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RockoRobotics · June 20th, 2008, 15:48

When I build buildings/terrain, I often like to take various pieces of garbage and see if I can build anything out of them. I have built quite a few things for other games, so this time I thought I would build something for 40K.

This time I took a dental floss container, a tv dinner box, a plastic Easter egg, a Powerade cap, a broken plastic fork, and some Tau bits and built a seeker missile battery for the Tau Empire. Here is the finished model:

If anyone is interested, I shot a video tutorial and put it up on Youtube:

YouTube - Green Gaming E01 - Tau Seeker Missile Battery

gywo copta · June 21st, 2008, 08:40

Given the nature and concept of the project, that is awesome. Sort of like a terrain-MacGyver, although I suppose a lot of terrain would come from left over junk.

But regardless, it looks really good!

Jaffar_Hasad · June 21st, 2008, 10:11

It's cool, but it looks more like an IG skystrike missile battery. Not very tau'ish with the boxy corners.

RockoRobotics · June 21st, 2008, 21:05

True it is not very "Tauish" with the boxy corners, but I play Tau, not IG. Maybe I can find some piece of trash that looks more like a Tau Weapon.

gauss_storm · June 21st, 2008, 21:19

Very creative for limited resources, good job.

Jaffar_Hasad · June 21st, 2008, 22:51

Crest has a dental floss called Glide, which I own that has rounded edges. It might better suit the tau look.

shadowsilver03 · June 22nd, 2008, 00:30

A very good idea, imagine how much stuff could be recycled if every gamer made their terrain like this.

Ckok · July 2nd, 2008, 05:15

what

Pickle · July 2nd, 2008, 05:49

Very nice work there I must say, but as with everyone else not exactly tauy

@ Ckok: Post full sentences and don't just waste the forum space and server.

June 20th, 2008, 15:48	#1 (permalink)
RockoRobotics Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Tau Empire Missile Battery Built From Trash <a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_d1_openx_org_ck_php_n_a83f474f_amp_cb_46587945173');" rel='nofollow' href='http://d1.openx.org/ck.php?n=a83f474f&cb=46587945173' target='_blank'><img src='http://d1.openx.org/avw.php?zoneid=22572&cb=46587945173&n=a83f474f' border='0' alt='' /></a> When I build buildings/terrain, I often like to take various pieces of garbage and see if I can build anything out of them. I have built quite a few things for other games, so this time I thought I would build something for 40K. This time I took a dental floss container, a tv dinner box, a plastic Easter egg, a Powerade cap, a broken plastic fork, and some Tau bits and built a seeker missile battery for the Tau Empire. Here is the finished model: If anyone is interested, I shot a video tutorial and put it up on Youtube: YouTube - Green Gaming E01 - Tau Seeker Missile Battery

June 21st, 2008, 10:11	#3 (permalink)
Jaffar_Hasad The Cat is Back Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,485 Rep Power: 72	It's cool, but it looks more like an IG skystrike missile battery. Not very tau'ish with the boxy corners. __________________ Member of the Brutally Honest Critics Society-"Telling you what others are really thinking" [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] If someone helps you over and over again and you Forget to rep them, Remember: This cat has claws Removed by the moderators.

June 21st, 2008, 21:19	#5 (permalink)
gauss_storm LO Zealot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,492 Rep Power: 29	Very creative for limited resources, good job. __________________

June 21st, 2008, 22:51	#6 (permalink)
Jaffar_Hasad The Cat is Back Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,485 Rep Power: 72	Crest has a dental floss called Glide, which I own that has rounded edges. It might better suit the tau look. __________________ Member of the Brutally Honest Critics Society-"Telling you what others are really thinking" [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] If someone helps you over and over again and you Forget to rep them, Remember: This cat has claws Removed by the moderators.

July 2nd, 2008, 05:49	#9 (permalink)
Pickle Son of LO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wanganui, New Zealand Age: 17 Posts: 2,229 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 80 Total Awards: 1	Very nice work there I must say, but as with everyone else not exactly tauy @ Ckok: Post full sentences and don't just waste the forum space and server. __________________ Miss Spam Master 2009 The Briny Series: Urban War Beginnings \| Cygnar Thrallstudios

June 21st, 2008, 08:40	#2 (permalink)
gywo copta Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Buffalo, New York Age: 19 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 23	Given the nature and concept of the project, that is awesome. Sort of like a terrain-MacGyver, although I suppose a lot of terrain would come from left over junk. But regardless, it looks really good!

June 21st, 2008, 21:05	#4 (permalink)
RockoRobotics Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	True it is not very "Tauish" with the boxy corners, but I play Tau, not IG. Maybe I can find some piece of trash that looks more like a Tau Weapon.

June 22nd, 2008, 00:30	#7 (permalink)
shadowsilver03 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 17	A very good idea, imagine how much stuff could be recycled if every gamer made their terrain like this.

July 2nd, 2008, 05:15	#8 (permalink)
Ckok Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 289 Rep Power: 18	what

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