Well as long as you rock sub-sonic rounds you will be fine.

Like the Monolith, I was joking with mike after you took it that your compulsion would take over and after he got it back it would have lights all over it and a sandwich maker inside

Dude, the fething sandwiche maker didn't fit. I was so mad........

Not even a toaster? Dang it....

No, not even a toaster. Even tried a Personal George Foreman......

I'm sad. oh well maybe next time. You should throw some lights into the stormraven I still have in the box though if you want Maybe you can fit a sandwich maker in the front ramp

Ok. bring it to the shop friday night......

Ok so I have been absent of late but certain dakka projects have sparked creativity so for the last week I have been learning LEDs. To wit I offer these:




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I still have a lot of detail work to do but the basic sturcture of the front landing gear houses the front and rear landing lights as well as the landing gear.


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Oops double post sorry. i huess thats gonna happen when the photo is taken, loaded into photobucket and hotlinked into Dakka all directly from my android.........


i love this phone..

do you know that zinge does clear lightbulbls out of resin? you probably could use these...heck you could probably use something and scratchbuild them too...for that matter...

and it look very cool...tho can all those cables be hidden inside and still make the interior be used as inteded?

Yes i did know that and am considering buying some of them for another project. Also, the wire aren't going to be visible from either the interior or exterior....

Took me a week to figure out how to do that.......

will you make a doubleflooring?

The floor is single but the walls are double. There is a section of the front bottom that is hollow for the landing gear that was perfect for hiding wires.


We will see where it goes from here for the wing tip navigating lights and tailfin lights.

oh doubled walls... that didn´t occur to me...

some handsome lighting sir!

I am working on getting the wiring hidden but here is a shot of the underside front where the landing gear goes.




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Wow that looks bad on a big screen. ttime for cleanup....

What the............wow just epic!! And if you need to change the leds??

Well, the average LED outlives the device it is in, but if one should die it is just dead. Although the power being supplied to them is unlikley to burn them out.....

It would be a pain in the ass to replace one of the LEDs, but it should be possible.

Yeah, you are right. But it would suck. And require repainting.

clever idea to hide the cables in tubes...!!!

and yep...the repainting would be the only major cramp i see in a not really needed change of a LED...

A simple way to change led is to use to ones used in dolls house...they use a....ehm...."thing" (Don't know how to translate) that is similare to a socket, and computer led with two pin can be placed here...when the led die you can replace it easly

Lots of good tips in this blog. Thumbs up!


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Viktor von Domm wrote:do you know that zinge does clear lightbulbls out of resin?

What is that, google didn't help...

jabbakahut wrote:Lots of good tips in this blog. Thumbs up!


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Viktor von Domm wrote:do you know that zinge does clear lightbulbls out of resin?

What is that, google didn't help...

Zinge is the name of a member on dakka producing 40k add ons including clear resin light covers

"Zinge industries"

thanks LDD!

Speaking of Zinge, placing order next week. Hoping to get a small stockpile of his cables and light covers.....

get yourself some of his amobelts... and the fans...he does really cool stuff...oh and i recommend his ladders!

I like the fans. and they are so much easier than hand making them everytime you need one....


The ammobelts, though, I see no need for right now. I have some Plague marines I want to mod and will be getting some termies to convert to Oblits so maybe in the future.

I haven't seen the ladders will have to check them out.....

he even has now amobelts fit for titans...just saying^^

Ok, so I got the battery pack installed and power ran to the switch. I still have to add several leads to the wingtips and the tailfin but that shouldn't be too terribly hard with the pack installed because the switch is still outside the body I will have to run more wires throught the body but that, I think easily enough, can be managed through small enough holes.....






I am trying to get as much "dirty work" done before I finish up detail and cleanup because so much o the exterior relies on what wires are running where and how the are ran....

If I had planned better I would not have had to use the tubing to run the wires to the front landing gear structure for the landing lights so I am spending extra time on getting the rest of the wires right the first time.....

The T-hawk is looking good mxwllmdr! Can't wait to see this beast painted up! Im liking the LED's too!

with the battery pack and all those cables and the small holes for the batteries...it is beginning to look like a real toy... which i mean in the best possible way!!! because it doesn´t look like hobby work anymore!

Looking good Max, looking forward to some wings for that bird.

Tonight, wings begin tonight. Have to get the wires for theLEDs ran throught he body but will need the wings done so I know how long the wires have to be.....

Going shooting today. Nice new semi-auto assault rifle my friend has but won't tell me what it is yet........

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Oh, wow, I am over 1000 posts......

Amazing stuff, as always!

Try not to shoot yourself in the foot

HAHA! Been shooting for several decades now. I think I can handle it.....

But thanks for your concern, Commissar.....


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Viktor von Domm wrote:with the battery pack and all those cables and the small holes for the batteries...it is beginning to look like a real toy... which i mean in the best possible way!!! because it doesn´t look like hobby work anymore!

HAZZER wrote:The T-hawk is looking good mxwllmdr! Can't wait to see this beast painted up! Im liking the LED's too!

Thanks Guys, I have really been struggling with time and precision on this one....


I wouldn't have guessed that LEDs wold require so much exacting attention to detail to make them not only fit but look like the belong whre they are...... New respect for CJHarrisman.......


Saying it looks like a real toy, that's truly huge, Vik, Thank you, dude.....

As vik would say "pics or it didn't happen"

Looks a bloody nightmare if you ask me …… I mean in the sense of work you are putting into this, I could be in now assed to do this so hats of to you sir hats of to you

Thanks for taking a pic without those cool titan legs in it …….. dam I want one

ok...show us your guns^^ i mean it... there are so many different ones you guncrazy americans can get a hold of^^

and yep it was meant as a really hard compliment^^

Ok sorry but no pics of the shooting. i will tell you we fired several different AR variants and one SBR. We also fired a Kimber .45, a Glock 23, a Ruger .380 and a KalTec 40 cal semi auto. A wicked time was had by all. Especially when we placed the explosive targets and I dropped mine with the KalTec in one shot from 80 yards. I know the addage - no pics means it didn't happen, so cool.....


BUT I did get in a whole buncho neat stuff from the FLGS. our shop keep is consantly buying and being given a whole lot of old stuff and when i got tuere for FNM last niht hw had this



The stormraven is for LittleSilverGuys. He wants lights, hover fans and a george forman sandwiche maker installed.....

I think i can do that.......

no fridge??? that means no cold beer...no wonder his lil thousand sons got wasted and returned as ghosts...

the mortheimbox...RRRRRR....that is very cool...with still enought stuff on sprue it seems...


and i bet you had a grande time shooting all that guns... and that must´ve costed a fortune on amo^^

Yeah the Mordhiem stuff is rockin. The price is even more rockin - he gave it to me......

the ammo was equally rockin.... my buddies bought it all....


yeah most of the stuff is on the sprues.... Don't go expecting any Dave like stuff from me on it though. I intend to use it to make modular walls for the purpose of building a bunch of masters for mold.making..... i am starting a table this summer....


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I think mainly i will be trying to reproduce the gargoyles and wall connectors. the window frames and door stuff is cool to but i think i may just use them as reference....

