Gobsmasha, based on the White Dwarf instructions and the Epicast model. Made from vitamin bottle, vitamin bottle lids, kitchen foil tube, single corrugated card, Graphix medium chipboard, thick packaging card, thin packaging card, EVA foam, straws, wooden dowel, paper and bamboo skewer.
Okay, this idea is so ridiculous that it seems very orky. Building a tank with a Pringles tin cannon.
I admit I'm tempted to make this, albeit not with the tubs currently being used as the body and wheels; something bigger for the body but perhaps wheels made from lids of those other containers with cardboard sandwiched between them.
Not sure what it could be run as. Maybe a stompa or gargant?
First attempt at an ork jetbike. Made from a Yakult bottle, a lid, EVA foam, Graphix medium chipboard, thin packaging card, thick packaging card, a superglue nozzle cleaner, hemispherical bead, wooden beads, felt tip pen parts, wooden dowel, spray bottle tube, straw, cocktail stick, solder, armature wire and magnets.
Gluing the rear flaps to the nozzle clearer to add strength to them made it very difficult to paint and lost some detail, so the next attempt will be modified to have them further out.
Given the base size, it could function as a deffkopta or warbike proxy.
Grot rok that's hit the ground. Made from foamboard, envelopes, kitchen roll, a polystyrene sphere, Graphix medium chipboard, filler, bamboo skewers, wire, card, corrugated paper, straws, EVA foam and lids.
I'm not completely happy with how this one turned out, especially the base.
Inspired by RedstoneTF, I got distracted from what I was doing and instead built my own Gobsmasha.
It's based on a combination of the White Dwarf article and the Epicast Gobsmasha I believe, but the gun was too weedy, so I bulked it up (okay, built it from what I had to hand).
Views of it painted and at various stages. It's made from single corrugated card, Graphix medium chipboard, thick packaging card, thin packaging card, EVA foam, paper, bamboo skewer, cocktail stick, paper straws, filler, wooden dowel, a vitamin bottle, foil tube and four lids from the same type of vitamin bottle.
The wheels were a tad problematic; one came off during painting or, rather, had the backing come off it. They are the lids with card stuck to the back, which is a very thin bond. Next time, I may add the backing after the EVA foam, which will give more surface area for the bond.
I did try something different with the green paint, layering up three shades, but this didn't seem to accomplish anything other than result in a lighter green. Perhaps more experimentation (and better paint) is needed.
There are blank spots on both sides, which, as the Gobsmasha can have two other weapons, may have them put there, once I work out what to do for them. This will be an easy enough aftermarket addition.
A small rok, suitable for grots, that has landed (crashed). It's made from a polystyrene ball, paper, filler, foamboard, kitchen paper, lids, straws, EVA foam, corrugated card, Graphix medium chipboard, cardboard, wire and kitchen paper.
I'm not completely happy with how this first one turned out.
Based on some bomb squig proxies I made, I also made a little launcher vehicle for my grotjets. I'm not sure if I'm going to take the launcher concept any further, but the tracked vehicle bases could be used for other things.
A "landed" grot rok. Made from a polystyrene ball, filler, foamboard, EVA foam, envelopes, kitchen roll, cardboard, Graphix medium chipboard, bamboo skewer, lids and wire.
I'm not entirely happy with how this turned out; the base isn't great. I plan to make a flying one which will be mostly similar, but will need a decent circular base, probably wood, to make it work.
I was watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSGBm4jruk&t=346s and there are these four little tracked vehicles being used as proxies for bomb squigs. I thought they looked 3D printed (they're actually resin cast; after starting them I discovered they are Goliath Mines from Kromlech) and decided to have a go at making some from cheaper materials.
Materials used are wood (the core of three of them), single corrugated cardboard (the core of the fourth), thick food packaging card, thin food packaging card, Graphix medium chipboard, EVA foam, spray bottle tube, cocktail sticks, bamboo skewer, paper, wooden beads, twine, thin wire and paper clip wire.
The first four images show all four from different angles, then made, primed and painted images of the first I did, as it was easier painting it in pieces, and finally it assembled from two angles.
