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Got sidetracked today and thought I would try and knock one of these up!
It's a bit rough but i'm sure paint will help a little.
Need to sort out some guns but this is pretty much it. Any suggestions?
Made from cereal box and a glue stick w/ some plasticard detailing.

C+C Welcome!

Little more work done!

excellent work. I bet thats save you a few £s. Constructive criticism though: it might just be the photo, but is the gun at a slightly funny angle?

Both guns are pointing slightly downwards, it was hard enough getting them roughly parallel!

Maybe they can tilt or summat???

good save

Thats rad. scratch building rules over all with its cheap cardboard fist!

It looks good now, and I am sure will look awesome painted.

Cheers for the kind words. I'm probably going to make two more bumping the cost up to a massive £0.
Planes always look best in 3s!

Also if anyone has plans for a Hell Talon I'd be interested!

Very inspirational. Cheers!

Good work you have done there. Very inspirational indeed.

DIY is the best congratulations on building a fine vehicle

Thanks again guys!

Just given it a quick spray and base coated the canopy.

I reckon with a few colours and some transfers it should come out fine for tabletop!
I'll post when I'm done!
C+C still welcome, it's not too late to change!

I've just fixed the right hand gun. Must have knocked it!

That's really good stuff (puts down a beer)

Oh yeah!!! Um... your scratch build is good too!

looks great. i was worried the paint would warp the cardstock on you but it looks like you came out on top

Who needs Forgeworld? Not you, apparently Build a Warlord Titan next, then we'll be really impressed

lanman wrote:looks great. i was worried the paint would warp the cardstock on you but it looks like you came out on top

Cheers for the heads up on that one!

Flashman wrote:Who needs Forgeworld? Not you, apparently Build a Warlord Titan next, then we'll be really impressed

I don't need forgeworld (I'm not sure I NEED models) but it is much nicer!
No warlord until I settle down a bit. Kinda limited for space at the moment!

Thanks Guys!

My rainy day project is furthur along.
Not sure if more paint and decals would be a waste of paint and decals!!!
The whole thing is a bit rough but I enjoyed doing it and saved a little cash too!
It really makes you appreciate the level of detail on the actual kits.
I should have added more detail in hindsight. It would have made the painting easier and better.
In hindsight I should have gone to work for a few hours and bought the FW version!

C+C welcome.

how did you do the purple

All GW paints.

Liche purple base coat,
blend to Warlock purple,
blend to Tentacle pink.
Wash Leviathan purple.
Hard highlight with tentacle pink.

Hope this helps!

Great stuff. I always love seeing that Dirge Caster bit and what people do with it.

I'm awaiting my FW Blades and a Talon. We'll see how it goes, since they'll be my first resin models evar.

That looks really nice.

Nice paint scheme. It'd be cool if you threw on some tubes and vents just to give it a... tubey and venty look.

cool, i love the simplicity

Very nice....who said that old cereal boxes are useless

Btw, what is that cylindrical part you used at the centre?

looks cool great job man

Thanks again everyone always good to hear feedback!

GH057 wrote:Very nice....who said that old cereal boxes are useless

Btw, what is that cylindrical part you used at the centre?

It is an empty (pritt stick) glue stick. Not sure if you get these where you are
but i'm pretty sure they are worldwide?.
The cap on the end (and all of the other bitz) is from the chaos vehicle accessory sprue.

Looks Cool

Pretty cool.

You are an inspiration to cheap skates everywhere! I just got done putting together a drop pod out of cereal boxes this weekend. It's far from perfect, but it was free and the cereal box I made it with came with free frosted flakes with the purchase of the cardboard. I'm curious to know if you've tried your hand at any other scratchbuilding. I'm sitting on some templates, but have lacked the time and courage until this weekend.