Viktor- The fridge actually goes in the landraider I'm converting to be pre-heresy, don't worry the beer wasn't forgotten about

waaah thats some nice stuff you got there!

Thanks, RW. Update coming tonight.....

God this thing is looking sex. Can't wait to see it painted

Me either. Building wings right now, literally......


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Must sleep. one wing no detail wire ran ready to mount lights tested......


finish wing installation tomorrow. or monday night......




i even got the tailfin lihts ran.....

Wing's looking good! And don't worry, I assume every USA citizen has a vagu idea of how to use a gun .

Well most of us anyway.......

fridge in the LR of course LSG...how could i not think of this...

and the widow panes look very good max!!! that is so cool all lit up!

and free mordheim, free amo...cool...

by the way...when you are together on that crazy shootout...who cleans the guns afterwards? one thing is getting free amo to burst but i think or better hope you helped clean those guns too...


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oh...one thing...that wing is pretty massive looking.... is it made from thick PC or is it boxmade? like having side walls and upper part and lower part? pic is sadly not giving anything away...

What about the barbecue all those cosmic summers it's a must ……..

Vik, They are box built out of thin PC and needing quite a bit of detailing still...

Tha being said both of them are done (minus detail) and attached with all wiring hidden (except the tailfin wires) and the switch installed......


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Yes, the little round thing is the switch.....

Yes I think they are a little but biggish but I am using the 3D image Blackadder posted as reference and must say that the bigger wings make it look more like an actual flyable craft. I am worried they may seem too thick....


Let me know what you think.......



Tonight more detail and, HOPEFULLY, the tailfin.......

Haha great work bud. A very clever way to hide the switch and all the lights look great, a fantastic touch. Only thing I noticed, which it's probably the picture, but the left wing (right side of picture) seems a bit shorter than the other. Again I assume it's the photo but mayhaps something to check if you still can.

Pics at an angle so it seems shorter. Trust me that was something I triple checked. Just like I triple checked that they weren't upside down or backwards like the last one....











Don't ask.....






BlackAdder doesn't make those mistakes......

i particularly like the little hole where you hidden the batteries... i thought horizontal would be the way< to go... but that way is far better...

as for the wiongs... with details they will look way better... what you could to is add a bit of a ...well...band .... to the sides... is that understandable? to take a way the blockyness of the wings... the thickness of the wings i like... after all from what i´ve heard the wings in our universe planes function as tanks as well...so need a bit of thickness to them...


oh and you do realize that those lit shots of the interior are totally mindblasting??? well they are^^

that open ramp is just screaming at you to discharge a platoon worth of fully clad and equiped marines ready to kick some serious buttocks^^

On the OG model; the wings are really thick. Blackadders model and those 3D reference photos look really good. I don't think it's fair to say an actual flying craft. Blackadders logic is based upon current tech and scientific understanding. Clearly nothing on the craft could provide lift in the traditional sense. I tell myself that the wings are merely for stabilization, lift is provided by some anti-grav generation somehow. The boxy design aesthetic of space marine vessels is what makes them cool.

Thank you, Vik, I think it turned out well also....


Yes the edge of the wings is getting some treatment. I have to add in some detail layers on the top and bottom first but the edge will not be so blocky when complete......


I do understand about the banding. I like the thought buthoneslty from what I am using as reference I don't know if that will fit. I will look at it again because the oppurtunities to rivet abound with the idea of the banding......


That battery compartment was a royal pain in the arse to install.......


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OMG I feel so terribly stupid....

I used the word "bigger" in a previous post but misspelled it and the swear filter caught it...... I beg forgiveness from anyone who may have actually seen it........




Redfaced and shamed........

OMG... well this was puzzling me too... but that is now solved...

as for the banding... i think in the end you will find a good solution by yourself... it will present itself when you reach that phase...

I was trying to figure what you typed to trigger that, makes sense now lol.

I feel so bad about it and am eternally grateful for the filters.....


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I finished the armor plates on the wings and hope to finish the taiilfina and upper wings tomorrow.

i also hope to have the landing gear done by tuesday evening.

If so then with all detail and weapons considered i may have this done by this weekend.

er...mate? i don´t want to be a jerk? but aren´t the wings to be meant to be equal in design? there is a point where there should be three gaps and are only two... you probably know what i am taking off... the part that always looks like an angular sawblade on SM vehicles...right wing near the edge...

oh and don´t think i don´t like the new added detail... it looks very cool, and totally convincing to me... that IS a GW product^^

Yeah I know a piece broke off. it will be an easy fix but it made me angry. Careless slip with the exacto.

And thank you. I think I like it too but I worry about the engines looking right. i don't think i left enough room to do them he way I wanted to. May have to adjust my construction plan.....

Okay MX, first pics are up in my gallery. these were painted in '01 so go easy on me.

you didn´t show the engines yet so i can´t comment on that and how they might fit or not to the wings...

Brother Paen wrote:Okay MX, first pics are up in my gallery. these were painted in '01 so go easy on me.

Cool just checked them out what a cool star wars force love the fact that you have kept the real feel of the mini but identified the characters within them

just looked at your gallery brother paen

... will you make a thread for those? i think these deserve some more attention from us mere mortals here!!!

Viktor von Domm wrote:just looked at your gallery brother paen

... will you make a thread for those? i think these deserve some more attention from us mere mortals here!!!

AGREE COMPLETELY

Ok, this bettr Vik?





It still needs some cleanup and RIVETS!!!!!! but broken off piece and got wrapped around.

mxwllmdr wrote:Ok, this bettr Vik?





It still needs some cleanup and RIVETS!!!!!! but broken off piece and got wrapped around.

Well even if Vik aint happy I am, looks much better and the banding around looks way better, good call Vik Nice execution mxwllmdr

mxwllmdr as to your PM much appreciated but like I said funds low, but drop me a PM with price maybe for later

Thanks, LDD.

@Vik, is this what you meant (the vertical banding from top to bottom of the wing) or were you refering to a Horizontal band around the wing?

Viktor Von Domm wrote:just looked at your gallery brother paen

... will you make a thread for those? i think these deserve some more attention from us mere mortals here!!!

Yeah, Brother Paen, thats actually what I meant. The average person peruses the galleries, yes, but the most seen photos and WIPS are found in the threads.....

mxwllmdr wrote:Thanks, LDD.

@Vik, is this what you meant (the vertical banding from top to bottom of the wing) or were you refering to a Horizontal band around the wing?

Viktor Von Domm wrote:just looked at your gallery brother paen

... will you make a thread for those? i think these deserve some more attention from us mere mortals here!!!

Yeah, Brother Paen, thats actually what I meant. The average person peruses the galleries, yes, but the most seen photos and WIPS are found in the threads.....

Indeed they are.

mxwllmdr wrote:Thanks, LDD.

@Vik, is this what you meant (the vertical banding from top to bottom of the wing) or were you refering to a Horizontal band around the wing?

what i´ve meant was the horizontal banding...BUT your way is far better... it loos totally awsome... and i don´t exagerate here... that is what it was meant to look like...very good work...

now off to do the engines!^^

Yeah, Brother Paen, thats actually what I meant. The average person peruses the galleries, yes, but the most seen photos and WIPS are found in the threads.....

totally right!!!

