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Thats comaprativly huge! Looking good, bet it weighs a ton though

Young Logan

This thing is probably going to be the next Red Orktober!

This is insane. I mean, it's AWESOME, but also really insane. I'd be scared crapless, if this enormous hunk of metal would be balanced over my army.

One thing bugs me: Since you're using real metal, how much of this thing do you actually plan on painting? What's the point in building something out of such an appropriate material like here and then paint Boltgun Metal over it...

Dysartes wrote:That's looking very cool - will you be giving it a flight stand of some sort at the end?

no, no flight stand. It crash lands onto the battlefield, then is an immobile fortress.

Anung Un Rama wrote:This is insane. I mean, it's AWESOME, but also really insane. I'd be scared crapless, if this enormous hunk of metal would be balanced over my army.

One thing bugs me: Since you're using real metal, how much of this thing do you actually plan on painting? What's the point in building something out of such an appropriate material like here and then paint Boltgun Metal over it...

Again, it will weigh a ton. I'll weigh it, if y'all are that curious. It will not be on a flight stand, it will be stable, it will not fall on miniatures. The way I intend to use it it will damage models and playing tables about as often as anyone drops an armycase full of metal models onto a battlefield.

As to the paintjob query, first let me thank you for asking a question not weight related! (I'm starting to feel like Strongbad answering questions about typing and boxing gloves.)
Anywho, I intend on rusting it to scale using a two step process. First, I'll get a base color by exposing the Landa to muriatic acid. Next, I'll be using a Mek's brew of bleech, salt, water, and hydrogen peroxide. I'll apply it with an eye dropper to give a realistic finish and have the rust "to scale," as it were. Next, I'll kill the rust process using a neutralizer. Lastly, I'll clearcoat, mask, and airbrush on some color.

UPDATE TIME!

I opted not to work on the engines, as it will go much quicker doing that step at the shop. I figured making the jaw ramp would be a lot easier with the metalworking stuff I have at home.

After making a styrofoam mock-up, I measured out the pieces for the jaw and cut them out.



Next, I welded the permanent tooth-plates to the jaw ramp.



After that, I welded the tooth plates that have hinges to the jaw.
Here's the jaw open.



And here's the jaw closed.



Next, I mounted the jaw using more hinges.

Here's the final mount closed.



And open.



Here's a tank disembarking!



Same three pictures, but from the front.







And that's it for now! Sadly, I have to go back to work tomorrow. Hopefully it stays relatively calm, and I can keep working on it throughout the week.

thats really cool and impressive!

Damn impressive so far. How much does this bad boy weigh currently?

i had planned on making a landa. maybe a krawla instead . 10/10 can't wait to see finished result

I really like the thought that want into making that jaw, pox - and I'll stop asking about the weight, following that subtle hint

How stiff are the hinges you've used, by the way? Will they hold the jaw in the up position if someone walking past catches the tailfin, for instance?

That is amazing work mate. You've really gone the extra step with this one.

It not only looks awesome, it vomits tanks as well

The jaw ramp is glorious.

Darth Bob wrote:Damn impressive so far. How much does this bad boy weigh currently?

including this current update, about nine pounds so far.

Dysartes wrote:I really like the thought that want into making that jaw, pox - and I'll stop asking about the weight, following that subtle hint

How stiff are the hinges you've used, by the way? Will they hold the jaw in the up position if someone walking past catches the tailfin, for instance?

The hinges are very loose, it's held by magnets currently. I'll add some sort of catch before its all done.

UPDATES!

I hopped around a bit, a lot of what I've done had to do with what machines were available at the time I was working on it.

To start, I began working on the upper deck. I started with the nose fin.



Next, I built a tower base for the middle.



Lastly for the top, I added two smaller towers. This configuration should give me all the framework I need for the side turrets and upper deck guns.



Here is a side shot to give a rough idea of the final shape.



I took a break from the top and moved onto the recessed gun decks.





After that, I moved onto the wings.





I wrapped up the week by starting the turrets. for guns, I'm using brake line. Here's me cutting off the guns.



Lastly, I cut the steel for the turret bases. There will be a lot of small guns on this thing, and a few Kannon turrets.



Well, thats it for this update. I should still have plenty of time this week to get more done. Thanks for looking!

UPDATE!

I had another good day. to start with I made my fatty lose some weight! I cut out a lot of unneeded structure. for sure, the next welded model will have have an outer jig.



Here's everything I removed. You gotta love a good torch!



While I had the torch out, I added a bit of battle damage.



lastly, I cut out the engine room.



While I had the engine room cut out, I went ahead and added engines.







To round out the day, I used a soft wheel and cleaned up the whole model.







Alright! Thats two updates in a row. any and all questions/comments/suggestions are appreciated!

(P.S., my weight loss program didn't work. After adding the engines and more skinning, the Landa now weighs twenty pounds.)

OH MY GOD! What the hell I've just seen? The only right word is EPIC! Lil' question... what's the weight of this monster?

I've just realised you are the same pox that made the most amazing Chaos Dragon I've ever seen.

