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Author Topic: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor  (Read 12123 times)

Offline Hrothgar

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WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« on: March 01, 2010, 08:25:52 PM »
I recently got badly bitten by the scratchbuilding bug and over the weekend cobbled together a few sci fi vehicles using computer mice and an old Listerine bottle. They are covered with various odds and ends from my bits box. They are still far from complete, but I just wanted to share them in progress. Any advice is most certainly welcome.

Apologies for my rather crude photography skills.

Thanks for looking!








« Last Edit: March 01, 2010, 09:26:24 PM by Hrothgar »

Offline Red Orc

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 08:51:20 PM »
Very nice. I like these a lot, partly because you used some good shapes, and partly because vehicles made from trash are inherently cool. Looking forward to seeing them finished!

Having said that, the best pic for me is the first one where the bits are most identifiable. I was thinking 'hmm, I've got a couple of caps from toothpaste tubes that would be perfect for that bit...'. People who frequent other forums might know that I spend a fair amount of time going on about building hover tanks from crap, but never do it. Maybe I will now...  ::) Thanks for sharing!

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 08:55:53 PM »





These look brilliant!
I love the simplicity behind them, they remind me a lot of the Shower Gel Grav Tank in 40k:Rogue Trader!

Can't wait to see them painted.

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 08:59:15 PM »
... the Shower Gel Grav Tank in 40k:Rogue Trader!
...

I think it was a deoderant stick... my girlfriend recently made me chuck out the deoderant stick that I'd kept since 1987 especially to make that...   lol

Offline Flyer115

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 09:17:12 PM »
Wow those look great a really imaginitive use of common place items.

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 10:20:33 PM »
These are AWESOME.  :o
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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 11:28:49 PM »
I am sorry, but DOES THESE TANKS ARE REALLY SCRATCHBUILT? They look like professional models!

Offline Westfalia Chris

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 11:46:28 PM »
I absolutely love how clean and smooth those scratchbuilds turned out. My favourites are the Micetanks (did a number of those some 7-8 years ago), although I have to say that the heavy tank reminds me of this nosy fellow:



;)

Lovely work, all in all. Could you tell us about your intended paint/camouflage scheme?

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2010, 11:52:24 PM »
Haha, westfalia, that reminds me,  GW’s tau have all their tanks named after fish, but sooner or later they are going to run out of cool names, so be prepared for dolphin self propelled raingun batteries. (insert funnier names here)
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Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 12:15:04 AM »
Gotta reporpoise some dead computermice some time.  Thanks for the inspiration.
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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2010, 01:09:11 AM »
That's great work.


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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2010, 01:21:23 AM »
I am intrigued by this Rogue Trader Shower Gel Hover Tank! What have I been missing? Does anyone have a pic??

@ Fjodin - Thanks for the compliment, but unfortunately I can't take responsibility for the professional looking bits. I just arrange them in a pleasing fashion and pour glue all over them! ;)

@ Westfalia Chris - I am thinking about borrowing a paint scheme (or at least feebly attempting to mimic) from Brandlin at TMP. He does beautiful work with vehicles:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RRKBhA-2I4w/SeXxH6GPdmI/AAAAAAAAAo8/IJGao-ssgnY/s1600-h/GrymnGroup1.jpg

I doubt I can fully pull it off, but I'll give it a try.   :D :D :D

@Smokey -yep, it is me, neighbor! I will check for your post now.

« Last Edit: March 02, 2010, 01:54:23 AM by Hrothgar »

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2010, 01:30:22 AM »
Well cool!  You need to game with us!   ;)

We have Rob Morse, a World Class terrain maker/Gamemaster, who runs fantatsic 28mm Gutshot games on his terrain, and great Rapid Fire WWII 15mm stuff, and Starship Troopers,

And lots more!  Including a frormer DBA National Champion, a great RPG guy, and we have a nice gaming store to play at as well.

 ;)
« Last Edit: March 02, 2010, 01:39:37 AM by Smokeyrone »

Offline rob_alderman

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2010, 09:17:35 AM »
I think it was a deoderant stick... my girlfriend recently made me chuck out the deoderant stick that I'd kept since 1987 especially to make that...   lol

Yup, you're right!

There were rules for making your own vehicles in 40k in White Dwarf many moons ago, but they updated the rules since then... So no more  :'(

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Re: WIP Scratchbuilt Grav/Hover Armor
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2010, 10:00:40 AM »
@ Westfalia Chris - I am thinking about borrowing a paint scheme (or at least feebly attempting to mimic) from Brandlin at TMP. He does beautiful work with vehicles:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RRKBhA-2I4w/SeXxH6GPdmI/AAAAAAAAAo8/IJGao-ssgnY/s1600-h/GrymnGroup1.jpg

I doubt I can fully pull it off, but I'll give it a try.   :D :D :D

That'll look great, I'm sure. Looking forward to seeing finished tankies!

 

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