Hand drew this. I really ain't much of an artist, it took a while to get it right.
Then I had to trim out the half of it leaving a single piece of trimmed material. I failed that, but it was only two pieces. I used those two trimming pieces to make a mirror symetrical line for the other half of the image.
Once the whole thing is cut out I will begin making extra copies of certain pices of the image so as to creat layers. The sword was first:
But since I am very exhausted this evening that was as far as I got. I will leave it at this for scale and proportions:
I started working today on a side project that I hope to finish today. Well, at least finish it to the point where I can start making molds and casting it.
I recieved in trade a few weeks ago several very valuable MtG cards, A trio of dual lands to be exact. In return My friend asked to build him a few Tau Remora and XV-9 'counts as' models. Here is the beginning of the Remora:
A simple sketch done on a disc drawn at the right size for placement and design layout:
Addition of an infrastructure:
Build of the front vented fixture and the bottom of the frame with vents:
This one shows where the front fixture fits onto, but since I am casting these as a kit for my buddy It is only set in place right now:
Same homemade stand I used for the Storm Talon MK I, hehe:
A semi-sphere with a flat bottom added with appendages to fit the engines onto. Again not glued into place yet:
Rather poor immitation of a burst cannon (for now) and the mechanics to fit the wing, which will fold like the real one:
The engines, I have only built one and will have to cast it to make sure they are symmetrical. I suck at symmetrical so I cast certain things. It is just a few pieces of nested tubing with a few cutouts on it:
I know that looks a little crooked in the pic but I can't figure out why... It really isn't)
And everything I have for now with a little Tau lines engraved:
Still have wings to make but I think it is turning out ok.
you are now even able to do tau stuff too??? is there no limit to your skills???... one day... i need to salvage something so that i can have a max forged something on my shelf too....*scratches head*
Haha. Trust me it didn't in any way meet my intent. If you truly think that I am good at all at this hobby then trust me to know that wasn't among my working attempts......
I have a razorback that I intend to sit down and do a detailed job on. I mean to do the kind of exacting detail dave does. I know it won't be near as good but it will be a learning experience for me. I hope to learn as I go as much as possible. I will need to put together a paint scheme and then ask what pos I actually need to buy. Thats where you guys come in.....
as a leading figure in the league... i think i have to wave the banner of riveting deeds in front of you... kinda heretic deed to make a beautiful model without the need of any rivets... but the mere effort of creating such a good version hampers me to look stern for real in your direction^^ good work max...
@ Max- Here's a perspective to consider- you have the respect of people YOU respect. There's a reason for that. Your work is incredible. And I don't mean "good". It's staggering. I think you and I suffer from the same malady- Notgoodenuffhitius. Give yourself some due credit. I mean come on man, you scratchbuild TITANS by taking flat sheets of plastic and cutting them out by hand to create enormous war machines of crushing stomping burning death! The standard you are comparing yourself to is a computer-generated design made into a mold used in a machine w/ absolute precision that injects melted plastic to create the exact same pieces over and over. All of your scratchbuild work is amazing. You are extremely talented, have a passion for what you do, and the respect of other people that have extensive experience in modeling.
You may not have achieved your expectations, but you have everyone elses.
I know, it really isn't fishing for compliments or putting myself down to be getting sympathy or comments like yours above. It is because I see the models come out of the box and KNOW that I can do that. I have just simply failled to do so thus far and it irks the living feth out of me.....
AND before 3D printers took CAD/CAM wireframe models and printed the masters out in perfection for molding/casting in plastic someone had to sit down and carve/sculpt/craft the damn things.
I know I can do as good as the machines. I know it. I just haven't been able to yet and I am frustrated by that.....
Good or not, my models serve to frustrate me about half as much as they do to place me in awe of the fact that I actually made them. I am more impressed than any of my followers could ever be at my work because I know my frame of mind very well and it is scattered and unfocused, to the point that it is a major change in my personality to be able to get as much accomplished as I have.
For that reason, I truly appreciate how you guys react and all your input and comments.
Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:and the respect of other people that have extensive experience in modeling.
That is the part that keeps me going. The Black_Adder was my first inspiration, Then Dave and Vik. Gotta live up to those guys at least.....
