I take the real model I get in trouble I take a proxy I get in trouble I take a scratch built I get in trouble... I do not know what to do....
You could buy some of
these. They cost 20 quid. thats a good deal less than any eldar tank. If you get some, then people will stop complaining about you proxying/scratch building/using ancient (and not in scale with 40k) models. If you dont like the model, then build one that is the same size in all dimensions. (When I built my land raider, I actually asked Stu to measure one of his for me. I also used templates to keep it as accurate as possible.) Or, if you really dont like the model (dimensions and all), then dont use em in your games. Nobody's gonna force you to use trukks.
By focussing on the need for the trukk in your army (in-game performance) and disregarding the change of size (also in-game performance) you're hitting your opponent twice with one thing. You want to use trukks because they are very useful for getting boyz into combat. You dont like the model (or dont want to pay for it.) You attempt to have your cake and eat it by making a scratch build out of whatever you have handy, with (apparently) very little regard for how this will change its performance in-game. I think this is one of the reasons people accuse you of cheese. We know you're not doing it on purpose, but you
are doing it.
Personally, I really like your attitude to scratch building. Variety is very much the spice of life. I'm dead against folks who say "no non-GW minis allowed", but I think it's important to keep personal preferences like fluff, style, and design separate from how something plays in-game. An oft quoted example is that theres no way you could fit 10 marines in a rhino chassis. The question is: why did GW design it that size? Theyve had plenty of chances to re-size it, but they didnt. I suspect the answer is a game-mechanics based one. Changing the physical appearance of a model profoundly affects how it plays in game. This is important to bear in mind when scratch building. Essentially, rather than asking yourself "would I mind if someone put this down in front of me?" (cos the answer would likely be "no" cos youre an easy going kinda guy,) instead ask yourself "would John bitch like a girl if I put this down in front of him?" If you can honestly answer "no" to that question, then you have yourself a winning scratch build.
Oh, and
I am not ging you any trouble even though your Hquins had power fists on the model and other wargear that I am not even sure they can get now... but hey..I got over it
At least my harleys are the right size.
Or Prim will come and take all your toys away until you can learn to behave