Stop this at once.... Continue along the path you are going and I will raid your house, steal this beast, cast it 100 times and have my own fleet of thunderhawks. Stop while you are ahead, trust me.

Ahem, excuse me, not sure where that came from. Lighting looks incredible!

Ummm, thanks Cain, I think.......

It's definitely coming along Mx. Looks really neat too.

looking good, still expect to see a sandwich maker in there somewhere though...

Oh yeah, and whoever says peer pressure doesn't work, they need to check out Brother Paen's awesome pics

mxwllmdr wrote:Ummm, thanks Cain, I think.......

Great work dude!

First off, thanks again Cain, I always appreciate feedback......

Secondly, Can PVC pipe dust give you cancer? Cause I think I just enhaled about 6 inches of half inch diameter PVC pipe getting engine pieces cut up.......


Had to stop, got a headache and was covered head to foot in white dust....


Looked like a coke fiend.....

The drug, not the drink......

Pics follow.....





Have a little bit more to do on the basic internal structure then on to the exterior detail of the engines......


Happy so far and what I was afraid of (that I hadn't left myself enough room to put them on and add detail....) hasn't proven to be a problem yet.


Still hoping it won't........


I think it will turn out nice...

DSteingass wrote:I'll finish it later.....

Haha.... Kidding. I'll finish it tomorrow.....

The T-hawlk is looking really really good man! The lights are looking good! Do you have any mesurments please for the T-hawk? Is it the same size as FW? Is it bigger? PM me them if you don't want to tell everybody!

hm.... very eager to know what these half rings will be used for... engines but how i cannot say...hmmm...

and i don´t think the dust from sawed or sanded PVC pipes can cause cancer... i think it is still too big of the grain to be harmful...but i can understand that this must be a pretty yucky expierience for you^^

Plastic Fumes and Plastic Dust won't do your your lungs much good.

The fumes are particularly bad for you. For dust you should probably get a simple dust mask. If you're doing much work involving fumes I reccomend getting a decent half-mask with proper gas filters.

ok...that i can understand... but for me... i don´t plan to get the pipes start to fume soon... tho sometimes warming up the pipes seems attractive as a means to create new shapes...

Looking amazing max! You're a lunatic, you understand and embrace this fact, correct?

Whole-heartedly. And thanks for noticing.......


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This one is a little wonky on size. I will put together an MSPaint showing dimensions later.....


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How's that for progress?

Sweet! But what new materail is it?

Huh? Oh, no I mean new material as in new pictures....


LOL

Sweet! Looks cool anyway!

Your engine turbines look way better than the one I did for my Dreadclaw haha. I'll have to take some lessons from you. Outstanding work.

I am thinking that either zinge or Galorn need to cast it.....

the engine ans specially the turbines look stunning!!! thats what i call progress^^

but do tell, what is the stuff you used to make the part on the first pic? the not-PVC pipe stuff???

Nice job and least we know what those half circles were for now

They are a section of soft polyurethane plastic taken from a flashlight cone.....

they were the perfect size and shape for the rear exhaust cones......

ah.... so you are either stocking up useful toys for future needs or a junk collector like me^^

Both, naturally......

lol^^

Got some work done but my family has had some serious seasonal illnesses the last four or five days so it has been slower than I wanted. Now that I know how I want to do certain things I should have engines done tomorrow......




And mock up.......



I am tired now.... Better sleep before the germs my kids are exudating get to me and I end up bed ridden....



abound, arise, brim, cascade, circulate, continue, course, deluge, discharge, disembogue, dribble, ebb, emanate, emerge, emit, exudate, exude, flood, glide, gurgle, gush, inundate, jet, leak, move, ooze, overflow, pass, percolate, pour, proceed, progress, pullulate, regurgitate, result, ripple, roll, rush, slide, sluice, smooth along, spew, spill, splash, spring, spurt, sputter, squirt, stream, sweep, swell, swirl, teem, trickle, tumble, void, well forth.

Everytime I pick up a damned Xacto knife I end up exudating a large quantity of blood......

Sometimes I exudate verbally strange things that no one understands......

Sometimes I exudate verbally strange things that no one understands......

true story ...bro!

tho i in parts apreciate the little education you provide here^^

and the engine while even not finished looks amazing... i wonder how this will be looking painted...not that i want to put my finger in a rotten and already smelly wound...but have you yet decided on a paintscheme? something faircolored would look cool...so much detail that wouldn´t say no to a bit of weathering and a strong wash^^

The T-hawk mock up is looking good man! Keep it up!

Hey mxwllmdr,



Love your way of thinking! All the work that I have seen here is of the highest calaber in my opinion.



I've just finished reading this thread from start to finish and love your work on the titans so far.



And doing the complete interior of a thunderhawk? Rediculus! BUT AWESOME!!!



And lights! Your dedication and determination is inspiring!



Great job and can not wait to see what more your mind comes up with!



~SH

Thanks, guys, for the feedback.


@Silverhayabusa, wlecome aboard and stay tuned......

Oh I will! I will!



I love the idea of scratch building. Even tho in many situations it would be cheaper and easier to just fuel the machine and
order it online. But scratchbuilding it yourself makes your army or gameboard YOURS. Your heart is in it and you love this
hobbie so much that your going to give it you heart, soul, and time to make it the best you can.



I will dig in my heals and work to become like you and my other dakka insperations.



Kudos to you!



~SH

I love the idea of scratch building. Even tho in many situations it would be cheaper and easier to just fuel the machine and
order it online. But scratchbuilding it yourself makes your army or gameboard YOURS. Your heart is in it and you love this
hobbie so much that your going to give it you heart, soul, and time to make it the best you can.

you forgot about the blood... that hobby sure craves and carves out much of that too^^

And Brains. You need to have brains for this stuff.



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We're Zombie Vampires!!!!!
~SH

lol^^ but yeah... the right kind of brain tho are the ones that are a bit strange...^^

that is one nice looking aircraft sir, bravo and brava at your talent.. because that talent seems to be exudating out of your brain and shining on the world!

It takes a strange mind to think up the stuff we do.....


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And thank you, RW.......

ooooww your welcome

Does my tail cone look too long?

mxwllmdr wrote:Does my tail cone look too long?

maybe a bit long. Is the engine going to be lit?

Trying to light them. need more LEDs. I think the are too long.


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Ok, Mass build supplies are coming in....

This:



Becomes this:



Which is to say 24 sheets in .040 and 16 sheets of .030 at 18.5x20.5 inches each........


And all that will become Legio Mortis Maximus and a whole bunch of other titanic loveliness....

Electro-Hawk will be done either this weekend or by Wednesday at the latest I am thinking. Once complete The Loyalist Reaver and it's companion Lucius Pattern Warhounds go back on the table as an addition to Project Legio Mortis.....

Trying to make a Stormraven hover on it's base with magnetics for LGS and REALLY hoping to have time to throw that into the mix here and there too........


AND the Forgeworld Maximus Ork infestation is reaching critical mass. Those little buggers are going to have to be addressed eventually.........