I think that the Tau remora will cast up very well and may well be the next big development in the skills I am trying to learn.
I hope to do some terrain pieces in castings soon too. But I gotta finish the warhounds over the course of the next three or four weeks.....
Allright, enough of the crap talk about how good we are or aren't. Get back to work, you......
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Viktor von Domm wrote:as a leading figure in the league... i think i have to wave the banner of riveting deeds in front of you... kinda heretic deed to make a beautiful model without the need of any rivets... but the mere effort of creating such a good version hampers me to look stern for real in your direction^^ good work max...
whoa... that sure sended shivers done my spine...! actually i see your stuff and i see so many things i am not capable of... all that planning and looking at things and understanding about shapes and the way to achive them... you don´t know how often i have hit my head with a mallet (figurativly speaking ) for again not getting even the simplest structures right... really that is something that´s totally unnerving me... so i generally cheat in doing things totally weird on the basis that no one instantly sees my errors...as i can´t measure worth a damn... and cutting is my worst enemy... also i suck in basic geometry... WHY i am in this hobby sometimes escapes me... kinda a weird addiction... the urge to belong... and fun... seeing others feel and do things i like, i like to do, i would like to be able...
er... i think i lost my thread here^^
that sounds almost as if the riveteers of our exra ordinary league are a match for the freemasons? where in fact we would give them the most serious run for their money...right?
Good evening, all. Won't be on long tonight but hope I didn't miss everybody...
Little supply drop to show....
Colour shapers, LGS, new Micro files, Some wooden bits (really like the pickle barrel minis....) Blue tack and a cheapo light set from the christmas section of the dollar store....
Hope to use this stuff to good fruition when I find my cookie package of choice.....
Will be working on Titans tonightt. Progress to be shown a little later. Asdsembly line mode is engaged so if your lost on the stage I am in, well, welcome to the club.....
Yeah, I have realized that the more stuff I want to do in this hobby the more I need to learn how to sulpt in GS and Putties of various types (ie. Super Sculpy, which I already have....).
That's is what I was thinking when I saw them. I figured they were goo for something if you had used them.....
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ok so i finished the first two engine pods for the 6 mars pattern warhounds. I wanted to do more tonight but the honey-do list was large and we did spend all day at the hobby stores two hours from here.
I need now only make 10 more of these tomorrow.....
and those barrels look very cool... man hobbywise you americans have way more options it seems... the shops in RL i know don´t have stock that i really like...pfff...
those small lights... will they work with batteries or regular electricity?
and when i see you do those nice curved shapes... i so envy you... but i think i need to send more time with PC so that i grow more expierienced...
OK, so I got a very good start this evening on the rest of the engine pods. lets take a look at how I did it:
They consist of these basic pieces:
From them I start by building this:
The vent panelhad to be edge with some PC strip to fit in because I cut them too narrow but I like the overall look it adds:
The front curved piece and the top curved piece are next. Most of the top curved piece isn't seen when this is finished, it is just there for strength and to add the top cover for the vent panel. I take two squares of PC and fit them to the curves and glue them in place:
A whole bunch of rubber bands gets used here:
And that part is done now:
Now onto the outer curve and intake covers:
Each one of the pods gets one each of the above pieces. They have different arcs across the top but that is for a reason:
When the one piece is bent in at an angle the arc across the top of the two is the same. I need only add the top most skin:
A little sanding and gap filling still to be done but this is what it ends up being:
Tomorrow I will be posting a picture of six of these. And starting the weapons mounts for all of them!
Not one order, several. And not really an order. More like individual donations to my PC and Glue habit/fund with benefits. I like to look at it that the guys these are going to have paid for my scratch building training.....
I have been asked to build a Necron BFG fleet. Any idea the size of any of those models?
Its like an invasion nice tut on how you do the curved edge, I have to ask what manufacturer do you get your ridged PC from ? and if you have a size that would be great
Vitruvian XVII wrote:Very small Iirc, the largest battleships are ~3" long? Dunno, been a looonnnggg time since ive seen them irl.
The production line is awesome! I love looking at how other people go about things, and youve got the curved plasticard techniques to a tee.
