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Bloody fantastic wazz! Make sure you post a link to the eBay auction, eh?

Just search mekboy junka mate

Nice job just one thing the wood section seems to blend a little in the pic, is that just the flash draining the colour or is it that colour ?

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Nice job just one thing the wood section seems to blend a little in the pic, is that just the flash draining the colour or is it that colour ?

lol the wood is the best bit you git, but yeah i see what you mean and also i didnt really post many photo of it, i'll have a quick look.

 wazzoo2000 wrote:

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Nice job just one thing the wood section seems to blend a little in the pic, is that just the flash draining the colour or is it that colour ?

lol the wood is the best bit you git, but yeah i see what you mean and also i didnt really post many photo of it, i'll have a quick look.

Thats why I wanted to make sure it stood out I think the flash might be draining the colour making it blend to closely with the red paint, as you say you want that to pop

That is easyly one of the best ork junka's i have ever seen, Awesome just awesome

And not a single one of you even voted on his pics. That's frustrating.

Great job as always wazz. I think my fave part on the junka is the big ass turbos on the back. Very cool work.

Just amazing, man. I love that Junka so much. Are you seriously selling it?
Edit: I found it on ebay. Can't believe you're parting with it.

Totes amazeballs, waz. Keep on truckin'!

Shame on me for missing the work on your flying battleship carrier^^
I really want to play on it as a map!

Also nice work on the doc bike and looted rhino!

Sadly i cannot watch the videos you've uploaded for some reason : (

So Waz just a bit courious... can we expect any new updates on the battle ship you took a break from any time soon, or is it still on the back burner

sorry guys, but im on a brake at the moment, also i maybe changing jobs soon, so might not be able to continue this blog, i will keep you guys informed as soon as i know what's going on.

Enjoy your time off!

Just had my first "DAKKAGASM" looking through this feed! Especially loving the tutorial on how to make the Orky Machine guns! Epic stuff!

Oh... I finally finished reading through every single page of this blog and now your telling us its over? Not fair :(
Anyway, really fantastic work and good luck with your new job

That would suck if you had to call it quits Wazz, but life happens. Thanks for the inspirations and the rage inducing levels of work

 wazzoo2000 wrote:
sorry guys, but im on a brake at the moment, also i maybe changing jobs soon, so might not be able to continue this blog, i will keep you guys informed as soon as i know what's going on.

You put on a good show here, I hope your job change is a step up to the east side! Even if it keeps you from building pretty things for us to look at.

Terrific work waz!

Good to see you back making models again.

Right guys, don't worry too much lol (as if you were) i still have loads of stuff in the pipe line that im working on.

1, i have another Junka coming (made for a Friend

2, got some Grot tanks "how to do it" coming up soon

3, going to give that Deathkopta X-wing a go, i loved it

love you all

waz

PS..... if you all paid me a £1 a month for ever i could give up work, and dedicate my life to making stuff for you guys, but it would have to be everyone who reads this lol its a plan .............

Really looking forward to those tutorials
But it would also be really nice to see some progress on the battleship

 Lukeskybacon wrote:
Really looking forward to those tutorials
But it would also be really nice to see some progress on the battleship

yeah......not going to happen just yet mate, i need to be in the right mood for that monster, and its just not there yet


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ok guys here is another Mekboy Junka my Mark 2 one


















video to follow when uploaded.

You are a fantastically crazy obsessive!

I new you would not stay away for long you could not resist the call of dakka

Looking forward to the grot tanks and that last junka just screams white picket fences at me

Awesome work wazz

Had us worried there, great to see some work.

Junka looks cool, can't wait for more new stuff.

Very interested in your take on Warkopta, been there recently myself.

Fantastic stuff again waz, and it's good to know you're still around.

I really like the videos you make, it makes it a bit easier trying to figure out how the you build these awesome vehicles

I'd pay you your pound wazz... but only if everyone else does too!!

Brilliant work on the vehicle mate. Just brilliant.

Making a Warhammer 40k Ork army Grot Tank Tutorial

hi guys, thought i would show you how i make grot tanks, so i hope you like, below is a photo of what we are going to make.





so then, to start off with you will need thin, med and thick plastic card, i cant tell you the sizes i use as i buy it by sight. you will also need tubes and rods, i buy the evergreeen strip styrene from eBay. i hope this helps.

first off you need a thick ish card to start with, and have a shade for your tracks in you head, ie... the outer, dont make the tank bigger than 2 and 1/2 inch, any bigger then its not really going to be a grot tank, but a tank tank lol

so cut you plastic card to shape, use a compass and metal ruler and make 4 of these.



then make some small square tiles for spacing. place inside, not to close to where the tracks will sit, but spread out so it gives it strength, i made 3 of these and made each set 3 thick, so all in it was 5 slice's of plastic card thick, if that makes scene.



once this is stuck and dry, file and make sure this is all square, i use sandpaper on a flat serface, and just gently run it up and down.



now for the tracks, this is the slowest part but the most important bit, if this looks gak then you might as well stop, you can buy some nice Resin tracks for eBay (Machinator is his user name on here)

ok i startes with cutting a rode to the size of the tracks i was making, then cut some tube and stick it in it with glue, then make the track pads, you might need to rough these up a bit for the look. (i did this or do it at the end, but its a pain in the ass at the end)





ok now to build up the tracks, make sure at the end they fit, you may need to trim more, and also make sure you start at the top and work to the bottom so if there is a mistake, its not going to be seen



in this photo you can see the shape i went for, i used a compass to do this.



you should end up with this





then i just added some detail work, 2 bars on each track pad with a rivet on each, simple and will look good.



now for the body, all i did was cut some card to the size of how wide i wanted the tank to be, then just built up the body, i used some brackets inside to give it some support.







then stick them together, make sure it sits right, ie.......no wobble



ok then, now build the main body, up to you were you take the look now, there are many ways you can do this, i went for the simplest one, dont for get to put a lid on it (no photo, i'm sure you know what i mean)





then i added some brackets and armour plates and of course rivets, again trying to keep it simple. with the armour plates i crushed them in my month with my teeth, this gives it a warn metal look, you can use a Dremel if you want.



i them made some simple fule tanks at the back, just using some tubs (bigger ones) and cap them with p/card and rivet them up.



for the turret i made 2 round bit of P/card, one for the tank top and one for the bottom of the turret, i then put magnets on then so the stick easy, or you can use a rod or some thing.





now for the turret walls, cut to size, ir the highest point, then stick, this bit can be tricky so take your time.







once stuck, stick to the turret bottom, again use some bracket to help support it, remember at the back don't go to high.





once stuck, you can draw the shape on to the side of the turret, then cut out with care, then on a flat bit of sandpaper, rub so its all flat, then add a lid..........simple



then file and add guns like this, i put the gun on a bit of P/card so it will make building up the front of the turret easyer, i'm not going into how i made these, go read my others Tuts and blog on DakkaDakka



now add some small P/card to the front and Rivet up just like i did. then make a square bit of P/card and rough up the edges and stick, this is the base of the hatch.





ok, now for some side detail, these are wheel access hatches (in my head) it helps make the side look better, feel free to do what ever you want.





then make the hatch, easy to do, just copy me.





and this is the exhaust, i bent the pipe with a lighter and then cut to side, dont cut then try and bend, it wont work. then stick.




and here you have it, one grot tank, you can make this with the hatch open with a grot hanging out and with any other weapons too, hope you like.