WiP Stompa with interior detail, Part 1

Well, after having a Stompa languishing in its box for over 8 months, I decided that "enough is enough!"

Here I will apologise that as with most of my projects; I get carried away and just start building without documenting. These photos are well into the basic construction and base painting (metallics, rust, interior layout and painting etc) but there is lots still to do on this, as my ideas and plans are developing continually.

I am going to log some of my thoughts and rational for changes in direction as I go along. Any comments, questions or advice are most welcome at any stage.

With the initial concept of having the Stompa disgorge 2 Deff Dredds onto the battlefield, I had the primary concern of creating a narrative visual effect (by way of a ramp/ door). This then lead to needing some sort of interior as well.

So, to the bitz box!............

Tools & Materials:

Standard tools for the Stompa itself, with extensive use of a razor saw, hot glue gun and: styrene rods, girders and sheets (plain & grid-patterned). Sprue offcuts and the ubiquitous "Bitz box.

Assembly:

Firstly, in order to get at the interior; only 3 sides were attached (with the top and front panels left off for the moment. This was also good for easier manipulation of the front, to create the ramp.

Note; In gaming terms the access point is to the rear, but the model itself restrict any meaningful cutting. So this will be a representation for aesthetic effect (any models will be transfered to the rear in a game).

Arms, weapons etc were put together for painting and attaching later, as I'd easily break things when working on the interior.

The Interior Plan:

True to GW scaling of vehicles, there really is not much room available, so the plan was to creat the effect of the Stompa interior (visualise; girders, platforms, ladders, junk!!!). This I did with a loose perspective in mind .... the floor throughout, then back and sides of ecclectic support infrastructure.

By hot gluing styrene girders etc., I took this all the way up to the head plate and to the front panel (not encroaching into the clear ramp area).

Apologies again for not having the "white stage" of construction, but it was a case of ...... cut/snip, place to see, then glue.

I will post the detail and explanations on the interior a little later ("just trying to get to grips with this Blogging/posting/formatting lark", it is my first time!!!!!), for now I sprayed the whole lot black and drybrushed metallics and rust etc., to bring some detail out of the superstructure.

For now, a general shot of the interior from front and overhead.

I hope you enjoy.

Dave