I will be watching this project with great interest.

By Gork (and possibly Mork) dat 'ere is a propa' Landa

You is one crafty git, an' I be 'ppreciatin dis 'ere projekt to da fullest.

Mother of God...

/quitlife
Goodgame

Fantastic project, you should be proud!

Love the exhaust

This is really cool. Well done.

Two of those engines/exhausts look like they are from motorcycles. Titanium pipes. Are they?

I read your post about painting it, and about using rust. But with all those engines I'm hoping it will be red as well...?

You sir, are a madman and a visionary, I love it. I don't envy you lugging it around though, 20lbs is like 9Kg right? Looks fantastic though, I wish I had the motivation/skill to do something like this.

You are mad in the best ways. Really nice work.

This is a work of orklike beauty. (The best kind, of course)
Honestly, this is really impressive, great work, and a lot of fun watching it progress.

I'm waiting for the day this thing topples over and crushes someone's entire army, game match - orks.

punkow wrote:OH MY GOD! What the hell I've just seen? The only right word is EPIC! Lil' question... what's the weight of this monster?

It weighs twenty pounds so far!

feeder wrote:I've just realised you are the same pox that made the most amazing Chaos Dragon I've ever seen.

I will be watching this project with great interest.

Thanks, glad you liked the Chaos Dragon! It's currently in Arizona, I wont be able to get it down here to Louisiana till next year. :(

TaWaaagh wrote:This is really cool. Well done.

Two of those engines/exhausts look like they are from motorcycles. Titanium pipes. Are they?

I read your post about painting it, and about using rust. But with all those engines I'm hoping it will be red as well...?

I got the three smaller engines from an auto parts store, they were exhaust extenders. I can't use Titanium, I'm sticking with MIG welding for this project, TIG will be for the next one. I'll have a lot more metal to work with then! I'm just using Steel and Galvanized on the Landa.

As for the "painting," after I rust it to scale, I will use a salt resist and airbrush to give a peeled and worn paintjob. and don't forget tail fin art!

Sir Samuel Buca wrote:You sir, are a madman and a visionary, I love it. I don't envy you lugging it around though, 20lbs is like 9Kg right? Looks fantastic though, I wish I had the motivation/skill to do something like this.

closer to nine and a half. When the model is done being built, I'll weld two pad-eyes onto it and have a detachable strap for ease of transport.

TheLionOfTheForest wrote:I'm waiting for the day this thing topples over and crushes someone's entire army, game match - orks.

It will only topple over if the table breaks or I drop it while deploying! It is very, very stable, and again will have no flight stand.

About the weight, It only seems heavy due to the scale of models we usually use. Right now, it weighs twenty pounds. To give some sense of how much that is, a gallon of whole milk weighs 8.8 pounds, and a two liter of pepsi weighs about five pounds. so if your gaming table could hold two gallons of milk and a plate of cookies, or four two-liters of soda, it can hold the Landa.

I will try and weigh my Great Gargant by this weekend, but I assure you it's heavier (right now, at least.) I'd guess 25-27 pounds for the Gargant. My Blasta Bomma is easily 10-13 pounds. I used heavy PVC and tons of clay for the details, and it IS mounted on a flight stand! My Chaos dragon was nine pounds, if I recall.

Lastly, It is basically terrain. I have a few ideas for how it lands, and the rough rules are as follows.
1. The Landa becomes available from reserves. I declare what table edge it comes in from, and where it's going to land.
2. all AA fire or rules for Flak guns are resolved against the Landa.
3. The two pulsa-Rokkit pods fire, attempting to clear the "land zone."
4. using the bomb-run rules, I determine where the ship's nose will land.
5. any vehicles/units that the Pulsa-Rokkits didn't move out of the way are in essence "tank-shocked" using the rules from the rulebook.
6. all damage from the ramming are resolved, foot troopers are moved outside the landing area.
7. The Landa is then placed onto the board, using much care and diligence.
8. The Landa is now terrain, it is an immobile vehicle. The jaw can either stay opened or closed, using similar rules to the landing pad. If open, more troops can disembark along with vehicles, but the landa has weaker armor. If closed, only foot troops can disembark, and only a unit per round.

I hope that clears up a few things as far as the size and weight of the model is concerned. Honestly, I'm just making it because I wanted a welded Ork monstrosity.

I really appreciate all of the other comments, I had a good chuckle through a bad work day at a lot of them. again, thanks for looking! I should have an update by the end of the weekend.

My Big Mek is jealous of your Big Mek.

That just means hes doing something right

Welcome back!

I finally had some time to work on the Landa. I was getting cramped with my set up, so I had to get new carts for my rig. In keeping with Ork fashion, I painted some quick checkers on my new gear.



After I assembled my new welding cart and service cart, I finished the back fin.



I then started the frame for the pilot deck.





Lastly, I bought a hand scale to keep track of weight. The landa is up to 22.5 pounds, or about 10Kg for you metric peeps.



With my new set up, I should be able to work on the Landa more frequently. Thanks for looking!

You are a mad man. God bless.