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Yes, but I will do them in swapable turrets, and the posts holding the heavy bolters are removable. Nice thing about scratch building is no magnets required

OK, so all three BaaL Predators have the heavy bolters on now.
Today I begin the wheels and tracks.

subscribed! the quality of work here is excellent can't wait to see paint on these babies...

Thanks Varl

The wheels are being made using 12mm (roughly 1/2") washers, putting a plastic back on them, hopefully it will work out.

Just showing off an earlier scratch build of my Stormraven gunship going head to head with a helldrake.....

OK, first set of wheels done on the left hand side.

Holy heel, good job! I think you would have a very hard time distingushing between them and a GW Baal predator once they are painted!

Thanks FunJohn :-)

Great job dude can't wait to see them done.

Oh nice! Proper wheels! No more 'track right on hull' effect! that'll look sexy when done!

 Endriu Death Coy wrote:
Thanks Varl

The wheels are being made using 12mm (roughly 1/2") washers, putting a plastic back on them, hopefully it will work out.

I see how you are doing the wheels on pics. How are you doing the plastic back on the washers? Looks great!

I have been doing some cardstock versions and yet to work plastic card yet. I never liked the plan's wheels so i might copy this method and add tracks to the vindicators n such i have built .

Also on the turret... did you have a link or something you could PM me on that? I cant seem to find that exact one but i been wanting to try a Baal preditor builds myself and have everything but the upper turret. .

I am enjoying this build and nicely done!

Thanks for the comments guys, glad you like them so far.

Hi SWOB, the plastic backs on the washers are surprisingly easy, I got some 0.5mm plastic table place-mats from a local store, easy to cut and cheap as well, then simply super-glue the washers to the mat, cut around, and file smooth around the edge.

I am going to do Vindicators next, BIG GUNS!!!!! I have a turret plan I can send you that I used for my Baal Predators if you send me your email by private message.



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Oh yeah, forgot to say, the axles are made from model aircraft plastic sprue

Space Wolf, I actually have a PDF file for the turret, if you want me to email it to you PM me your email.

Work on the tracks has commenced. Will post pictures soon.

Spacewolfoddballz if you want to PM me I'll send you the turret plans

Tracks started, if you look close you can see the links. I will be adding drive guides to one side, and tread patterns to the other.

Ok, so started cutting out the tread details ready to stick them to the tracks

OK, so the track link treads are done, here is the pic. Need to see about the guide teeth on the other side, then can start attaching them.

Main base tracks on, note the guide teeth on the inside. What do you think?

OK, here is the first fully tracked model.

Please let me know what you think guys, all feedback is welcome.

I'm still amazed this is scratch built. the quality is excellent! can't wait to see some paint on this tank

I am thinking of doing one as a DC support vehicle (black with red St.Andrew's crosses) and the other 2 as stock red, what do you guys reckon?

Thanks Varl, I hope all 3 will turn out well on the painting.

I am now thinking about the BA symbol details, I am tempted by the forgeworld details, but after all the scratch-building that would feel like cheating, I think I will try and do the details from scratch as well.

Some more pics, where you can see the wheels and tracks better.

Now I just have to work out how to do some details on them.

Note the start of the hinges for the drivers view port cover.

Got the tracks done on Baal Pred number 2, one more to go.

OK, here are the gunners periscopes. I have gone for a more tubular look.
Let me know what you think.

You have some serious skills sir - are you an engineer? Can't wait to seem them painted!

Amazed by the work so far, have more in the works?

Thanks guys, I will be doing 3 Vindicators next, then some Land Raiders



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I work as a QA (Quality Assurance) Engineer, but I was originally a draftsman.

OK, time for an update on the detailing, been using the wings from the DC box sets and some spare shoulder details for the Baal's tell me what you think.


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Going to use some skulls etc I have in the bits box too.

Wow! his is such high quality work, I wish I could make something to that level!
Also just the fact that you saved about $250 AUS dollars through making those is incredibly impressive (Baal Pred's are $83 over here )
I think once undercoated they'll look just as good, if not better than the GW ones! Great job!

Thanks Gutsnagga!

Yeah where I live now (Republic of Georgia) I would have to buy them and have them shipped in by international mail, it's prohibitively expensive for vehicles. US$58, plus postage to USA2Georgia, + USA2Georgia fee to Tbilisi......

And it's more fun to make them anyway.....

I remember scratch building the (at the time) new "boxy" dreads for epic back in the 1990's in Auckland in NZ. Now that was fiddly work!!!





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By the way, your winged Squiggoth looks awesome!!!