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can´t really tell what´s what for now... but it sure looks beefy and cool already!

Looking good, and looking at pic 30 this could make a good base for a landspeeder variant too.

Nice job on the sentinel style 'hips', although I'm a bit puzzled by the jet exhaust for a walker?

can´t really tell what´s what for now... but it sure looks beefy and cool already!

Wait a little bit more Victor. The legs are taking shape.

 monkeytroll wrote:
Looking good, and looking at pic 30 this could make a good base for a landspeeder variant too.

Nice job on the sentinel style 'hips', although I'm a bit puzzled by the jet exhaust for a walker?

It does look like a possible landspeeder with a troop compartment in the back. As for the jet, Just think of it as a jump assist. If you throw anything over a D-4, The Walker can jump 24" (60mm), anything less, 12" (30mm). It is just like the helicopters, that have jet turbines but are used to power the propeller shafts. But I like the jump capabilities, to overcome obstacles and land behind the enemy. You would have to come up with the points system for it, like it would be the same points as a chimera, and the weapons count would be added as well. It would have to be agreed by the players as to how the points can allocated.


Now on with the build. So far the leg sections are coming along well and no problems encountered in the fit as of yet.

The legs are taking shape

indeed! good looking upper leg!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

The legs are taking shape

indeed! good looking upper leg!

The next conversion will be ready to be built after I am finished with the Walker. I have enough reference and sketches to get it started. This main body is opened to many variations of conversions..

So now, on with more updates on the leg building phase. At the moment I have to wait until the lower leg glue sets so that I can do the ball joint connector. Enjoy and see you all soon with more updates.

This is really interesting mate, and It's clear you've put alot of effort into it
Looking forward to seeing the finish article

wow...shapely legs

Yep! The legs are looking nice.


Continuing with the legs. At the moment, I am working on the foot pads. The legs are coming along nicely and better than I expected. Here is the next set of photos.

oh... i would ahve thought you would make it a more chicken walker position for the legs... now it looks more human legged...

looking forward to the apearance of the feet now...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
oh... i would ahve thought you would make it a more chicken walker position for the legs... now it looks more human legged...

looking forward to the apearance of the feet now...

There is still one more leg section before I get to the foot pads. But that will become apparent next posting. it will have the Sentinel leg profile.

ah...ok... seems i am again one of those with little faith ok... i wait

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ah...ok... seems i am again one of those with little faith ok... i wait

Just a little more and the legs will be ready, but they will not be attached permanently until I am finished with the weapon arrays.

i am atm figuring out why you added hazard stripes to the hips...hmmm...?

the lower legs looks very good... very detailed and i see now the nod towards the seninels quite clear!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i am atm figuring out why you added hazard stripes to the hips...hmmm...?

the lower legs looks very good... very detailed and i see now the nod towards the seninels quite clear!

Those caution stripes are there to make the model look cool, besides, imperial guards need to know where they are so that they do not step into a bone cracking hydraulics. The legs are almost done and the pads are attached but that will be for the next posting.

The lower legs are almost finished. Disregard the positions of the legs in the photo, they are on backwards but it will be fixed later near the end. The body will not be attached until the weapons array is done a few more details are finished.

More photo updates, The making of the missile launcher. This version is different in that the launchers become one single unit and will be place on top of the cabin. The model is already nose heavy as is and this will bring the center of gravity back to the center. Again, the cabin will be attached permanently later after the weapons array are finished. But here is a look of the full body and legs pose.

Here are the updates on the Walker. There are two more models to follow this series. The helicopter will be the next one in the build process and I have the rotor system ready for the build thread, but until then, enjoy and see you around the forums.

wow... that is reallllllly looking good! at first i was a bit feeling akward to the posing... but in the next following pics you certanly turned my opinion round !!! i love that look...

the very last images remind me now strongly of mechwarriors... iiirc then a jenner woould fit your build quite nicley...

It's starting to really come along! It looks fantastic Can't wait for more Any website's in particular that offer good templates for stuff in general?

 celeborn wrote:
It's starting to really come along! It looks fantastic Can't wait for more Any website's in particular that offer good templates for stuff in general?

