Junk Build

[Blitzspear]

Hi all, as promised here is a scratch build i did at the end of last year. Its mostly found items i used with a few kit parts chucked at it.





Here it is finished an if ya click along you will see some more shots of it.

http://scifimodels.org.uk/phpWebsite/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=96&PHPWS_Photo_op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=3012

Hope you all like it. Oh as a note i called it a Stalk Tank, borrowing the name from the Gaunts Ghosts novels by Dan Abnett but it looks nouwt like a stalk tank as discribed in the book, just loved the name.

blitz

 

[elend]

Haha wow. That's really great. Love its legs!

 

[Panzer-Plastic]

You really found some great parts to add together. It is very convincing, the spider eyes are an especially cool detail! Right On!

 

[Blitzspear]

Thanks a lot guys, the eyes are swizzel sticks for coffy with some stick on half beads that are sold for card makers. Legs are washing line pegs i stole of the line as the wife was putting out the washing, i had a eureka moment and wondered away muttering spider legs

blitz

 

[Shark]

that thing will induce night mares! Nice job

 

[igor57]

Awwww Blitz, that's just too cool! I have looked at the darling's clothes pegs in the past! Neat. Shall pinch that idea. Cheers Dude.

 

[Junkie]

That's cool. Good use of random junk.

 

[Mac]

Cool!
Looks as if Will Smith aka James West, would look to destroying it!

 

[Prince of Styrene II]

Pretty nifty! Kinda reminds me of the Spider Tanks from Ep.2. I like it, keep it up!

 

[Blitzspear]

Thanks, i'm glad you all like it. I'm thinking of doing a Mk II but this tiem i will make a master of the leg and detail it up much better then cast it 6 times. And maybe a bigger ball for the main body with a better cupoler (sp?) insterd of a drinks bottle top I will have to change the main body part of the main gun as it was maid from the plastic recharge cap from a pasload nail gun and i aint seen a chippy on site in months to get another one from them.

blitz

 

[Dasike]

Gonna try the Plasma Cannon version?
looks awesome for a Stalk tank, don't see enough good ones

 

[Atomicdog]

Pretty Cool! When I first looked at it..I thought of that giant spider robot in the movie, The Incredibles. Nice scratch build.

 

[Backbreaker]

Very nice build, you can almost see its movement.! ;D
Joolz.

PS Builds like this just get your scratchbuild juices flowing. :

 

[Blitzspear]

Thanks all, i will get around to another one of these soonish ;D

And whilst on the subject of Stalk Tanks here's a link to a proper one based on the only illustration i've seen of a Stalk Tank. This is by Dave Taylor a VERY talented modeler. Third pic down. http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2009/05/three-out-of-four-lead-wave-of-future.html

blitz