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Omnious Orc Shaman





A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...

Ooh, smooth and shiny... Botox did good...

   
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Virginia

Looked like a mechanical mummy before. You can really tell a difference.

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Painting Within the Lines




Hamburg Germany

Very convincing what you do there. I like this shiny design so much I hope you won't make it rusty in the end, will you? I mean,if the AD doesn't know how to use sandpaper, who else does? To them neglecting maintenance is blasphemy before the eyes of the machine god, and a proper grinding has never done any harm to the young aspirants, eh?

By the way, what happened to the yellow codpiece?

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Indonesia

 The_Blackadder wrote:
Bringing You a Better Warlord Since the Advent of the 21st Century;

In the 2 plus years I have been working on this project one of the items I have been less than enthused about was the wimpy primary weapons stanchions so today I addressed that issue with a beefier stanchion and a re-engineered rotating base.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and purchase a 'made' item that fullfills the desired requirements and is compact enough to be practical, for this application anyway.

The Panduit universal couplings are relatively expensive and totally impractical for their intended purpose since they invariably fatigue and crack more readily than comparable metal connections. Still they do have a businesslike appearance for my particular purposes. They swivel 360° and with the new mount assembly I came up with allow the guns to rotate easier with less stress on the shoulder mount.

http://i.imgur.com/8UTe8FC.jpg


I skipped the 3/4 inch mount and went directly to the 1 inch mount doubling the diameter of the stanchion and trebling the mass.

http://i.imgur.com/XIZoBO5.jpg


At last Biceps that would make Hemsworth proud.


Woah! I have missed so much! Talk about a Christmas tree....more like a delivery from Santa on the morning of! This is amazing stuff, and it is fantastic to have so many shots. Your cockpit interior is fantastic, and the use of the photoshopped images (thanks for the in-depth instructions on the application, too) look terrific.

But what impresses me even more is how much of an engineer you are, and how much thought and effort you have put into making this a functional and practical machine. The weapons mounts are a classic example--even your phraseology, considering the stress on the shoulder--shows your care and logic. Amazing, and it is wonderful to see it taking shape in terms of paint too. I totally love the idea of a weathered old "Wardaddy" of a machine, too, with only remnants of the original paint job left. The weathering you are doing is great, and I absolutely love the "Face"--the Imperial Eagle looks amazing, and so do the grills at the bottom.

On other issues: I love the bright red Tech Priests, and the use of yellow (on the hand rails, and also the hazard stripes. The Altar is also great--these spot colors really help with a model of this size, and help draw the eye around it. The detail on the interior (and exterior) is really "popping" now too. I still think some Imperial Knight decals might not go amiss--maybe you can find some online?

Anyway, thanks so much for all the updates, and keep up your spirits and energy!

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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Unreasonable Demands:

Due to unreasonable demands I have not been able to devote more than a few minutes this past week to applying aluminum to the legs and feet of the Warlord but this afternoon I got a bit done unfortunately I lost the light so I had to rely on the ambient light of my workshop.

http://i.imgur.com/39ctT0p.jpg


The flash being too intense and the normal lighting being too muted; the actual is somewhere in between.

http://i.imgur.com/FJnPsEr.jpg


The bottom line is I am quite pleased with the outcome but the number of discrete pieces have me floored and I haven't even got to the main torso yet.

http://i.imgur.com/GCMoZEP.jpg


Better pictures tomorrow where I only have to work for a living instead of catering to the whims of the lovely Mme Blackadder.........

http://i.imgur.com/9TkBTAO.jpg


First glance at the images under flash look far too granular, such is not the case but merely an optical illusion of the camera, the actual surface is much more refined.

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Can really see the details in the low light shot....

   
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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Thanks for the reply; the flash tends to wash out the detail especially with the reflective paint. Also it makes for a grainular texture that isn't apparent in normal light.

Too Many Parts:

The legs and lower torso components take up a considerable portion of the kitchen table. Missing is the main hull and carapace components.

http://i.imgur.com/aNBDoOT.jpg


This is actually the first time I have disassemble the titan in its entirety and I am floored at the number of components.

I hope I can remember were everything goes...........

It will be fun when everything is painted and all the parts are laid out.

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...

If you do forget, can always use your build thread here as the technical manual

   
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Hamburg Germany

A truly impressive display, the way of construction you undertook is even more fantastic than the breathtaking result that is now coming together!
   
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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Thanks for the reply,

So What ARE Those Wires Sticking Out Of the Greaves Blackadder?

Back about two or more years ago I got the idea of wiring diodes into the greave mounted search lights and to that end I installed the harness and the battery compartment and just left them dangling until today.

