[Archive] Making wheels

Joshmohr:

Dose anyone know a simple way to make wheels? I need them for my converted ork artillery. I tried using basic round bases, but there too iffey.

Thanks!

Tarrakk Blackhand:

Take Tomb Kings banners, cut off the skull and glue them together to make a spikey wheel. They’re 1/2 circles.

Bolg:

for small wheels you could use shields.

but whit a bit of wood (Popsicle or whatever) you could easily make any wheel you need.

take this pic the wheels of the cannon are made of wood from a cigar case and the wheels of the eartsshaker are made of shields.

hope this helps.

Joshmohr:

thanks!

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Captain Crayon:

thick card + 1 inch wad punch + hammer :slight_smile:

then dress up the circles as required :smiley:

cornixt:

Get a coin and glue matchsticks or other small bits of wood onto it. A thin layer of greenstuff around the edge can finish it off, but isn’t always necessary.

Tarrakk Blackhand:

You could also use 1/25th model car wheels and then put in Maurauder Shields as hubcaps. I did that on my Death Rocket. Look for it in the “death rocket” gallery.

Old One Eye:

Pennies work great just add some random peices of plasticard to it to make it look orkish

Skalfgrimm:

I use a dremel tool and a file to make discs out of plasticard.

Simply cut a rough shape out of the plasticard, drill a hole through the middle, attach the plasticard to your dremel and switch it on. Then press the file gently against the rotating plasticard. This will result in a perfectly smooth and round disc of your chosen size and thickness.

Joshmohr:

Skalf- Gread idea!! Ill give that a try right tnow!

Tarrakk Blackhand:

Here’s a different idea for you - Use a hole saw in your drill press on a piece of 1/8" thick plastic card. Not only will it cut a perfect outer circle, it will also drill a small hole in the dead center of the circle for you.

Hole saws come in different sizes from your local hardware store.

nairatyler:

Finally I got what I was looking for from some time. Thanks guys for posting it and also giving the useful replies. It was great to be part of this segment.