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Exceptional work, especially considering it's all your own, not to mention building two at at time haha. I'd just make one then cast the whole thing...probably wouldn't work though.

Well done sir, subscribed.

Thanks, TME. I am hoping to have this completely done by the end of January. Weapons and some minor detail are all I have left but other projects call priority...

Also a question if you care to share. That fancy new heat gun you've got, which appears to be porter cable, do you use that to heat the styrene to make it pliable and bend it into curves/shapes? If so how well does it work (although I suppose that's kinda a dumb question since your work is so fantastic haha)?

mxwllmdr wrote:............................. Also, got my creativity back after a day or two of not working due to injury. Somebody, anybody, take a guess at what this is going to be when complete:








Give ya a hint:

Spoiler:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ImFoxOPrvZ8/TV-3BK38R9I/AAAAAAAAAcs/pdPph7JCV0s/s1600/w_capacitor_flash.JPG

Question, What glue do you use to attach styrene to PVC?

Big-ass las-weapon??

I haven't actually done a lot of experimenting with the heat gun. I got it for two reasons only knowing that I would find other uses. 1) my wife does embossing on a lot of her papercrafting which requires a heat gun and 2) I use the gun A La Tebrey to make half spheres in different sizes. Lay the styrene over the wooden half ball and hit it with the gun and press the plastic around the half ball with an appropriately sized cup or tube.

I use Lock-Tite Super glue in very sparing amounts to attach styrene to PVC. It is a sometimes tricky and sometimes sticky task that I don't like doing.

Plastruct Plasti-weld will hold styrene, pvc, or abs to each other btw, good stuff.

I have been considering ordering some of that. I need to get some of their windows and door frames for a table project I have coming up.

mxwllmdr wrote:I haven't actually done a lot of experimenting with the heat gun. I got it for two reasons only knowing that I would find other uses. 1) my wife does embossing on a lot of her papercrafting which requires a heat gun and 2) I use the gun A La Tebrey to make half spheres in different sizes. Lay the styrene over the wooden half ball and hit it with the gun and press the plastic around the half ball with an appropriately sized cup or tube.

This sounds much handier than dipping it in boiling water and then attempting to bend it into shape haha. I may have to try that on my next project. Thank ya sir.

Ok, good luck.....

This is one of the KEWLIST tuts that I have seen!

And abso-freekin-lutely AWESOME!!!

IMHO, better than than the forgeworld!

I love it.

Currently working on a Gargant... Prolly gonna scrap it, and start over, using some of your techniques...

Beautiful!!! (some orkys have more than two thumbs)

Skipphag da Devoura wrote: This is one of the KEWLIST tuts that I have seen!

And abso-freekin-lutely AWESOME!!!

IMHO, better than than the forgeworld!

I love it.

Currently working on a Gargant... Prolly gonna scrap it, and start over, using some of your techniques...

Beautiful!!! (some orkys have more than two thumbs)

Where is the WIP on the Gargant posted at? Better not say anything other than DAKKADAKKA!


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Back to this thread, BTW, very soon......

Nice stuff...

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This just in on the home front:

The Famed Forgeworld Maximus has been taken over by a traitorous madman. It is the understanding of the Imperium agents only recently and narrowly escaped from this insane architect’s clutches that the titan factory homeworld will now be constructing not only Imperial Titanicus but aircraft as well. Rumor has it that an ork mob has also taken up refuge on the chaotic planet in order to establish a factory for ork equipment and vehicles. It remains to be seen what the future holds for Forgeworld Maximus and whether or not the Imperium of man is going to be able to retake this strategic stronghold but we do in fact believe that an element consisting of Catachan Guard, Space Wolves units and Blood Angels are being dispatched posthaste to attempt this seemingly impossible feat. We will bring you more as it is available. We now return you to regularly scheduled propaganda.


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Jees, is all the news bad these days?

I am taking a two day hiatus on building (missus is getting antsy about me not being around and this weekend is the Dark Ascension prerelease for M:TG). Starting Monday you can expect to see me doing my best impersonation of the Blackadder whilst I waste away what little brain power I have attempting to put lights in the Electro-Hawk.....

Oh, yeah, and if you're new here, welcome to my insanity..... Here, no idea is too far out there and, as a result, the phrase OT means nada darn thing. If you are looking for a thread that stays on topic you shouldn’t be here anyway. I can't stay on topic to save my fersluggin' butt as I have too many projects going on at once..... This thread is in fact about nothing more than what I build, and what I build varies from minute to minute.


Understand this: This hobby has become my midlife crisis and I AM NEVER LOOKING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, the third Five Year Plan is progressing! Praise th' Emprah!
Because of increased production for the Imperial Tithe, Synthdiet rations will be doubled!

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Whoa, now, Dave. Watch that double rations crap. Us old farts get fat easy. I can ill afford any extra poundage......

I'm fersluggin subscribin' to this thread!

monkeyh wrote:I'm fersluggin subscribin' to this thread!

I already Fersluggin' did!

LOL

Maybe if enough people use 'fersluggin', it'll end up in the dictionary!

I fersluggin' hope so.......

That would be so fersluggin' cool
But Max needs to fersluggin' get to work.

Yeah, my FLGS Suply store needs to get some glue into stock, too......

No one in a hundred mile radius of me has any Red Tude Testors Plastic cement. I am super serially PO'd about it, too........


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I would like someone to attempt to define this.

Proper answer will be posted after the first five incorrect responses.

Would it ruin it If I went and defined it?
(Thank you countdown!)

No, go ahead an,Eviltim.....

At first I thought Gods' truth then God's blood but I'm going with God's hooks, an Elizabethan oath referring to the Crucifixion nails.

Do I get your Reaver for a prize?

Consider me inspired.

No, Black you do not get my Reaver. You get:




You are, of course correct, Black. Although the history of the word is vague as I have heard it.

Thank you, for participating. No one else even tried......


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Oh, and thanks, Norn, I will be back to work very soon......


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Man, I miss this thread....

Man, I miss this thread....

... it is like...

"This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here."
-- The Bursar is a man under a lot of stress (Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)

I love the Discworld series......


Have you ever seen the movies?