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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion  Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:50 am |
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I'd suggest using Plastistruct/Evergreen/equivalent plastic stock.
You can get thin rod and also hollow tubes in all sizes. Use some sheeting for a shoulder pad to cover the joint, and make a simple male/female socket with rod and tube plastic to slide weaponry in and out as required.
I cant say I've tried this before as it's only just occured to me - but the next time I put together a titan I'll certainly be giving it a go!
It probably wouldn't work too well on a verticle joint, but since the Orks use arms protruding horizontally, this shouldn't be a problem.
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 1:36 am |
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I'm thinking about Gargant arm / shoulder joints out loud:
Resin Great Gargant Mk.I (AT-1) - vertical shoulder mount and horizontal weapons
Resin Great Gargant Mk.II (AT-1) - vertical shoulder mount and horizontal weapons
Metal Great Gargant Mk.III (AT-1) - vertical shoulder mount and horizontal weapons
Metal Great Gargant Mk.IV (TL) - vertical shoulder mount and horizontal weapons
Metal Great Gargant Mk.V (E-40k) - horizontal weapons and shoulder included on body cast
Slasha Gargant Mk.I (SM-2) - vertical wepons mounts and no shoulder
(Slasha) Gargant Mk.II (E-40k) - horizontal weapons and shoulder included on body cast
MegaGargant Mk.I (TL) - It has shoulders! It has mostly vertically mounted arm weapons and a horizontally mounted shoulder mount weapon.
Mekboy Gargant Mk.I (SM-2) - Horizontal shoulder weapon and no arm mounts since they're included on the body cast
Metal Stompa Mk.I (AT-1) - 1-piece cast
Metal Stompa Mk.II (AT-1) - ?1-piece cast
Plastic Stompa Mk.III (SM-2) - 1-piece with vertical arms
Plastic Stompa Mk.IV (E-40k) - ?1-piece with vertical arms
It probably wouldn't work too well on a verticle joint, but since the Orks use arms protruding horizontally, this shouldn't be a problem. - Tuffskull |
Hmmm... almost all Gargants use horizontally mounted weapons. Good point, Tuffskull. I have little magnets to use so that making weapons interchangable in the vertical plane isn't a problem.
On the other hand, I was wondering about shoulders of which few Gargants or even GW Ork pieces period have many.
I guess I'll have to scratch-build them!
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 5:28 am |
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They're Orks, the construction can be a bit "shoddy"... 
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:06 am |
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Anyone building scratch Gargants out there besides Kr00za?
I'm particualrly curious in people building E-A Ork units like the SupaStompa and Supagunz.
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:11 pm |
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I was thinking of mounting a suitably modified Basilisk gun on set of Battlefortress tracks with a whole ton of bitz with a big dozer blade on the rear (like real US SP FA) to stop the whole Gun from jumping back because of the huge recoil... ? 
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dafrca
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:47 pm |
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This was posted on all of the EpicA playtest forums and they have been locked.
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Tas
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:53 pm |
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Thanks for the heads up mate, its annoying to have all the threads spread out...
Though not as annoying to be reset to zero posts...well as much as it will matter to one person anyway
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dafrca
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:52 am |
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| Quote (primarch @ 29 2003 July,16:28) | Hi!
Another change? Sometimes I think they want to hide those forums..... ?
Hopefully it will be the last relocation.
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This one included some major changes. I guess software was changed or upgraded. Either way, I too hope this is the last for a while. 
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dafrca
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:54 am |
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| Quote (Tas @ 29 2003 July,14:53) | Thanks for the heads up mate, its annoying to have all the threads spread out...
Though not as annoying to be reset to zero posts...well as much as it will matter to one person anyway |
It was odd, for about a half hour I had more posts then PG. Not any more though
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:55 pm |
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Though not as annoying to be reset to zero posts...well as much as it will matter to one person anyway |
and people may wonder why I hardly ever participate in that forum...
quality over quantity
though at least this time I have the Jimbo nick
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primarch
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:21 am |
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Hi!
and people may wonder why I hardly ever participate in that forum...
quality over quantity
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My sentiments exactly.
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dafrca
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:32 am |
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and people may wonder why I hardly ever participate in that forum...
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Are you saying you want quality over quantity or that the forum is that way and that is why you do not like it? 
 Sorry, could not resist...
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: THE Gargant Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:31 pm |
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I'm not looking forward to having to reregister myself. Now that I'm less into the playtesting, I'll never get decent numbers again!
I might have to do the PG-thing and make lots of one-line posts and copied-and-pasted answers that other people wrote. It could build up my numbers...
He doesn't do that stuff as often any more!
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