They're about 25mm square so will, just about, fit on a 25mm base. I think they're a little smaller than Kromlech's.
Mobile launcher for my grotjets, made in the same manner as the bomb squig proxies. I don't know if I'm going to take this any further, but I do have some different ideas for using with the same mini tracked vehicles.
My original one now has three friends. The mini bombs are made from wooden beads, cocktail sticks and fine wire, the dynamite is made from cocktail sticks, string and fine wire and the stick bombs are made from cocktail sticks, paper and cardboard.
I had originally intended to tie some of them down, but I wasn't hugely happy with the string in the first and the chain which I had originally intended to use appears to be made from adamantium, it's so hard to cut, and very shiny, which I'm experimenting with. I may revisit chains later.
After seeing a similar thing made primarily using the Stormboyz kit, I had a go at making my own from basically junk. Photos show all the finished models, then the first in made, partially and fully painted from several angles, then the magnetic posable flight stand.
The grotjets are made from a combination of primarily paper, paper straw, Graphix medium chipboard, thin card/thick paper, bamboo skewer, a magnet and a lid from a mini soy sauce bottle. Depending on the model, also used were guns clipped from cheap army men, tube from disposable mechanical pencils, tube from a spray bottle, cocktail sticks and a hemispherical bead.
The stands are made from 32mm bases (so they could be used as Stromboyz proxies), armature wire, heat shrink tubing, paper, a magnet, limestone chippings, sharp sand and, underneath, metal pellets from a broken ankle weight to add more weight to the base.
In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSGBm4jruk are some little tracked vehicles being used as bomb squig proxies. I thought I would have a go at making some; they looked to be 3D printed and it turns out they are, Kromlech Ork Goliath Mines.
This is my first prototype, showing it finished from two angles, as well as made but not assembled, then primed with Mod Podge/black paint and painted prior to assembly.
Used in this were wood, two thicknesses of packaging card, Graphix medium chipboard, bamboo skewer, wooden bead, paperclip wire, EVA foam, string and a piece of spray bottle tube.
I think this is slightly smaller than Kromlech's, as it's25mm square whilst Kromlech's look to be about 32mm.
Magnetic flightstands for my grotjets, and one new model. The stands are made from armature wire, heatshrink tubing, paper, magnet, 32mm base, so they could be used as stormboyz proxies, limestone chippings, sharp sand and some weight from a broken ankle weight underneath. Basically, materials I had to hand. The stands are flexible.
Looted ork scab steamer, for 40K or Scabz. Finished model, followed by assembled and then black paint/Mod Podged, various shots and then two toegther. The turrets are magnetised and can be used with the grot tanks or vice versa. Made from a sardine tin, Graphix medium chipboard, two types of packaging card, paper, EVA foam, corrugated card, paper straws, bamboo skewers, anti rodent mesh and magnets.
So, I was watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSGBm4jruk and in it were these little tracked vehicles being used as proxies for bomb squigs. I thought they looked 3D printed (they were; Ork Goliath Mines from Kromlech) but wanted to see if I could make them from something else.
So, here is the first prototype, showing the finished model from two angles, then with the individual parts assembled, Mod Podged/black painted and painted before assembly.
Materials used were wood, two types of packaging card, Graphix medium chipboard, paper, a wooden bead, bamboo skewer, a piece of paperclip, a piece of spray bottle tube, some string and EVA foam.
The finished model is, I think, slightly smaller than the 3D printed model, as it's about 1" square so technically fits on a 25mm base, and Kromlech's look about 32mm.
Magnetic flightstands for my grotjets, and one new grotjet. The stands are made from armature wire, heat shrink tubing, paper, a magnet, 32mm base, sharp sand, limestone chippings and some weight from a worn out ankle weight in the bottom, because those are the things I had. There's a fair amount of weight in the base, so they can be adjusted quite a bit.
Grot tanks made from single corrugated card, thin card/thick paper, thin food packaging card, thick food packaging card, some bamboo skewer and paper straws. All three finished, followed by one unprimed, primed and finished, then the others in various stages of assembly. The turrets are interchangeable, originally through the use of bamboo skewers, later upgraded to magnets.
And I made a typo in the title!