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2012/11/15 13:07:20
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
The New Tank looks promising Vik, I knew you couldn't keep away from rivets for long..;-). Will it be sporting camo ala shazo or a Victorianna steampunk vibe ?
2012/11/15 21:25:18
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
by the way... work issues have made me neglect your wonderful work for way too long... your recent updates haven´t been unnoticed by me.... but everything you produce needs far more thinking and time for thinking that i haven´t felt up to the task to really understand and cherish it as it needs it... be sure that soon i will be joining you over on your thread again...
oh...and even tho i had a school day today and i coud have done hobby work... i still have nothing productive/constructive to show you all... tho...my wife supports me in so many ways... that she suplied me with a big helping of thread spools(metal) that will be my sprocketwheels for the hopefully soon build tracksystems... it is a vast amount of those spools...got fifty from her... and we devoted this evening by spinning off and on again the threads of these to other bigger bobbins.... i can see now that this was a new kind of rivet- zen... only it didn´t involve rivets at all but threads
so i have to postpone any picturesque updates for tonight...again...sorry guys...
Like Starscream to my Megatron, once again you have failed me...
Nah, don't apologise about lack of pics mate, happens to all of us at times. As long as, y'know, there's something soon...
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
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2012/11/15 22:02:21
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
well... but it leaves you with a very sore scrolling finger if you want to read it all through... and might make your brain numb... it´s a known after effect
I have proudly read every single word of your thread Vik!...I may have even added a page or two myself
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"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
2012/11/16 00:06:27
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Viktor von Domm wrote: leviathan... now that is something that brings the certain mystical air to that project
I've saw this model comin' from a line of Steampunk wargame before. meow. Do you have any plans to do 'modernsteam aircraft'?
it is from a pet shop... aquarioum decoration... probably resin stuff... plan is to add some vines and make it look way better that the current paining
i am not dead... tho sometimes i feel like as if i am already... worklife sure is a killer... add schoollife and homeworks... household duties and familylife nad you go yourself a nice (:waahg hobby killer...
well i still ain´t dead
to prove this i show you this:
the landingplatfrom:
made from mostly PC that was sent to me by dave in a long and almost forgotten time this is for you dave!!! i finally found a way to use your aquilla^^
then...tracks are shaping up...:
to this:
as for tracks... there was that nasty issue with the symetry...
well here this might explain my concerns:
compare this:
to this:
if this still isn´t explaining enough... i will show you next time the underside of these tracks... it will solve everything...
well... this is just a short call... tomorrow i will be back...all chatty and stuff
That's cool Vik. Although I still have no idea what you are on about with the tracks?
"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
2012/11/18 23:14:31
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
seems like where the holes line up with the wheels (in the motorized version) would be in an un-symmetrical place if he lines them up like the second pic to put on the tank.
there are some solutions I think... if vic hasn't figured it out already... I would do it the lazy way, hide the tracks on the top of the vehicle to begin with (i think you will be covering them with the landing pad already) and use mud or heavy weathering to fill in the gaps that would normally connect to the motorized tank, so the place where the holes are appear like the rest of the track. And snip off the tabs (in the visible part of the track, shouldnt be too much work) all the way on the right side of it.
2012/11/18 23:27:14
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Vik, this tank has me interested (as does the rest of your work) - love me a bit of plasticard scratchbuild ! Looking great already at the early stages.
I've got a 1:16 Heng Long Tiger with metal tracks, and they are left and right versions which mirror each other - so looks like you got 2x left or right here - or is it one track cut in half? Have you considered getting an old HL Tiger off ebay and stripping it back - then you could have it radio controlled
This might be 1:6 but it's way cool... Check out the guy riding it towards the end...
"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
2012/11/19 01:15:57
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
[ "Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
2012/11/19 08:24:07
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Making some serious progress there, Vik! About how big is the landing platform? Are you going to scratchbuild a flyer to land on it?
The 104th Vostroyan Mechanized Rawson's Reboot Viktor von Domm: nope... can´t do that for the sake of all lving creatures that dwell on earth....
dsteingass: That's like saying "I forgot to tell you who your real father is"
nerdfest09: Rawson speaks the truth!
2012/11/19 09:32:43
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Awesome work this is going to be a real beast great use of that Aquila as well mate I have to agree with the early post it looks like some one has sent you the wrong set of tracks.
