The Warforge Miniature Modelling and Conversion

Nice cans!

Alright. I started making a very basic frame shape to which layers upon layers of armor will eventually be bolted to.

 

It's made from an old poster tube that I had laying around. The front half of the tube is going to be the grot cockpit - I'm going to try and fit loads of controls in there, and 3-4 grots. I actually think I might use some snotling models, despite their smaller stature, because they're easy to pose doing interesting things. I think it'd be kind've funny to have one at the main foot controls (in the middle) with another one clamoring behind him to try and see what's going on, inadvertantly covering the pilot eyes with his hands as he shoves the pilot out of the way.

Also, for the whole engine-section, I'm going to combine a bit of scratch engine work with parts from the chemical plant kit that I've seen put to such good use in the past. winkingOrk.gif

While the PVA glue I used to reinforce the shape of the thing dries, I went ahead and riveted the arm up a bit.

 

I think it's done for now, so I'm setting it aside.

The power klaw to end all klawz

 

I'm trying to be faithful to the sketch while still incorporating some of my own ideas, such as the pulley wires that would control the arm's operation. It's actually exactly to scale with that picture when the sketch is viewed at 200% zoom. (The entire gargant is built generally following this scale) It lacks a bit of detail and a lot of rivets at the moment, but I like to wait on rivets and do them all in one fell swoop. There'll be a few stray armor plates attached to the arm, though. The upper arm section looks a bit short because of the angle I had to stand it up at to get the claw to balance. I used lego for the tubing... I also used lego for the joints, as I have no way of cutting proper plastic circles, and they were readily available. I also thought of something interesting...

‘Dey call me Stompy!

It all began with this really phenomenal art I found on a different forum (I think it may have been Warseer). It was being touted as possible concept art of GW's stompa that they may or may not be releasing with the new codex (in 2055.)

I liked this illustration a good deal, and I didn't feel like working on my other projects, so I just started on it after figuring out if GW would sue my pants off or not. The plan is to add to the mechanics in the drawing as I go - like a pulley system or something creative. Mostly I figured I'd use the sketch as a reference and fill in the gaps that it was vague or unclear on.

And so, it begins!