Your 'average' battleship is about equal to a Dark Eldar Reaver Jetbike in size, with lots being smaller and few being bigger. I think some particularly over-sized peces can match the Razorwing in size, but as far as I know that's only 1-2 models in the BFG range...
oh max! seeing these... i get goosebumps... and i am not using sweet talk on you here... i really am glad that you are in the "flow" again.... that´s one of the threads that is most dear to me, because of your excellent work!
There are several ships in the Necron BFG range, all of which inspired the look of the Necron "Scythe" fighters and the "Barge" vehicles.
Here is a shot of a fleet that has all five ship types. One Capital, a Cruiser, a Light Cruiser, and two styles of Escorts. They are all mounted on standard GW flying bases, for scale-purposes.
Primary features are 'circuitry' on the wings, and various sizes of pyramids.
Squig, I appreciate it. I am in fact planning a warlord. I also plan to mold and cast every piece. So that I can make more than one. But that isn't for the here and now.......
Still have wings to make but I think it is turning out ok.
Tell me what you think, guys....
I, too, am impressed with your versatility, Max. Excellent work here! You made a reference to a "poor representation of a burst cannon". Will you be rebuilding it then?
DiDDe wrote:Do you have any pic of anything you think you didn't do well?
LOLz
mxwllmdr wrote:Yeah, I have realized that the more stuff I want to do in this hobby the more I need to learn how to sulpt in GS and Putties of various types (ie. Super Sculpy, which I already have....).
So I bought them....
One of the best hobby purchases I ever made. True story, bro. Now I just need to start picking up all of the recommendations that you and Dave give out
Oh yeah, dude that is an old model. I have remastered it a lot since then. I mean, it still isnt exact or anything but it is better than that one. It was just an example or teaser, whichever you prefer to call it....
The best part about walking dead is that whenever people are talking bad about Shane I sarcasticly (and only funny to me) say im not like that.. or no i didnt (my name being Shane)
Rogue Wolves wrote:The best part about walking dead is that whenever people are talking bad about Shane I sarcasticly (and only funny to me) say im not like that.. or no i didnt (my name being Shane)
Spoiler:
Shane is dead. and then he turned and was shot by a ten year old.
Rogue Wolves wrote:goals for season 3
1. baby is born
2. baby is badass and kills lori
3. baby becomes new leader
that is some day of the dead gak right there.
lone dirty dog wrote:
Rogue Wolves wrote:goals for season 3
1. baby is born
2. baby is badass and kills lori
3. baby becomes new leader
Yes that ……..
No baby is the cure for mankind
nope. Cure equals end of show. that shouldn't happen.
SilverHayabusa wrote:Max: Is that Alumilite stuff any good? I say it at my local FLAGS and my wife wanted me to get it but I didn't know if it were any good.
I have only used this so there is no real frame of reference for its quality. However, I find it easy to use and I have not used any of my molds so much that they break down so I can't speak on their lifespan. I wish the product came in an easier to dispense packaging.......
lol...well i think it got to a ground state of hobbying arond these days... so not referring to it directly in ya face was due to the fact that i thought without would instantly be heresy...so...
OK, so I ran into some difficulty tonight with some aspects of the head. I wasn't happy with the 'nose' so I took it off and did a new one. The silicone is setting as I type. Tomorrow I will be putting six more together and they will have the new 'nose'.
Here is where I am ending tonight:
And a little fun was had with and old toy gubbin from a broken car my son was throwing out:
I think it turned out well despite a few air bubble I missed getting out....
mxwllmdr wrote:OK, so I ran into some difficulty tonight with some aspects of the head. I wasn't happy with the 'nose' so I took it off and did a new one. The silicone is setting as I type. Tomorrow I will be putting six more together and they will have the new 'nose'.
Here is where I am ending tonight:
And a little fun was had with and old toy gubbin from a broken car my son was throwing out:
I think it turned out well despite a few air bubble I missed getting out....
Good night all.....
Id love to get one of those from you max. (the fan thing)
mxwllmdr wrote:Sheeeees, you guys act like I am new around here.....
mxwllmdr wrote:OK, so I ran into some difficulty tonight with some aspects of the head. I wasn't happy with the 'nose' so I took it off and did a new one. The silicone is setting as I type. Tomorrow I will be putting six more together and they will have the new 'nose'.
