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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:That'll be a no then!

Was referring to the black two seater thing. Assume it was a kit rather than scratched?
Sorry if missed the relevant text

Ahhhh. Sorry. My fault. I thought you were talking about the Arvus...
That build is my "Bentley AR-8 Arrowhead". It was based on another builder's design, but i made it as a vacuum form master.
If you want to see the entire build, here is the gallery for that. Enjoy!

Outstanding love it !

CURNOW wrote:Outstanding love it !

Thanks.
From message i am getting about this build, most folks like the design of the Arvus, but dislike the size of the Forgeworld kit.
From a google images search, i think i may be the first crazy person to attempt making one almost three times the size of the original...

Well, in general i think the dimension of the GW (and FW, maybe) vehicle don't fit the 28 mm scale.........this is gonna be this way because if they fit the scale, they are gonna be too big for a war game

FantasyBob wrote:Well, in general i think the dimension of the GW (and FW, maybe) vehicle don't fit the 28 mm scale.........this is gonna be this way because if they fit the scale, they are gonna be too big for a war game

Of course. It would be way too big in this scale. It would take up the whole table...
I like big models though. I want to try my hand at a Valkyrie.

Got a little bit of progress done today. I am working on the lighting. I had to make light cages for all the lights. I still don't have the strobes, but with luck they will come this week.
I am just trying to work out how to get the lights in there before i seal it all up.
Enjoy!

Lol love it are you gona make that end single light red ? Or maybe all of them red ? Cos I've got the helly sceen from predator in my head now . Also you have to convert one of those girls into a load master !

Brilliant work. I am in awe of your craftsmanship. With deft hands like those, you missed your calling as a brain surgeon or a concert pianist.

Forgeworld should hire you!

That's an awesome way of doing cages for lights, turned out really well. The whole build is looking fantastic!

CURNOW wrote:Lol love it are you gona make that end single light red ? Or maybe all of them red ? Cos I've got the helly sceen from predator in my head now . Also you have to convert one of those girls into a load master !

Well, i was thinking of leaving them all white to be honest(So if it were on show, people could get a good view inside). But i will think about tinting the back one red.
There are still two to get fitted into the front headlamps of the wings, and one to light up the pilot's console.
Add to that, the 8-LED system for the nav lights. Two white strobes, two red strobes, two red nav lights, and two green nav lights.
When i get those, i will be able to start buttoning this one up.
I still need to get the internal bulkheads done(Those will hide the LED cables).

Brushfire wrote:Brilliant work. I am in awe of your craftsmanship. With deft hands like those, you missed your calling as a brain surgeon or a concert pianist.

Forgeworld should hire you!

Thanks a lot. I appreciate that comment. I prefer to make big subjects...
I suppose they have plenty of talent as it is over at Forgeworld.

Zefig wrote:That's an awesome way of doing cages for lights, turned out really well. The whole build is looking fantastic!

Thanks again!
I knew i had to make the light cages for the wing landing lights. But i thought: "Why not just make them for all the lights?"
It looks cooler that way(And makes the LEDS look less like LEDs...).

Bar wrote:

Zefig wrote:That's an awesome way of doing cages for lights, turned out really well. The whole build is looking fantastic!

Thanks again!
I knew i had to make the light cages for the wing landing lights. But i thought: "Why not just make them for all the lights?"
It looks cooler that way(And makes the LEDS look less like LEDs...).

Very much so, they look pretty convincingly like industrial lamps now.

Zefig wrote:
Very much so, they look pretty convincingly like industrial lamps now.

Cheers.
I have a technique that i use when trying to come up with clever solutions to problems.

I try to imagine a fella smarter than myself. Then I try to think, "what would he do?"

Haha, I like that. Seems to be working out so far, I'll have to try it for myself

Tip top
nice work on the lighting!

Wow amazing the arvis lighter has always been one of my favourite models and your scale for it is great it really does it justice, and those models you have in the photos really add character to the whole thing, as for your scratch building skills they are truly epic it leaves me speechless !

Keep up the great work

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Tip top
nice work on the lighting!

