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OMG Vik! That is friggin' Sweet! I LOVE the Rivet Zone sponsor and PONG FTW!!

 Dr H wrote:
Yeah, photos always seem to do that. You spend your time painting away, nose almost touching the model, and then you sit back, happy that it is painted to the best of your ability and looks perfect...you take a photo and THEN you see all the rough edges and want to pull your hair out.

Well,atleast there's not moldlines there to f**k up the pic.

and that arena looks really great Vik! gotta say that i love the adds too! and for the tank project, make it able to carry a baneblade! and a landingpad for a valkyrie or a stormtalon!
after all.. you said uber *insert two dots above U* big.

Rogue Wolves wrote:Calling yourself papa nurgle then offering your "special" soup within the same comment scares me

I make a nice big cauldron of deelishuss wonderful soup everyday to pass out to the universe at large! hehehehehehehheeee!

bubble wrote:
I'm scared. Very scared... lol xxx

Don't be sacred, embrace the wondrous awesomeness of Nurgle! hehehehehehe!







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Nice signs work there Vik

Boo to the Porifera!

A:tLA all the way!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
by the way... someone started an age ago the buolding of an arena... well... it´s considered done...hope you like it...:

Great finished product! It's the attention to detail that really makes this arena awesome: the pong jumbotron, the advertisements, and I especially love the floating readerboard

Looking forward to that tank

Looks soooo cool Vik! xxx

Dr H wrote:
Yeah, photos always seem to do that. You spend your time painting away, nose almost touching the model, and then you sit back, happy that it is painted to the best of your ability and looks perfect...you take a photo and THEN you see all the rough edges and want to pull your hair out.

But if they look that good on here, then they must look perfect IRL.
And in the future, all holo-screens look a bit spluttery, who wants HD tv when you can have rough holographic displays...

lol... pulling my hair out... at least that is not likley as i wouldn´t get much hold to pull on them and thanks for explaining my work to be viable in the future

Anvildude wrote:Boo to the Porifera!

A:tLA all the way!

whut??? i am hoping here for the best

shasolenzabi wrote:

I make a nice big cauldron of deelishuss wonderful soup everyday to pass out to the universe at large! hehehehehehehheeee!

Don't be sacred, embrace the wondrous awesomeness of Nurgle! hehehehehehe!

Nice signs work there Vik

i am feeling disturbed now too... but thanks for the compliments all the same

DiDDe wrote:

Well,atleast there's not moldlines there to f**k up the pic.
LOL see?! that´s the best reason to scatchbuild something no mold lines EWWWWAAAAA!!!

and that arena looks really great Vik! gotta say that i love the adds too! and for the tank project, make it able to carry a baneblade! and a landingpad for a valkyrie or a stormtalon!
after all.. you said uber *insert two dots above U* big.
OMG... i just saw such a thing the other day on google pics... landing pad crassus... now you really gave me some food for thought...

dsteingass wrote:OMG Vik! That is friggin' Sweet! I LOVE the Rivet Zone sponsor and PONG FTW!!

well a classic game hommage never hurts, eh?

It's the Holiday season Vik, so I have so many Nurgley gifts to spread to the people! hehehehehehehehehehheheheheheee!

Only gets creepier.

So, 6 sets of zinge tracks will cost 80bucks



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 n0t_u wrote:
Only gets creepier.

Aww, what lovely gift would suit Not_U???? hmmmmmmmm,

always happy to help a fellow dakkanaut!

i got a pretty badass idea for a basilisk myself. based on the swedish archer artillery just haven't had the time nor money to buy plasticard yet.. but when i get hold of it i'm gonna build and build and build until i'm good enough and hopefulle then i get to join the league.

i'm looking forward to see that big ass tank!


and shaso, i think i'll survive well enough without your nurgley "gifts".. so please don't send me one.
infact, you can give my "gift" to bubble instead. and when you're there, tell her i said "hi".

n0t_u wrote:Only gets creepier.

QFT!!!

shasolenzabi wrote:So, 6 sets of zinge tracks will cost 80bucks

ouch... i am currently musing about how to solve the massive needs for tracks for the current project myself...see below...