I have to say these are going to look pretty dam nice when done, great job on the casting miner air bubbles easily rectified
How much alterations are you planning for the heads ? Would you not have been easier to leave of the banding detail if you are doing alterations
Sorry just thought it might have been easier if you are planning different designs, I always think one of those with a raised engine at the front (because it looks like truck cab) would look call
If you have a couple of those fans going spare at some point pleas let me know, they would work great for my IG drop ship idea, if you have a scale shot though would be cool
lone dirty dog wrote:I have to say these are going to look pretty dam nice when done, great job on the casting miner air bubbles easily rectified
How much alterations are you planning for the heads ? Would you not have been easier to leave of the banding detail if you are doing alterations
Sorry just thought it might have been easier if you are planning different designs, I always think one of those with a raised engine at the front (because it looks like truck cab) would look call
If you have a couple of those fans going spare at some point pleas let me know, they would work great for my IG drop ship idea, if you have a scale shot though would be cool
Thanks, LDD. I am planning different designs. They must all be crafted individually. If I were to cast this I would have to build it in kit like parts and cast them. I was kinda being 'funny' is all....
I knew that there would be air bubbles in that fan. See, what had happened was, I had extra silicon from the mix up I did for the Warhound nose so I rushed a frame job around the fan gubbin and threw it together so as not to potentially waste the silicon. When they were done I mixed a little extra resin for funsies and pured them both. BUT since I really needed the warhound gubbin I kinda just poured the fan as a lark expecting it to suck. And even for a few air bubbles it was pretty good. I have a second, better, mold for the fan in the works:
Hmmmmm, I wonder what the other two are? Only time will tell......
Squigsquasher wrote:OMG AIR BUBBLEZ U IZ SO LAZY I IZ UNSUBSCRIBIN AND SWITCHIN TO WARMAHORDES!!!!!11!!!!1!1ONE!!!!!
Joking of course. Great work!
I know. It sucks and I am doing it again.....
dsteingass wrote:
lone dirty dog wrote: I always think one of those with a raised engine at the front (because it looks like truck cab) would look call
An Engine on the nose of a Titan? Very Orky idea LDD
Hmmmm, can orks loot a titan?
SilverHayabusa wrote:Hey Max? You wouldn't happen to be making a sleepercab version of that head would you?
LOLz! I think that would be rediculus!
lone dirty dog wrote:You could class it as an air purifier
dsteingass wrote:I'm pretty sure the techpriest, running the ENORMOUS Plasma reactor below takes care of the A/C
SilverHayabusa wrote:OoooO... A/C. I hadn't thought of that...
My dad used to drive a truck for Anheiser Busch. I used to go with him on the St Louis run and sleep in the sleeper cab. It had ac. Even our Up armoured Humvees have AC. Who the Feth wouldn't expect a titan to have AC.
Forgemaster Murder wrote:No, you moron. It would kill the gas mileage....
the new rim on the head looks way better... and the new nose too... always a good idea to check again for quality !
the fan and the giubbins AND the track guides looks very good... and old toys can be a real treasure for such details... after all those lil chineese girls really had an eye for detail...
Thanks, got 60 bucks store credit now, and in a month and a half I hope to have another hundred or so. Makes getting a couple of the new starters easy as pie......
I play Magic:the Gathering Competitively on Friday nights. It only nets me store credit but with a Warhammer release coming up I think it will be helpful....
I decided that since these Warhounds are broken into three groups of two and since each group had to have it's own design elements to put off building all the heads at once. Saves me from jumping from theme to theme. Instead I am going to finish all but the weapons mounts and weapons for the first two in a Plain Chaos theme for my buddy Prophet. I am thinking that in three or four days these can be completely done in this manner because of the lack of switching back and forth the other method would require.....
I continue on in this stampede with two Chaos warhounds. More to follow this evening....
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ok, so got the second head and the carapace layers done:
The chaos arrows are on the head and they match up with the carapace just like The Khorne Warhound I did before. I like this pattern the most.....
I do indeed keep a stencil. Th cricut doesn't cut them, I do but only because I haven't had time to draw it in the software for the cricut yet. And, yes they will be festooned with riveys. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. MUAHAHAH. HAHAHAHA. MUHAHAHAHAHA....
