A Looted Baneblade / Hellhammer / Skullhamma

[chandrila]

Sometimes I worry that I have too many conversion projects on the go at any one time. Then I see another thread by jamsessionein, and I think to myself - "it's alright, you're not that bad really". Another top-quality project - I would give you some rep for it, but I'm being informed by the forums that I have to give some more rep to other people first

I have no doubt whatsoever that this will look mind-bendingly awesome and Orky when you're finished and probably at every step along the way too.

[buttersthewarder]

all i can say is ..wow. Did you get that squashd goblin from the WFB giant box? Coz it really looks great and sends the message that orks dont really give a crap who they run over. I think that this tank will really fit in with the orks background. rep for you sir

[omgitsduane]

You just hate those grots don't you?
To be honest, I personally don't like all the extra plates and spikey bits on the side of it, I think it looked sweet how it was with a plate or two around, but then again - I'm not god like you.

[Lil Tweaker]

Holy friggin awesome Batman!

[Ein]

I'm still not sure how the best way to assemble this is, given all the changes I have planned - it seems like one modification would get in the way of me adding another, leaving me scratching my head while the model doesn't get done. I'm trying to fight off the complications in the project by pinning the track links together - I ran some wire through the treads so they're connected, but not glued, and pinned a couple of my cast wheels onto the thing just to figure out their spacing and placement. I'm not going to lie to you, it looks pretty stupid right now, but I'm going to say that it's simply because all of the things that will be covered with armor plating are just open space right now.





I think the body is actually sitting a tiny bit higher than I'll want it finalized at right now - I'll lower it a couple mm or so. I'm trying to get the front wheel to stick out a decent amount so it will line up with the central hub on the deathroller - that way, the roller is powered by the track wheel mechanism to spin. It's all still very rough right now, I just thought I'd get some feedback on general form. The front section of the track guard will be covered up similar to Orchead's baneblade so the tracks don't end up looking quite so silly.

[Ein]

Bit of an addendum - this is about as low as I can easily take the chassis without having problems with the deathroller's size and having to hack up the entire front end.



I think I was trying to overcompensate a bit - Orchead's is built up significantly at the top which is what makes it so large, but since mine hasn't been topped yet I still had the urge to get the same kind of height out of it.

[LittleBlueMan]

I think it looks better lower. If you split the difference, and build up the top, you could end up with the height you wanted, without the tracks being so far down.
Awesome conversion.

[Zarahemna]

hehehe

I like it. I love the way that you are able to describe thr frustration of scratch building. Its tough to work out what you are going to do next and when one bit is done you suddenly end up thinking, oh no! How am I going to do the rest.

Inspiration always comes in the end.

Keep it up

[Nachtjager]

Nice to see it progressing, but hold the phone...

Does this not mean your orks are gonna be kitted out with squigoths, the marvelous stompa and this?!

eep!

[danjones87]

usual brilliant work here! God your scratch building skills are just too good!

Dan