And the Ruins of the Forgeworld Maximus Capitol city and Basilica need to be rediscovered and scoured for useable tech......

Now THATS an expedition waiting to happen........

Ahh Brother I see the challenges keep coming at you. I beseech thee to show restraint, lest thou become burnt out. Should that not be an option have no fear, as of tomorrow I will be available for apprenticeship. The experience shall be riveting.

Horst wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:Does my tail cone look too long?

maybe a bit long. Is the engine going to be lit?

Hey horst, hows your blog going?

Brother Paen wrote:Ahh Brother I see the challenges keep coming at you. I beseech thee to show restraint, lest thou become burnt ou t. Should that not be an option have no fear, as of tomorrow I will be available for apprenticeship. The experience shall be riveting.

And we shall know no restraint.....

Where do you buy it from in rolls?

It comes in 40x72in sheets from US Plastics. took two days to get here.....

How many clams did that box set you back?

Capitansolstice wrote:

Horst wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:Does my tail cone look too long?

maybe a bit long. Is the engine going to be lit?

Hey horst, hows your blog going?

Slowly but surely

Check this weekend, will have pictures!

75 clams, but that includes shipping....

I wanted to get a sheet of .020 as well, but it was not in stock, only cost 7 bucks and shipping for it alone when it does come in stock would have been 10.......


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Can't wait for more, Horst.

mxwllmdr wrote:75 clams, but that includes shipping....

I wanted to get a sheet of .020 as well, but it was not in stock, only cost 7 bucks and shipping for it alone when it does come in stock would have been 10.......


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Can't wait for more, Horst.

Thats not bad at all!
and Horst, Get too it, were waiting!

Not really, but the price is only so decent because you have to cut it down yourself into useable sheets. I cut each one into eight equal-ish squares for storage. You could buy it in those squares for not a whole lot more like I believe Dave does. It boils down to whether or not you want to cut it or not be bothered cutting it......

Hey mxwllmdr what was the actual product that you ordered?

mxwllmdr wrote:Does my tail cone look too long?

No dear, it looks fine! I like tail cones with a bit of meat on them!

Baby got BACK.

Yes that stuff is in my garage right now. Yeah me!!!!!!!


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Horst, really? Et Tu Brutus?


Although, I like big buts and I cannot lie.......

Yea buddy.

Et me.

By the way I think that the exhaust ports look a little long.
Not to much tho.

~SH

SilverHayabusa wrote:....exhaust ports....

Right below the main port.

nice suply drop there... tho that would be two pair of shoes for my kids...so...not gonna happen soon for me^^

also...max i blame you for infecting me with the titan bug... my current knightly paladin could bring me directly to do a titan afterwards...*shakes fist*

You are welcome, sir...

If you need any help (which I doubt) just let me know.....

LOL...you are too trusting in my talents... i haven´t yet nailed down the titan process like you did ... also i am way too stupid to just follow a path others have trodden already dwon for me... not that i follow your progress with the greatest interest... i try to make it unnessecary hard for me... i have to make do with what i have instead getting the stuff that would see me through this project like you have shown... no i have to make new ideas... i think i am a stupid pupil most of the times... till i learn my part and do it like i should have done form the start^^ ...nut since i have had no classic teaching in any craft... i have to go the rocky road of learning by doing...

I learned everything I know from the internets, and lots of practice.

is that true...? i thought your uncle and dad had also provided much to your skills^^

Dave, who is your uncle? Is he on the Dakkas?

Nice loot man! Hoping to see the finished titans!

Alright Max, mine is finished, now hurry up and finish yours.

Hahahaha.... Very funny TME. I will have a lump sum update. soon. Been too busy for my own good.....


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Just watched Hugo. Didn't realize what it wss actually about. I love thw atoriws of the first filmmakers and special effects artists. Recommend this as a must see.....

mxwllmdr wrote:Hahahaha.... Very funny TME. I will have a lump sum update. soon. Been too busy for my own good.....


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Just watched Hugo. Didn't realize what it wss actually about. I love thw atoriws of the first filmmakers and special effects artists. Recommend this as a must see.....

Really I looked at the trailer and thought what the hell …...

Its a fictional telling of the life of George Melies, the father of movie special effects. And it is honestly a wonderful film....


I understand now why it took so manu Oscars......

mxwllmdr wrote:Its a fictional telling of the life of George Melies, the father of movie special effects. And it is honestly a wonderful film....


I understand now why it took so manu Oscars......

That explains it a bit more now, maybe I will give it a blast after all

My weekends are free, and I'm in a class for the next two weeks, so my days won't be nearly as long. Let me know when you want me to report for rivetting detail.

OK, we will start soon. I may have you apprentice a little on the lectro-Hawk. This week, if that's cool.....

My uncle infected me with painting little men, but my skills have far surpassed his. No he is missing the wonderful world of Dakka. He has troubles sending emails

Well, he is a wonderful teacher....

It would be awesome to see him around....

LOL, he was a purveyor in the 1980s of the "forbidden art" of making molds of commercially available miniatures for his own personal armies

I don't know anyone that does that these days......























I don't think anyway......


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Ok, Update, not mush to show but to be honest I have been very troubled by the lights lately. Having figured things out over the last few days (or more) I have gotten this far:





I will, now that I have a system that is, have the other engine and all the engine detail done tomorrow. Wednesday I will have the tailfin and upper wings done.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday will bring RIVETS!!!!!! and all the final detail to include two sets of landing gear - Retracted and Extended. Each removeable so that either will be useable when necessary. I figured I would leave the working landing gear to the Blackadder, engineering genius that he is.



I am hoping that his Warlord titan project actually kicks off as I am planning to do one of these beast myself eventually.......


But thats neither here nor there with this thread....


After I finish the Electro-Hawk the Loyalist Reaver is back on the table with it's Lucius Warhound Escorts. I will endeavor to finish them within two weeks as my buddy, whom they are for, is leaving the US for independant study and since he cannot take them he wants to get them stored soon. Shame to think that we will not be seeing paint on the Loyalist anytime soon but that's ok.






Leaves more time for paint on the Nurgle Titan.......


Also, proud to announce that xCasex may be starting on my custom Chaos Lord 28mm mini soon.... Ya'll should check out his threads........


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Viktor von Domm wrote:nice suply drop there... tho that would be two pair of shoes for my kids...so...not gonna happen soon for me^^

also...max i blame you for infecting me with the titan bug... my current knightly paladin could bring me directly to do a titan afterwards...*shakes fist*

I will eventually blame Dave when the table project starts, in the interim I blame myself for the Electro-Hawk. This thing is turning out to be a royal nightmare on the planning side of things. I am constantly finding that I have not properly prepared for things I want to do on it.....


I know it is turning out 'ok' but I also know how much better it could be if only I had planned better from the beginning......













Yes, I think that means there is another one somewhere in the future......










Damn it........


Oh, and @Silver, you were right they were too long but the design of the grid aroud them was off too. I like it fine the way it is though.....



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LDD, sorry the Lucius legs are in the shot.....


You will be seeing them a lot more soon, though so get used to it.....


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Is there a record for the number of times a post has been edited?

The lights are looking great love the engine light, I think some ones work load is taking its toll ……..


