Forgeworld Chaos Dragon (5-15-10)

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**Wrexasaur**

Buttlerthepug wrote:Ok, well a quick update... Washed the model but can't do anything else yet... Im going out tommorow to get Brass rods to make sure its stable in wings and necks (paper clips wont do this time as they are really really heavy wings) as well as getting some varnish...

I was told at my local GW that its IMPOSSIBLE to get every last bit of excess resin off by washing it so after your done washing you should put a thin layer of varnish on the model to cover those excess areas. Then you prime and paint as normal... Also picking up the appropriate size base tommorow which then i cant start modeling... It will basically have a him standing on some giant rocks with lava all around him... Looks pretty sweet as ive tried it on random bases... Update tommorow!

Hmmm... impossible you say.

I would think a super-sonic cleaner, some warm water, and a bit of soap (can you put soap in those things?) would do quite nicely. The varnish sounds like it would work too though

, I doubt it will ruin any of the detail as long as you are conservative with your primer.

Buttlerthepug wrote:Well, theres no room ANYWHERE For a rider ill post pictures of his back to show you..

However I am going to make a single rock somewhere in front of the dragon with a paper clip or something, then make it so i can take a Lord of somesort on and off his base and the dragons... Hes temorarily jumped off the dragon for combat purposes <_<

I doubt this thing needs a rider, that is not particularly ballsy of the rider... well I suppose it is

. Putting this guy all by his lonesome would be fine, I doubt he needs the muscle or brains to do his job; two heads seems to work well most of the time, as long as they can agree

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**sleazy**

hurrah, I found your thread.

Looking forward to seeing progress on this, hopefully you can inspire me to paint mine.

I wont be adding a rider as it would either be used using the greater chaos dragon rules or the Galrauch rules, neither of which have a rider.

Heres a quick pic of mine so far..

**Buttlerthepug**

Hey Sleazy, did you pin all your parts? Wings, Necks, Arms, Legs, etc? And did all your pieces fit rite in place? And did those white parts come like that?

**sleazy**

Hi.

yeah I pinned all major parts, I also used epoxy resin on the wings.

yes for soem reason mine was cast from 2 different colours of resin. I assumed they are all like that.

I still have a bit more filling to do on his knees and ankles and I plan to add more to the base.

**Buttlerthepug**

Ah, Yeah mine came in all one color resin and im still working on pinning all major parts with brass rods (dont really feel like drilling into this specific model but oh well) Probably wont have it even pinned till late next week cause i got alot going on but oh well... will update as i go!

**Buttlerthepug**

Been awhile since i got the model and havent started pinning it yet because of stuff going on however I am starting tommorow and will most likely have most if not all of it pinned. Will post pics when its all pinned. Then i get to touch up stuff and paint :O scary thoughts!

**person person**

Looking very forward to see this thing built.

**Buttlerthepug**

Finally got the most of it pinned. gotta wait for two parts filled with green stuff to completely cure so i can drill the last two holes then..

Will update this post with pictures of progress... then going to wash it again since it didnt get all the excess resin off (apparently I didnt leave it in the diluded water for long enoguh the first time... good to go now)

Then on to painting! Sweeet. Probably going to fo black outside with blue insides... Make it a bit more unique then the normal red insides.

**WarMonger33**

How about red AND blue insides, that way you get the best of both worlds

**Captain Shrike**

freakin huge

**Buttlerthepug**

Sorry for the wait on the update. Well because of the drill bit/pin vice i used to make the holes they were the ever so slightest bit too big (not a problem cause i can greenstuff the tiny gaps to reinforce further). Here is a fewpictures of the Wings on the dragon as well as the two necks. Some time this weekend i hopefully plan to finish up this large task and move on to the ever so intense painting phase...

@Warmonger: Im not too sure how red AND blue would work out inside the necks... hmmmm although multi colors do give me some idears.

**person person**

NUTZ!!!!!

**Buttlerthepug**

Soo i finally picked up the base. What im trying to do is make it look like it just crushed something major... and im also thinking about surrounding all the rock with lava :O The base is huge but even still the wings and tail go a fair bit of length off it. Thoughts?

**Blightdrone**

This thing is incredibly!! I never expected it to be that massive!!

Absolutely amazing model! Just look at how big it is!! You better paint this up good

Cheers,

Jack.

**person person**

It needs a few of these.

I managed to find some that would work at a Micheal's

**Buttlerthepug**

Oooooooo I will have to look for it... Considering i bought my base and everything i used to make most of my scratch builds at michaels. Sweet find man, it would look great for the base and cost a lot less then gw ruins eh?

**person person**

Mind you I couldn't find it on the official site, I just saw some at my local Micheal's

**MeanGreenStompa**

Basing it on the loose rubble looks good with one very major criticism, the feet have a large moulded 'web' of ground around them, they need to be flat on something or it looks like he's standing on two feet shaped boards...

**That Mad Ben Kid**

It has a mouth on it's crotch O___o

**Lord of the end times**

Doesn't everyone?

Nice dragon. Wouldn't mind getting one myself, they look sooo big though!

I do have one critisism though. The rubble on the ground doesn't look quite right. Hard to explain this but it's as though the rubble layer is too, also try spreading it out less even.

**Buttlerthepug**

Well I havent glued anything on the base yet. I Want to get a full unglued visual of it before I do anything so once I find something I like that others think looks good. Ill start glueing.

**Lord of the end times**

Sweet as.

It's going to be a mammoth paint job. Can't wait to see it finished.

**lukeslayerh3**

that is an insanly nice model i think ill buy it!

**person person**

Needs some modelling sand or fine talus.

PLEASE, get rid of the webbed feet, burry them in rubble if needed.

**Buttlerthepug**

Oh im definitely gettign rid of the webbed feet, they disgust me >:O and there will be sand and what not. I was just trying out rock placements.

**Tacobake**

Man I am so getting that.

**Mamox**

MORE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have you begun painting it yet or made any other progress? Such a cool model, I'm jealous you 1) can afford it and 2) have the skill required to warrant buying it. I wouldn't even feel worthy trying to make/paint something of that detail, size, cost and overall awesomeness

**Buttlerthepug**

Havent started painting it, looks like I might start next week. This weekend when I get time to go over to my local gw. I plan to finish all the little modeling details... Filling in small gaps, few things of left over flash, etc... Also going to be spending a good portion of this week trying out some blacks with different highlights on some random marines... Try and get it down before I attempt anything

**WarMonger33**

That dragon needs a name. How about Carl "Who has the Rumblies." (inside joke

)

Can't wait to see it painted!

**person person**

Its a special character named Galruch.

BUT!!!! It has 2 heads, it deserves 2 NAMES!!!