I got one head mounted and one carapace done before the wifey made me go to bed.
I feel like there could have been more cabling in there but it will paint up just fine and there wasn't much room depth wise to work with.....
Then it was a matter of fitting the trim to the carapace and the carapace to the main hull.
The engine pods need trim and then go on next....
The head is just blue tacked on so that when Brother Pain gets it he can paint in there fully. I didn't get as far as I wanted but worked out a bunch of bugs in the finer points of latter stage assembly. SO it will go a little faster from here on out hopefully. After these two are done I have two Iron warriors themed ones to stand up for Prophet 40K and then it is back to finishing the Reavers and thiunderhawk....
mxwllmdr wrote:After these two are done I have two Iron warriors themed ones to stand up for Prophet 40K and then it is back to finishing the Reavers and thiunderhawk....
And after that comes the loyalist contingent for all those =]_,=ers who are dreaming of their own Maximus Pattern Warhound
MUAH HA HA HA!
Sorry, had to get my own maniacal laughter in there somewhere
Ok so the update I planned for last night was foiled by a Photobucket outtage. Here goes. I spwnt a little extra time designing these guys so I hope ya'll like 'em....
First up is a WIP 1K Sons carapace for a warhound:
As much as I like that one I am very open to suggestions. Next is some grapevine filigree for a Legio (Pre-Heresy) Custodes warhound. I have had the idea for grapevine filigree in my head for months and finally figured out the best way for me to do it. What do you think?
I am very proud of this one so please hit me with serious C&C....
tell you what max... the only thing that i can bicker around these pics is that you could have shown the decency to show´em not upside down... really mate... how can we apreciate to the fullest how you can sculpt with plasticcard in such ways if it is all bottom up??? but on a more lighter side... the body now reminds me a bit of an old and very ornate fregatte...the stern done in beautiful handiwork... that is truly some master crafted armor...
and the thousand son´s carpace... i am looking forward to see that soon... all this detail will look totally excellent once someone gets it to be painting...how thin again was that piece of PC again...preferrably in mm?
Absolutely beautiful ornamentation although I have an observation and its something I haven't attempted but I will have to on my titan's forehead surface.
The FW model Mars Warhound hull armour has what I call a compound curved surface i.e. an elliptical geometry that I have not seen attempted on any scratch built Mars Warhound.
Now I take C & C a request for constructive comment and constructive comment with out a solution is so much verbal flatulence so to obtain this compound curvature have you tried heating a 1 mm sheet of styrene and forming it on the surface of a large sphere such as a bowling ball?
As the fella said about the Pope's view on matrimony, "If ya don't play the game you don't make the rules."
lone dirty dog wrote:AMAZING !!!! You should be proud very proud great job, Just one question will you be GSing the joins where the curly sections meet the long sections
But other than that just brilliant …….. needs Rivets lots of Rivets
YEs, GS is gonna be a must... Lot's of very fine small rivets, at that.....
Rawson wrote:
mxwllmdr wrote:I am very proud of this one so please hit me with serious C&C....
As you should be, my friend! awesome! Elegant looking without dulling the might of the titan!
Will you be tidying up the joins on your filigree? That would be my only CC.
Yes, LGS is my friend....
Viktor von Domm wrote:tell you what max... the only thing that i can bicker around these pics is that you could have shown the decency to show´em not upside down... really mate... how can we apreciate to the fullest how you can sculpt with plasticcard in such ways if it is all bottom up??? but on a more lighter side... the body now reminds me a bit of an old and very ornate fregatte...the stern done in beautiful handiwork... that is truly some master crafted armor...
and the thousand son´s carpace... i am looking forward to see that soon... all this detail will look totally excellent once someone gets it to be painting...how thin again was that piece of PC again...preferrably in mm?
Not sure what you mean by upside down.... But ok.... The ornamentation is something that I thought was fitting the Starchildes personal guard.....
This is done in .030" thick PC.
The actual grapevine filigree is in .030" solid rod curled by hand. This actually sucked getting it even. I threw away several attempts over about three hours work. I stopped working on it nine times out of frustration and almost went back to the drawing board twice....
