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Monday, 3 March 2014

A Tale of a 1000 rivets - Scifi Ork scratchbuilds

Hello again all,
Here are my Scifi Ork scratchbuilds, both old & new. .The larger ones can be used for 28mm as Tin Cans or as large Mecha for 15mm. They're made from ...
  • card, 
  • various diameter wood dowels
  • pieces of  wood cut to the general shape of the vehicle
  • plastic sprues
  • flat cable
  • corrugated card
  • medicine bottle dehydrant tubs
  • super glue & pva glue
  • chicken wire ladders ( 5mm & 10mm )
  • thin galvanised iron wire.
  • & obviously GW spare parts ... I think I listed them all off the top of my head... 

Oh this post is called a Tale of a 1000 Rivets as there are loads of these, believe me I had to pass over most of them twice or thrice with white glue blobs until I got the right height .I also used plastic hex ones.I got mine from Antenocities. They have a very good range .

The minis are GZG excellent Mercs 1 & 2, full of character & detail.I especially love the aviator style leather cap & goggles.The bigger ones which I'm using as leaders are Khurasan large mutants. The detail on these is great especially the faces . Both are 100% recommended if you want to make a green horde.Cleanup in both cases is minimal & well within anyone's skill.

A very good mate of mine says that my fine tuning instrument is a hammer ( ha ha ha ) but Orks are very forgiving ( though not as a race :) ) as you don't need exact measurements and scratchbuilding ork vechiles from card & scrap is both fun & can be very rewarding .

Enjoy, I do wish &  hope you find inspiration & as I say always just get going.
  
Basics of a bike/trike

 Driver built with milliput |& green stuff.Bike built from wood & Card.Plastic sprue weapon.






Just keep in mind that working on 15mm is more time consuming than 28mm , 15mm is small & parts are flimsy but it can be done as shown here.The important thing is to try. Just use your imagination ( which for sure you have loads since you're a wargamer ) if it looks good it's good and above all count your rivets.




































Ramming beak

Periscope





15mm Dreadnaughts & Tin Cans

Shears, power saw & claw hammer




Flat cable ammo belts wound on needles































 
 





Wall E on steroids :)













Next to their GW cousins.





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13 comments:

  1. Harbadix4 March 2014 at 08:33

    Great post, always loved your ork scratchbuilds, orks really are a godsend for the scratch builder. the models are amazing as always, some new ones for me in there and its great to see you've used the GZG figures as I was considering getting into 15mm orks so having them in these pictures is greatr as I cna see what they look like and they are spot on for 15mm orks.
    Looking forward to more orkiness from you in the future.......I think I should set you a challenge my friend.........

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  2. Harbadix4 March 2014 at 08:36

    I really like the idea of using corrugated card for tank tracks, I've laways shied away fro mscratch building tank tracks but at this scale they look very good indeed!

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  3. Harbadix4 March 2014 at 08:59

    ...so inspired I have gone over to GZG and bought a pack of SG15-X05, got to have a go at this 15mm ork lark!

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  4. Zrunelord4 March 2014 at 13:33

    Thanks for the comment Harbadix,
    Glas they inspired you along the path of enlightenment ( if one could use the word ) & GZG is a very good choice.
    Z

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  5. Wes4 March 2014 at 13:58

    I have to say wow, the one thing my Orc army is missing is tanks, and vehicles. With you ideas I should be able to fill the army with tanks, and tanklets quickly.
    Here is a link to my blog with my Orc stuff.
    http://noels15mmscifi.blogspot.com/

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  6. Wes4 March 2014 at 13:59

    COOl

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  7. Zrunelord4 March 2014 at 18:15

    Thanks Wesley for the comments,,,, indeed fill the gaming table with good orky stuff, you can do it.... btw I like your work keep it up......

    Z

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  8. Cyclopeus5 March 2014 at 03:43

    Wow; just wow.

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  9. Ironmonk7 March 2014 at 14:36

    Ha! Those are some seriously cool, fun models! Great work!

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  10. grim16 March 2014 at 01:36

    Your tempting me to make an ork force too, brilliant stuff!!

    Keep up the good work!!

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  11. Wes17 March 2014 at 13:08

    Just an FYI but I started a Space Orc G+ community so we can share our works there as well as blogs. Nice way to lump it all together. https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108760798981656274798

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  12. Qlka [they/them]18 March 2014 at 18:17

    Your stuff is great, mate! All this orky hardware has a fantastic feel, i'm a growing fan of your workshop. Especially seeing that flat cable creations was one of those moments that make life easier. So far my best idea for micro tracks/ammo belts were the smallest of those plastic zip-things they use to bundle cables up (or as disposable handcuffs), but this looks heaps better.
    Cheers :D

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  13. Zrunelord30 March 2014 at 00:45

    Glad you like it Tomo, cable ties ( as we call them ) are too rigid, though you might be able to use them by cutting them halfway in equal divisions along the length thus making them more bendy .

    Thanks for the comments
    Z

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