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I honestly think that there'll be too much weight on it for the car motor to cope....

I think a 12-14v Drill would work better tbh.

In reply to the spinning of the gun. This thread should show what a drill can do.

http://volpinprops.blogspot.com.au/2009/09/big-daddy-bioshock.html?m=1

Update, Boxing day 2012

Its the Holidays so had a good few hours on the project and got a lot done.
So I thought I would update you on my progress.

Soon it will be time to add the spray paint to the costume.

I was thinking of a satin shine, as its not like gloss and has a haze of shine.
Most metal objects like cars have a haze of shine so why not a dreadnought. i thought matt
would be a bit boring and the hand painting that I am planning on doing will look better.
The weapons will be matt just the blue parts of the main body will have the haze.
I think the tech marines would have put a protective shine on the dread as we all know
lazers can bounce off shiney areas. Yes a old dreadnought would have had most of the
shine taken off from years of battle. My dreadnought has had been serviced fixed and repaired
if you like and been upgraded for battle as the marines see their dreadnoughts as relics of battle,
so they would look after them well as the marines inside them have been around for along time.
Thats my view

Tools of war need to be serviced.

This is looking awesome, I cannot wait to see this at Bridgwater Carnival

Update 28/12/2012

Well its nearly the new year and I have until Mid June to finish all 5 costumes.

Went into the garage and set to work again, here is what I did.

Update 29/12/12

I had a look in toys are us for a toy gun that I could adapt into Prop for one of the kids and found a rocket launcher.

Update evening of 29/12/12

I got some more supplies and started work.

Update 30/12/12

Started to put the black undercoat on today and also I have started on the missile launcher weapon sponson.

The top of the dreadnought is not done yet because I have to leave space for the people who are helping
me install the lights. I have to base coat black and then the blue so all the spraying is done before doing the lights.
It has to be done in order as we do not want to spray over the lights. Then dry brushing and highlighting the angles.
I do not wish the dreadnought to be totally blus as it will be to boring so elected to add some gold, like the eagles
and the exhausts. Thinking of painting it like a figure like you see in games workshop.

Update 30/12/12

I have now got the Missile launcher heavy weapon for Daisy,one of the children.

Picture below

Been following this for a while, figured I may as well say nice work
love the missile launcher idea- any idea what the others would have? Nerf guns customised to be bolters or bolt pistols, maybe?

 shrike wrote:
Been following this for a while, figured I may as well say nice work
love the missile launcher idea- any idea what the others would have? Nerf guns customised to be bolters or bolt pistols, maybe?

I will look into that, My 8 yr old wants a bubble gun to fire at the crowd, As she is playing a assault marine I thought of a bubblegun plasma pistol or bolt pistol adapted
and a power sword would be good.


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Guys I need some help finding Good assault cannon sound effects and missile launcher effects having trouble locating them on the net.
Please help.

Plugg

 plugg wrote:
I will look into that, My 8 yr old wants a bubble gun to fire at the crowd, As she is playing a assault marine I thought of a bubblegun plasma pistol or bolt pistol adapted
and a power sword would be good.

bubble gun plasma pistol would be amazing

no clue about sound effects though, not really my area

Could try ripping them straight from Dawn of War or Space Marine?

some good sounds in this lot...

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/soundeffects/guns/
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86B2B9E1C02E9DFC
http://www.freesound.org/search/?q=minigun
http://www.freesound.org/search/?q=grenade

Thanks for the help and the links
One of the minigun sounds is awesome I will use that.

Update 31/12/12

I went into town today and got four cans for 3.60 each, normally they are £8-£9 a can. As we all know spray paints are not cheap, I have got to spray the big dreadnought and 3 marine costumes.
So I have to keep the cost down. The colour I got below is maybe a bit dark as you can see, but will have to do as they do not do the correct colour. I will dry brush the costumes with a lighter blue
to give it some depth and some highlighting. If the colour is two dark it will be harder for people to see it in the carnival, so have to compromise between the correct ultramaine colour and what
works in a carnival.
Now the man in the games workshop gave his opinon on the colour of lights I need to use on my costume. I thought blue lights, but he said I should use yellow or red for ultramarines as I
already have the blue covered with the spray paint so I will take his advice.
Today I put some more black undercoat on the dreadnought and did some more work on the sponsons (weapon arms).

Now the back of the Dreadnought and the leg needs to be done.I like the back of this dreadnought in the pic below.
I will see what I can do to build it into my costume. I have some ideas, it will be interesting.

Wow, it's coming together quite beautifully. Keep up the great work

Update 1/1/2013

Happy New Year all followers.

Six months and 28 days till my first carnival, South Brent on sat June 29th. I am on schedule to finish the 5 costumes on time at the moment : )..
I have not let the girlfriend see the build as I would like her to get the wow factor when I am done. There is a chap who has done the carnivals for many years
and has won everything and I am out to win this year, with this costume. My girlfriend does not think I can knock him off the top spot and get 1st place on most
of the carnivals we enter. I am hoping to do about 21 carnivals south devon and east devon and prove her wrong.

I have done some more work this morning, and here is the updated pictures for you.

On the back of the dreadnought I am thinking of putting this symbol.
Cutting the sections out of bolsa wood and painting them gold, so it gives a nice embossed effect.

Update 1/1/13
This is what i have been doing this afternoon.

I have been starting to spray paint the blue on the front of the dreadnought, pic below.

This evening I had a go at designing the legs for the dreadnought, so here it is.

Update 2/1/13

I had a go at designing the front view this morning before work. Any other ideas welcome.
Yes.. back to work oh joy.

Update 3/1/2013

I have started to do the Missile launcher sponson, This will beable to move up and down.
In the carnival I will not move it much, but the option is there if needed.

On a thought (unless you thought of this already) - cutting an indentation in the edge of the hole for the arms, that a 'locking pin' can slot into so that 'at rest' it can be locked in place, meaning you don't have hold the arms 'up' at all times, and will only move when released.

This is the Most Amazing thing EVER. I am so glad that i moved to Weston Super Mare a few months ago, as i will be close enough to see this in the "Ceramite" Loving the progress.

 Ovion wrote:
On a thought (unless you thought of this already) - cutting an indentation in the edge of the hole for the arms, that a 'locking pin' can slot into so that 'at rest' it can be locked in place, meaning you don't have hold the arms 'up' at all times, and will only move when released.

Would you please post a drawing so I can better understand your idea please.

Paul

Update 4/1/2013

As I am building the missile launcher sponson I thought I would show you the speakers in a bit more detail.
There will be eight on the missile launcher and 2 near the assault cannon on the other side of the costume.