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the snipas are amaring.

But knowing orks, they'll propably rush headlong at the enemy and bash heads with their rifles

This thread is full of inspiration and Ideas! I finally have an idea on what to do with that drawer of plasticard. keep it up man, you should be designing Ork models for GW!

Awesome stuff!

Amazing stuff. What guns did you use for the snipers? (or did I missunderstand; are they scratchbuilds?)

The ship is 'The Fist of Gork'!

In yor face 'ummies!

Uh-huh, yep. Just the usual awesomeness around here.

I think you should call it 'da floaty-shooty fing'

Outstanding work mate. I always love to see great Ork conversions, they allow for so much artist's personality to come through, and as Ork tech are usually goofy in nature, they make me smile too.

Hehe. I was thinking of buying a stompa kit, to build a stompa. Now I'm rethinking that purchase.... I need to buy a stompa kit to build an airship!!

Or just not buy a stompa kit. This decision will take much deliberation, as that floating monstrosity has taken hold of my inner mek...

from - Saintspirit

Well holy crap. My mind just got blown. Got anything in comparison?

i put a Rhino in the phone for you, this model is still un-finished.




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Amazing stuff. What guns did you use for the snipers? (or did I missunderstand; are they scratchbuilds?)

there the normal guns that you get with the orks, just played around with them, just tock a look at thing that looked like they could be sights, added some plastic tubs, and bingo.

i wonder how many people are going to buy a stompa and turn its into the floaty-shoootaah-thing? Its really impressive. This thread delivers! Keep up the great work buddy!

I just wet myself from excitement.
Lovely stuff.

Are you posting pics as you build them, or are these just before-after pics from past projects?

I know most of us dream of working this fast.....

Lots of awesome here! Some questions/thoughts:
1) How long have you been at this?
2) How long do these monsters take you to create? Paint?
3) What I would love to see in the future is in progress shots of the build.
4) A tutorial or just step by step in progress of some of those twin linked big shootas (well, and everything else, but gotta start somewhere) would be good too!

Keep it up!

Yes! I second the request for tutorials! I envy your gun-making skills. Show us how!

I put myself in the line for the tuts...please

ok, i will do a step by step for the twin linked hev DakkaDakka, might take me a couple of days if im stocked up on my tubs, if not will get some more on monday and do it then.

1) How long have you been at this?
2) How long do these monsters take you to create? Paint?
3) What I would love to see in the future is in progress shots of the build.
4) A tutorial or just step by step in progress of some of those twin linked big shootas (well, and everything else, but gotta start somewhere) would be good too!

1. i'm 39, and been modelling since i was 14, ive only been converting since 2004.
2. most stuff take 2 or 3 days to a week of 2 to make, painting takes about 3 days. ( thats all on and off and when i get chance)
3. my next model will be dont with progress shots, that should keep you all happy.
4. see top hahaha

Im also demanding tutorials!

Might you be persuaded to share some advice on my p&m-advice thread?

Link: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/416755.page

Expanding on 2 -
2.1) Is that actual or elapsed time? Ie how many hours per day average?
2.2) Also, some perspective from your answer to 1 - how long was it taking you back in 2004? If it was slower, how long ago did you start modelling at your current rate?

Apologies for the 20 questions - curious minds need to know!

Looking forward to the tutorial and progress shots - I'm sure they will be very enlightening (appreciated *almost* went without saying )

here you go, started painting it yesterday and finished it off to day while watching Game of thrones, hope you like.

ill try answer all your questions as i get to them haha

FETH! This trukk is great. Its so complex!

why dont you ring up GW and ask them if they need a new vehicle designer?

MrMerlin wrote:
why dont you ring up GW and ask them if they need a new vehicle designer?

And then they can make you 'eavy metal too, and cut expenses by giving you both jobs! That is a beautiful trukk...

Sentinel wrote:

MrMerlin wrote:
why dont you ring up GW and ask them if they need a new vehicle designer?

And then they can make you 'eavy metal too, and cut expenses by giving you both jobs! That is a beautiful trukk...

And so this year GW wont increase prices by as much.

Love that ork airship! Did you know it has official gw rules for apocalypse?

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1180081_Ork_Datasheet_-_Minelayer.pdf

wazzoo2000 wrote:ok, i will do a step by step for the twin linked hev DakkaDakka, might take me a couple of days if im stocked up on my tubs, if not will get some more on monday and do it then.