You have to many of the same side track, contact the guy on ebay and tell them what has happened, you might get a whole new set for free
2012/11/19 12:06:55
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Ah, so that is apparently normal for that to happen with the tracks, I see now. Odd for asymetry, but I guess that is just the way of it with such tracks and their manufacturers
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2012/11/20 22:11:28
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Meade wrote:seems like where the holes line up with the wheels (in the motorized version) would be in an un-symmetrical place if he lines them up like the second pic to put on the tank.
there are some solutions I think... if vic hasn't figured it out already... I would do it the lazy way, hide the tracks on the top of the vehicle to begin with (i think you will be covering them with the landing pad already) and use mud or heavy weathering to fill in the gaps that would normally connect to the motorized tank, so the place where the holes are appear like the rest of the track. And snip off the tabs (in the visible part of the track, shouldnt be too much work) all the way on the right side of it.
hmmm.... interesting idea.... trackguards are still something i have to decide if i want them... tho it seems the best way to go... thanks mate!
Ruglud wrote:Vik, this tank has me interested (as does the rest of your work) - love me a bit of plasticard scratchbuild ! Looking great already at the early stages.
I've got a 1:16 Heng Long Tiger with metal tracks, and they are left and right versions which mirror each other - so looks like you got 2x left or right here - or is it one track cut in half? Have you considered getting an old HL Tiger off ebay and stripping it back - then you could have it radio controlled
This might be 1:6 but it's way cool... Check out the guy riding it towards the end...
an RC tank of my creation would be cool... and something i actually fancied for quite some time^^... and thanks for your comparrision shots! very helpful... oh... and welcome here mister! i hope you will be a regular from now on!!!
cormadepanda wrote:landing pad is excellent vik!
thank you sir!
dsteingass wrote:That's cool Vik. Although I still have no idea what you are on about with the tracks?
Making some serious progress there, Vik! About how big is the landing platform? Are you going to scratchbuild a flyer to land on it?
thank you rawson... and i will hopefully be able to come up with some scale comparrission shots at the end of the week... and yes... it will have a flyer soon...that is able to land on that platform... either i scratchbuild a new model... or use a helicopter model my wife recently bought me of a second hand shop... its a russian model of a heli i am not that used to... dunno if it is big enough... it´s 1:48 scale... and if i am able to convert it to steampunk...remains to be seen....
anyways.... no updates for today.... hopefully i get something this week done... as a matter of fact...i should be doing two homeworks for school... but atm i can´t be ar...ed to to them....
an RC tank of my creation would be cool... and something i actually fancied for quite some time^^... and thanks for your comparrision shots! very helpful... oh... and welcome here mister! i hope you will be a regular from now on!!!
I tend to lurk for a while then pop up with a bit of witty banter / exceptionally insightful comment / totally useless facts [delete as necessary]. I will though endeavour to keep up a regular appearance on your wonderful blog - did attempt to read from the start a while back but it was too much for me - an overload of cool 'stuff' - but one day I will catch-up on all your stuff
I think based on what ruglud posted, it's not a manufacturer mistake the tracks just come like that. Honestly that tiger tank looks awesome like it is, if you zero in on the detail of the tracks they are slightly different from each other... but with a heavy caking of mud filling up the cracks you would hardly be able to tell the difference... IMO. And the tracks would pretty much look good.
Now I'm being tempted by motorized tanks... as if my obsession with LED lit tanks is not bad enough...
2012/11/21 11:17:32
Subject: Re:Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
Some more tracks for you... Can never have too many!
ClodDude wrote: I've dug into my Tank Parts drawer and pulled up the tracks I have for some comparison views.
From top to bottom/right to left (all 1/16 except for Blizzard): M41 metal, M26 metal, Tiger plastic, M41 plastic, Blizzard. The tank tracks are all 1/16 scale and range from 1.5 to 1.75 inches wide, while the Blizzard tracks are 4 inches
The Tiger 1 uses the same track type on both sides, one running up, the other running down so to say. I have a Tamiya kit that tells you to assemble one set of tracks as shown, then to do the others in the opposite direction.
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Nothing wrong with that set of tracks, Tiger 1 tanks just were that way.
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2012/11/21 19:58:09
Subject: Imperial steampunk...NEW PROJECT...here comes the Übertransport
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
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