Stick around, there is more to come. As for sites that deal with 40K stuff check out zealot.com and papermodelers.com At papermodelers, and zealot, look for armormans threads and you will find just about every vehicle in the imperial guard inventory, to include the Astartes.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
wow... that is reallllllly looking good! at first i was a bit feeling akward to the posing... but in the next following pics you certanly turned my opinion round !!! i love that look...

the very last images remind me now strongly of mechwarriors... iiirc then a jenner woould fit your build quite nicley...

When I saw the body of the Storm talon, it reminded me of the Madcat. The model is coming along very nicely. Here are a few more updates on the build. Enjoy and see you around the forums.

Love it, looks like some sort of wierd transformer stalking it's prey - I can envisage a pair of arms where the elevation controls are, like a cross between a dreadnought and a sentinel...

 Ruglud wrote:
Love it, looks like some sort of wierd transformer stalking it's prey - I can envisage a pair of arms where the elevation controls are, like a cross between a dreadnought and a sentinel...

The controls are removable and that option is possible, but they would have to be scratch built. I am glad that you are enjoying this bild thread. Stick around for the other conversions.





I am almost near the end of this build. There are just a few details to do but it is looking real good. Here is a teaser of the almost finished model and photo updates. The Las cannons will be enclosed in a protective casing, instead of exposed. The connector is removable and you can design other arms, claws, power fist or weapons. The stand is not what I was going to originally make but my ink supply is getting low at the moment. Enjoy and see you all next posting

Interesting base...

Looking great, can't wait to see it finished

Thanks for the link

oh yeah...madcats look very good... that and the timberwolf are my favorits...

the lasgun sponson/arms really give the certain something that the model needs...!

 celeborn wrote:
Interesting base...

Looking great, can't wait to see it finished

Thanks for the link

Your request is here, Enjoy and stick around for the next installment.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
oh yeah...madcats look very good... that and the timberwolf are my favorits...

the lasgun sponson/arms really give the certain something that the model needs...!

As mentioned earlier, the Madcat is what gave me the idea for the Walker. The sponson are removabel and maybe in the future I may make some options, like a power fist/claw or other kinds of armaments.



The model is finished and here are some updated photos of the model. All that is left, is the editing and posting of the last photos of the Manned walker build. Next on the assembly line will be that Helicopter support attack helicopter. To keep it in perspective, it will not be as heavily armed as the others but it will have a good complement of weapons. So enjoy until the next build thread. The last phtos will be spread out since I can only upload six photos at a time.

Thanks to all of you for your words of encouragements. I am in the process of the next Talon conversion and I am stuck at the cockpit stage. The details are no problem but I have to build two pilots for it. The figure is coming along very nicely so far but I will not post until I finish one of the pilots and then I will post as to how I made it out of carved paper. So wait patiently and i will be back soon with the next project.

That's really cool, how rigid is it? Fairly sturdy?

 bibblles wrote:
That's really cool, how rigid is it? Fairly sturdy?

It is comparable to the strength of a GW sentinel, and like the Sentinel. the weakest point, is the foot ball joint.. That could have been fixed by wrapping the thin strip around a wooden dowel or inserted a nail as the center. Since I wanted to try to make the walker out of card stock as much as possible, I used the paper stick, (Q-Tip)

As for the Talon, That is also very sturdy and can hold its own with its GW version. Both are heavy, about the same weight as the GW and just as sturdy.

 silveroxide wrote:

 bibblles wrote:
That's really cool, how rigid is it? Fairly sturdy?

As for the Talon, That is also very sturdy and can hold its own with its GW version. Both are heavy, about the same weight as the GW and just as sturdy.

That's always a good sign. Every time I scratch build something I dread to transport it because of the fear of breaking something in the car or something. Good work all around.

That walker is awesome. It's creative and it's well executed. My only criticism would be that the legs seem kinda weak compared to the bulky feel of the top. If i was shooting at that thing id go for the legs right away. Maybe throwing some plating on the sides would help?

Just an observation, great work!

Great to see it finished