Biggest Ever Walker - Construction Begins!

[Colonel O Truth]

Hi, All!

I finally began construction of my new gigantic walker: Lord Smudgington Smythely-Smythe's Hydraulically Motorvated Sextupedal Land-Traversing Vacational Domicile...

I have started with the 'Core Room' which will be viewed from above at the centre of the finished model.

The final model will be about a metre long, and will serve as the gaming table itself for deck-type skirmishes and what-not.







I'm hoping to finish the walker by August for 'Call to Arms' here in Wellington, NZ. A lot of work still to do!

Rivet Count so far: 562!

More on the blog...

http://colonelotruth.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/core-blimey.html

All the Best!

[Stu]

For those of us in the solo gamer wildlands of Whakatane when is Call to Arms this year?

[tnjrp]

I have started with the 'Core Room' which will be viewed from above at the centre of the finished model

And to think I wasted a burned-out drill core for a dog gate axle...

Anyway, a nice start to be sure but it's a huge project so good luck

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks very promising 

Looking forward to seeing it progress.

cheers

James

[Bullshott]

I do like the idea of making the walker into the gaming board. Our Scottish Lead Adventuring friends did the same with a huge airship. I had a project like this in the back of my mind for a huge aeronef or aethership, but I'll probably never get the time or space to do it.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this project works out.

[janner]

Great start 

[The_Beast]

Will the madness never end? 

Actually, I've a plastic shelf unit I planned to make into a multi-level game table, with upper levels open in the center, balcony like. Idea was space ship interior, or buried facility for non-V SF, but nothing to stop one from cladding the legs as 'legs'.

Hmm....

Doug

[Froggy the Great]

I love you for using a drill core in this.

[The_Beast]

...
The final model will be about a metre long, and will serve as the gaming table itself for deck-type skirmishes and what-not.
...

Just started drawing up what I might do to ape your project, and realized there MUST be a fortuitously open trap door on the 'belly' for a Luke-Skywalker-and-the-AT-AT-esque entrance!

FWIW, you can stop now on the rivets and still have more than I'll be doing... 

Doug

[Hat Guy]

That does it Colonel! Fuzzy, Mel and I are arranging a trip over to NZ. 

[The_Beast]

That does it Colonel! Fuzzy, Mel and I are arranging a trip over to NZ. 

Are you sure that's wise? I mean, I half jokingly suggested it on another thread, but can the islands stand that much awesomeness in one place. 

Ah, baggage restrictions will probably sort that out...

Doug

[thebinmann]

This could be the thread to watch in 2013, a good start!

[Blodwin]

This could be the thread to watch in 2013, a good start!

Without a doubt.

Looking forward to see how it turns out.

Blodwin

[Colonel O Truth]

WOW! What a lot to respond to!

Stu - I don't know. I'm assuming it's August, as usual.

Froggy - Erm. Okay.

Everyone else - Thank you! I shall endeavour to keep you entertained and all that stuff. I just hope I have the model-making stamina to finish the thing!

More progress pics, etc. in a few days' time.

All the best!

[Melnibonean]

Inspired madness.