(Former WIP/PIP) now Done Stompa, Real proppa! (Done 28 May) Options

[Totgeboren]

Long time since I updated this topic. Dunno why really, since I have gotten some stuff done on da stompa.

Not too impressive, but the crew are all installed.



Something that might be abit more fun to look at it its new Big Gunz! I tried to make it fit the Apocalypse rules abit better, so he had to have more and bigger gunz, not something i have any problem with. Though I had to think long and hard about how to fit them all under one gunmount.


Here is another view. I think they look sweet.


I have also put some paint on the base. I dunno whats wrong, but in not to happy about the colours.... :S


Anyways, here he is, in all its big and stompy glory. I'm gonna do some more paint touchups, but its basically done now.

[Kr00zA]

Great stuff.
I dunno why this wasnt in Da Oila'z but it is now

[Oddballz]

I agree - it's really good. I love the rusty metal. I think you're right about the base being a bit 'off'. How about re-priming it in black and giving it another go with some nice earthy colours.

[Mad Grot Docsnik]

I'm really happy you've finished this guy, Totgeborn. (and happier still that you've given us updated pictures) He looks great! I think the problem with the base is that it's too monotone. Some of the bitz of rubbish and the odd rock or two need to be done a different color to break it up a bit.

[tsj]

Sorry, I would have commented on this yesterday, but I was not sure if it was way to late.
But it seems it isn't so here goes...

I think its an extremely awesome stompa, but there are a few things that could be considered
if you plan on building another stompa in the same style as this one,
horns on the side of the head.. that would give it a very mean goff look,

making the gun barrels on the twin-linked big shootas much longer (same length as the GW big shootas),

using the original size you created for your buzzsaw (or just using the original one you created in the next build,
since stompa CC weapons can almost not possibly be "too large" and because I think the original
"carved saw blades" looked better somehow, it added to the impression of how huge, skillfull
and difficult a build the stompa-build has been),

making the front windows split into two eyes instead of three
(and add a "driver" behind each "eye") while keeping the LED light inside,
making brutish eyebrows for each eye, adding a grot bomb launcha on
one shoulder and finally adding a liftadroppa to the other shoulder.

The stompas current cannon looks much much better, more proppa, more beefy, more
right-sized and more orky than its previous ones.

Phew, just needed to get all those ideers inside me written down....

But very very nice stompa... one of the coolest I have ever seen! Beautifull work.

[Kr00zA]

And I thought I was nit-picky
Personly, on a machine like this I feel theres no need to have long TLBS barrels as most of the shoota will be inside the hull.

[Totgeboren]

Thanks for all the comments guys.

I can see where you are coming from about the close combat weapon, but I felt that the engine for the rippa was just so big that to retain balance I couldnt make the blade any bigger. Now when it got paint on it, it looks like i was wrong.

I dunno, i suppose white things look bigger than dark things.

And about the big shootas. I tried it out with longer big shootas first, but they didnt look as good acually. One might think they would, but they just looked, well, weaker. Not proppa at all.

Oh, talking about rokkits and stuff. I got a magnet hidden at the top, centered between the shoulders, and im gonna put a rokkit-rack up there, with I think 3 big rokkits. But that for later. Now I just trying to figure out how to get the base lookin proppa.

Updates coming later.

[sidwidle]

This could kick chuck norris' ass


By the way this is a noobish question what weapons is it armed with, ork guns can almost represent anything


See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, rohypnol

[4tonmantis]

TSJ, I know you mean well... but wow... that is pretty nitpicky... I looked to see some of your work but didn't see anything... could you perhaps give us the chance to see some of your models as you appear to be a very talented modeler?

Totebegren, this is fantastic. I'm glad this has re-surfaced. The metal looks great and the checks and dags are really well executed. I really like that this feels like it was made by a mek and not a 3d program like some of the more recent GW models...

Sorry, I would have commented on this yesterday, but I was not sure if it was way to late.
But it seems it isn't so here goes...

