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Helloooo Dakka!

It's been a while since we've gotten a Black Box worth the money (sorry Skaven, the Hellpit just didn't ring any bells! ), but the Stormraven definitely makes the grade! I will say that the model has a boatload of parts and would not have been buildable without a handy set of instructions emailed to me by my superhero GW guy, to whom I owe many thanks. It's another of the new breed of multi-part models with numbered components and detailed instructions. In some cases, the numbers on the pieces matter significantly, some times they don't, but it's definitely in your best interest to go through the frames and instructions first to make sure you have a general idea where things are.

Yammer aside, here's some pics of the finished bird on the deck and in flight, and alongside some models of various sizes for reference.

















Now that I have it in-hand, it's a lot more impressive. As usual, the pictures out there don't do the actual model justice. Though, I will admit it looks kinda clunky, especially on the flying stand. At least the Valkyrie has a little angle when it's on the stand, which helps it look like it's actually flying instead of just squatting in the air. I suppose that's one extra step, to shave down the top of the stand so that the bird sits on it with a little motion.

Anyway, I wrote up a complete step-by-step of the build process with additional pictures if you're interested, which you can find here:

http://captureandcontrol.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

-Dis.

NICE!!!

Thats good, the ramair hood scoop is a separate piece. Now I just need to figure out what to put in place of the ridiculous intake and turret.

Thanks for sharing, conversion ideas are already bubbling up in me head.

chaos0xomega wrote:Thats good, the ramair hood scoop is a separate piece. Now I just need to figure out what to put in place of the ridiculous intake and turret.

How about a Razorback turret? It'd be closer to the overall Space Marine aesthetic, and might even be lower in profile, too

So I guess this is the magna grapple gubbins that's meant to be holding the dread on?

Can you model it with landing gears up if it's to be placed on the flight stand?

I would have thought it would have been easier to undercoat the cockpit frame before attaching the window bit?

You can avoid smudging from glue fumes on see through plastic with blue tack (or low tack tape).

also you dont glue the thrusters in place so you can move them around

Great step-by-step on your blog! Thanks!

So its a heli design which has wings instead of rotor blades?
The grapple seems to weak to secure a senex antiquii and I value my dreads too much to lose them "on the move".

This needs a redesign badly and I am sure those using a "out of the box" StormRaven won't get the kit at its full potential.

We should have a StormRaven conversions Thread next month.

After seeing that, I'm definitely considering getting one. One thing I'm considering is simply removing the turret and that ridiculous air intake. I pictured it like that in my head and it seems to be much more streamlined and better. I'll just have to find an alternate mounting for the turret weapons, and that then leaves me with a free unique Razorback turret.

Since when was any IoM equipment a sensible design? In my eyes it fits the IoM aesthetic very well.

If you want the Thunder Raven to look more realistic, it shouldn't be difficult to extend the fuselage with plasticard, move the wings into a more sensible position and make it look like a square transport aeroplane with guns welded on.

The top turret and air intake, that everyone hates, could be used and make sense with a redesign. I think it would look pretty good.

looks alot better when its not painted red.

Kilkrazy wrote:If you want the Thunder Raven to look more realistic, it shouldn't be difficult to extend the fuselage with plasticard, move the wings into a more sensible position and make it look like a square transport aeroplane with guns welded on.

But that's assuming I have any skill at all with plasticard.

Nice pictures.

And just to clarify... Is the stormraven the first vehicle in Warhammer 40k that utilize a front ramp, two side hatches AND a rear gate?

ryanstartalker wrote:Nice pictures.

And just to clarify... Is the stormraven the first vehicle in Warhammer 40k that utilize a front ramp, two side hatches AND a rear gate?

No there are others Thunder Hawk normal and transporter and the predecessor to the thunder hawk

Valkyrie wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:If you want the Thunder Raven to look more realistic, it shouldn't be difficult to extend the fuselage with plasticard, move the wings into a more sensible position and make it look like a square transport aeroplane with guns welded on.

But that's assuming I have any skill at all with plasticard.

You don't need any skill with plasticard to mod IoM vehicles. You only have to cut and cement flat plates.

Because I can't avoid these quotes in any discussion involving intraatmospheric troop transports:

"We're in the pipe, 5x5."
"Hold on, we're in for some chop."
"We're on an express elevator to Hell. Going down!"
"WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!"
"Check it out: Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Fwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks..."

:30 seconds to LZ: "Somebody wake up Hicks..."

First, thanks a ton for the pics!

Questions:
1. can you show whether a Razorback turret fits on top?

2. how about a Rhino for comparison?

3. how about a Valk for comparison?

4. are the twin AssCans Razor-compatibie?

Still looks goofy.

Wonder if two or more could make a thunderhawk.

JohnHwangDD wrote:
Questions:
1. can you show whether a Razorback turret fits on top?

I have not seen for myself, but heard its not compatible. "Its kinda like the turret fitting of the newer chimeras."... whatever that vagueness means.

1hadhq wrote:

We should have a StormRaven conversions Thread next month.

This.

JohnHwangDD wrote:First, thanks a ton for the pics!

Questions:
1. can you show whether a Razorback turret fits on top?

They were building one in my FLGS today. the Predator turret ring does not match the Stormraven turret ring, a Predator turret will not fit. Make of that what you will.

chaos0xomega wrote:Thats good, the ramair hood scoop is a separate piece. Now I just need to figure out what to put in place of the ridiculous intake and turret.

Those are both separate pieces; there's a lot of rough join lines up there from the various pieces of the hull and wings going together and a big hole where the turret goes, so you'll need to get some gubbinz to cover those areas.

Prophecy07 wrote:Can you model it with landing gears up if it's to be placed on the flight stand?

Yeah, landing gear can be modeled in the up position. I put it down for the ste-by-step, which actually worked out better, but either way is an option.

Grimstonefire wrote:I would have thought it would have been easier to undercoat the cockpit frame before attaching the window bit?

You can avoid smudging from glue fumes on see through plastic with blue tack (or low tack tape).

Yeah, that's true. The sacrifice was made for the walkthrough. I'll just have to tape the clear areas before I prime.

All the articulation on the bird was left mobile, which I rarely do, but I wanted to build it "right" the first time. Even though, looking back at it in the cold, harsh light of the morning I realize that the tailfin is on backwards! . It's weird, I remember it not being flush the other way. Oh well!

I have all the requested models for size comparisons; I've got a tournament today but once that's in the books I'll try and get some more pics. I'll also have the new Furioso dread kit built and reviewed this weekend.

-Dis.

chaos0xomega wrote:

1hadhq wrote:

We should have a StormRaven conversions Thread next month.

This.

yes, And I hope people are as willing to have their own designs scrutinized as closely as all the nit-picky bashing on the stock model in thread after thread...

George Spiggott wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:First, thanks a ton for the pics!

Questions:
1. can you show whether a Razorback turret fits on top?

They were building one in my FLGS today. the Predator turret ring does not match the Stormraven turret ring, a Predator turret will not fit. Make of that what you will.

Thats bad news...

Personally, I dig it. It looks like typical Imperial aviation design; It's not aerodynamic enough to fly, strap more engines to it until it does. I like it!

I say again that the engines must be dropped and that the wings must be extended some how Thx for doing the tut btw!

Out of curiosity,

does the Stormraven have any GK specific upgrades with it?

like Psycannon casings for the HBs.