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I have a Valkyrie kit, from which I am going to build a vendetta. My problems are:

- How to make the Twin-Linked lascannon for the side of the hull?
- If I should put on the heavy bolters or not?
- If I should glue the doors shut or not.?
- Can I fully assemble the model, apart from the clear plastic canopy, paint it and then put the canopy on after it has been painted?

Any help/opinion you have is welcome.



(Just to clarify, I am using predator and land raider sponsons to go under the wings. Also, I am looking to avoid buying the forge world kit.)

From my vast experience of assembling and painting a mighty... one Valkyrie.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - If I should put on the heavy bolters or not?

It's worth thinking about. They can be fitted on a moving arm mount inside the main body, even without the gunners, an extra bit of optional firepower will do no harm.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - If I should glue the doors shut or not.?

I wouldn't. With very little resistance they'll slide open and closed as part of the kit design, and frankly, I like that as an option.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - Can I fully assemble the model, apart from the clear plastic canopy, paint it and then put the canopy on after it has been painted?

You can, but it'll make painting the crew and cockpit much harder. The cockpit and pilot/WO assembly can be painted seperately and assembled after the bulk of the Valk has been done.

- The downside of doing it this way is you will be leaving the forward nose section unglued (and probably held together with blue-tack or similar for painting if you want to airbrush or spray the thing).

- Conversely, you can get more detail in the cockpit and consoles, which happen to plug into place by the pilot and weapon officer's knees.

Personally, I undercoated the whole thing on the sprue, assembling and painting in stages before adding the outer hull colour scheme.

Guard81 wrote:From my vast experience of assembling and painting a mighty... one Valkyrie.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - If I should put on the heavy bolters or not?

It's worth thinking about. They can be fitted on a moving arm mount inside the main body, even without the gunners, an extra bit of optional firepower will do no harm.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - If I should glue the doors shut or not.?

I wouldn't. With very little resistance they'll slide open and closed as part of the kit design, and frankly, I like that as an option.

RaptorsTallon wrote: - Can I fully assemble the model, apart from the clear plastic canopy, paint it and then put the canopy on after it has been painted?

You can, but it'll make painting the crew and cockpit much harder. The cockpit and pilot/WO assembly can be painted seperately and assembled after the bulk of the Valk has been done.

- The downside of doing it this way is you will be leaving the forward nose section unglued (and probably held together with blue-tack or similar for painting if you want to airbrush or spray the thing).

- Conversely, you can get more detail in the cockpit and consoles, which happen to plug into place by the pilot and weapon officer's knees.

Personally, I undercoated the whole thing on the sprue, assembling and painting in stages before adding the outer hull colour scheme.

Thanks for all the advice.

What do you think about painting the interior of the hull?
Is it necessary? Can you see it once the model is finished?

I used some spare TLLCs from predator turrets I had lying around for my Vendetta. I used the standard Lascannon mount on one side and added another weapon and then used one of the sensor inserts on the other side as a base for another pair of Lascannon. The sensor in the picture below is a single prong of one of the old Guard smoke launchers. I also fitted another pair of Lascannon into a nose mount to keep the shot Grouping nice and tight



I haven't fitted the heavy bolters as they distract a bit from the primary role of the Vendetta, i.e. tank hunting. I also glued the side door shut, but you could always retrofit under-wing HB mounts if you decide in future you want to use HBs.

I would also recommend assembling the model into the main body and keep the cockpit separate. It is just easier to handle.

If you glue the doors shut you don't need to paint the interior. If you leave the doors open then its quite easy to see inside, so you probably should give it a basic coat of paint, even its something simple like black drybrushed with grey.

That's a really cool model, especialy the base.
How did you make the smoke?


Also, how is the best way to transport these things without damaging them?

Thanks. I glued roughly shaped foam to the flying stand and then stuck woodland scenics foliage all over it before undercoating in black.

I left the wings on mine loose. They friction fit really well into the hull but I guess you could add magnets or pins or something to make a stronger fix. I also made the base and the flying stand detachable and I carry it around in the faked up metal bolter round box that the 5th ed special edition rulebook came in

Flinty's Vendetta is certainly ace,I like the alternate weapon layout.

Here's how I did mine.

- How to make the Twin-Linked lascannon for the side of the hull?

I clipped the muzzel off of the multilaser and glued it to the scope over the Valk's las cannon.



Then used the las cannons from a land raider sprue I had handy.

- If I should put on the heavy bolters or not?

I would say no, generally you're not going to fire the HBs at the same target at a lascannon. But they're cheap enough that I can't call it a terrible idea. And you can always put them on and then say they're just decorative.

- If I should glue the doors shut or not.?

Your call, do you plan to paint the interior?

- Can I fully assemble the model, apart from the clear plastic canopy, paint it and then put the canopy on after it has been painted?

That's the normal way, I just painted over my canopy, mostly because I hate painting...


(Just to clarify, I am using predator and land raider sponsons to go under the wings. Also, I am looking to avoid buying the forge world kit.)

I managed to make my twin linked las cannon using the link below:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Navy/VALKYRIE_VENDETTA_CONVERSION_KIT.html

I am not very talented as a model maker lol

RaptorsTallon wrote:I have a Valkyrie kit, from which I am going to build a vendetta. My problems are:

- How to make the Twin-Linked lascannon for the side of the hull?
- If I should put on the heavy bolters or not?
- If I should glue the doors shut or not.?
- Can I fully assemble the model, apart from the clear plastic canopy

Firstly, you have to decide if you are going to use the HBs, I don't find them all that useful on vendetta gunships, but YMMV.

As for painting, I build the entire ship minus the canopies & I blu-tac roof onto the compartment so I can prime & paint inside & out.

Finally, for the fuselage TLLC I use 2 valk LCs & chop them up to make them fit the right side mount in an over/under style, very easy, but then I have 7 valk kits.

I painted much of the interior on the sprue before assembly.

It wasn't essential, but it felt like a waste not to give it even the minimum amount of effort I used to give SM rank and file.

Interesting thing though, if you leave the crew compartment roof unglued, it'll sit quite snugly.

Note to self: Photos.