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Hopefully this won't disappoint. Circuit tracks done on one side with the brass and gold.
The contacts have yet to be finished.

Not disappointed. It looks good.

That's looking really great man!

The circuitry is amazing, great job and it looks even better on the model itself

You need my Dr. Steel to lead your army!

He can help you make the universe a better place (for him).

Thanks guys, glad you like. Done the brass on the other side and letting it dry before the gold.

Lo Talizvar. That's quite close to how The Scientist will look with a few changes. Where'd he come from, or did you make him?

I've been through the entire thread and I've yet to see the Orks from the fluff you made. WE WANT ORKS

 Dr H wrote:
Thanks guys, glad you like. Done the brass on the other side and letting it dry before the gold.
Lo Talizvar. That's quite close to how The Scientist will look with a few changes. Where'd he come from, or did you make him?

I made him, wanted to make something outside of the 40k universe.

Thanks for the interest (and the opportunity to show off! )

Head: Sentinel driver head (bald with glasses added round dowel disks)
Body: Command pack - Using "great coat" bottom. Used small dowel disks for the oversized buttons.
Big Rubber Gloves - put a band of green stuff around the wrist and start smoothing it back and make an undercut near the back, make sure there is a visible ring.


We need more (mad) scientists!

I'm sorry Overlord Thraka. Orkses will appear one day as will all the other races/species that have varying degrees of fluff written for them (some of which is written but is waiting for the models to accompany it). Money is one of the many limiting factors in this as, if I had the money, I would buy all the battleforces in one go and then I could mix and match. Their day will come.

On a brighter note... The Circuits ARE DONE!
As I said before, when I get going on something it tends to move quickly.


Not sure if they need the black dots on the contacts or not, what do we think?

A few more transfers next and then gems/lenses, then weathering... Moving ever closer...


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 Talizvar wrote:
We need more (mad) scientists!

ABSOLUTELY!

Good job Talizvar.
Information duly noted. Mine will make an appearance one day, but probably not all that soon.


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Oh yeah. and WOO HOO for 10000 views!

After seeing I on the falcon I don't think you need the black dots. Glad you posted before painting.

i honestly say leave it as is. The brightness really helps the contrast and eases the eye, the black dots would get me to focused on that one spot.

Cool, Thanks dudes. I like that they look like actual solder, although I think I can actually solder neater than some of those dots...

 Dr H wrote:
Cool, Thanks dudes. I like that they look like actual solder, although I think I can actually solder neater than some of those dots...

i think you might melt the model... for SCIENCE... and a chance to ruin all your work.

Yeah, I think I might just stick to paint on the model and solder on real electronic circuits. lol

 Dr H wrote:
Yeah, I think I might just stick to paint on the model and solder on real electronic circuits. lol

Oh no you don't. Push that envelope mister, people keep challenging me, so now I'm throwing down the gauntlet of course test it on something insignificant and not this.

 Theophony wrote:

 Dr H wrote:
Yeah, I think I might just stick to paint on the model and solder on real electronic circuits. lol

Oh no you don't. Push that envelope mister, people keep challenging me, so now I'm throwing down the gauntlet of course test it on something insignificant and not this.

If it was my soldering iron that could potentially end up covered in burnt, molten plastic, I'd show you to prove a point. I know that the paint doesn't react well to the heat of molten solder as the last time I did any soldering it was on my painting board and the thick paint layer on there didn't fare well and neither did the wooden board where I accidentally touched it with the iron...

Looks dyno brah! Great job!

 Casey's Law wrote:
Looks dyno brah! Great job!

Thanks Casey.

Didn't find any more transfers that jumped out at me so was just the 4 "No Step" markings. I'll start the Gems tomorrow.

Very interesting, very cool! :-) very well done DrH!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Very interesting, very cool! :-) very well done DrH!

Thanks NF. Glad you like.

Update:
Gems on the underside done (except for the white dots). Tried a couple of orange ones for a change. Couple of blue ones as I can't put any on the upper hull and some red ones.


So that's 10 down, 20 to go (found another one under here so that's a round 30 total).

It really is coming together. So much detail your doing, its awesome.

 cormadepanda wrote:
It really is coming together. So much detail your doing, its awesome.

Thanks Comrade. Hopefully I've stopped short of too much detail (I think it's enough).

It's sad to think that one day I may run out of transfers, but I don't think that's going to be any time soon (I had 30 "No Step" transfers alone, now minus 4. Should keep me going for a while).

Ah, mad scientist concept, lobotomized minions doing his bidding

Loving the look of the gems, good hinting of using the blue on the bottom, I wouldn't have thought of it until I tried it on the top first

shasolenzabi wrote:Ah, mad scientist concept, lobotomized minions doing his bidding

Lo Shas. Welcome. Indeed, the freedom of not having a care in the world...
I like the modifications and details you add to your tanks.

Theophony wrote:Loving the look of the gems, good hinting of using the blue on the bottom, I wouldn't have thought of it until I tried it on the top first

Thanks Theo. I think that my gems can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, but I'm trying to improve on them (by the time I finish this I should have had plenty of practice).
Yep, and there may be purple ones on the top...

Nice circuitry there doc. Impressive.

Thanks Doc

da waaagh orkz wrote:
Nice circuitry there doc. Impressive.

Thanks da waaagh.

21 Gems down, 9 to go...

Gems and Lenses are DONE.
Some are better than others, but what can you do...
They actually look better in the pictures than IRL I think...

Only weathering left to do...

That's looking great dr. H, the jewels really pop, and the circuitry is amazing.