However stop teasing with those dam legs ……….. I mean the Lucius ones …...

well i haven´t seen someone editing his post up to seven times yet^^ there is a first fr everything i guess^^

the e-hawk is shaping up so nicley atm that it is getting difficult for me to actually say what got updated... lack of inside view i say on my part^^

and what? now you are thinking of making a warlord titan??? well...why not? me, i would be the least to complain about that...same goes for the future e-hawk^^ and i do know that sometimes a good looking project unnerves the maker to the extent that he mihgt want to try it all over again... been there done that^^

Blame Dave! That sonofabitch!!

lone dirty dog wrote:The lights are looking great love the engine light, I think some ones work load is taking its toll ……..


However stop teasing with those dam legs ……….. I mean the Lucius ones …...

It's toll on my sanity, maybe......



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But as far as the Electro-Hawk......



I'm thinking it sucks and I need to do it again.......

Looking good buddy. Off topic, well sorta, whatever happened with that Reaver Titan that ended around page 7?

It is sitting on the display case awaiting the finishing of the Electro-Hawk. I had a shortage of certain items necessary to finish it but they have arrived and it will be back on the work table in about three or four days, hopefully.....

Oooo exciting, that's 3rd on my project list now and I plan to rely heavily on you for inspiration...

... and the grunt work of doing the build first of course.

Grunt is accurate....


Lots of grunting involved in that design process.....

Grunting is the politest thing I do when I design...

I have run into a minor snag....

Having a shortage of a certain size of LED I attempted to substitute.....




I have to go back to Radio shack tomorrow.....

I am so very upset about it.....

But the engines are almost done and the Tailfin and engines and Maybe the Main gun will be done tomorrow......


I also have to get a good deck together for FNM....

AND the first session of the mass build will occur either Thursday or Saturday......

More shots....






How is that for a titan topper, huh?

Ok, hitting the hay now.... Good night Dakka!

You should leave it attached to the chicken legs and turn it into some odd avian chaos daemon engine.

Hehehehehehehehehe.....

Strangest titan I have ever seen

I would definitely get the larger LED as the other 2 substitutes don't really give it the same effect

Dam those legs are there again

now i get it... the substitutes are smaller in size? i thought it was a trick due to photography...well then yes get the real thing...

could you point out what is it that bothers you so much about the current build? i can´t see the massive errors and such things... for me...it is so cool looking...really, maybe it is because you look to often and too much on the thing?

Yeah, don't second guess yourself dood, it looks amazing!

what that weirdo said! ^^

You guys are, of course correct. I am just being picky and perfectionist about it. I do like it it's just when you have expectations and the end product doesnt quite live up to them or it turns out more frustrating then I think it should have been it starts to get me down. That is another reason I like to do my projects faster than this has gone, there is no tike to second guess myself.....



thanks guys, I'll be done with self pity for a while.......

there is no time to second guess myself.....

i second this statement... by the way... the same rule aplies with visits to the dentist LOL...if you get there due emergencies...you haven´t got enough time to raise all the stupid crazed expectations...

LOL, I understand what you are saying Vik.

What the hell are you doubting your self for, how many projects have you got on the go .

Stop busting your own balls that is what we are here for, any criticism will be allocated until then keep making cool stuff.


But you do need the bigger LED it looks way better.

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well either use bigger LED or use a frosted piece of glass to get that stray ray feeling of the light...


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oh and you could chnge the right led and put it in the middle instead...that would work too...

Well, from what I hear, the FW THawk is also a pain in the ass to build, so it stands to reason that your plasticard construct still gives you much more control over those issues.

Thanks guys, I was just having a moment of idiocy...

The lights are all white behind red platic lenses that I allowed super glue to frost over. The one I removed, in order to replace it was a cluster of three 5mm LEDs and the other two are single 10mm LEDs. I think I prefer the cluster for its luminosity but already know that Radio shack has no more of them.....

Which do you guys think looks better? the Cluster or the single one?

I am apparently the only person in this area of Missourri that requires their usage and as such have purchased their entire stock which they have not replaced over the last couple of months. Checking this morning if I can get them from Radio shack online....

ooof

Have you ever tried the Testor's cement for clear parts? It works without frosting/crazing. Of course PVA does too, but it takes an annoying long time to dry.

I actually wanted it to frost a little....

But yes, testors would have held it in place just fine...

Ahh! understood!

Yeah, i'd put the cluster in the middle, and the singles on the outsides, especially if it's a PITA to get more.
Good ol' American Ingenuity!!

That and a sense of it get you through just about anything......


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Oh, throw in $4.25 and you can get a cup of coffee.....

Oh, throw in $4.25 and you can get a cup of coffee.....

ROFL...classic line^^

i say single...cluster...single... as i stated earlier on but no one seems understood me...*mumbles...*

and...

don´t think you are in the middle of nowhere...think of yourself of as a connoisseur of neat little somethings that the others haven´t got wind of yet... more for you...er...oh...all empty...hmmm then again...

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Oh, throw in $4.25 and you can get a cup of coffee.....

ROFL...classic line^^

i say single...cluster...single... as i stated earlier on but no one seems understood me...*mumbles...*

and...

don´t think you are in the middle of nowhere...think of yourself of as a connoisseur of neat little somethings that the others haven´t got wind of yet... more for you...er...oh...all empty...hmmm then again...

I understood mate but just disagreed totally I like the cluster look and think it would be best if they all were clusters ……. However I know nothing as my boss informed me today ….. However I did reply I know you are a t-wat so thats something …….

you said that to your boss??? is he still your boss?... well...to be honest... during an internship i offered a boss of mine to go outseide and settle our differencies like men... well... he wasn´t that pleased ... but i still worked on...darn...seems now i was the one that loosed all through and through...:(

I have repeatedly told my bosses in the military just exactly what I thought of them and in completely non-politically correct manners. I have FU'd and flipped birds to people who have very high authority....

I have punched and kicked my superiors and wanted to do it to my subordinates but refrained for fear of getting shot in the back.

What it boils down to is that people know when their opinions, orders instructions, mannerisms, demeanor or procedures are inapropriate and thats when you can get away with verbally murdering someone with absolute control over your livliehood.

I am a huge fan of absolute truth when lives are on the line and believe that even in the civilian world lives are on the line when discussing employment, especially in todays economy.


All that said, it will be single, cluster, single....

For lack of proper supply lines into this godforsaken area of the world it must be this way.

I would have preferred all clusters too as I liked the look......

mate... it really bothers me to see you without needed stuff... isn´t ebay there to spring into action to help you? i was always under the impression that they never close and are only a postman away from you...


as for the other stuff... man you are pretty much a man with some giant balls...i have to say that... other wise you wouldn´t be so strikt...which i totally like! only one thing i have to say against your expierience:

What it boils down to is that people know when their opinions, orders instructions, mannerisms, demeanor or procedures are inapropriate and thats when you can get away with verbally murdering someone with absolute control over your livliehood.

i know my fair share of complete incompetent d...kheads... and the thing with these is ...even when neck deep in gak...they wouldn´t be so honorable to accept a true word spoken against them...because...this is the very thing of believe and deed structure that brought them to be such d..kheads in the first place...

is that thing coming together or what! it looks great man, much better than the FW one!

