Looted Wagons 11

Right, I think the second one is now finished.

Since last time I have...

...added the track guards...
...done the rear access ramp...
...added fuel barrel and fuel line...
...added skorcha turret...
...added Big Shoota & drivers viewport...
...detailed the crap out of it including a shed load of rivets.

As usual if it was for me I would of done a bit more detailing and added a krewman - for this one I decided to just leave the krew up to whoever buys the wagon. The hatch is not glued in position (hence looking odd in some pics where it wasn't lying flat) so the buyer can either leave as is or stick an Ork or Grot in the hole.

To the pics...

Hopefully both Looted Chimeras will go on eBay tomorrow (I will post a link after I do for those who are interested), but I will get some better pics of both Wagons first.

Glad I've got those finished.

Looted Wagons 10

Again I was tempted to wait till the second Looted Chimera was finished before posting anything, but then I thought balls to it.

So here it is so far.

The track units have been lengthened and the flotation tanks replaced with plating.

Once assembled with the Chimera floor and front piece I added the flooring in and started building the rear of the cabin area. Still need to do the internal sides and do a load of detailing.

Should of got a pic of the underside really. Three pictures isn't much of an update really. Wish I had waited now. Oh well.


In other news my 3D prints arrived yesterday. I shall wait untill the moulds and first cast is done before doing an update on them (hopefully sometime in the next few days).

Looted Wagons 9

Right the first Looted Chimera is pretty much done. When the second one is to the same stage I will return and add a few last details.

The banna pole and hatch are not glued in place. Big Shootas need to be
drilled out.

Simple and straightforward reinforced ram.

The chain and spike arrangement to hold the door closed.
When the lads want out they just pull the spike out of the chain.

Like I said it isn't completely 100% finished but it is close enough to move onto the second Looted Chimera. I'll return to do the finishing details.

Likely things to be done later:
1. More dags/glyphs.
2. Stikkbomb Chukka
3. Possibly firing steps of some kind

Looted Wagons 8

Well this first one was meant to of been finished Monday night. However I had no free time for it either Sunday or Monday and only a few hours since.

As such it'll be Friday probably before it is finished, but I thought I would do a quick update now.

Turret has had some more armour plates added (on the rear half), the Big Shootas are now magnetised - though the barrels need to be drilled out yet, and the Kommanda is done and magnetised. I had to rebuild his shoulder a bit and reposition his hand to get it to lie correctly.

Alas you may notice there is no hatch yet, I am waiting for a new circle cutter to arrive before doing it as my existing one died without hope of resurrection a week or so ago.

At the front the drivers viewport has been added (though may change slightly yet) and the front supports for the reinforced ram are in place including the GS welds.

Underneath the remaining gaps from the crappy build job have been covered up with some Orky GS welds.

The rear access ramp is in place but I need to add the lowering mechanism (something simple and straightforward). The original Chimera mechanism is no longer used, they are just therefor the hinge, Orky teknology has replaced the need for them.

And a quick pic with the turret in place.

Recalcitrant Daze – Nine Months and 100 Followers...

You know I never really set out to do a monthly general post when I started the blog, I just sort of fell into it and now after doing one every month since I started I’m not sure I can stop.

Anyway, what has the last month of RD brought?

Well I finished the Plague Fleet for BFG. My first completed force in any game system. Ever. After doing this hobby for over 20 years it was looking like it may never happen.

The Lootin’ article went up on Bell of Lost Souls and the three subject vehicles have been sold via eBay.

Alas not much else hobby wise has occurred. Christmas break turned out to have little free time for cuttin’ n gluin’ though I did get a game of 40k in which was nice.

I do want to put out thanks to all those who are following Recalcitrant Daze. In the week I hit 100 followers, I never expected to hit that many after only nine months. In no small part is this due to Ron and FTW for his excellent Blog Roll which got things really started for RD, joining the BoLS network and them letting me do articles for them also gave RD a huge boost in people visiting. Likewise my blog popping up on Dave Taylors blog roll also had a huge impact on the number dropping by. So thanks to all of them for giving me such welcome boosts.

A big thanks to those followers who have taken the time to contribute by posting comments. Getting feedback is always a good motivation to keep going on a project and the suggestions and ideas people suggest are always taken on board.

 
That’s the pleasantries taken care of I can move onto what is coming up in the next month.

1. More Looted Wagons (as seen in the previous post) – at this rate people will be avoiding RD as every post seems to be about Looted Wagons of late. I promise these will (almost certainly) be the last Looted Wagons for a while. It should also be a quick project to get through so bear with me.
2. The 3D models for the defensive wall pieces and Vet backpacks have been sent to Shapeways and they have started production. The pieces should be with me in a week or two. As such I will be able to try out producing some moulds and casting some pieces shortly.
3. Painting. I am going to paint something. Or at least paint a bit of something. Namely the Deffstrike. After making progress with the Rokkit I want to get on with the Launch vehicle and the Grot Krew.
4. More painting. Namely the Hell Blades, i've done nothing to them since the last update. This needs to be remedied.
5. MWC – After being asked to write some articles for them my Intro piece went up yesterday.. My first proper article will not be far behind (nothing big, just a simple one to ease everyone in…).

That is all I am going to commit to at the moment as these lists never stand up for long. Hell I have usually changed my mind by the time I finish writing them.

On another nore I am considering this as the next tattoo.

...ah, childhood memories.

Looted Wagons 7

I was originally going to wait till each Wagon was finished before showing anything of them, but then I thought 'sod it'. Here are the WIP pictures.

The first Looted Chimera is about 50% done. Not started on the reinforced ram or the sides yet, plus I need to finish off the rear (firing steps & rear ramp) and the turret (magnetise Big Shootas, banner, krew & cupola) plus the drivers viewport.

This was a badly built Chimera picked up off eBay,
I decided to cover up the gaps with some Orky repair work.

I doubt I will get it finished tomorrow as I have too much on, but I think I am on track to get this first one finished by Monday night.

Looted Wagons 6

Been a bit quiet last few days due to 'real life'.

So this is a rather short post as I haven't actually done anything...

The three Looted Wagons have been posted to the buyers and I have decided to knock out a couple more. The reason being is that I have two which were going to become Scrapp Trukks. However they just don't work. Instead i'm going to pick up a couple of Ork trukks to convert.

As such I have a couple of Chimeras going spare. So looting time.

The one on the right is the one I started to cut up to turn into a Scrapp Trukk.

After the last three Wagons being all Boomgun trukks these two will be open topped for carrying boyz around in. That is about all I have planned for them, with these two i'll just make it up as I go along.

I'm wondering how quick I can knock the two of them out so I may concentrate on these two for now rather than jumping from project to project like normal.

So keep your eyes open, hopefully these will be a finished before you know it.