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Tag: Ork Flyer

  • Finalized Ork Bommer Tail

    Got some time tonight to  work on the blasta bommer. I knocked out the base shapes for the tail – this should clear up a couple of questions floating around. Badfangs suggestion about raising the tail engines up so they’re not directly in line with the front engines was a good one. I accomplished it…

  • Full throttle to the engines!

    Spent an hour working on getting the wing/engine connector worked out. Nothing too complex really. Carefully drilled out a hole big enough to just fit the 1/2 PVC into in each engine housing. Cut some pvc and temporarily hot-glued it in place. I then used a snake of plumbers putty and sealed it up good.…

  • Ork Blasta Bommer Tripod Modification

    My tripod came in yesterday and got the chance to get it ready late last night. Here now, in excruciating. boring detail, is how I modified the tripod for my bommer. Here’s the original tripod, maybe $20 tops online (Amazon.com I think). It’s rated to hold up to 2 pounds but after getting it in…

  • Support and Lessons Learned

    Stopped off at the hardware store at lunch today and picked up some pvc and epoxy putty. I picked up 1×4-way connector, 1xT connector, a male/female threaded connector, a 2′ piece of pvc pipe (all in 1.2″ dia.) and two tubes of plumbers epoxy putty for around $12. Nice and cheap! I get home and…

  • Scaled Up Bommer Plans

     Scaled up the bommer plans today. This is a full size drawing/outline. I’ve included a Barry shot using a few other models for scale. Skullhammer, standard battlewagon, trukk and a few boyz. And I went through my bitz boxes to see what I could use so I wouldn’t have to scratch build. I got…

  • Orky Designs of Madness

    More about the blasta bommer.