You are also correct, Vik it's just that in my business you are told what and how to think and what is right is right for all. Regardless of your own personal opinion....


Thanks, RW, but i think it is only better than FW because some of the desigb elements make more sense, and I cannot accept credit for that. The 3D design I am using as referwnce is on the blackadders thread.


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As far as buying stuff online - I am lazy and don't want to wait.

But radio Shack online is getting an email from me soon....

Regardless of your own personal opinion....

well... after all you joined the army... not a choir...er on second thought... there you to have to sing what the others are singing too... in fact i can´t really see anyplace where you could act and say totally free what you like... we are all brought up to be mere cogs in a way to big machine...that really bothers me no end...*opens up a big bottle of booze...*

mxwllmdr wrote:You are also correct, Vik it's just that in my business you are told what and how to think and what is right is right for all. Regardless of your own personal opinion....


Thanks, RW, but i think it is only better than FW because some of the desigb elements make more sense, and I cannot accept credit for that. The 3D design I am using as referwnce is on the blackadders thread.


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As far as buying stuff online - I am lazy and don't want to wait.

But radio Shack online is getting an email from me soon....

If you are ever heading out to the boston area let me know. There is a relatively close awesome electronic component store out here called "You do it! Electronics" fondly nicknamed so "You blew it! Electronics"

Yes, still have my job, even though I cant fething stand it, mind you they are laying of some of middle management, which I can understand but the senior ones are worst and don't do anything there wages are through the roof


I find it a shame you are going to use single clusters only I feel this will come back to haunt you at a later date, I only say this as if it hand been a preference choice fair enough but because of impatience


Although over all I am impressed with your talent and can only tip my hat to you for your scale of build and commitment

I find it a shame you are going to use single clusters only I feel this will come back to haunt you at a later date, I only say this as if it hand been a preference choice fair enough but because of impatience

well i wouldn´t put it that harsh but in essence LDD is right... don´t rush it mate... you have lots of time... well you still have the option to start afresh and order the needed suplies now online... till you reach the point to actually use the lights on each of the then two e-hawks you are stocked up...

tme0003 wrote:You should leave it attached to the chicken legs and turn it into some odd avian chaos daemon engine.

Ha, I was wondering if someone would reference an Anime or something, looks battletech even, maybe Ed-209 of the future.

But seriously, looking good.

Thanks, Jabba, I have an update...





Gonna work on the upper wings tonight a little bit and I would say what I have planned but it seems that my plans always fall through, at least on the scheduling side of the house.....

I have started to become worried about the landing gear, but at least I still have the Main Gun to do to forestall having to do the landing Gear.......

I am concerned the landing gear won't be up to par with the rest of the bird.....






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Oh, yes, done with the wiring all the lights....




VERY happy about that.........

Dood, THAT!! Is..Amazingly cool!

dsteingass wrote:Dood, THAT!! Is..Amazingly cool!

Sure Is.

Thank you, guys.....


I found that it had to be completely detailed prior to being put on..... I think the upper wings should be done the same way.....

Ohho, very nice Sir, very nice.

:bows:


More coming tonight hopefully.......

Just take your time and do a good job, nobody cares how long it takes, as long as it looks good in the end!

Painting it is going to be a nightmare though.... -__-

Horst wrote:
Painting it is going to be a nightmare though.... -__-

Painting is always a nightmare.

Horst wrote:Just take your time and do a good job, nobody cares how long it takes, as long as it looks good in the end!

Painting it is going to be a nightmare though.... -__-

an Airbrush will help with that dramatically... also

Okay, little bit more to show but then I have to hit the proverbial hay.....

Took about an hour to design, scale and put the base for the upper wings together.....





Tomorrow I will finish edgeing and detailing them and have them on. I am hoping to also finish the main gun base at least.

My two youngest sons have birthday parties this weekend as their birthdays are the ninth and 14th.

My wifes birthday is the 18th. Is it any wonder I am broke from Christmas to Easter?


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Oh, and one more thing:






I care how it looks....


Or I wouldn't be doing it.

And Pianting it:

Have fun Horst...............







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Ok, so that was two things.....


Thing 1 and Thing 2 both want me to say "good night Dakka" for them....



RIP Dr. Seuss...........

I do so enjoy all the appendices you make to your posts.

Those upper wings... are they going to be removable or something?

They will make it darn near impossible to paint underneath it if not! OH NOES!

And yea, I'm gonna have fun painting this sucker... going to take FOREVER THOUGH....

Are you making the upper flight wings adjustable?

Viktor von Domm wrote:

I find it a shame you are going to use single clusters only I feel this will come back to haunt you at a later date, I only say this as if it hand been a preference choice fair enough but because of impatience

well i wouldn´t put it that harsh but in essence LDD is right... don´t rush it mate... you have lots of time... well you still have the option to start afresh and order the needed suplies now online... till you reach the point to actually use the lights on each of the then two e-hawks you are stocked up...

Sorry if this sounded harsh as it was not meant to only that mxwllmdr mentioned himself he preferred the clusters rather than the single, I meant it would be better to see if you could get the clusters even if it meant waiting to finishing the project to achieve the desired look, nothing worst looking back on something thinking I wish I had

So no harshness intended

Like the new LED's great use of colour and i bet you are glad the wiring is finished

Hey, No not removeable, adjustable, like an X-Wing Fighter...


I didn't think it was harsh.... I agreed with you but felt that the LEDs so deep in the jet exhaust cones weren't gonna be to damn bright anyway, so I went with what I could get. Not worried about it though because i think that Horst will be able to use color to his advantage when painting the interior of the cone so that the color is magnified without making it overly bright......

Didn't really think it needed to be overly bright.......

wow...that is a pretty heavy update max! tailfin and upper wings! wow... with added led´s to boot too!!!

and your birthday schedule sounds off the scale!!! i pitty your wallet^^

I feel for you on the wallet thing... My anniversary is Dec 29, and my sons birthday is Dec 31...

My wallet hurts from about Dec. 1 to some time in February...

My bday is on christmas, my mothers is the 17th of december and my oldest son is the 31st of December as well......


Like I said broke from December to Easter.....


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And as far as appending my posts go:

I forget i have things to say until after I click submit.....

how come you couldn´t wait with all these births to better spread the pay (lol) load all over the year?....blame it on the wife^^

The births I had no control over, it was the other part I couldn't wait for.......

My birthday is december 7th, my mothers is december 8th, my sisters is december 21st.

My parents never gave us birthday presents, because of christmas.

Lame.

quickshot anyone?

Lunch hour was not very productive. Just got the outer layers of armour on the upper wings. HOPEFULLY tonight will see them installed and a Very large amount of detail completed..........

rather basic and blocky looking but it hints the awsomeness already!

What's going on in Missouri? My dispatcher just called me from Caulfield, MO and said power AND phones just went out, no wind, no weather....

Nothing that I am aware of. Thats about two hours from here, though....

We have some stiff wind here at FLWMO, today, though......


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My mother once told me that the gift I was receiving was going to have to be Chrstmas and birthday that year cause money was tight. It was nice though so I didn't complain...

