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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: zrunelord on July 28, 2025, 12:22:48 PM

Title: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on July 28, 2025, 12:22:48 PM: Hello again all,
Here is another Scratchbuilt Vehicle.
Designed in Lightburn ( this is a great & relatively simple design program ).
There should be a free download & for sure one can find people who do laser cutting online.

So go ahead & design.
Note , You don't need to know how to draw but you do need to plan & calculate dimensions as everything must fit properly.

Laser cut in old HP Ohp transparency box card ( Ohp is dark age technology by today's standards 😉)
Tracks are my usual PC old IDE cables.

The mechanicus mini is scratchbuilt also.

Quite like how this came out. Notice the slots that help assemble everything.

Thanks for your comments.
Z

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2025/07/18mm-scratchbuilt-mechanicus.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2025/07/18mm-scratchbuilt-mechanicus.html)

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Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: Rick on July 28, 2025, 12:53:55 PM: Oh I like that - it's a cross between a Jawa sandcrawler and a Winnebago. Jawabago? lol lol

Joking aside it's a great model, nice and big for the cogboys and the skitarii.
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on July 28, 2025, 01:09:09 PM: Thanks Rick.
A Jawabago STC ?
Good one ..... I like that :D :D :D

And it might sound something like this when loading up.... ( going from one classic film to another )
Music to the Gearheads sound pickups... ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywWFvjE-yU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywWFvjE-yU)

Z
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: Rick on July 28, 2025, 01:50:52 PM: lol
Just think - that was cutting edge computer technology when the film was made!
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on July 28, 2025, 06:02:02 PM: Indeed Rick.
Shows artistic skill vs Cgi or AI.
Must have watched the film 3 or 4 times.. though my favourite is Aliens the extended version.

Z
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: Major_Gilbear on July 28, 2025, 06:46:35 PM: Very good - I really like the shape and layout of that vehicle! :-*
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: blacksoilbill on July 29, 2025, 11:06:16 AM: That's a great design.
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: Mammoth miniatures on July 29, 2025, 01:01:49 PM: Looking wonderful!
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: has.been on July 29, 2025, 02:09:26 PM: I like what you are doing there.
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: pixelgeek on July 29, 2025, 03:31:09 PM: That is amazing. What are you going to use for the windows?
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: MaleGriffin on July 29, 2025, 04:59:09 PM: Well done!
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on July 29, 2025, 06:26:58 PM: Thank you all for the comments.

I honestly do not know whether I'll leave the windows open or use some form of clear plastic.

And since one is not enough I had to do 2 more ;) ... so as to have a GearHead exploratory convoy.
Loads of 3d printed minis done also....

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2025/07/18mm-scratchbuilt-mechanicus_29.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2025/07/18mm-scratchbuilt-mechanicus_29.html)

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Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: Freddy on July 29, 2025, 10:17:36 PM: Great ideas and vehicles!
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on August 02, 2025, 11:45:49 AM: Thanks Freddy.

Here's another update.
An inbuilt Gearhead 3D printed jockey / pilot. Pity it isn't that visible once installed

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Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on August 02, 2025, 03:50:19 PM: Amazing stuff Z! Those vehicles are beautiful. The number of minis I’ve over enthusiastically added detail to only to then realise that it’ll be covered or very hard to see in the end product (my WW2 15mm 251’s have some internal details that took ages but look like everyone else on the tabletop lol )

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: 6mmfan on August 03, 2025, 04:21:36 AM: Wow fanatstic work and especially using card as a material.
Title: Re: 18mm Scratchbuilt Mechanicus Exploratory Survey Vehicle
Post by: zrunelord on August 04, 2025, 10:40:01 AM: Thank you both,
BeneathALeadMountain.

Oh yes , I know the feeling .... but it feels good to know you did it.
251's & 250's are among my favourite ww2 vehicles.
Here are my scifi'sed ones

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6mmfan.

Card is indeed a very versatile material ( though not all is created equal ) as you can see from my numerous posts.
And the beauty is that ALL the card I used is recycled instead of being thrown away.

And for inspiration ..... With a little bit of imagination & measurement one can go from this

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to this ... just go ahead & try it .... believe me once anyone goes over the hurdle of doing it the first time, then one can build almost anything ( though round parts are difficult ;) )

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https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/10/building-card-15mm-scifi-grav-vehiclr.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/10/building-card-15mm-scifi-grav-vehiclr.html)

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