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[Nightstalker]

Sooo... hey there!

 

With BFVA2020 more than likely cancelled, I decided it was time to start this lovely little project. Because of how scatter brained I am, I decided to do this with Stud.io on Bricklink. Surprisingly, it works pretty darn well.

 

 

 

Here's what I have so far for the main cannon. I've been taking inspiration from a couple of sources:

 

I'm trying to give it a nice war like feel, but not leave it too blocky looking. One of my biggest concerns is not having it look too modern.

 

That aside, the barrel can move up ever so slightly for some elevation. A roll, telescope, ladder, and hatch were also added for additional details. And no, there will not be a minifig sized interior. There will be decals eventually, but that's going to be further out.

 

I'd love to hear any feedback, especially criticisms!

 

Hope you enjoyed!

 

- Nick

[Nightstalker]

More progress!

 

 

Bread box and steam system have been built!

 

That just leaves the front of the tank. After that, I'll go into refining the build until it gets to where I want it. Seriously though, Stud.io on Bricklink is friggin' amazing!

[Lord_Capulet]

Outstanding!  I love how beefy it looks already, and the way you're blending more modern designs with the fantasy aesthetic.

[Dalton Westmoore]

I'm really enjoying the progress you're making on this build! Really giving Warhammer's Steam Tank a run for its money with this design. I like how chunky it is.

[Nightstalker]

 

Alright... sooo... this happened...

 

Completely scrapped the body. Came up with a more thin design. And I really like it! I smoothed down a lot of side to leave room for decals (because they will be here).

 

Development Stats:

- 419 Parts

- 172.47 USD

 

I still might go back and add supports on the interior since it is pretty hollow. However, that can be done with whatever, so I don't really feel like adding to the list to increase costs. I'mma mull this one over before I dive headfirst into this model (that and I have another project in the works that'll be finished relatively soon).

 

Let me know what ya think!

[Neyo Wargear]

This looks much better than the previous iteration. I really like the sloped front, especially the upper front plate (UFP).

 

$172.47 for only 419 pieces is pretty steep my guy. You've got expensive tastes, haha! Are you buying only new parts?

 

Out of all the tanks I've done and bothered to check prices, only 1 is more expensive than yours, but it has 3x more pieces. Although I should go back and check to see how expensive they are now.
 

[Nightstalker]

Did another Easy Buy parts evaluation today. From what I can tell, a single tank is roughly somewhere between 62 USD - 175 USD. That being said, this is made worse by the fact that I'm building 3 of these things. Fortunately, I do possess some of the major pieces already. The steam tank is honestly the most expensive part as the round bricks used from it only come from a couple of sets (average part price is roughly around $8, so we're looking at $24 just for the steam tank).

 

And no, I'm not just buying new parts. I'm also trying to keep to NA shipping, seeing as how stuff from outside of the US is... well... you know...

 

To organize this a bit better, parts will be gathered for all 3 by the following groups (which I will update as I get the parts):

- 3x Steam Tanks (in progress)

- 3x Wheels

- 3x Turret

- 3x Body

 

This is the same method used for acquiring/building as I did for the rest of my Dwarven artillery. While this is being worked on, another project should be wrapping up (after about 20+ orders get in).

[Neyo Wargear]

Yeah, I do a combo of new and used parts and only US storefronts because I ain't dealing with international shipping. Even with only US shipping, my T71 Detroit Arsenal LT was $25 more due to just shipping. The actual parts for the tank was only about $55 which isn't too bad for 500 odd pieces.

 

What kind of diorama are you intending to make with this dwarven siege tanks?

[Nightstalker]

Primarily finishing off my Army of Faermoore artillery. They're sitting on 7 organ guns, 5 cannons, and soon to be 3 tanks. I really hope to do a massive fight of Dwarves vs. Orcs, but that entails that I finish up my orc army... which is currently on hold due to the massive amount of decals needed to finish them (which I'd need to commission Scorp for, but he is super swamped with commission work and what not).

 

 

[Nightstalker]

 

First progress update! Steam tanks are done for all three vehicles! You'll notice that the reddish brown 1x4 isn't present. Well, turns out that it doesn't fit. Because of this, the part was removed and instead the technic pins underneath were just covered by the 1x1 flat silver, round tiles. 

 

List

- 3x Steam Tanks (DONE)

- 3x 4-Spiked Wheels (In progress)

- 3x Turret

- 3x Body

 

As far as the next steps go, the wheels are actually in pretty good shape. Thankfully, I have eight wheels, which means I only needed four. 1x1 sloped spikes were ordered in bulk, simply because I'm going to need them on both the body and the turret. With any luck, I should have the wheels done this next week when the orders arrive.

 

- Nick

[Nightstalker]

Update time!

 

The wheels are done! No pictures because they are literally just 12 wheels with spikes on them.

 

List

- 3x Steam Tanks (DONE)

- 3x 4-Spiked Wheels (DONE)

- 3x Turret

- 3x Body (In progress)

 

As you can tell from the list above, the body is next. I was going to go for the turret, but decided that the biggest chunk should probably be taken care of next. Five orders have been placed for the parts to make it happen. They'll probably be here in the next couple of weeks, but progress is being made. Once the parts are in, I'll post a set of pictures with everything combined, minus the turret.

 

Getting closer and closer...

 

- Nick

[Nightstalker]

 

Third progress update! Bodies have all been completed. Some small changes were made to the front slope just to give it more support, but everything worked out decently!

 

List

- 3x Steam Tanks (DONE)

- 3x 4-Spiked Wheels (DONE)

- 3x Turret

- 3x Body (DONE)

 

Turret pieces are being ordered as this is being written. At this point, I'm close... oh, so very close.

- Nick

[Nightstalker]

I was really hoping I'd be done with this by now. However, COVID, holidays, and USPS just being terrible in general have slowed this down a lot. For the record, all parts were ordered for the turret on December 1st and shipped on the 2nd. It is now December 18th, and I haven't seen or heard anything back. I should have suspected something when my last order total came out to $6.66.

 

Gripes aside, I'll at least provide an update.

 

 

Ya see, you'd think these are done. Well they aren't...

 

 

I am literally missing 12 U-clip tiles in reddish brown. The final order consisted of several other pieces, which I decided to dig up from my own collection rather than wait for them. Yes, I know, I could have save some $$, but I hate digging through my 40k+ pieces to find small parts (its been my collection box since I was just a little babby). Regardless, I'm pretty much stuck here unless I come up with an alternative, which I'm super tempted to do right now!

 

Ugh! And this was the last box on my, "To Do List for 2020". Once the last part mysteriously shows up, expect a full showcasing of these things, including all the neat little MOC'ing features that this thing has.

 

- Nick