Many years later on Dec 17th 1991 (the day I graduated US Army MP School) I gave my mother a gift and told her the same thing.

She broke down into tears and told me she hated it that they had been forced by money to tell me that. But since dad knew what it was he told her to shut up and open it.

I had spent three months salary on a string of pearls for her. She was so happy and mad at the same time. it was whole hairy @$$......

She says they fly maneuvers over her house all the time from your neck of the woods, says she hears helicopters now. You gonna send MPs to shut me up?

I'm not.....

But that doesn't mean they aren't already enroute....


Hey, Dave do me a favor would you.

Bring up CNN's main website so I will know where you are on the net, ok Buddy?

Easier to trace you that way.....


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Wait...

Nevermind, found you on dakka.....

LOL

You will only be able to trace my IP back to the DMZ in Zurich, Switzerland I'm afraid. By all means, take that place out if you wish
It would really save me a lot of headaches, and I'd greatly appreciate it!

If need be, if need be......

seems a new use for a fat man maybe?^^

Not new, but a good use, yes?

well as a german i should keep my gob shut about using the fat man in switzerland...

ROFL....



No really, it's ok, tell us how you really feel.........

naaaahhhh... i guess it is a fine country for holidays^^...and the chocolate is also nice.... but i can´t stand the accent for long^^

HAHAHA - they are mostly harmless. They just expect us to turn lead into gold, that's my only beef with the Swiss

yep they are very keen on gold...they have that in common with dwarves too... that and the big caves inside mountains^^

'cept dwarves drink manly beer, the Swiss drink elven wine.

ROFL...yeah right... and even white wine....

mxwllmdr wrote:
Tell me how this prototype for the weapons servitors looks:



Kinda worried it doesn't look right but hopefully paint will make it look better to me. Sadly, though, I will not be painting this on. It's loyalist anyway. My Nurgle one will be a different story, though.

That's cool, it give me idea on swapping out one of mine (so they're not identical). I was also thinking about sculpting my own. Don't want them to be too muscular being as they should be all atrophied at this point!

jabbakahut wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:
Tell me how this prototype for the weapons servitors looks:



Kinda worried it doesn't look right but hopefully paint will make it look better to me. Sadly, though, I will not be painting this on. It's loyalist anyway. My Nurgle one will be a different story, though.

That's cool, it give me idea on swapping out one of mine (so they're not identical). I was also thinking about sculpting my own. Don't want them to be too muscular being as they should be all atrophied at this point!

Also not enough cabling...

I'm happy I played electric bass guitar for the last 15 years, I have miles and miles of cabling. So much so I even put it all over my terrain, power cables galore!

Yeah the Reavers are getting revisited very soon in order to address issues such as the cables.....


And personally, I think they look better all buff. I know if I had the kind of weapons systems I would want it to be in perfect operating condition system wide......

Yeah, just sculpt a few cables threaded through his biceps and such, distributing milky rejuvenat fluids


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Better yet, bury some six-string small E string in his muscles?

Heat them and press them into the plastic works too.....


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That makes the plastic curl up around the edges and looks like flesh that has been damaged....

that sounds like a very good idea! have to remember that...

Horst wrote:My birthday is december 7th, my mothers is december 8th, my sisters is december 21st.

My parents never gave us birthday presents, because of christmas.

Lame.

Ah yes the old 'this is for Christmas and your birthday' routine - I know it well (Jan 4th). I feel sorry for one of my brothers - birthday is 25th Dec!

Sorry, I know you were on about this a page ago, but I'm just catching up - Like the servitor by the way.

monkeyh wrote:

Horst wrote:My birthday is december 7th, my mothers is december 8th, my sisters is december 21st.

My parents never gave us birthday presents, because of christmas.

Lame.

Ah yes the old 'this is for Christmas and your birthday' routine - I know it well (Jan 4th). I feel sorry for one of my brothers - birthday is 25th Dec!

Sorry, I know you were on about this a page ago, but I'm just catching up - Like the servitor by the way.

SNAP jan 4th

S'Okay, Monkey, Stop in when you can.....


And Thanks....


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The Upper Wing mounts are giving me fits.....




Any ideas guys?

mxwllmdr wrote:S'Okay, Monkey, Stop in when you can.....


And Thanks....


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The Upper Wing mounts are giving me fits.....




Any ideas guys?

What Specifically about them is throwing you?

I was having problems finding the right wing thickness to hinge size ratio....


I think I got it but they look nothing like the references I am using. I kinda like the roundness to them.....


They are only tacked on so I can change it but I don't know if I want to...


Check em out....





Also, Some engine detail going on. had to stop, though, because I realized I had not done any GS filling on the inevitable gaps.....





Also worrying me is the size of the upper wings....

They are a little bigger than I think they should be but they look nice....


I need opinions on this as well.....


Lots of rivets to do, so little time in the day.....


I hope to have a very large portion of the detail done to....

Oh, you know what, screw making schedules I know I can never keep....

Dave wrote:I'll finish it later.......

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I am thinking the engine detail looks a little sparse, too.....

00000OOOOOoooooOOOO000OOooo that looks great! the engines look really nice, i love it!

Do you have any more wide angle shots?

It all looks pretty good to me.

HAHAHA

Wider angle shots...

See, Vik says their German accent sucks, and we all know their English accent sucks too.

Dave, I know it's early but are you posting on the right page?


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Oh the swedes again....


Nevermind.....

LOL NOW it's 9:18 am


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Internet and cell phone concur.


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Not Swedes, the Swiss.

I have never met a Swede, therefore I have no opinion.

Yeah, yeah same thing....


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Damn I am close to thirty pages....

wicked....

lol...yeah... swiss in english probably suchs too^^

as for the "lil" wings... well they are a bit on the large side... but i figure this is a major beast... i would keep them as is... i like where you are taking this journey!

as for the engines... i dunno...for me...i think they look perfect... the pipework looks convincing to say the least... after some gapfilling you are set!...of course then the true calling will come...riveting your little heart out^^

Hey good morning (evening?), Vik. And thanks, I think I have decided the upper wings aren' t too large afterall.....

well back to detailing....

yeah for decisions making!!! and it is currently 15:31 here in good ol germany... so evening might be fitting^^

Cool, I am setting my smartphones world clock to show when it is for each of you guys.....


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Don't let your cat play in the workshop....

everything you build is just amazing. i built a warhound once and it didnt look the best afterwards lol. you could probably make molds of your peices and make more lol

Yes, (rubs hands together) YES... my friend, all it needs now is..

mxwllmdr wrote:Cool, I am setting my smartphones world clock to show when it is for each of you guys.....


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Don't let your cat play in the workshop....

He/she just wanted to help - cats are very helpful like that y'know

Sorry I shouldn't laugh - stupid cat!

i feel your pain, i have plenty a guardsmen, or tank commander, missing heads/swords because of mine

That cat would be getting a flying lesson from my foot right about now!

dsteingass wrote:That cat would be getting a flying lesson from my foot right about now!

Hey no moggie bashing here

I wouldn't really, but i'd act like it! The cat would be scared of me!

i would tie the cat to my parrots nest on my sholder and become.. the CAT PITRATE!

