Iron Chef VI: Trukk Stop

[charger450]

Badklaw’s truckk barreled across the rough desert, leaving behind it a twin trail of heavy red dust and choking black smoke. The small band of boyz had just liberated a large engine from the shattered hull of a beaky tank, and they meant to put it to good use.
Badklaw grinned as he scraped his large metal fist across the smooth, precision bored, carefully tuned engine block. Supplies were tight, and he’d have to make due with this inferior marine engineering.
“ ‘Ow Long!” Badklaw barked at the driver.
“We’re piss’n fuel werse ‘n a pansse ‘fore a good scrap boss! ‘ares a outpost we can load up on more go juice, but we’ve gota ditch some mass tah make it!” Badklaw took another long look at his new engine, and made his choice.
It only took a few good kicks and several flailing green bodys tumbled into the red and black miasma spewing behind the truckk. Badklaw barked again at the driver
“Ows that!”
the driver turned and raised his stubby green thumb.

Two words. Trukk Stop.



I made a sketch this time.


little fuel nozzle


some of the gubbinz


and, a little mock up / fit test

[omgitsduane]

Off to a good start

[bugbait_nz]

Nice, like the wooden cradle for the storage tank.

Bugbait out

[charger450]

The cardboard tube being the important part, I thought I would focus on how I used it, and what I did to it. It’s not something new and innovative, but I was still happy with how it turned out.

I started with a tube from a paper towel roll and cut it in half, so I had two equal tubes. I then cut one of the smaller tubes down one side, horizontally. And then cut it into fiver vertical strips. I glued three strips to the outside, they left a small gap which I made sure was on the bottom where it will be less visible.



I sised the remaining two remaining strips to the inside of the tube, I had to cut them down (maybe an 1/8th at most) and then glued them on the inside, staggering them so they did not overlap. It made the tube really tough.




The vent pipe out of the top is a hollow plastic cotton swab tip and a small black plastic block from a tube of 60 second epoxy. (just fyi)

I attempted to make the sides of the tank with some cardboard, but I cut like an ork, so I cheated instead. I set the tank on a strip of tape and poured resin inside it. And poof, instant tank side! And the tape left a neat texture.


I took the small sign off the “pump” and replaced it with another little bit, that should end up as some sort of readout.



and then I replaced the small sign with a big one, complete with a large red arrow! (out of a broken wall thermometer). Which leads us to the current status as of now.

[charger450]

I added a screen that I think came from the front of a computer speaker, directly under where the tank should sit, its mend to catch the dripping oils. And 5/8th dowel was cut down to make feet for the tanks cradle. Then I glued in the platform for the fuel pump.

Then I covered most of the base with watered down wood glue, and sprinkled sand on it. The yellowish strip in front of the pump platform is colored differently because it’s very fine white sand. I’ll try to give the effect that it’s been worn down from countless tires and tracks.



I chipped up the cradle and added different struts to it, and then started adding rivets to the cradle and tank both with white glue, dabbing it with blots. I need to go over them to make them more pronounced. I used this as my guide: santa cruz warhammer: How to Make Simple Rivets With PVA Glue




I’ve kept the parts modular so I can remove them for easy painting, which I will try not to rush this time around. I think its coming together well and will be a nice addition to my set.

[Fangda]

=D Glad to see your adding gubbinz this time around, that was the only thing sorely lacking in your previous entry.
Its coming along wonderfully, love the sand idea.

[charger450]

Here is a quick update; I painted some, obviously not done. I also snuck in a pic of one of my prototype objective marker totems.

I still need to think of some orkish symbol for fuel to paint on the sign, I was thinking of a burning barrel or oil droplet. Or maybe I should make it a faded imperial sign.

[Da Mighty Camel]

Heh that's pretty darn cool. Nice job!

[Fangda]

I think faded imperial sign with ork graffiti would be best.

[Sir Spamalot]

Nice idea Fan. Love the whole trukk stop think as well.