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To save on the number of cans I suggest you magnetize the weapons. I have to start on my mek gun. I'm going to try to magnetize as many weapon options as I can. They are too expensive for me to make them only one way. Will you convert any of your vehicles or will you make them standard?

Pointer5 wrote:
To save on the number of cans I suggest you magnetize the weapons. I have to start on my mek gun. I'm going to try to magnetize as many weapon options as I can. They are too expensive for me to make them only one way. Will you convert any of your vehicles or will you make them standard?

There was a time when my answer to this question would have been an unequivocal "literally all of them converted or scratchbuilt". Sadly now I have to say that the 7 or 8 kanz I've already built are only slightly modified (I don't believe in using magnets), the 3 shokkjumps are mostly kit, the Gorkanaut, and the 2 boosta blastas I have are also kit builds, but everything else - my trukks, other buggies, mek gunz, battlewagons, karts, wagons, battlefortress, Morkanaut, and anything else I can think of will be kitbashed, scratchbuilt, and/or heavily modified.

I have no idea if hashtags work on this forum, but if they do, I've agreed to participate in the #raqrexchallenge and my project this/next month will be what I have affectionately dubbed the Orky Meyer Wiener Trukk. Updates as the build progresses. I need another Trukk anyway.

Photos for reference.




My question for the community is this: the wiener truck is closed cab, but the Trukk is open topped. Should I be faithful to the source and have a door in the wiener end to spill boys or should I be faithful to the trukk and make my wiener open-topped?

Any and all input is appreciated.

I wonder if using an open frame for the top half of the wiener would allow you to compromise on both?

 Arakasi wrote:
I wonder if using an open frame for the top half of the wiener would allow you to compromise on both?

You mean having high walls sorta like a deep pickup truck bed in the back?

Yes, with roll bars that continue the circular frame.

 Arakasi wrote:
Yes, with roll bars that continue the circular frame.

Ooo! That's a rad idea! I hadn't thought of that.

I like that idea as well- also allows for swivel gunmounts instead through-hull weapon ports. That mustard isn't going to eject itself!

Yeah, okay. Well, this is what I'm starting with and I've promised myself to make progress on it today.



I'm going to lean very heavily into the hotrod and orky aesthetic of the rest of my army. With luck it will turn out looking at least partially like what I am envisioning. Updates as they come.


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I started sketching my ideas. I'm not as good with 2d as I used to be, so I switched to soft foam instead.


I also started on the bracket for the fenders yet to be made.


C&C always welcome.


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And even though these mock ups feel like I'm not making progress, I know for a fact they are helping me visualize my project before I commit to cutting up plasticard.

Looking at the wiener trukk made me realize that to be true to the design, I would be covering up too much of my wheels. So I switched to another shortened chassis I had and got to modifying it.


Chopped it in half.


Fiddled a bit with the inside angle on one half.


And started work on the wheels and axles.


Here's me trying to wrestle this residual plug of plastic and metal out of this wheel so the axle will fit better and stronger.

The first wheel fits perfectly into my makeshift axle.


The second required so much kludge.


And then here's my first attempt at making these axles fit and stay.

Well, my chassis fell apart and I was forced to reinforce it when I hammered it back together.


And I had to carve down the front axle bracket so the tube I'm using for the makeshift axle will fit more flush.


I promise I'll make real progress on building the lower hull for this thing tomorrow.

The chassis on my classic car has seen less attention than this! Great job so far. Looking forward to seeing this one develope.

As promised, I started on the framework of the lower hull. Originally I was going make this all one piece and removable, but ultimately decided that was too much hassle.

Here, through trial and error, I made brackets to define the edges/width of the hull. It's just strip styrene and sprue widgets glued in place at the pencil marks of the chassis' width. The tiny white strip was put in place when I thought I'd be removing these and I didn't want to remeasure every time. It ultimately proved pointless, but I left it there anyway.


Then I started building up the front fenders using plastic tube, which is essentially just more strip styrene from Evergreen.


This is as far as I have gotten this morning. C&C always welcome. Thanks for looking and have an awesome day!

Love the styrene work!

edstuff wrote:
Love the styrene work!

Thanks, edstuff! It's slowing going, but ever so slowly I'm making progress. I'm trying to work on it a little every day.

Slow and steady wins the race; this is really detailed work- very nice!

Will you have Grot mechanics to assist the Kant Stoppables?

So I finished the underlying structure of the fenders and realized the midsection of the chassis is a little weak. It's at least the place where all the weight is going to be carried. So I chopped up an ABS I beam I had laying around and filed it down to create a better surface for glue (it's starts off way too shiny). I test fitted the beams, but I'm thinking I ought to paint the inside of the fenders and wheel wells now, while I can still get at them before I permanently affix this next bit of internal frame.



as always, C&C welcome, thanks for reading, and have an awesome day!

Have to say, I'm enjoying the progress on your wiener trukk, it's a brilliant idea and can't wait for more updates. I agree with Arakasi's idea on the roll bars, that'd be cool.

 Tyranid Horde wrote:
Have to say, I'm enjoying the progress on your wiener trukk, it's a brilliant idea and can't wait for more updates. I agree with Arakasi's idea on the roll bars, that'd be cool.

Thanks, Tyranid Horde. Round shapes are going to be a new challenge for me, so I'm looking forward to adding to my skill set by totally mucking up this build.

Okay, so I added more tubing to the superstructure to finalize all the points I could glue stuff to.


Then started on the fender details by cutting out a rectangle of thin grey plastic from plastruct. I sketched out some basic dimensions and snipped it up with a scissor (it's so thin).


I lined the fender edge with super thin Evergreen plastic strip and used various drill diameters to distress the bottom edge. I also used a rasp to distress the super smooth surface of the grey sheet. And after feathering the rusty bottom edge with a knife and a file, decided there needed to be even more distress along the reinforcing.


Then rolled the sheet around a pen and glued it on.


And here's where I'm at so far.


Thanks for reading, C&C always welcome, have an awesome day!

Looking forward to see how this turns out. Enjoy seeing other people's scratch building and converting!

_Very_ interesting next step. The Orkster-Meyer Weiner Mo-battlewagon has some interesting curves- now I see the start of how you're going to achieve them. Good progress!

 RobertsMinis wrote:
Looking forward to see how this turns out. Enjoy seeing other people's scratch building and converting!

 Meer_Cat wrote:
_Very_ interesting next step. The Orkster-Meyer Weiner Mo-battlewagon has some interesting curves- now I see the start of how you're going to achieve them. Good progress!

Thanks, friends!

I detailed and attached the left fender today.


Next will be the rear fenders and then on to the grill and rear bumper.

Thanks for looking!

Started work on the left rear fender. Lots of bending, snipping, and folding while I hope the glue holds things in place.


Everything about this project is trying to teach my hands how to make the things I see in my head. It's a LOT of trial and error.

Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome, and have an awesome day!

Quite the scratch-build Warboss_Waaazag.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks, Captain.

I did more work on the fenders. Hopefully the black paint doesn't make it impossible to see...


Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome, have an awesome day!

Looking good.

 Arakasi wrote:
Looking good.

Thanks. It's very slow going. I'm hoping to have a significant update in a day or two.

Loving the distressed lower edges. They're doing a good job of bringing it all to life already. Great work so far.