All that is Dread - A new Dread - Robot thing WIP 3rd Jan

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**GiraffeX**

Hazzard stripes are looking excellent tipios.

**tipios**

@Emperors_Champion - Thanks, keep those blood angels coming

@DJFisher - cheers!

@GiraffeX - Thanks alot, I'm really glad I waited till I found some 3mm tape, and didn't try freehand!

**Limbo**

There is no shame in using tape when doing hazard stripes, and yours turned out really great! Just don't over do it with the hazard stripes, you got quite abit of yellow already with the Imperial Fist helmets

**bib**

Good work i like it!

**1-i**

Excellent work and certainly worth mimicing.

Ok not true mimicing but looking at this did help me alot in a dreadknight/lord conversion thing of my own.

The hazard stripes are well done and I would worry about them being off center, nobody will notices unless you keep pointing them out.

**GiraffeX**

tipios wrote:@GiraffeX - Thanks alot, I'm really glad I waited till I found some 3mm tape, and didn't try freehand!

I'll have to keep an out out for some of that as well in case I do any hazard stripes on anything.

**tipios**

@limbo - thanks alot, I'm going to do 1 more set of hazards on one of the leg plates, do you think that will be ok?

@bib - thank you

@1-i - thanks alot, did you do a dreadknight or did you chaos it?

@giraffeX - yeah keep a look out, it seems to sell out quickly:(

**Limbo**

Yeah, as long as it' looks as good as the other stripes =)

**tipios**

cooooool

**1-i**

@tipios
Im making a Dread on treads thats a furi-librian that Im calling a tech marine dread. I just started it a week ago.

**tipios**

That sounds very intresting

**FuryTheBerserker**

Epic dreadnought! Good work!

**inmygravenimage**

1-i wrote:@tipios
Im making a Dread on treads thats a furi-librian that Im calling a tech marine dread. I just started it a week ago.

Looking forward to seeing that! I really enjoyed building a tech dread - be sure to blog your efforts and lmk if you need bits!

@tipios apologies for threadjack!

**tipios**

@furythebeserker - thanks!!

@graven - no problem, Iwould also like to see a blog from 1-i

**1-i**

*cough*http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/260854.page
Tech dread stuff will be added to it later tonight-ish.

What size rods do you use for the gun barrels you made?

**tipios**

@1-i - I look forward to seeing those updates!

The rod I use is K&S 5/32 rod (3.97mm)

My tip of the day is get this rod and also the next size down. It meens you dont have to drill such a big hole, and then slide the next size rod over that. Also if you know someone with a lathe (or have one your self) get them to turn the rod to the legth you want, it's the best way to get a perfect edge.

**JoeyHeadwounds**

That's a great idea with the two pipes. For cutting, I use a small clamp style pipe cutter. It's hand held and you rotate it around the pipe. Not sure what it's called, but it almost like a small C Clamp.

**Anvildude**

Called a Pipe Cutter, since it's the one tool actually designed for specifically cutting pipe.

**JoeyHeadwounds**

Anvildude wrote:Called a Pipe Cutter, since it's the one tool actually designed for specifically cutting pipe.

Thanks Anvildude. I wasn't sure if it was simply a pipe cutter, or if it had a different more technical name.

**tipios**

Does the pipe cutter give you a nive finish?

**JoeyHeadwounds**

A pipe cutter will give a nice clean straight cut, without wasted material.

**RSJake**

tipios wrote:The rod I use is K&S 5/32 rod (3.97mm)

My tip of the day is get this rod and also the next size down. It meens you dont have to drill such a big hole, and then slide the next size rod over that. Also if you know someone with a lathe (or have one your self) get them to turn the rod to the legth you want, it's the best way to get a perfect edge.

Why, you sly devil you! That makes perfect sense now! I would have saved alot of pain and blood if I had thought of that! Holding on to those gargoyle heads and trying to drill them out is horribly painful work! I need to find a small clamp of some kind, but every kind of clamp I have would destroy the head, a smaller barrel would make so much sense!

**tipios**

@JoeyHeadwounds - thanks for the info:_

@rsjake - Even with this cunnig plan, I still have trouble drilling out too. When I first started I didn't have a problem but for some reason it is giving me loads of grief this time, I think before I use to start very small drill and work up. Now I use small drill then don't do as many steps up. For the clamp, I was thinking of sticking a head half in green stuff, so the clamp would be hte same shape as the head, and not crush it.

**RSJake**

That's a great idea for the clamp, but you would go through a lot of GS...but it may be worth it. Well, it's good to know the master also has problems for time to time!

**tipios**

@RSjake - I was hoping to make 1 GS clamp and keep using that

that is the problem.

I tried out a new toy today,

and made this pipe,

and then these.

First attempt but I like it, only down side is got to wait for the GS to set.

**inmygravenimage**

Holy cow. That's freaking awesome :jawdrop: from where/combieno?

**tipios**

It's from Germany, it took a while to come through the post, but I think it was worth the wait

http://www.masq-mini.com/aid-240-TubeTool-Set.html

**Markillius08**

tipios wrote:It's from Germany, it took a while to come through the post, but I think it was worth the wait

http://www.masq-mini.com/aid-240-TubeTool-Set.html

Lol glad you got the tool! I'm waiting on mine. It's at home, but waiting on my roommate to bring it down for me.... unless I can't get someone to pick it up for me sooner haha.

Nice job on the tubes btw!

**tipios**

@markillius - Thanks!! The hardest part is getting something to roll the green stuff out, but found a glass coaster which is perfect.

**GiraffeX**

Thats a good find tipios, looks like it could be very useful for dreads and vehicles and all sorts more.