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BIG DAKKA !! I already like it, cant wait to see the finished piece. Thanks for the crate tut as well, simple but well done.

Dr H wrote:Looking very nice Ruglud. But you're not going to get much elevation on your cannon...?

Very true, there's a reason behind this though which I'll reveal as the build nears the end...

Vithmorax wrote:BIG DAKKA !! I already like it, cant wait to see the finished piece. Thanks for the crate tut as well, simple but well done.

Thanks mate, welcome on board

looks suuuper!!! but one thing... how do you inted to orky up the build?...

and i bet you will mount it on a ...mountain?

No spoilers Vik, all will be revealed in good time...

ach... patience is overrated

 Ruglud wrote:

Dr H wrote:Looking very nice Ruglud. But you're not going to get much elevation on your cannon...?

Very true, there's a reason behind this though which I'll reveal as the build nears the end...

Good good. So long as you have a plan.

Oooh, exciting stuff!

LOVE it man! I really do!

Supply drop!

Just need some more plasticard now...

Update time on my entry to Briancj's competition...

Lightened up the pallet and painted ammo boxes



Also painted the sandpaper/CD base and the wooden frame to hold the cammo netting



Scale shots of the progress so far



Next up is the cammo net, tarpaulin over the ammo crates and paint the barrels

Looks fantastic ruglud, he should light up a big stogie and celebrate finding such a great defensible position.

Looking good. Crates are cool.

OOoh! Nice tool! You'll have to cut some rivets and show us ow well it does!! Nice Crate&Barrell store too

Awesome work mate! That silly ganger has forgotten that the red barrels explode!

I got that exact cutter. It is great but a little flexible on tougher cuts. Screw it down to the bench for best results.

Crates looking awesome dude, really great. At last someone to give the Dr a run for his money.

now that setting looks very cool... and i thought you had already your hands full with that big gun of yours

Theophony wrote:Looks fantastic ruglud, he should light up a big stogie and celebrate finding such a great defensible position.

Ha ha, yeah, I think the Ripper would enjoy a good stogie

Dr H wrote:Looking good. Crates are cool.

Cheers Spruemeister General

dsteingass wrote:OOoh! Nice tool! You'll have to cut some rivets and show us ow well it does!! Nice Crate&Barrell store too

Spoiler:

Yeah, rivet production should now increase 100 fold... well that is when I get some more styrene rod...

I'm particularily please with how the ammo crates turned out, may have to open my own Crate&Barrel franchise in the UK as will be making many more for the Orky ordinance I'm working on as well

Casey's Law wrote:Awesome work mate! That silly ganger has forgotten that the red barrels explode!

Yeah, that's always the problem with barrels - those muscle bound heavy stubbers never consider that they could be full of highly flammable liquids. Brain power in the underhive is sorely lacking I fear...

Camkierhi wrote:I got that exact cutter. It is great but a little flexible on tougher cuts. Screw it down to the bench for best results.

Crates looking awesome dude, really great. At last someone to give the Dr a run for his money.

Cheers Cam, good advice, although not sure the wife will be happy if I screw it to the dinner table (my 'work' bench) I'll have to see how it goes, but mainly got it for cutting thin styrene rod and strips... Did consider getting the 'Chopper II' but it was slightly on the pricey side.

I think the good Dr is streets ahead, but it's been a fun build this far...

Viktor von Domm wrote:now that setting looks very cool... and i thought you had already your hands full with that big gun of yours

It's all about multi-tasking Vik, not something we chaps are supposed to be good at, but who said we have to stick with stereotypes...

More progress on the Crate&Barrel store front...

Time for the camo net to be added - this is some left over netting purchased for a halloween costume, but you can also use medical gauze, fishing net or those little net bags that Babybel cheese comes in...

Lay the net over the piece and cut roughly to size, ensuring you get plenty of overhang on all sides

Start to secure the net to the frame with cotton - this can be fiddly, but perservere and just cut off and start again if you're not satisfied with the results

Once all secure on the top, cut the overhang so that you have a flap on each side.

At this stage you need to decide how you want the finished net to look, i.e. all sides down, sides rolled up, or a combination... I'm going for all sides rolled up... To do this, roll the net as tightly as you can then secure with cotton thread to the frame.

When satisfied with the look, drop a spot of superglue on all the threads to secure them in place and cut any surplus off. You can also trim the netting at this stage if there's any stray edges...


Here's the camo net and frame completed and on the model (not stuck down to the base yet though)



Now for the camo strips - simply cut thin strips of paper or, in this case, masking tape and stick to the net with either superglue or PVA (Elmers for our colonial cousins?)

Nice effect. Good idea.

Thanks mate, going to add lots more strips, then paint them up in earthy tones and dry brush the netting with khaki.

Also need to have a go at making a tarpaulin to partly cover the crates and pallet

Another super easy idea for the tiny strips is the paper/plastic Easter egg grass for egg baskets. It's also stuff they use in gift wrapping, forget the name of it. But it's cut thin an you can get it flat or crinkled.

Love the camouflage netting, will be stealing that idea at a later date

I think I know what you mean - it's like shredded tissue paper (craft tissue not facial / toilet tissue). That's a good idea if people have some of that...

Another alternative that came to mind is something I have lots of - artificial lawn. The plastic grass strands would be ideal for actually threading through the netting... And after putting the stuff down in my garden this year I have quite a few off-cuts sitting idly in the garage... Ooh, and you could also use the fake Xmas tree foliage, that's a similar stuff to the grass although coarser - I actually have a spare one of these in the garage as well that I was going to use to make small conifer trees from. Phew, all this thinking has tired me out...

I also have another update - that's right, two in one day

I decided to have a go at the tarpaulin and gotta say that I'm mighty happy with the result so far...

Ingredients: 1x facial tissue (doesn't matter what ply), mix of 1 part water to one part PVA (Elmers), 1x old soft paint brush.

Fold the tissue in half and loose fit over the piece to be covered, then trim any major excess off as as you see sit fit...
(Forgot to take a photo of this stage)

Start to brush on the PVA and shape the tissue as you do it to get nice looking folds, making it look like the tarpaulin has some weight to it. I've shaped it so the tarp is folded back on itself showing off the wooden card ammo crates.







Leave to dry...


I may add a bit of old rope or two, but for now, jobs a good un

Man I really love this build. Keep it up!

Cheers dude, it's been fun

Righty, no more updates for today as time to go to work

I was going to suggest that exact technique for a tarpaulin. Works a treat, good job.

And we're done...






With camo net added




Close ups...




Scale shots...

Good job.
I like the tarpaulin and crates in particular. But a good build all over.

Cheers Doc, I really enjoyed doing the crates, pallet and tarpaulin and will definitely be making more in the near future...

Brilliant work sir. Brilliant. Looks perfect. And from such humble things. Excellent work. Inspirational.

Excellent work ruglud very convincing and a great step by step tutorial to boot. Easy to duplicate.

well THIS is the living proof that dakka and everything that´s going on here really improves our work... that is probably the best to date work of yours too... if I may say so...

and that camo netting idea (with the addition of theo) is something I need to remember!