I am basking in my smugness for I have achieved success.

I present the High mobility Demountable Rack Offloading and Pickup System vehicle (catchy ain't it)

nice conversion, what does it do?

it carries stuff...like ammunition and the like.

great work btw

:o :o :o Thats so Cool!!

You're smugness bathes me also, for it is large, and deservedly so....very very nice

SC

Im quite impressed that it dozen all slide off - although wouldnt they just use a power lifter with a flat bed chimera...

*AD douses the smugness with his mighty jealousy*

41st millenium magnetic ratchet straps

smugness topped up :rolleyes:

there will be more Racks, I have to make 5 more of the ammo pallets for this one tough. After that fuel, general ammo crates.....

I also have plans for a reverse engineered medium DROPS (wheeled) using the Ork truck, same pallet system though

Nicely done, can't believe you've built a working Trog machine!

Mini battlegroup in the making. All must be represented. though the heavy DROPS wagon will be dropshort dedicated. I have 2 more of my 'light' earthshakers to make to form a battery so they will need the ammo.

*Points at some random point over OG's shoulder*

Look, a bloody huge eagle!

*Steals model and run's off cackling*

That, is one seriously cool model OG. Do you think you'd be able to knock up some instructions on how you made it at some point?

No probs, having aquired acheap PDF writer (about £20 and its kosher before anyone asks) every thing I do from now on gets photographed and a tutorial written so If you can wait a week or so I should get this puppy finished and will make the tut available.

So what're you gonna call it? The duck tank?

Nice...

I really like it. Are we going to see any ingame use or is it just a cool modelling idea?

I might have to do a datasheet for it something on the lines of a 'reserve' vehicle with an effect along the lines of doubles the bassy firing per turn? with an extra large Mrs miggins pie plate size apocalypse template if its hit and all the ammo cooks off in a oner

What about some kind of benefit that allows a re-roll of a one to all units using blast templates within 15", reducing by 6" each turn it remains on the board which get reset if it leaves at any point - that way you have to ferry it back and forth if you want a decent hit rate from more then one tank...

You could have them carrying small defensive weapon emplacements.
Make something the same size as you palette with a crew served weapon of some type. While in transit it is defensive for the convoy, then it can be dropped off at the destination, give it folding legs of some kind

yep like it, the ideas have merit.

AD did that tutorial come through Ok? if not then let me know and I will attempt again[COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue]

Oh yes, it came through well and Ive begun spreading it amongst the mods with cries of 'OMG LOOK!' (Hope thats alright). I have my stormies sprayed and I'm ready to try out your bloody craft technique sometime in the next week or so.

excellent and yes of course spread it around at your leisure

like I have said on the tut, small quantities at a time and less is more.

I used 2 old metal cadians as a trial before letting loose on the 'propper' figures.

hope it goes OK and look forward to seing the stormies.

Awesome piece of kit you got there....I like it.

Gave this some thought whilst driving aroung yesterday and thought 'Hecules' might be appropriate. wht do you think

PS charlie old boy, are you heading to the FW open day or the 'bash'? if so, if you want a lift let me know, I will be driving so might as well do my environmentally friendly bit.

Fits nicely, although surely Achillies would be more appropriate to fit with say, the Trojan :D

Achilles will do for the gun tractors though.Thanks AD good one.

That's groovy.

Logistics; the forgot side of the war torn 40th millenium. But forgotten no longer thanks to Old Guard!

Quick update. thanks for the feedback guys, few more piicies to show.

well things have progressed and short of the addition of rivets (begins meditation to see himself through the ordeal) the Hercules is about there. first coople of pics are by way of showing you the inspiration for this



basically combining the two in order to support this the Achilles gun tractor (this is the command variant with the range finder counter battery radar and sighting system and is rare as Deamonhost poo) with the light pattern earthshaker.

and here are the updated pictures including another pallet load configuration, generator and additiona fuel. This whole thing has got me thinking about Munitorum resources parks (which is total madness but ther you go)





so there it is. i will start to type up a Tut tomorrow for Grizz which I will PDF and make available for anyone that wants it. (especially if AD has a look at how to attach PDF's in forumm Ahemm, Cough, splutter notsosubtlehint)

next on the list, 2 more Achiles (standard pattern) with the prospect of 2 more light earthshakers at some point.

Later

Deleted your extra [img] tag photo. -scrubout

Looking great, carry on the work.

I'd be thrilled to death if you made a .pdf! This project is awesome.

I'll have to go and break AD's balls about this right now...

-scrubout

WHY??? What have I done now!

Wow...

Loving that Light Earthshaker implacement...


Might just have to go hunt down your blog now to see what you have to say for yourself...

havent got one as yet, but will be working one one soon.in the meantime the gun emplacement you can find in the depths of 'the other place' probably under the old guard puts his eggs in one basket thread. I do have a range of pictures of this so if interested i could put them up here.

was the plcement in Gamesworkshop display cabinet

Yes I did have it there for a while, I also had a militia one with a half track and multibarreled launchers in there too.

HERETIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....double post!!!

Bugger! I've run out of stuff! I've used the last of my plastic tubing and H beam so I can progress no more! Now have 3 and 3/4 pallets. I've also ran out of these so I will need to source some more,


I have however done the tanker pallet, so more photoes for the tut detailing and eventual painting (no Rictus tendencies here :rolleyes: ) on the horizon.


I've been thinking, I may be able to use these as objective markers and stratagem markers (COD) which is great, kills 2 birds with the one stone.

If any one wants the tut on PDF PM me your E-mail address and I'll send it over once its complete.

Later guys

You are such a smug git! Superb OG!

whaaaatttt???? I'm on a roll....its flat now, the filling has squidged out and its unedible but...

Ill have a word with Vee and see if we can sort out some kind of PDF hosting thingie - saves you having to email everyone again as this loooks snazzy enough to be a cool flat bed Chimera...

So long as it's under 5Mb you can host PDF through a Yahoo account, in the My Briefcase section