The_Blackadder wrote:Absolutely beautiful ornamentation although I have an observation and its something I haven't attempted but I will have to on my titan's forehead surface.
The FW model Mars Warhound hull armour has what I call a compound curved surface i.e. an elliptical geometry that I have not seen attempted on any scratch built Mars Warhound.
Spoiler:
Now I take C & C a request for constructive comment and constructive comment with out a solution is so much verbal flatulence so to obtain this compound curvature have you tried heating a 1 mm sheet of styrene and forming it on the surface of a large sphere such as a bowling ball?
I have considered it but the compound curvature there is difficult to reproduce and I think that the overall lines are served just as well with the simple curvature I currently use. Considering the magnitude of what I am trying to accomplish, I am willing to accept a 90% solution on the shape of the carapace. It isn't optimum but will do...
And, I think for a warhound it would be more a softball size arc.
Yes, the Warlord will require a compound curve but I have faith in your abilities, Black, and anticipate it's construction greatly.
I have always said I want these to be as close to the real thing as possible but certain aspects, I feel, are superfluous GW/FW details or attributes that can be "manhandled" a little and not kill the aesthetic. Much like your handling of the DSBoLS Warlord stuff that you are taking liberty with. I suppose it helps that there is no production model for you to have to adhere to but the beauty of the DSBoLS is that it is the seminally accepted representation of that particular titan. Not having so much up close and personal pictures of it lends to your need to improvise (or as I see it - innovate) certain details. Not so with a Mars pattern Warhound. I am constantly taunted with photos of builds of the original and detailed shots of each piece and I have decided that I am unable to perfectly reproduce it. Just attempt to get really darn close........
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, yeah, Thanks guys. I really appreciate the feedback. I gotta go to work now....
so to see it the right way up... ok... granted now the torso is upside down ...but we see all your hard work way better... for me it helps me a lot to really apreciate your talent...did i nw make myself understandable?
I know I'm not up on all the imperial nuances, but the eagle seems upside down to me. I would think if I were standing eye to eye with this thing that the eagle should be the other way around.
No matter what, it looks astounding. So beautiful. Very nice craftsmanship!
Viktor von Domm wrote:hey max i meant you could show it us this way:
so to see it the right way up... ok... granted now the torso is upside down ...but we see all your hard work way better... for me it helps me a lot to really apreciate your talent...did i nw make myself understandable?
SEE!!!! NOW they are upside down....
mars2024 wrote:I know I'm not up on all the imperial nuances, but the eagle seems upside down to me. I would think if I were standing eye to eye with this thing that the eagle should be the other way around.
No matter what, it looks astounding. So beautiful. Very nice craftsmanship!
I wanted it this way to symbolize that the bird is flying into war. Representative of the Emperor being afraid of nothing....
AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:Max, that is one bloody beautiful carapace!!! Love the filligree work especially and the stylised eagle is amazing too!!!
Thank you very much UAC. However, the eagle isn't so much stylized as it is a rip from others I have seen. Mostly on Custodes models and art works and here:
AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:Max, that is one bloody beautiful carapace!!! Love the filligree work especially and the stylised eagle is amazing too!!!
Thank you very much UAC. However, the eagle isn't so much stylized as it is a rip from others I have seen. Mostly on Custodes models and art works and here:
um...er... i think the error was by me now... i somehow mistook the pics seen above to be the chinguards of the legs... and not the body carpace... ... sorry for the confusion...
Staggered. I have nothing I can add to this. Your plasticard skill in truly amazing. I know you're looking for C&C to help improve the model, but honestly I'm so completely outclassed and ignorant of the technical process that I'm simply out of my league here. I'll resign myself to sitting on the sideline saying "oooohh, pretty" while I play with my toy soldiers.
The prize package (spoilered for those who have not yet received yet):
Spoiler:
a full set of the objective dice, a sheet of 1mm Gold tone PC, a sheet of 2mm pvc foamboard, four different texture sheets, a set of seated pilots (WOOOHOOOOOO!!! I REALLY NEEDED THESE!!!!!), and an assortment of those colorful PC tibes in round, square and rectangular. There was also a -=][_,=- logo included. what wonderfulness, Thank you so much Dave.....
