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 Bruticus wrote:
Well there is a gang called Ash Waste Journeymen who are basically like truckers or caravan park types and they drive these giant rigs across Necromunda. By far the best one I have seen is in this thread: http://easternfringe.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4927

That crawler is awesome indeed.

Some more WIP's







It's going to be buried in that foam there, with dunes of the fine black sand around it.

That thing is awesome, really liking the chipped and corroded metal around the tracks. That'll be a lot of fun to weather.

Maybe add a couple of maintenance ladders on the sides in case people want to clamber over it in games? And a few places on the top where a sniper could camp out? Not sure if that tends to happen much in 40k but you should do it anyway for when you persuade your friends to play Ash Wastes on your perfectly suited board.

VERY cool!

thanks guys!

yeah I'm trying to make it so that models can at least be placed on top, or hang out inside, Kind of a part ruins part building. And I had some of those ladder bits but I'm still rummaging around to find them. I wanted to put corroded metal fencing on it but the thing is you have to do that after the initial priming and painting... so, last step.

That is going to look fantastic!

Quick WIP update from me... Experimenting with the paint schemes and will be adding some plant/grass detailing on the base...



Hope to be finished by this coming weekend (2/3 March)

That's looking impressive Ruglud... I'm glad the comp is heating up! The painting on the wood panelling came out nice.

The woodwork is pretty Ruglud!
WATCH OUT!

Here's my WIP
Scratchbuilt Chryslus Corvega Atomic V8
I'm in this bitch!

 dsteingass wrote:
The woodwork is pretty Ruglud!
WATCH OUT!

Here's my WIP
Scratchbuilt Chryslus Corvega Atomic V8
I'm in this bitch!

OK that's hot. Scratchbuilt?!

 dsteingass wrote:

WATCH OUT!
Here's my WIP
Scratchbuilt Chryslus Corvega Atomic V8
I'm in this bitch!

It's on! Good motivation for me to finish my entry...

Awesome ruglud! Love the scrapyard feel

Also I forgot to praise your car on your thread dave. That paintjob is such a match its amazing =D

Love the tank /crawler and daves corega is brilliant. Looking forward to seeing them finished

 chuckwilliams wrote:


OK that's hot. Scratchbuilt?!

Yes Sir!-


I wrapped thin plasticard body panels one at a time

There is a controversy though..
SOME say it's too big

Really nice work everyone! I'm really impressed/inspired by everything I've seen. So I'll preface this by saying that I probably won't get this done before the deadline (since you're all way out of my league), but I wanted to share what I was up to and get feedback. I started on a crashed Imperial cargo hauler and may come back to it, but now I'm onto this:







I've got a prime coat on it (black) and I'll base it with the same sand/rock that I've been using. I'm thinking of emulating finnian's style for his wraithlord.

but with black and blue.

wow....now that is awesome... godspeed mars... you could very well put some of these to shame... brilliant downed eldar titan!!!

THAT^ is Kickass Mars!

Ruglud - I've realised that your photos don't do the amount of work you've put in justice, let's get some close ups when you are done. The painting is first rate and the details like a scratch built toolbox with scratch built tools are just crazy and easy to overlook.

Dsteingass - So the whole thing is scratch built? The front looks like a kit of some sort. I have no idea how you made such neat curves and lines (it's actually much neater than the computer game version, I would have been tempted to cut corners and just said it was very wrecked!). It looks slightly unfinished without a base but I think it will be easier to use for gaming without one. Love the broken glass again.

Mars2024 - Well that came out of nowhere, I love it. Part of the aim of this competition was to get some out of the box thinking and that is certainly like nothing I would have thought up. I guess it could maybe use some drifts of sand or dirt around the base to help show that it is buried and a it's going to be a difficult thing to paint - that colour scheme looks great but will you weather it? I guess wraithbone doesn't really corrode does it? Maybe some burnt patches or something. Good luck with it anyway, I'm sure you can finish in time.

No, the front is bent around the tubing structure just like the back Base and "special extra bit" is incoming, stay tuned.



When is the deadline again?

The front especially is very impressive I'd say.

The deadline is the 10th of March. It could be extended if a few people need.

Stick a fork in me, I'm done...

Can't do a composite as my main laptop is dead, so here's a load of pics including the obligatory scale shot and close-ups (including the aforementioned toolbox)






Close-up shots...




Scratchbuilt toolbox...


Scale Shots with Ripper, my Cawdor heavy stubber...

Dude! That is just AMAZING! The tools alone are masterpieces! The whole scene is really together, like it belongs.

That's a tough act to follow Ruglud! Attention to detail, modelling and paintjob, all perfectly executed! I love the leaves, toolbox, and the bulletholes in the side of the truck.

@Ruglud: Beautiful painting. It's a great scene.

So I have no delusions about being competitive in this contest, but I at least wanted to post my piece. I was really only using the competition to add to the terrain I have for games so "tabletop quality" was all I really wanted to do (besides, I don't think my skills are beyond that anyway). I also have been trying to keep my table themed to match my army - which is why I decided to go with the wrecked Titan. I also didn't think I could get my crashed cargo hauler idea painted far enough along by the deadline.

Anyway, here is the "Wrecked Eldar Titan"









and a quick photoshoped version:


Thanks for keeping this going everyone. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. You guys inspire me!

More work in progress in my own blog... still not nearly done, but workin fast as i can now... the last three days i've been down with the flu, cost me alot of time bein just plain miserable... meh...

Anyway, i'll get it done, i'm sure!

Ruglud - that's really great, I knew it needed some close up photos.

Mars2024 - I really like how it looks like sun bleached bones in the desert, I think you've got the weathering spot on. The only thing that bothers me slightly is how the head is resting on flat ground as if placed there, but the spines are buried deep as if they had been there for years and covered in sand. I think some deep sand drifts around various points would really help if it was possible to add them. Love the photoshop work.

MauS - great job, I like that you just melted the wheels on your stove, nice (if somewhat toxic) solution! It could use a few details to put it in scale, such as signs, trash in the back, etc. Looking good so far, would like to see it in situ.

@Bruticus: That's an good point. I'll have to think about how to make that happen.

Hmmm.

NOW it's done

OMG I feel soooooo out classed, bloody amazing stuff.

Ruglud... that is soooo sweet, detail is amazing.

Mine is just so pants now. 8(

Unfortunately it looks like Im going to need to withdraw-

I ended up getting drafted by a friend of mine for Adepticon's Team Tournament, so I need to do a ton of painting. Sadly that means that I wont be able to focus on side projects like this.

Best of luck to everyone else!