I think its an extremely awesome stompa, but there are a few things that could be considered
if you plan on building another stompa in the same style as this one,
horns on the side of the head.. that would give it a very mean goff look,

making the gun barrels on the twin-linked big shootas much longer (same length as the GW big shootas),

using the original size you created for your buzzsaw (or just using the original one you created in the next build,
since stompa CC weapons can almost not possibly be "too large" and because I think the original
"carved saw blades" looked better somehow, it added to the impression of how huge, skillfull
and difficult a build the stompa-build has been),

making the front windows split into two eyes instead of three
(and add a "driver" behind each "eye") while keeping the LED light inside,
making brutish eyebrows for each eye, adding a grot bomb launcha on
one shoulder and finally adding a liftadroppa to the other shoulder.

The stompas current cannon looks much much better, more proppa, more beefy, more
right-sized and more orky than its previous ones.

Phew, just needed to get all those ideers inside me written down....

But very very nice stompa... one of the coolest I have ever seen! Beautifull work.

[tsj]

TSJ, I know you mean well... but wow... that is pretty nitpicky... I looked to see some of your work but didn't see anything... could you perhaps give us the chance to see some of your models as you appear to be a very talented modeler?

Well... as much as I would love to say that I am, then I have to disappoint you, because I'm not... I didn't realise my comments gave that impression.
I mean, I like my own models/builds... but any mek loves his own creations

Regarding my own skill as a modeller.. well.. I am planning to put pics of some of my models on this site at some point
and I have gotten a truckload of ideers for new builds based on what I have seen on this very cool forum,
and I might pick one of those ideers and execute the build in a WIP thread...

But don't get your hopes up, I don't think I rise above the average skill displayed in this forum.
An example is that I have never used rivets, but I will from now on after seeing many super nice builds in this forum.
This forum has quite a few extremely talented people, one of those of course being the most excellent mr. Krooza.

My builds are very much different from mr. Krooza, since mine are allmost all post-apocalyptic-scratchbuild builds.

I fear that my comments will be considered worthless if I display my own models, since it is my
definite impression that quite a few of the modellers in this forum are much better modellers than me.... LOL

The thing is that I have had a long break from 40k during the last edition and am still in the progress of digging up all my models,
I have so far only managed to dig up most of my foot slogging orks... I did buy my very first digital camera the other day though.
I am kinda oldschool I guess, since I still used my old camera untill recently.

I know it seemed a little nitpicky and it wasn't my intention, I just saw that really breath taking stompa and suddently my head exploded with stuff I had to get out of my system. Its not because I don't like the stompa, not at all, I really do like it alot and I think it is extremely
off-the-chart amazing.

It was just because I got all these, hmm.. what if.. thoughts

But I will try to control my nitpickyness, since I'm not aiming to upset people or giving them the wrong impression of me
(I just looked the word up on wikipedia and realised that I could be risking that, especially that it could interpret to
"overly critical", that is something I know first hand can be very unpleasant, constructive critisism can be good, but
only within certain bundaries, I fear I often get carried away, hence I am feeling a little ashamed...sorry).

And I thought I was nit-picky
Personly, on a machine like this I feel theres no need to have long TLBS barrels as most of the shoota will be inside the hull.

I see your point regarding most of the TLBS could be inside the hull... Yes, I guess I was a little to nitpicky.. sorry

[tsj]

And about the big shootas. I tried it out with longer big shootas first, but they didnt look as good acually. One might think they would, but they just looked, well, weaker. Not proppa at all.

Oh, talking about rokkits and stuff. I got a magnet hidden at the top, centered between the shoulders, and im gonna put a rokkit-rack up there, with I think 3 big rokkits. But that for later. Now I just trying to figure out how to get the base lookin proppa.

Updates coming later.

Sorry if I was to nitpicky or "to hard". As mentioned by others, I really do mean well and its does _not_ have anything to do with
how I regard myself.

It is just stuff that pops into my head. And then I think.. well.. I might as well post it since it could be helpfull,
and then people can use it if they like it and not use it if they don't...
just remember... its just the crazy ideers and thoughts of a madboy, nothing more

If you know it looks best with the current shootas then I trust your judgement and withdraw my earlier
statement about gw-sized TLBS, since it was nothing more than a spontaneous thought.