HOLY FETH, THIS IS THIRD PLACE?????? You first and second fethers are gonna be lucky as hades on this one.......
That was a blast.... now to use it alll.........hmmmmmmmm
congratz mate... and a well deserved price matey!!! seated pilots??? closeup please!!! i am telling no stories here...got goosebumbs and the hairs on my neck are all raised...
Building has actually gone quite well. As far as updates go, there haven't been any because I have been working so hard. But Fear not I am updating tonight. I have much to show and am very happy with progress. I am switching Priority from the warhounds back to the Reavers and Thunderhawk. I realize that I have been focusing very much of my time on the warhounds and as close as the reavers and thunderhawk are to done that I need to knock them out and ship them off....
Sorry, Pony......
I am ery excited about the progress, though, as I have said and will have quite the pic heavy update this evening. Stay tuned.....
i am not feelining silly enough to quote rawson here... but think as if i just did
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh and i see that this might be a good way to get your mind focused on the big task at hand again to finish the other projects first!
Yeah, I gotta focus on one project at a time for a week or so.....
Update soon.....
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ok, so Update time:
I know it has been several days but I am suffering from some sort of flu. I have been working hard, though, whilst I couldn't get out of the house. I am making much progress on the Warhounds. I have begun the weapons on the second Reaver and am going to be finishing the thunderhawk this week. The second Reaver and the thunderhawk currently have priority. Well, they actually have for several weeks now but the creative juices on the Warhounds has been flowing so I have to buckle down. I will be shipping a Reaver and Thunderhawk in as close to one week as I can possibly get it.
First off:
This guy:
He is going on this:
A 1K Sons Pre-Heresy Mars Pattern Warhound. The Engine Pods aren't on or decorated yet but they will have to hold for a while.
Then there is this:
He is for this:
I have decided that this one will go to it's owner with the head not attached for easier painting. I am working on the design for the engine pods (as you can probably see from all the half erased pencil drawings on them) but am struggling a bit with cohesion with the rest of the main hull. I think I am going to have to go ahead and do more Grapevine Filigree on it even though I didn't want to. I think the overall aesthetic will need it.....
Oh, Brother Paen, Where art thou?
These bad boys will have standard Chaos markings and no extra frills. Except that the heads will be magnetic and there will be an extra set of heads with khorne markings. Except that by khorne markings I mean they will look like this:
That's right, Brother Paen's Warhounds will have Juggernaught Heads, Well, when he wants them to I guess, anyway....
I wanted to get to the making of the purity seals for the Warhounds and the Gatling Blaster for PonyExpress' Reaver tonight but the stomach she is a turnin', boys. Gonna have to go get some Migraine medicine and some dark, dark, silent sleep. or my lunch will make a reappearance....
Tomorrow:
1. The gatling Blaster and finishing the Melta Cannon.
2. Start the engines for the Thunderhawk and finish the Armour plating.
Aftter that I have to see how far I get. I will be posting a lot more this week than I usually do. I know that you have no reason to belive me but it is true ( I hope).......
Well, we will see......
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and Vik wanted to see the seated pilot types that Dave sent me:
Four sets of hands with controls in them:
Seven or eight different heads with respirators and flight helmets:
And two seated pilots with the upper body of a third that I will have to scuplt into place:
Wonderful....
Viktor Von Domm wrote:well... in your own time max...but...when is your time again ?
I always need a little prodding but I think the outcome of my procrastination is well worth it......
Automatically Appended Next Post: Maybe if I stopped Procrastinating this thread would hit a hundred pages?
hmmm... i bet the molded carpet will one day be the high fashion for basing^^
max.... the shown pics truly show us a sweetness in towering machines....it is always a true pleasure to see you updating... so i will often prod you^^
and thanks for the pics of pilots... i actually own one of these sitting torsos... i thought it was something else then these... but now i see...
I like the Valk pilots a lot. I want to scratch a valk in all it's incarnations, transport fighter and the like. I think it would be a fun model to build from nothing, Nice lines and aerodynamics.....
