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ah...the bird is far from finished... this is but the basic structure... did some small scale work on the smokestack...and there is no just so much stabilizing and covering work...and if i am feeling up for it then i need to do something that makes it better looking...some details for the steampunk frilly feel...

as for rivetto mkII he is inbetween stages...later on i hope to present an update...

Rivetto looking good, and that walker is also looking better! I wonder what spurred you on?

sometimes it is inspiration...help from friends...and sometimes the air is just agreeing with me^^

your lil "sketch" helped too! and if you are up to the task you could help me in fleshing out the bird...it needs some serious work still...something of a power transition to the legs...

and thanks for the compliment of rivetto^^

Time for some power cables from the boiler to the legs Vik

hmmmhmmmm...good idea...and i am currently thinking of where to make pistons and such things...

also i like to add some armor plates like the dreadnought has around the legs fronts...

Plate bolted on,,,more rivet opportunities!

this is the itchy part... would love to start with the riveting process...it has been felt ages to get into a rivetingfrenzy... boy i am needing to rivet something up...

Viktor von Domm wrote:this is the itchy part... would love to start with the riveting process...it has been felt ages to get into a rivetingfrenzy... boy i am needing to rivet something up...

The Dreadnoughts have a bit of spacers between the legs and the extra armor of their legs. That is where the main rivets can be set in, and then edged rivets all framing the plates. I see rivets spots all over the plates of the main body and platform.

absolutly! this will be rivetmania^^

i am currently figuring out a way to get the lag armor done...should i go curvy or angled look? am a bit undecided between these...

Looking good! That robot is just perfect - he is like the tin man from "Return to Oz". But he is also a lot like bender

yep... i definatly see the tin man in him too...and bender sort of creeps into ones imigination...doens´t he ?^^

thanks weety!

Viktor von Domm wrote:absolutly! this will be rivetmania^^

i am currently figuring out a way to get the lag armor done...should i go curvy or angled look? am a bit undecided between these...

I say make the armor angled, more rivet opportunity then!

ok...i think this would work pretty well and maybe i can add then some frilly bitz of detail too...

True, also, you would have more post for the armor to attach to the legs to.

yup! so this is settled then^^

Not to mention the artisitic fret work applique~

get to work then!

jeeez...alrighty ...i do it!!... phew...some peeps these days^^

Dave cracking the whip

HAHAHA

well good sirs... the whip...kinda worked...but sadly rivetto MKII did not feel the refreshing wind of progress...

instead i focused on the walker...

as recently discussed i worked on it´s legarmor...see for yourself:





and the new smokestack:


vik

legs look a lot more sturdy with the armour and angled shape, as opposed to the right-angled shape without armour plates.
Good work!
I'd love to see more rivetto's though ^^
maybe (if you get into the gaming side of 40k) counting them as stormtroopers might work.

Like the work on the legs, all looks good vik.

Any ideas for the weapon mounts yet?

thank you for the leg comment... i hope i can deliver more of that kind of work...needs more details still


and yep...rivetto squad could look good for a stormtrooper stand in...

Lovin the legs Vik!

Definitely coming together the more armoured legs make it look more sturdy as well so good call on that , the boiler is looking better as well with the extra detail you can really see the model coming together now.

This will be one fine walker when it is finished, what kind of weapon layout are you thinking for this will you be adding any other kind of detail maybe a search light or even some kind of megaphone on top victorian style

Looking forward to seeing this finished with a slap of paint but first pipe work gauges and rivets lots more rivets

i think it is all starting to work as one! the legs look great, and i love the barrel on the back vik, nice one man!

Ah, nice smoker there, and yes, the armor does help a lot.

dsteingass wrote:Lovin the legs Vik!

I'm just glad your said "the" instead of "your"

lone dirty dog wrote:This will be one fine walker when it is finished, what kind of weapon layout are you thinking for this will you be adding any other kind of detail maybe a search light or even some kind of megaphone on top victorian style

Those sound like good ideas, LDD. You hearing this, Vik?

yup...rawson hearing all good^^

in fact LDD...i think the is a very good idea... will see if i can shape a bit of thin PC in that shape...

searchlights i think i will do too...wether scratchbuilt or bitz has to be seen...

and rawson... my legs are very sexy... patry a bit on the hairy side but...to each his own^^...

thanks shaso, i too think the armor helps a lot to make these legs look more convincing!

thanks Rouge^^

as for the weaponloadout... i am atm experimenting to create a turret with a twin linked vickers...i will show my tries to you later...

at shaso: that muzzle was from an old pencilcasing... and i think now it looks quite well... i am thinking of later on maybe adding some smoke ...

vik