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Awesome work Tek, that's huge!!! Good to see you joining!

I like your use of model train parts :nods: . I love the giant hammers btw.


@bob: That's really ambitious! The rails for the crane look great and I really like that container, nice use of parts to detail it up.

@Tek: You are incredibly talented! I really hope you will make a painting and modeling blog here on dakka of all the amazing stuff you make. That giant dwarf living statue is very impressive.

@OMN: I saw on Cam's blog that you've been thinking about making a giant factory, this comp is the perfect excuse if you'd like to join

Everyone keep up the great work!

Amazing stuff all over the place here. I know size doesn't matter but wow-wee those are some big 'uns!

I may have bought something for this. Not saying I'm entering at the moment, I just may have bought something...

@bob: That's really ambitious! The rails for the crane look great and I really like that container, nice use of parts to detail it up.

Impressive, got a really cool old skool vibe to it

So, let's see where this leads...

Ruglud, welcome to the competition! I'll add you to the list of participants

Goodness me, there's some AMAZING work on this thread! Well done folks.

I've had a successful weekend clearing out my mum's garage (read: scrounging stuff). Still looks like a big pile o'junk but it's taking shape now

It's already looking good Apollinaire. Letting us see what it looks like in its "pile of junk" phase will make it that much more fun when we see what you create with in. Looks to me like it will be another fine addition to your Necromunda terrain.

 Syro_ wrote:
It's already looking good Apollinaire. Letting us see what it looks like in its "pile of junk" phase will make it that much more fun when we see what you create with in. Looks to me like it will be another fine addition to your Necromunda terrain.

Thanks @syro. It is indeed some more necromunda terrain - it's going to be a chemical factory and base for my Escher gang (in my head it's called Stimm City but not sure if that'll stick...)

Still waiting on my paints :( they should be here by Wednesday, so hopefully i can catch up.

Not in the pic, but the putty is on the two short walls, and one of the corners now, and the gatehouse has a first coat or two of paint, but you can get an idea for the layout:



I might not strictly use it with the tower, which means making a couple barracks, admin building, and maybe a storehouse. I need to make the 'barracks' anyways for my villa which has stalled out (servants quarters, might as well make a dual purpose building and save on extraneous stuff).

This is becoming a really fantastic competition.

There's nothing like joining a LoER competition to ensure IRL eviscerates my hobby time. I'm still in this but I'm modifying my original design. The missile launch pad will not have a missile in launch position. I'll be adding additional detail to it but ultimately it cannot be what I had intended. I've considered using a prefab piece for the nose cone but I'd rather stay true to the ideal of this build. I want at least one model in my collection to be 100% scratch built and this is what I'm doing.

Regardless of judging, I've already "won". I finally used my airbrush and my circle cutter. I stepped up to both of those challenges specifically for this competition. Since my first spray I've become confidant with my airbrush and will be revisiting some of my most recent Necromunda builds to add a center port with my circle cutter. I've also resolved a moment of self-realization- I'm not a scratch-build modeler. Once this is over I'll be returning to my regularly scheduled bashing of kits and gluing of random bitz. No loss of pride there, I'm extremely proud of the projects I've completed and appreciative of the praise I've received from my peers.

Back with WIP as soon as I have something to share.

@Apollinaire: Sounds like a sweet idea, I'm looking forward to seeing it as you create it.

@Mordain: No worries, there's still plenty of time left. Honestly I am a little freaked out how fast some of the people are flying through, cranking out crazy amounts of work. Maybe they're planning to be done early.

@Maniac: Wow! That looks so good all together like that!

@Skalk: Murphey's law does seem to lurk in the forums waiting for the worst time to strike. But you really have accomplished so much already. I'm really impressed how fast you've been improving with the airbrush. So true about how you have already "won". Like you and Cam (plus many others) have said in the past, these comps are all about pushing yourself to try new things, take a project to the next level. You have definitely done that.

Good progress everyone.
Nice ideas, good use of "materials".
Nice to see some sprue use too.

Keep it up.

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

Looking very cool bobbuilder! Keep up the great work, and thanks for the update on your progress.

Suppose I better put a progress shot here. Still plugging away slowly.



Started work on second floor...


Fantastic work here all of you, really great things and so much to be inspired by. Thank you all for your efforts, wonderful to see, excellent comp Syro.

'@Camkierhi looking great, are those floor panels used for walling

Theme: Ork Luggaboyz Cargo Transfer Station.

Difficulty: I donated all my terrain-stuff to my friend's brand new game store, to help give them a leg up on the competition.

Rationale:

The problem of battlefield logistics has been in existence for millennia. All armies have to move supplies to the front lines. Whether dedicated transports, or more...jury-rigged solutions. Orks are masters of creative solutions to problems, and getting cargo to their waaaghs is just one more thing for a Mekboy to solve...

@Briancj: I love the idea and am even more excited that you're taking part in the comp. I wish you the best of luck finding creative ways to overcome your lack of crafting materials.

The Sketches



My Canvas



Work with that you've got.

(On the plus side, found my Banker's box of Orks, and it had bitz. So, that's a leg up. AND I found my professional heavy duty hot glue gun, with ATTACHMENTS.)

Oh, yeah.


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...and one more before bed.

Awesome.

hey...i see you used "spare" bits of an old xwing model there briancj...i dunno if that is heresy......in fact these particular bits are in my scratch building box for years now

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
hey...i see you used "spare" bits of an old xwing model there briancj...i dunno if that is heresy......in fact these particular bits are in my scratch building box for years now

Orks care not wot about youze heresy.

(Most of these bitz came in a Christmas Present swap on Dakka years ago. )

Jeez Cam, just how big are you going to make that thing

Off to a smashing start there Briancj

Cool work Bob, good to see the ol' fashioned dozer blade radar dish conversion.

Yep, that's off the scale Cam- you and Tek are in your own league now. The Premier League of Extraordinary Riveters

Briancj - Good to see another of the original LoER member in the mix as well

Update - I created the pivot joint for the main beam, then added some extra structure to the engine room - will be adding a door on the rear. The black plastic parts are from some old broken toy cars that i dismantled a few years back...

I love the weekend, there's been so much great progress updating on this thread. Keep up the great work everyone!

What goes up, must come down...somewhere.

Ork Rokkit Xpress,when it absolutely, positively has to go dat way.




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Gotta have power for that Tellyporta...

So i got round to putting some more paint on the piece. its a bit lighter now so i am happy. and i love the vallejo air paints. I also need to stop working on side projects and get on with finishing this lol