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What a great looking table. The way you are going it will surpass the inspiration.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
with that container you released your true riveteer potential! indeed! more of this and the league will have you body and soul

actually... i might have to steal that design...i like this elongated hex shape...is it hollow inside or did you use something as a shape "holder" ?

thanks viktor, inside has some cross pieces in to help strengthen it

Cracking!

Sure you don't want to... ork it all up?

Very nice idea for the crane! The container is also cool.

 b-tone wrote:
Very nice idea for the crane! The container is also cool.

done some more work on the control tower combining kitbashing and scratchbuilding the radar systems, hope you enjoy

great idea for that radar dish, i have a few of those icarus lascannons and now i have use for them!
looks awesome!

got some work done on the container grabber, will be adding some more bits too it but nearly finished, I wanted it to be movable but it is top heavy and wont stay on wagon so will need to be glued in situ, enjoy

very creative build, looks awesome!

back on board after a couple weeks of illness, started by adding flashing led lights to landing pad and painting started

started painting the supports, air brushed leadbelcher on a black base coat, it seems darker than the base coat they do and gave a mottled effect good for weathering as I progress, after a drybrush of leadbelcher base to bring out detail and a wash of sepia ink dry off with kitchen towel, next will be the detail painting and rusting

wanted the walkways to look like they were painted but time and weather have caused it to deteriorate over the years, how I did it black base, air brushed leadbelcher which drys with a mottle effect and darker than base leadbelcher which I dry brushed on randomly next after a coat of Vallejo sepia dried I started with sponging hellion green on then rusting was done with Vallejo browns, still got to do details and a final light sponge of leadbelcher but I think I have the desired effect, what do you guys think



also started landing pad, used crackle medium in places to see if I can another effect to weathering

I like where this is going.

The metal certainly looks grungy and corroded. If you're after an effect for multiple layers of knackered paint, then dsteingas has a great tutorial for it using salt weathering. I've used it for my Necromunda bulkhead and barricades and it is easy and effective.

Great conversion and scratch building there bobbuilder.

Cheers,

CB

 Desubot wrote:
I like where this is going.

thanks


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 Flinty wrote:
The metal certainly looks grungy and corroded. If you're after an effect for multiple layers of knackered paint, then dsteingas has a great tutorial for it using salt weathering. I've used it for my Necromunda bulkhead and barricades and it is easy and effective.

thanks for the info


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Captain Brown wrote:
Great conversion and scratch building there bobbuilder.

Cheers,

CB

thank you


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Desubot wrote:I like where this is going.

so painted the walkways just got to do railings, made some lights for around the landing pad walkway and painted to give illusion of lit as was the lights on the landing pad floor and lights on supports

Very niiiice.
Looks very convincing. The rust is fantastic!

Where did the panels come from and cylinders?

The Allfather wrote:
Where did the panels come from and cylinders?

sorry for delay been ill so been on the backburner, the panels and cylinders are from the sector mechanicus range from games workshop


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 McMagnus Mindbullets wrote:
Very niiiice.
Looks very convincing. The rust is fantastic

thanks, hope to start it up again soon

been a while but got back to it and decided to change the track for crane, used a old pillar from landing pad scratchbuilt the rest with plastikard etc, looks a lot better in my opinion





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and how it looks mounted to the landing pad,

Truly beautiful stuff Bob, looking forward to seeing more.

 JoeRugby wrote:
Truly beautiful stuff Bob, looking forward to seeing more.

thank you

so while I wait for some bits to arrive I decided to make a fork lift truck out of bits I had and some pallets for holding barrels as I will have storage area next to the landing pad, pretty happy how it turned out

added a storage area to side of crane from foamboard with chequer plate cover and handmade panelling and bolts, also made a rail to walkway from sector mechanicus bits, needs a better picture as flash makes it bright

This is looking great bob, it's going to be a really cool board when you're done. I especially love what you've done with the sea and supports, and the crane mounting.

The only thing that I'm not too keen on is the painting on the walkways - it looks a bit too blotchy for my taste with the high contrast between the remaining bright paint and the corroded/rusted bits. It's still carried off really well though.

Good job, I look forward to seeing more.

 Bellerophon wrote:
This is looking great bob, it's going to be a really cool board when you're done. I especially love what you've done with the sea and supports, and the crane mounting.

The only thing that I'm not too keen on is the painting on the walkways - it looks a bit too blotchy for my taste with the high contrast between the remaining bright paint and the corroded/rusted bits. It's still carried off really well though.

Good job, I look forward to seeing more.

thanks, TBH I partially agree although the flash makes it look worse, I am going to give it another going over, thanks for input


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finished adding some more chain to container lifter and completed painting and glued into position, still got glowing lights to do but doing these with others

I REALLY like the container crane kitbash. Excellent work!

 Briancj wrote:
I REALLY like the container crane kitbash. Excellent work!

thanks

This is insanely brilliant.

Incredible.

 Excommunicatus wrote:
This is insanely brilliant.

thanks


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 Stormatious wrote:
Incredible.

thanks


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carried on with the fork lift truck and trailer kit bash and some hand made pallets with chequer plate tops