RW...you´re so weird...

at max... ouch... i think i would fry her for that... i think cats really have a nasty streak inside them... maybe they are part of the whole god punish us for the garden of eden thing... snakes in disguise...

You never have a problem with dogs interfering with hobby suff.

well dogs are always waiting for you to be nice to them... with cats you have to ask permission to be nice to them...

well cat pirate has no boat, he rides a mix between a great dane, pitbull, siberian wolf

yon cat rides a dog...?

no the pirate rides the dog, and the cat rides the pirate! simple principles vik!

dsteingass wrote:That cat would be getting a flying lesson from my foot right about now!

I wanted to, Dave. SHe is my oldest son's cat, however, and she is his therapy pet....

Moggie's be damned......

d0m1n1ck wrote:everything you build is just amazing. i built a warhound once and it didnt look the best afterwards lol.

Thanks, Dom. I am sure it looks better than you think it does. THere are times when I think mine look loike crap, too....


I am happy to report the repair work is going quite well, actually......

dsteingass wrote:Yes, (rubs hands together) YES... my friend, all it needs now is..

Spoiler:

Moar RIVETS!!

Soon, my friend. Soon............

Feeling any better? Progress is looking great, and I have a bag if you need help with the cat.....

LittleSilverGuys wrote:Feeling any better? Progress is looking great, and I have a bag if you need help with the cat.....

All you need know are some bricks and a deep lake ……. Only kidding

It looks great so far minus the damage from the giant feral beast of course

But I am shaw it will be repaired shortly and professionally

All it's missing is some Rivets lots of Rivets

Thanks, but I would never put a cat in a bag and drown it.



I prefer a more hands on approach to dealing with my enemies.....



That cat hates me and the feeling is mutual......

You know cats are evil - cute but evil - they are just waiting for the right moment to trip you over down the stairs etc then feast on your giblets. I happen to like cats very much - but I know what they're plotting.....

And they eat your eyeballs if you die in your sleep too.

They steal your breath.........




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Why is it that 80% of my day is spent wondering why everyone around me is stupid?

...i know that movie^^

Supply drop!!!!!!!!!!

WOOT! Plastic for the Plastic God!!!


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Niice haul!

Why is it that 80% of my day is spent wondering why everyone around me is stupid?

may i make a small assumption...it´s waht the layman call workday... the people that know it through first hand expierience call it..."how long till retirement still?---


and yep...that is a truly green with envy suply drop^^

mxwllmdr wrote:Why is it that 80% of my day is spent wondering why everyone around me is stupid?

I do that too. You are not alone... *menacing cloaked figures slowly approach*

Shrike sends his alot out to chomp up your plastic and bring it home to papa.

^ that's it unloading a load of plastic at your feet ^^

*barf*

yes?

after a quick pic search for an apropriate answer i decided...less is more...and refrained to ruin max´thread even further...

One of the complimentary bonuses (or penalties) of being in the LoER is free spam/OT goodness with a thread of our choice!

hey, what is muttered by the =][_,= (which appears to be OT) is actually secret =][_,= only code! so not off topic at all shrike!

We're not supposed to tell non-leaguers/associates! *cuff round head while looking shifty*

I think you are forgeting.. this - "hey, what is muttered by the =][_,= (which appears to be OT) is actually secret =][_,= only code! so not off topic at all shrike!" is in code too, so dont fret, the knowlage of not knowing will defeat anyone who dare attempt to break it.. but for all those =][_,= members who can read it, yes i did say catpirate somewhere in that sentence

On second thought, let's not gt to =]_,= City, it is a silly place.

Code-ception?

:. .. . :: .:. . .. : . ...... : :... : : (Brailcode-ception, which indeed has the cat pirate again)

ghjukiop-ooikjm n2qwsedrfvtgyhuikjol

Yes, that was facekeyboardrollese.

hey, that is a great idea, maybie cat pirate should have a side kick!

Half man half dog, his own best friend. Ruin my thread, go ahead.......

Sucks that the daemon cat ruined you THawk. Did you manage to fix it alright?

sorry, last one

Yeah, it's getting better, but work sucked today and will again tomorrow so no work tonight or tomorrow.

Wednesday will be better. I did actually finish the engine detail and get the thing put back together right....

I am gonna try, HARD, to have it finished this weekend....



Good luck to me......

mxwllmdr wrote:Yeah, it's getting better, but work sucked today and will again tomorrow so no work tonight or tomorrow.

Wednesday will be better. I did actually finish the engine detail and get the thing put back together right....

I am gonna try, HARD, to have it finished this weekend....



Good luck to me......

Well that sucks... Back to an earlier Q/A bit... I think the "hinges" for the upper wing look off because they look a little to "weedy" to actuate the chunky bastard. add a "piston" or two and they would look fine.

Yeeeargh, hooist the Mizzen Mast and steady the spar!

dsteingass wrote:Yeeeargh, hooist the Mizzen Mast and steady the spar!

Dave, stop posting drunk......

Galorn wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:Yeah, it's getting better, but work sucked today and will again tomorrow so no work tonight or tomorrow.

Wednesday will be better. I did actually finish the engine detail and get the thing put back together right....

I am gonna try, HARD, to have it finished this weekend....



Good luck to me......

Well that sucks... Back to an earlier Q/A bit... I think the "hinges" for the upper wing look off because they look a little to "weedy" to actuate the chunky bastard. add a "piston" or two and they would look fine.

I agree and am looking into.it......

bad night around our house. A week and a half of little to no sleep is getting to me and the missus....

Back on game tomorrow, hopefully.....

no sleep? why? still a bug at home?

the piston sounds quite a good idea...

as for the catpirate that RW seems of latley so consumed about... i bet he purrrrrrrrrrrres a lot...^^

while watching Navy CIS (one of my favorite tv shows atm) i always wonder what a workday of yours is all about... the whole hurly burly of amry life and all... the things i remember back then while being in service was mostly dumb orders and extensive periods of boredom...all that done in cheap and chafing clothes...

Navy is a whole other story from the army and that show, as I have been told by some sailors I know, is bull crap.
My day starts at 0400, ends when I can no longer stand the sight of my co workers and consist of sitting on my tuckus not doing a damn thing for the most part......
I have found doing nothing all day makes you more tired than if you were doing heavy lifting.....
Either way, I am counting the days til retirement with a fervor normally saved for child awaiting christmas.......

Really? lol After Shrike and Rogue's comments...you call me the drunk? LOL

You're right, Dave. Your comment was just freshest in mind.....

well they are youth dave... what to expect of them? lol...


at max... i know that dull feeling... having that as a means to make a living... i think i could not do that at all... so hat´s off to you mate for achieving that...!!!

as for the show... it´s mostly the characters that i am in for...

by the way... 0400??? ouch... my eyes would be so tiny...no wonder most folks have some serious trouble after getting out of the army and into civilian life after such a dayly timetable...

It's 0800- and this is gonna be a long day. I am counting on you guys and Dakka to get me through this.

we are here... by the way... i am experimenting atm with gimp atm ...you might want to join shasos fluff thread here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/435360.page#4025551