Scratch Built FightaBomma, based on the forgeworld one. Update:26/01/10 Rating Options

[MasterOwen]

Hey guys, i got bored so thought i would make a fightabomma. I wanted it to look similar to the forge world one just with a few differences.

I started out by drawing a 1:1 scale plan of the side and top. I then took the measurements from that, and started work!



I began with the main frame of the bomma. I also did the front of the bomma giving it the 'air vents' or whatever they are?



i used the driver from a trukk kit for the pilot and i found a bouncy ball for the gun turret.


well that's it for now, I shall put up an update in a few days,

thanks

[nkelsch]

Looks good so far!

Will that bouncy ball take glue/paint? I always seem to get bamboozled when I try to use a weird part for a conversion and find it is terrible for modeling.

[no-use4a-name]

Looks good so far!

Will that bouncy ball take glue/paint? I always seem to get bamboozled when I try to use a weird part for a conversion and find it is terrible for modeling.

Just cosigning both the comment and concern/question.

If the rubber ball gives you difficulty, I'd like to suggest that you rough up the surface. Maybe the increased surface area would help the parts adhere.

And, good luck! I'll be watching your progress as I would eventually like to make one of these myself.

[Watching Paint D...]

Very cool... I look forward to seeing how this shapes up. I've got a idea about converting a scale WWII model, but I'm afraid it'll be on my back burner for quite some time.

[Zark the Damned]

Looking good to me so far. Will keep an eye on this build as have been thinking about adding some Flyers to my Waaaargh.

[Colloquial]

That looks awesome, and very faithful to the original design. I have built a similar turret on the top of a bomber I am putting together. I used the ball from the inside of a roll on deodorant. You need to rough it up, but it is nice and hard, and takes glue quite well (I plated mine in plasticard).

This looks like a great build.

Cheers Colloquial

[OIC]

If the bouny ball dosnt work.. ive found that fishy tackle bobers.. woork well.. the plastic they are made out of glues well and they even have metal peaces in them if you use magnets..

OIC

[WaaaghBoss Grimg...]

Ping-pong balls seem to work nicely as well.

[Gobbla]

I don't have any comment about your balls, but the "air vents" are part of the air intake. They would streamline and slow down the airflow into the front of the compressor part of a 'humie aircraft engine. That makes the air coming in less turbulent, and subsonic, both of which increase efficiency. They would probably be called "air slats". An air vent typically refers to an inlet tht allows in cooling air or an outlet that exhausts hot air. Usually for airflow circulation.

Nice work so far.

[big'ead]

cool

lookin foward to see it done and painted this makes an averadge moddeler go bananas

[StickBombaz578]

ooh that looks great ill have to follow this one iv been a fan of your work for a long time but i think this will be one of your best projects yet

[BigMek]

Looks like you're on the right track, will be interesting to see where this project leads, will be sure to keep an eye on it.

[MasterOwen]

UPDATE
ok added some wings, a tail fin and the exhaust.

Underneath


and i have also done the cock pit adding some arms for the pilot. He is then found a few stikk bombz in his cabin!


I have also done the base which is an 8" diameter. I am then going to do a ork vs Gaurd diorama with some gaurdsmen and boyz. I made an explosion which is coming from the bomma. This is made from modeling flock with a wood/spruce frame.



I used a brass rod to attach the bomma to the base. the top of the rod screws into the bomba


and the bottom then fits into the aluminum rod which hot glueguned to the base. (notice the plastic glue lid )



thanks, C&C welcome

[MasterOwen]

-double post sorry

[big'ead]

thats a zoggin 'uge job well done

lets see it done and proppa painted

[Alienerd]

That is amazing!!! Just wondering, have you got any pics of the wings in progress? And if ya don't mind, whats he clear stuff? Just drinks bottle?

That blast effect is especially great. I did a similar thing on my grots, but yours just takes it to a few levels further

[MasterOwen]

That is amazing!!! Just wondering, have you got any pics of the wings in progress? And if ya don't mind, whats he clear stuff? Just drinks bottle?

That blast effect is especially great. I did a similar thing on my grots, but yours just takes it to a few levels further

unfortunatly i dont have any pics of the wings but they are jus two sheets of plastic card and then i bent the ends.
The clear stuff it a clear ,tube thing i found then cut it and wraped it round. (sorry it probably doesn't help.

[MasterOwen]

ok just about finished before paint (adding 'spikes' to the tail like on the wings)



i have added some more details such as armour plating, bitz, rivets and bombs.






and then the base i created a ork vs gaurd diorama:



thanks

C&C welcome

[Alienerd]

The bombs from the Lancaster bomber from the magazine? That bomma is seriously great, the best scratch one I've ever seen.

[Shadow]

Nice, it seems to be filling out nicely now. I'm always a little skeptical at the starts of these sorts of projects, as they always seem a little too ambitious. "Oh I'm going to make a stompa/battlewagon/fightabomba and it twill be brillllliant!" and then five minutes in the towel is thrown in.

but enough about my failed projects, and back to the matter at hand. Its a killer rig there mate, and you seem to be heading in the right direction

also, its nice to see the rokkits/bombs/ext, in bundles, all tied together into one big kabooma. I always get the feeling that the pilots would raid the armoury before they went on a raid, so they didn't run out of stuff to drop onto their targets

so anyway, great build so far, keep it up, don't lose heart

shade