2010 objectives NOW its 2011! HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi All,

Well its the first day of 2011 time to wrap up 2010 objectives and set 2011's.

2010

1. Play 24 games in 2010 of 40K and Fantasy. (27 Games played)
2. Paint 100 figures. (only 56 models painted in 2010)
3. Build river and bridge (fully built see early posts for pics)
4. Compete in the most sporting manner possible (the most difficult objective to judge but i think on the whole ive improved and become more conscious of my opponents enjoyment of the game than ever before)

Score 3/4.

Not bad 2011's objectives are

1. Play 20 games in 2011. (this is less so i concentrate on the modelling side of the hobby)
2. Paint 120 figures in 2011. (10 per month an update on the blog)
3. Build a Mono rail terrain piece for 40K.
4. Build objective markers for 40k and fantasy armies

I would encourage all hobbyists to set themselves objectives for the year ahead. It certainly helped me achieve in 2010 and i hope it will in 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL.

DOC

Dread Progress

OK, so some more progress on the Dread Mob occurred last night as I managed to get a very brief step-by-step on Stage 1 of how I made the first Stompa-Kan, and then batch processed another 8 to that stage!

So. to begin with you

1) Take a cut piece of blue foam, my pieces are all (very) roughly 4.5mm x 3mm x 5.5mm (WidthxDepthxHeight)

2) Then, using a wide craft knife slant the sides of your box from top to bottom. For the top I use a 2mm x 2mm square in the middle and take this out pretty much to the width of the base, so that you end up with something along the lines of

top.
2x2
bottom
4/4.25x2.75/3
obviously, the height stays at 5.5mm

3) Once this is done, you are ready to begin!
(in this example below, I am making the Stompa-Kan with a Grotzooka, represented by a Belly Gun, hence the pipe, this is clearly optional, but just push in the pipe, make a space, and cut away some of the internal foam, and glue it in with some PVA)

4) Cut yourself two pieces of plasticard, one each for top and bottom, the purpose of which, is to give you something to put head and feet on, the rest will come together on it's own.

5) Prepare yourself a random assortment of Plasticard peices, or, if you are like me, and have an offcuts box, raid it mercilessly!

6) next, slather the foam sides (not top or bottom yet) in PVA and stick random assorted bits to the body to create the bottom skirt layer.
once these are positioned, then cover top and bottom in PVA and attach your pieces.

And then below is the progress I made last night, that totals 9 Stompa-Kan frames to work with, next begins the joyous labour of creating the arms and weapons for these bad boys!

Hopefully I will get the chance to do a bit more on these before Christmas day.. but it might be tight, so maybe in that comfortable lull between christmas and New Year :)

Dread Mob List

ok, so it's been a while since I posted, this is mostly down to running around after my wife and our new little snotling!

Anyway, early next year (in February to be exact) there is another SVA Tournament in Reading, and whilst myself and three other Code members played there last year (and MASSIVELY) enjoyed it....


I was on the end of several good hidings.

Stompnutz, to be blunt, wants REVENGE!


so, with the promise of Imperial Armour/Forgeworld army lists being allowed, I sat down and thought to myself

"What would a really, really angry Big Mek, with a particular fascination for Revenge, Stompin' and Gork (or Possibly Mork) build?"

The Answer, (at least in this part of the world) is a Dread Mob!

However, clearly not just any old Dread mob would be blessed by Mork (or Possibly Gork!)

Only a dread Mob built as Effigy's to the Great Orky God's of Kunnin and Krumpin' would do...


so, in short, the 'plan' (and I use this term fairly loosely you understand!) is to create an entire Dread Mob of Gork (or Mork) Effigy's.

1 Meka Dread
2 mega Dreads
3 Dreads
15 Killa Kans

all built around the Stompa Chassis, for maximum exposure to the Orky Gods.

I've started small, beginning with a Kan. Using a (solid) Blue Foam core, which I have layered in PVA Glue and Plasticard, I haved then built this up with a lyer of 'plating' whilst scratch-building the arms (Rokkit and CC weapon in this case) All that remains (I believe) for this one, is the power source and flue at the back, and a whole ton of Rivets.
Once this is done, I will mass produce (or at least, as quickly as I am able to do!) the remaining 14 Kans, Whislt I think about exporting and/or changing the design for the larger models.

I'll also do a step by step (although, in fairness, it shouldn't be hard to deduce what I have done here ;) )

and without further ado...

The First of Big Mek Stompnutz' Stompa-Kans!

ORK SUPA HEAVIES

Hi All,

So here i was this afternoon looking back through pictures of old games and came across the massive 30,000 point game we played last year! In this game the guys pulled out all the stops to bring new mega death so i though i would share with you the ORK SUPA HEAVIES of the code.

First off Z Skullhamma By Warlord Tweedy




Next the sracth built STOMPA by Warlord Tweedy



Last but by no means least TRASH CAN STOMPA by Extreme Luko




Enjoy!
Doc

Blogging and 2010 Objectives

OK, so not much activity on the blog the last 3 months why? Well the blog was a way of helping members of the code complete modelling projects and share them with the world. Well with all good intentions that is how it started but recently that has dried up. Firstly everyone has summer holidays and other commitments but i do intend to get some new stuff on here soon! In the mean time with 4 months to go of the year ive played 21 of the 24 games i intended to have this year! Painted only 37figures of the 100 i intended to paint and made the river and bridge. So actually in reflection the blog is helping focus efforts. Im currently working on a dwarven battle standard bearer who will be pictured up soon.

Back Soon!
Doc