Thanks a lot. I will accept full judgement if i can pull the lighting off in the end!!!

Paranoia_Agent wrote:Wow amazing the arvis lighter has always been one of my favourite models and your scale for it is great it really does it justice, and those models you have in the photos really add character to the whole thing, as for your scratch building skills they are truly epic it leaves me speechless !

Keep up the great work

Thanks for your kind words. I really like the design too.
It's so cool looking. I should really have a landing pad full of them!!!

*shakes fist at the brilliance*

Very nice work on the light cages - they look great

Awesome sauce!

Subbed. Great work. I also love the lady soldiers.

Ghost in the Darkness wrote:Awesome sauce!

Awesome sauce??? That's brilliant! I have never heard that one before!

Ouze wrote:Subbed. Great work. I also love the lady soldiers.

Thanks.
They are great figures. I love using them for scale.
I got a little more done today guys.
It might not look like much, but it took nearly all day to get the seat and the dashboard done. I still have to add buttons and controls and such like.
But here's what i got done today.

It's like a diorama, well done! Btw what materials you used for the ship?

the controll panell looks good! and the pilot seat too.....anyway, it's coming out an amazing project!

nemotgr wrote: It's like a diorama, well done! Btw what materials you used for the ship?

Thanks a lot.
The cockpit master was made in styrene, and the cast in resin(In case i decide to make more).
The shell and the wings are styrene sheet, with plumbing connectors for the engines.

FantasyBob wrote:the controll panell looks good! and the pilot seat too.....anyway, it's coming out an amazing project!

Thanks. I will get the light collector box made tomorrow for the lighting on the dash panel. I will also get all the pilot's controls done.
The only reason i deviated from the canon design by adding the dash was that in a craft like this with almost zero window visibility, the pilot would need the basic instrumentation...

I went in a totally different direction tonight than what i thought i would.
I spent a few hours on it tonight, getting the landing gear done, and the mounting plates for the aforementioned gear.
As the front gear is position over what is currently a split in the hull, i have made it a separate piece till the hull is glued together.
I should have pics of it sitting on it's gear tomorrow when the legs are all set.

Okay. A little update for today. I attached the gear. I had decided to let this one sit slightly higher on it's legs than the Forgeworld one.
Opinions welcomed over whether it's TOO high or not.
Comments are always welcomed guys. Even if they tell me i am doing it wrong...
Here are the pics.

The gear looks a little gawky, but I figure that'll change if it gets some gribblies/detail in there, but I'd say the height is about right judging by the front gear at least. Otherwise you'd have rear gear and a landing skid or something for the front.

The only issue I see is that it makes the ramp look a little steep, but that might just be the angles involved.

Nephilem wrote:The gear looks a little gawky, but I figure that'll change if it gets some gribblies/detail in there, but I'd say the height is about right judging by the front gear at least. Otherwise you'd have rear gear and a landing skid or something for the front.

The only issue I see is that it makes the ramp look a little steep, but that might just be the angles involved.

I have taken the criticism on board and have lowered the gear by 10mm. I should have pics tomorrow.
It looks a lot better now.

youz gotz skillz I must say!

Sarpedon_702 wrote:youz gotz skillz I must say!

Thanks a lot. I appreciate your kind words.

i am normally not in a position to be in a lack of words....you sir done that now...and that was before you installed the lights... then i was only sitting at my desk with wide open eyes....same size as if in terror...but i am (still and will be...) amazed!!! and to even top all that you showed us your workspace...are you stockpiling for the zombycalypse and still being able to scratchbuilt and collect like hell? i can´t surpress my envy! only leaves me asking why someone would want to own so many exemplars of one single model...your shelf is totally off the scale for even a shop^^

did i tell you how much i am amazed by your work?
well i am a bit dazzled even now but i remeber doing so^^

cheers...for whatever reason that you needed my karma^^ you must have plenty of that by yourself^^

oh and i liked (loled more^^) to your photomontage of your car park^^

one thing so... what on earth are you working as to uphold such a hobbystyle?

i know i am nosy^^

cheers again, vik