DiDDe wrote:always happy to help a fellow dakkanaut!

i got a pretty badass idea for a basilisk myself. based on the swedish archer artillery just haven't had the time nor money to buy plasticard yet.. but when i get hold of it i'm gonna build and build and build until i'm good enough and hopefulle then i get to join the league.

i'm looking forward to see that big ass tank!
see below for first ideas of mine... it will be massive to say the least and even dwarf the big red one of mine i did before the league^^infact, you can give my "gift" to bubble instead. and when you're there, tell her i said "hi".
now that is plain nasty

so ladies and gentlemen...

the übertransport is being in its planning phase...


as you will see in these pics the tracks alone are 25 cm to 8cm (15" to 3.15") big and the landing platform you see in the last pic is 16 cm in diameter (6.3")...

now to some questions... i try to solve the riddle of how to make the tracks...again... the whole thing should be a plasticcard tank... so i either use prefabricated tracks... or scratchbuild them... just for size comparrission i added three different thicknesses of tracks to the pattern of the tracksystems i sketched... what would be your choice for such a really heavy lifter? for a massive troop transporter that is even capable to carry a flyer? single, twice or third? answers to this are of high imprortance to any further planning on my side...!!!!

also... i way back then got in my first care package of dave an aquilla made by him... the landing platform will be the chance to use this nice lil present finally...

what are your thoughts?

well... here are the pics...:








cheers, vik

Cool Vik! I vote for prefab track links. I think since GW tank treads come on convenient sprues, it would be the cheapest option too.

hmm... you think so? and what size would you go for?

Good job on the arena man, looks great, and the ads & pong are classy indeed Good job all over buddy!

Mobile landing pad is a great idea for a tank, love to see your take on this. For the tracks I think it's going to have to be triple to look like it takes a flyer as well.

when taking the pics i had that same thought too... even the doubled version looked too punny for me...

and thanks monkey!

Yeah, doubled looks good on a chimmy or a russ, but even on a bigger hull it's not going to look like it can take tank and flyer and fuel and whatever else..

that was my train of thought too...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

as you will see in these pics the tracks alone are 25 cm to 8cm (15" to 3.15") big and the landing platform you see in the last pic is 16 cm in diameter (6.3")...

now to some questions... i try to solve the riddle of how to make the tracks...again... the whole thing should be a plasticcard tank... so i either use prefabricated tracks... or scratchbuild them... just for size comparrission i added three different thicknesses of tracks to the pattern of the tracksystems i sketched... what would be your choice for such a really heavy lifter? for a massive troop transporter that is even capable to carry a flyer? single, twice or third? answers to this are of high imprortance to any further planning on my side...!!!!

also... i way back then got in my first care package of dave an aquilla made by him... the landing platform will be the chance to use this nice lil present finally...

what are your thoughts?

The first thing I'd look at is R/C tank tracks from ebay or otherwise, they are usually flexible or rubber (as they need to be replaced) and come very large... so you wouldn't have to double up. Could save a lot of trouble I think for something carrying a flyer I'd expect baneblade size tracks at least.

Otherwise can't wait to see this guy!

Yeah, but Baneblade treads will be expensive

thanks meade... banebalde tracks are the probably the right size... tho i have to say... i never had them in my hands yet... so only speculations on my part^^

and funny you should mention RC tracks... found some the other minute on ebay too... tho i am not that sold with rubber tracks... that just feels wrong for me...

what size... are the baneblade tracks by the way? i don´t have any measurements...

25x10mm each link

You can get 1/16 panther tank tracks for 15 bucks not sure what the size comes out to exactly but I know it's big... Not sure how it would cost for the rhino tracks, but my guess would be that you would need many sets and it might add up fast...

 dsteingass wrote:
Yeah, but Baneblade treads will be expensive

yup... sad but true...

Well i am excited to see the future of this project vik.

I just don't see how you would be able to scratchbuild that Intricate interlocking shape repeatedly and make them all look the same...

What about land raider tracks then? They're a bit bigger then LR tracks but not as big as the baneblades.

 dsteingass wrote:
I just don't see how you would be able to scratchbuild that Intricate interlocking shape repeatedly and make them all look the same...

yup... that is my biggest fear too... that is in fact a job that just screams for casting... dang... again into that hurting wound...

thanks comrade!

and didde... i fear that LR tracks are still too small...

you could always run double tracks two sets per side and use the land raider still or you can be crazy and use the leman russ ones and make it three wide might get pricey but an option none the less

This is what I was referring to, they're actually plastic. And the tank's probably 40 cm or so... the tracks would be massive, no?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-Heng-Long-Tiger-I-3818-Panther-3819-Tank-Plastic-Track-/150855074463?pt=US_Character_Radio_Control_Toys&hash=item231fa9c29f

Or you could rivet them painstakingly by hand... your choice