The reason I like to point out any detail I can find, is to kind of say... this model is awesome, it has potential for
even more awesomeness... an attempt at posetive critisism, I would actually call it critisism, since
in my head it is merely meant as a positive suggestion.

I have found that in my personal life, that such input has a very positive impact on
myself, driving me to the "next level" so to speak. It inspires and drives me forward and it is my hope that I
can do the same for others. But always with the sidenote that I merely make suggestions

I seriously doubt that I myself could pull off something like this, I have also actually never build a stompa myself,
since the lack of "official" rules from GW discouraged me the times I got the urges in that direction.

I am looking forward to updates, your work is extremely awesome...
I have the deepest respect for the skill you have displayed in this build so far....
very nice work!

[HVNSNTSOLDIER]

Very nice work mate! Love the buzzsaw and head design. Keep on trukkin lad!

[4tonmantis]

TSJ, a good guideline to consider before making suggestions is if the mek can actually do it... in this case, the model is pretty much done...

Don't keep all your ideas without sharing, just try to consider which of them seems most likely to make it. Also whether or not the mek is asking for help. Sometimes if I post something I am stuck... sometimes I'm just showing where I'm at... both are good reasons to show but being stuck is where having a lot of comments helps... when someone is just giving an update they're probably not looking for too much unless it's something you feel strongly about....

Of course...this is all totally just my opinion and is all merely just advice...

[tsj]

TSJ, a good guideline to consider before making suggestions is if the mek can actually do it... in this case, the model is pretty much done...

Don't keep all your ideas without sharing, just try to consider which of them seems most likely to make it. Also whether or not the mek is asking for help. Sometimes if I post something I am stuck... sometimes I'm just showing where I'm at... both are good reasons to show but being stuck is where having a lot of comments helps... when someone is just giving an update they're probably not looking for too much unless it's something you feel strongly about....

Of course...this is all totally just my opinion and is all merely just advice...

It sounds like sound and good advice, I will keep it in mind. Thanks

[Totgeboren]

I got some more work done. Some details, and I have been working on redoing the base.

First some worky gubbiz for the flamer.


And the base. I went for some warmer browner colours after the comments here, with abunch of rust to tie it all together. The grey palette I used before didnt really work with the muddy effects and the rest of the paintjob.

What do you think of this?

closeup side/front.


closeup back.


All in all, im feeling quite good about my work.



(Oh, about rules and stuff, I just use the rules for the stompa from the Apocalypse rulebook, with some modification, like no supa-rokkits and such.)

And to Tsj, I fully understand your good intentions, but I wont rebuild this baby now.
On the other hand, Im starting to feel the need for a mekboy stompa, and I will absolutly take your advice into consideration for that build.

[Zogmagog]

That's fantastic. I think the base looks fine now. I love the details, the gauges and the heads necklace, are very nice touches. Great job.

[Bull Gunta Grim ...]

The base is awesome, and your string of trophies is great I like this build and I for one am glad you up-dated this thread.

Very nice job!

BGGS

[Shinobi_8745]

Underbart bygge!

And plans for a Mekboy stompa? Try to make it carry something with the beam... Hurr hurr...

[tsj]

Extremely awesome detailed build, model and paintjob...

The picture with the stair... sorry, but I just can't help thinking about how it would look with a "tube based stair"?
I think the current stair looks just as good though.

Don't take this the wrong way or as nitpicking or anything like that, I think the model is really awesome as it is.
I would never in a million years be able to pull off a model like this one.

I think the gauges are an extremely awesome touch. An awe-inspiring stompa in all respects.

Gork and Mork salutes you!

[Totgeboren]

Ok, well, Im sure I will find lots of stuff I havnt painted properly as I look at these pictures, but all in all, job's a gud'un!

I have worked some more on the base, and now im feeling quite happy about this.

Looking at the first sketches I drew for it, is really turned out quite close to the original plan. Normally when I make something that takes this long, it tends to elvolve into something else after awhile.

Damn, this took a long time to build, first post was Jun 21 2007, and I started working on this about half a year before posting about it! =O





STOMP!


Lemme know what you think?

oh, and I am planning a mekboy stompa, using the big Zzapgun I have spare now.