it would be a testament to the might of the viktorian empire, so it'd have to be something queeny/ladylike IMO.

Pah Sleeping? Call yourself a lurker of Vik's thread you part timer?!

The steampunk feel for the tanks are very cool. I think brass is a great color. maybe the smoke stacks from the manufactorium model or the steam tank model for fantasy empire would work well, if you can buy them individually. Ive got a steam tank lying around so I might try putting that on a leman russ.

Why would you put a steamtank on a lemon russ?
Won't that look slly?

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Pah Sleeping? Call yourself a lurker of Vik's thread you part timer?!

I am unworthy...till next time
*Back to feverous lurking of the thread*
*tirelessly this time*

at mikzor:
nono don´t be a stanger mikzor! be a regular... but then if someone still nows this guy here:


my favorite coment of him was: "are you regular?"

don´t hold your breath for too long might take longer than you are able too^^as the airshop is a heavy one to finish^^



for the namesearch i will make a list...adding is still possible so get your grey cells in line^^:

iron maiden
ol' bessy
viktory
iron lung
viktorian pride
The duchess
red lady
The Defiant
The Prince Albert
Pride of the Empress
Big Red
Spirit of the Empire
Scarlett o'hara
Red Devil
Crimson Tide
The cardinal sin
maiden of steel
H.M.T. Indominitable

at shaso:
yep there should be a fluffy official name, then a fluffy name as a nickname from the crew and the whole footsloggers and also a name that i am able to put on a nametag^^

at monkey...
you know what was the first google hit i came up for prince albert...urgh... but on a more official note... a quite good choice...still...urgh...look for yourself and get tainted^^

at djdutton:
yeah i could have ordered me the plastic stacks from the steamtank set... but i recently discovered that when you begin with cardboard you should have stayed with cardboard... getting other materials like foam and then plastic in the mix screws up some work... my ext project will probably be all cardboard then...as it is so handy and cheap and...did i mention cheap?^^ but for a conversion with a leman russ i would love to see that done... feel free to add your own steampunkishness here! i comand thee!^^

at chibi...: thanks for the keeping of follower standards around in these parts! but i know you are just itching... itching i tell thee, for naming a name for that red beast...! so don´t keep it to yourself!

I really like the paper punch filigree...nice

As for naming the beast...
Her Majesty's Hammer

With her being red, she might be knicknamed, "The Granite Pommie"
(One for the Aussies maybe)

Thought something along the lines of "Imperial Ruby" might be appropriate. A hard beautiful jewel in the Imperial Crown!

at dsteingass:
nice avatar pic by the way^^
and the name is collected for the list^^ and thanks for the compliment for the fretwork...it was one of those fresh and clear moments when you think about a certain problem and well just like someone puts the solution inside your head like a disk^^ and then i knew that it would work^^

at chibi:
your names too added! like the decription of the imperial ruby! sounds fluffy

so list now as follows:

iron maiden
ol' bessy
viktory
iron lung
viktorian pride
The duchess
red lady
The Defiant
The Prince Albert
Pride of the Empress
Big Red
Spirit of the Empire
Scarlett o'hara
Red Devil
Crimson Tide
The cardinal sin
maiden of steel
H.M.T. Indominitable
Her Majesty's Hammer
The Granite Pommie
Imperial Ruby

who woudl have known that someone out there even invented insulting words for britishs...man people these days... i had to look up Pommie by wikipedia and quite some explanation came up... or as also was stated..."cor blimey"^^

goes to show how much an education dakka can be^^

Granite Pommie,,,LOL Pomegranate!

Aye, the brits are also known as Limey's due to the carrying oif limes aboard their ships to avoid the disease of scurvy as we do not make our own vitamin C in our bodies, hence why veggies and fruits are so good for you.

Hmmm, loading that puppy up with a barrel of limes in miniature would be interesting to see amongst it's externally stowed kit.

After all, you did make a "Grosse Land-schiffe"

yep^^ a landship all right^^ hmmm i have indeed some ogre barrels still in the bitz box...nice idea...hmmm... will have a nights sleep over that idea... and how to execute it^^

somehow i have to think about a red potato when reading pomegranate... but that would give the tank a certain french and german mix to it... like some peeps i know of foreign heritage tend to call germans "kartoffel/potatos" and the frnch word is pomme de terre...

Earth Apples!

Back in my days in Neu Ulm, I would find the Hauptbahnhoff candy sellers had Marzipan Kartoffeln, besides the Gummi candy and chocolate, they were also bought.

But yeah Green Stuff Limes in the barrel top would be cool on your massive pomegranate tank of Viktorian making.

What paint would you mix when painting limes?

I would use a limewash paint

hur hur hur...chibi you are one of a kind! i guess it wont be for long that gw actually cobbles something together along those limes... er lines i´ve meant^^


i think scorpion green woud be good start?

and marzipan kartoffeln are one hell of a munch^^ i like them very much and we in germany already have all the christmas food stuff in our stores!!! and we still have over 20° C!!! isn´t that fun?^^

Christmas stuff already?

Just very efficient...

As for the tanks name, The Duchess suits her

in germany we are to the forefront when it comes to christmas santas and chocolate eggs! there is nearly no season^^

he no fair poll happens later^^ bring forth your own name^^

I like "The duchess".

Nickname could be the "Empress Day Gift"