I have the parts and the electronics ready but to make this work I need lenses to fit the searchlight bitz so here's a brief tutorial of how I intend to produce the lenses.

http://i.imgur.com/txwUjFM.jpg


I started by cutting square blanks out of clear styrene and gluing the blanks onto the ends of 7/16 inch (11 MM) using various sanding tools to produce the small round transparent lenses.

Pictured are the tubes with the blanks glued on; one before and one after (You have to look close to see the rounded lens still glued to the tube.

http://i.imgur.com/MO6rEaX.jpg


Also pictured in the top image are the greave mounted search lights positioned on the flying greave panel.

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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Thanks for running interference...........do you have football in a galaxy far far away?

Serendipity Once Again Rears It's Ugly Head:

I was going to keep these to myself until the Warlord was reassembled but this was too good to pass up without comment, the effect would be lost in the overall presentation of the completed model...........

http://i.imgur.com/yWdZDbM.jpg


I wish I could take credit for this but it came about purely by accident; I noticed when I was applying the armour veneers that the 'Testors' glue was slightly dissolving the 0,25 MM (0.010 inch) sheet styrene but until highlighting these large panels today I had no idea to what extent. The aluminum powder accentuates the dissolved areas giving a millennia old worn and weathered appearance that probably could not have been achieved on purpose.

http://i.imgur.com/4JzpGjG.jpg


The effect was simple to achieve I just took the tube of glue and squeezing ever so slightly applied threadlike trails all over the area to be covered with the pre-cut sheet styrene. I the rubbed the panel until the glue set and sealed the edges with thin set solvent.

Even the mistakes and warped panels lend character to the armour simulation battle damage or in the case of the prominent vertical line in the first image where I removed a strip of styrene and applied it diagonally for greater aesthetic appeal looks like the residue of a centuries old modification.

Of course there may be some that do not like this mottled effect but to me this battle weary biped looks the better for the superficial damage.

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...

Total agreement - that effect is simply fantastic accidental weathering... I have similar showing on my Thunderbolt and Thunderhawk and thought they would to the model rather than detract...

And yes - football (or soccer) is everywhere and all times

   
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Hamburg Germany

If I remember correctly the appropriate citation is "there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents..." Quod erat demonstrandum.
   
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That is a serendipitous find! Looks awesome.

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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Thanks for all the replies............

The Command Deck Retrofitted:

In view of the new colour scheme the Command deck needed to be brought into accord so the new Command is now complete and ready for furniture and shutters.

http://i.imgur.com/YoZz7nG.jpg


The big gaping hole is for the lighting module that will light both the Command and Engineering decks.

Much of the interior is chopped up bitz from a CoD kit with a few home made items such as the blast doors and the front wall panel.

http://i.imgur.com/I9PdmFV.jpg


I think the steely interior is more in keeping with the 40K genera but the English signs may be a bit out of place. I can't recall warning signs in my search for Warhammer items.

Anyway the Vestibule of the "Door to Nowhere" now has a pocket door

http://i.imgur.com/yJTZbZc.jpg


I definitely need a light in the vestibule to show the detail.

http://i.imgur.com/Jkmq31w.jpg


But for now a flash will do.

http://i.imgur.com/5vCizqY.jpg


I really love weekends, I get so much done..............

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Indonesia

I love the weathering, and again I've got to say that I love the yellow spot color with the hazard stripes! It is even better as a contrast to the metallic interior.

It looks Fantastic! Can't wait to see the final assembly...if you can remember how to put it all back together.

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Again, this build is amazing. The plating, the paint job. All Beautiful. I have no better input other than DAMN.

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Nice service door detail.

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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Update on the powdered metal, in my travels today I tried a local artist supply store where I found "Pearl Ex Pigments"

These are true metallic pigments and I purchased "Aztec Gold", "True Blue" and "Silver" which is actually a grey pigment that I intend to mix with the 'True Blue' to make a 'Steel' colour.

Someone might check for Aussie art stores that may stock similar materials.

Here is a link to a US store for reference and colour chart. Note on the colour chart; it shows the colour but doesn't represent the metallic sheen if the actual pigment.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/jacquard...rl-ex-pigments/

Since this stuff is manufactured in California, the Super Nanny State, it should be safe enough to feed your Joey as the label says NON-TOXIC.

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Sounds good, I'll have to check my local art store to see what they have.

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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Thank you,

Gee Blackadder You Sure Have a Lot of Pencils:

Taking a side trip to make the searchlight lenses and mount the lights on the flying greaves.

