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Post by cornixt on Jul 10, 2017 15:52:50 GMT -9
I was looking for some simple vehicles for Warhammer 40k and didn't find any. I did find the Patoroch files, but they were far more complicated than I wanted. A bit of fun with Paintbrush and I simplified them right down into a straight forward box design. Here are my initial Rhino and Land Raider. I've improved the design since these were done but I haven't constructed those yet. They are BW line designs only, to save printer ink.
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Jul 10, 2017 16:38:41 GMT -9
Post by Vermin King on Jul 10, 2017 16:38:41 GMT -9
Very utilitarian. You can't actually use the Patoroch models, unless you substantially reinforce them. You can actually game with these. Show us the new ones when they are built, too
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Post by cornixt on Jul 12, 2017 5:13:51 GMT -9
Yeah, these will hold up to quite a bit of abuse. The first rhino shown above is a bit flimsy, so I'm going to have to add some internal bracing. It was only after building it for my son's Space Marine army that I realised that he only has Primaris marines, who are too posh (or something like that) to use any transport. Might be retrofitted into a Razorback or something similar. I'm even going to have a go at the Leman Russ and Chimera body styles, even though I probably won't use those models.
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Jul 13, 2017 5:17:02 GMT -9
Post by alloydog on Jul 13, 2017 5:17:02 GMT -9
That's pretty neat. Would you consider putting the file up for others to use?
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Jul 14, 2017 11:42:56 GMT -9
Post by cornixt on Jul 14, 2017 11:42:56 GMT -9
I'm a bit hesitant to make the files publicly available because they are so strongly based on someone else's art. I might redo the Rhino to use my own (it's pretty bare anyway), but the land raider is a much bigger project.
Got a Leman Russ on the way soon, a little more complicated with a hexagonal turret so I had to use software other than Paint. Experimenting with actual curves this time.
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Post by cornixt on Jul 15, 2017 11:27:09 GMT -9
And the Leman Russ is finished (heavy flamer spam). The turret reminded me why I simplified the Patoroch design, far more complicated than everything else. I mistakenly scored a line where I shouldn't have, which screwed up the curve at the back end. Had to use PVA on this one since the glue won't hold - the forces on the curves are too great for the gluestick I used on the previous two tanks. Made the construction take so much longer while I waited for it to dry. Might have to get a few strong magnets to hold pieces in place instead of my fingers.
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Post by cornixt on Aug 3, 2017 15:49:15 GMT -9
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Post by cornixt on Aug 4, 2017 6:53:53 GMT -9
As you can see above, I've been working on version of the GW Chimera from scratch. It's only when working on these models that I realised how poorly they would work in the real world, easily getting stuck on rocks due to the terrible clearance of the main body and side armour. I decided to keep going with the curves on the body to make it more interesting than plain angles, but the extra construction time and difficulty in construction is making me regret that decision. I should really have just stuck with the angles for simplicity, a simple design was a huge aim in the project and I feel like I discarded it without realising. The turret is equally difficult to construct, but I can't really see any way around that. I did design a very simple flat turret (just the turret shape cut of of paper, no folds) so anyone who uses the file can stick with simple if they want.
The biggest advantage of doing this from scratch is that I could make the files completely black and white png files, no greys. This means that anyone armed with MSPaint or similar can use the fill tool to colour the files before printing, so they aren't stuck with the colours (or lack of) that I picked. The Patoroch files are unsuitable for this. Plus I don't feel any guilt about letting anyone else use the files (and they are different enough from the GW design that I don't see any trouble from them either). I'll post a link shortly.
I got the scale a little wrong on my first printing, so it is a little small in the one copy I have made so far. If I make another it will be about 10% bigger.
I've looked into doing some add-ons for all the tanks that are based on the Chimera frame, but most are just too difficult to reproduce simply. For reference, they are: Basilisk, Hellhound/Devil Dog/Bane Wolf, Hydra, Wyvern, Manticore, Deathstrike. I say that, but I may get bored one day and spend time doing one or more of these. I don't have an Astra Militarum army (GW has seriously screwed up the names of the armies in the hunt for copyrights) so it's not like I have any motivation.
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Post by cornixt on Aug 26, 2017 15:41:29 GMT -9
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Post by cornixt on Sept 6, 2017 9:45:27 GMT -9
Since no one else has done one yet, the Repulsor: The newest vehicle on the block and the only one that the snobby Primaris Marines will consent to get inside, is the Repulsor. This was the number one thing requested by my son, who has almost entirely Primaris models and doesn't want them to have to walk into battle. Being so new, there were zero papercraft alternatives, so I stepped up to the challenge. The basic structure is pretty simple once you ignore all the bits sticking out. I have plans to make a plainer version where you can add all of the sticking-out bits on separately so that they actually stick out, but don't wait on me. The dude on the top had to go - a flat guy would just look weird, but I kept his weapon. The proportions are all based on the few pictures of the model I have seen online. Having never seen one in person some of the bits are a bit wrong by accident, but I also chose to make some things different on purpose. There are way too many weapons on this vehicle - GW has added a laundry list of stuff to shoot, it would take an hour to shoot them all and they all sit on the top. If they ever add sponson weapons to it then it will be insane. The tabs on the design are too big - dry fit everything and trim them accordingly or they will end up overlapping. I don't know if it is quite the right scale yet. Files are in imgur.com/a/nNLi2 like all the others.
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Sept 6, 2017 9:56:17 GMT -9
Post by Vermin King on Sept 6, 2017 9:56:17 GMT -9
Quite the intimidating beast there
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