1) How long have you been at this?
2) How long do these monsters take you to create? Paint?
3) What I would love to see in the future is in progress shots of the build.
4) A tutorial or just step by step in progress of some of those twin linked big shootas (well, and everything else, but gotta start somewhere) would be good too!

1. i'm 39, and been modelling since i was 14, ive only been converting since 2004.
2. most stuff take 2 or 3 days to a week of 2 to make, painting takes about 3 days. ( thats all on and off and when i get chance)
3. my next model will be dont with progress shots, that should keep you all happy.
4. see top hahaha

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Just found this thread and it is amazing stuff and my new inspiration (basically I will steal al your ideas lol) but really amazing work love your concepts and the amount of designs you have got out of those deff koptas is amazing great stuff and its all Orks

Scratch built Heavy DakkDakka's

Ok the first this we do it chuck away GW glue and go to a good model shop and buy some liquid glue that you can brush on or it squirt from a needle.

next are your tools, that pic below is mine, i use metal rules too, a big and small one, all so a girls nail file, best thing ever and also some sand paper, fine is good.

the next things you'll need are plastic tubs, buy them online if you know the size or go to a good model shop and buy with your eye's, you need to buy 4 different sizes, they should all slide in to one another, you will see in this tut as we go on, make your on minds up, im not here to wipe your ass.

cut to size, remember your making gun barrels, so if your making small dakkadakka's then cut them small, how ever we are making the big mothers.

draw a line down the centre, the is just a guide for when we drill the holes, we start drilling in the centre on the line and work out.



i use my GW knife to make the holes bigger, i just stick it in and twist, it all so make them look a bit uneven and ork like.


put some glue on the inside tube, this wont need loads, then side them together, twist as you do so so the glue gets everywhere.

now we are going to cut some rings from the 4th side up plastic tube, this will help with the look of the gun barrel, you can use very fine plastic card and cut into strips and rap it round till you have the right side. i have done this in the past on bigger guns.



next we are going to make the bodys of the gun, this is make from just normal plastic card, the thicker you have will determine how many you need, as you can see, i only need 2 bits to start with

i'm starting now to cut up other bits of card to build up the look of the gun, i some times us GW DakkaDakka's and copy a small bit of what they do.



this part of the gun (below) is the empty case ejection hole, again build it up with plastic card, don't work if it looks all over the place, its Orky.


now stick the barrels to the body of the gun, to keep the gun looking straight, the nail file comes in handy and all so twist the barrel round, some times this helps, do this as your (NONE GW) glue drys

making the ammo boxes is easy, we can all make a box, if you can't, then dont read on, and go play with doll's.......OK !!!
you can see ive also made some bits to stick them to the gun and for the ammo to lay on.

i always save the ammo belts and gun sights from my ork models as you never know when you will need them, as a small bit of GW model will help are scratch built guns look the dogs bollocks, and they.

the ammo belts are a little rounded, so just squash the with your finger and remove the mould lines.

now im making bits that look like the ammo boxes are attached to the guns and that the ammo is sat in a cradle, this dont have to look great, as we is Orky Army.

you can see how i'm building it up, its not hard, just cut to size, have a play, then stick.......easy hahaha.


now we are using the smallest tube, not really a tube, more of a soiled small plastic rod, but it fits inside the inner gun barrel, that's the bit we cut into rings, this part of the gun is the recoil rod or Gas buffers, if you know out about guns, but anyway, it make the gun look like a gun.


just copy what ive done and stick it at the bottom of the gun.

now we add rivets, this is cut from a very very very small rounded rod, like the one above, but well smaller.

and now paint.




i hope you like, Orks for ever !!

Oh man! Superb stuff. Wish I had half the skill... (and some of the patience).

The first pic is the best: it reminds me that I have to paint my Painboy!

W.O.W!

mate, this tut is above awesome, i will be definetly building my guns using this.

Yes, great how to clear and precise brilliant work even better when painted nice job


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How did you make the handles though

Ahh yeah the handle, i forgot, they from the knifes that you get with the ork boys plastic models, just trimmed them down, i only had 2 so that's all i could do.

Incredible attention to detail, they look phenomenal; and thanks for sharing that, I picked up a few new tips mate.