If had the skill you did and wanted to build a valk, I think I would go a mixture of making a valk from scratch, and a mixture of what Klaus does, by making my own valk varient, just to change it up a bit, not too much, but enough
Suddenly I have visions of Catachans in PT formation, running on the Deck, singing their cadence of "In The Navy" by the Village People ..And it would look good next to those
mxwllmdr wrote:Ok, so not only is it time to clean the desk again it is also time to show a Melta cannon and Gatling Blaster off:
Still needs rivets and the launcher rack for the vortex missile. So effectively this is done tomorrow......
I have a shot of this from the top down but for some reason it won't upload either from my phone or the laptop.....
hmmmmm.
Hey, how much does a non-premium Photobucket account let you keep on it's servers?
I ask because I am getting up there to a metric feth-load and was wondering when they are gonna cut me off.....
as far as that goes... I have a pro account... Toss me pics and I'll add em... and as others said Dakka's gallery is also hefty, if somewhat awkward to add multiple pics at a time.
good deal you showed us the thing in the making... otherwise i would say it is from FW stock out of the sheer amount of details... the guns looks truly awesome...specially the melta cannon...i particularly like the sideshot of this weapon!!!
and would it be that difficult to get a bulk uploadoption for dakka to make updating and adding pics more comfy???
Automatically Appended Next Post: ..And bulk uploads are quick with photobucket, just ctrl+click or shift+click in the upload dialog box. I mass copy them from the SD card, then paste into the upload dialog box and you can do a bunch at a time.
i ain´t talking sweet here with you when i say seeing those walkers...that sends shivers down my spine... gosh... how i wish i was able to impress my will on plasticcard like you do max...
Reaver number two, on the left above, still needs the crotch and butt guard armour and the swords on the shoulder pads. After that rivets and she is complete. I have decided to forego the scroll work detail on the carapace for these two. I am realizing what a nightmare it is going to be to sculpt that and want to save that particular experiment for my own. So as not to foul these for their owners with substandard sculpting. which is clearly what the first attempts will be.....
Automatically Appended Next Post: Gonna get even more epic as they go together. I cannot wait for the warhounds to have all their heads and engine pods....
Sadly Reaver number two will not stay here long enough to be in that shot. May have to get some clean green screen shots so that I can add them all together later.....
Ok. So I have just returned from Friday night magic with good news. I have officially raised enough store credit in winnings to buy two DV sets next Saturday!!!!!!!!
I am so excited about it I can't see straight.
Tomorrow: Complete Reavers and finish armour plating on second Thunderhawk.....
Sunday: Endeavor to finish said thunderhawk to the point that Monday and Tuesday I can rivet it for shipment Friday without having to spend Wednesday and Thursday on anything but the Warhounds.....
Question is: Do I want to convert the DA to CSM or start a second Army?
Thoughts?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Do I really need two sets of DV?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Wait, what am I saying....
wow... you seem to have a hand for wining magic^^ i guess if you opened one DV box you will be sated for a certain time^^... but starting a new army? hmmm.... actually you seeing making a landraider from scratch for your DA´s... that would be a nice thing indeed
That was the general idea. To actually do a whole consistany themed army. Paint scheme and overall design elements that match and all that. I think that the CSM's in th set would be a good start on the nurglification techniques I want to figure out. And on top of that the vehicles all scratched out to match. That sounds like real fun....
I kinda wanna do some preds and vindicators too......
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ooooh, and maybe a storm raven or two....
Titans are looking awesome! It's amazing what you've managed to accomplish, and while your first warhound looked good, your newest one is amazing. Also congrats on the store credit, I'm picking up a DV box set myself, even though I don't play either of those armies... yet. : ) The DA could probably convert into some sick looking CSM, especially with the robes. Have you had the opportunity to play any apocalypse games?
No, but I am currently on leave and hope to have finished at least 10 Warhounds when I go back. Or maybe eight and a couple Reavers. That way When my two DV's are done I have a sweet set up for either double Force Org or Apoc.
Working hard now on the titans so havent been posting lately. Kinda miss this banter and wit but I have had to focus. And like Dave says:
Drummers get blisters, guitarists get callouses, mechanics have permanent grease under their fingernails, Max has x-acto war-wounds. Excellence demands sacrifice!
nice tut on how you do the curved edge, I have to ask what manufacturer do you get your ridged 
is it night yet 
awesome! Elegant looking without dulling the might of the titan! 