First order of business was to remove the opaque lenses from the GW searchlight frame, that was accomplished with various drills and my drum rasp.

http://i.imgur.com/2P5zkWA.jpg


The flying greave imaged here has the searchlight housing installed and awaiting the LED. What this country needs is a good right angle LED because end on it just won't fit.

A complaint Ms Blackadder has voiced on occasion..... but I digress.

Below the various stages of cutting out the lenses and a finished lens ready for install in the frame and a completed frame and lens that has to be redone as it was my first try and I made the lens too small.

http://i.imgur.com/mtvspuc.jpg


No 'wag' comments please.....

Finally same shot different angle showing a drum rasp in the foreground; an indispensable tool for reshaping styrene.

http://i.imgur.com/qSl3JaJ.jpg



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Hamburg Germany

What this country needs is a good right angle LED because end on it just won't fit.


Why don't you just use glass fiber cables? (And for you being The Blackadder, I suppose there really is a reason, so please don't assume this is asked in a tone of know-better)
   
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The Great Satan (East Coast)

I had thought of that but I don't know a lot about fiber optics; on talking to a Verizon fiber optic installer I got the impression that the cable cannot be increased in diameter so a one millimeter cable will produce a one millimeter dot of light given that the searchlight housing is only about 5 MM deep the light cone at maximum say 45° would produce a diffuse light spread of 5 MM and diluted by 500%, Plus you need a fairly intense light source which in all likelihood would be a LED so what would be the savings? but thanks for the suggestion.

BTW I had planned to use fiber-optics in the cockpit to light the instruments but the effect was minimal and not worth the time and effort.

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You do have a lense, don't you? That should work to spread the light out.

This seems like it could be helpful in setting up lights to do specific things, though if you were putting it through a fiber optic you would be more concerned with spreading the light instead of concentrating it.

And of course, depending on just how technical you want to get (knowing you, it's "All the Technical"), you could buy actual lenses from someplace like EO.


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The Great Satan (East Coast)

Much Ado About Nothing:

Well it took a lot of effort and modifications but I finally got my searchlights operating and I have to say I'm not overwhelmed. cutting the lenses checking the circuit as it was being assembled was a lot of trouble for this less than awesome result..........

http://i.imgur.com/DuutMk5.jpg


After clearing the top lens I think I'll cloud it up again because the translucent lenses look better.

http://i.imgur.com/kCpr4pF.jpg


The reverse side shows the temporary splices to prove the circuit. I have to clean and solder the connections.


http://i.imgur.com/z8IOlNa.jpg


What next Blackadder; a Bat Signal?

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Indonesia

It's awesome, man. I mean, to really appreciate it you need this model in a war-torn cityscape, surrounded by explosions and flares, with its searchlights targeting an enemy super-heavy. So, lacking that, we will just use our imaginations, and appreciate the time and effort that you have once again displayed in this immense labour of love.

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Thanks,

I kept putting off the installation of the lights hoping that technology will eventually catch up to my requirements alas to no avail. The standard LEDs have a cylindrical shape, the length being about twice the diameter, with a 'built in' lens at one end that for some reason has to be moulded 'straight on' as opposed to the 90° configuration I required. This seems to be industry standard unless I want to buy special kits/models/and bling lighting (which incidentally has higher voltage requirements than I can comfortably house in the confines available) that may have my requirements and even then the LEDs are pretty much dedicated to the specific item.

What I did in this case was to line the interior of the searchlight housing with aluminum foil to reflect the beam back into the housing and then out through the lens which is sufficient. I just needed the resultant effect of the searchlight illuminated, it did not have to literally throw a beam.

By mounting the LED 'end on' through the lens would have created a "Hot Spot'' of light instead of diffusing through the entire lens aperture plus I would have had unsightly wires protruding from the back end of the searchlight housing instead of virtually hidden protruding from the side. In all the installation was a sufficient compromise and I achieved the effect I desired albeit not without a good deal of wiring gymnastics.... More on the installation to come now that I have come up with a viable plan of execution to follow.

Now that I have a plan I can proceed with the rest of the illumination. Headlights on the face seem to me superfluous but I do like the idea of red carapace 'running lights' à la the Inquisitor Warlord:

http://www.pcdome.hu/gallery/3977/image11.jpg

Of course interior lighting is definitely in the works "Head and Torso" will be well illuminated........

Thanks for the reply.

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Hamburg Germany

The visual effect of the position lights on the inquisitor warlord is cool. But with that red illumination of the bridge, I could not help but think Cylon...
   
 
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