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Superb work, the whole thing looks fantastic,
plus I like the Gargoyles flying underneath it, really gives it a sense of scale .

Wow Blackadder, once again superb work!
I agree that the gargoyles give a nice sense of the size of this behemoth. I would love to see this on a table (hopefully on my side!)

I have yet to find a Blackadder thread I am not subscribed too =D

 GamesEtc wrote:
I have yet to find a Blackadder thread I am not subscribed too =D

You must also like Schubert's 'The Unfinished Symphony' and Beethoven's 'Tenth Symphony'; not that I am comparing my work to theirs but only that they're not completed also

Helpful Harridan Hints:

So you bought yourself a Harridan, probably one of the easiest FW models to build but also one of the most easily broken.

Why, because of its size and the delicate nature of it's parts. The thinly constructed head and sinuous tail stuck out front and back. The talons hanging down ready to snag on a shirt sleeve and that ridiculous stand is an accident waiting to happen coupled with the thick humongous wings; it's totally top heavy.

Well today we are going to address these issues to save you a lot of grief later on when you use it in a game.

First the head:

http://i.imgur.com/03eV8Ws.jpg


I'm going to magnetize the head fastenings with two rare earth magnets one 2 MM thick for the head and one 3 MM thick for the neck. I used my Dremel and a drum cutter to cut a shallow well on the head about 2 MM deep. The head material is very thin so I dare not cut deeper than 2 MM. i cut a well 3 MM deep in the neck because the neck material is very thick. This will give a strong attachment but also allow the head to be removed for easy transport of this fragile Tyranid titan.

I do not recommend using a power drill and bit because of the thinness of the resin. It's too easy to bore a hole right through the head.

I put a spot of cyanoacrylate glue to temporarily affix the magnet to the head and neck because I want to see how the head is positioned and that the magnets meet flush before I permanently attach the magnets with epoxy.


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Well that's just about perfect;

next the tail.

aaa ... now tail goodness ?

Lemme See Ya Shake Your Tail Feather:

The tail is much too long to attach with a magnet but fortunately there's a nice deep socket that it plugs into. It's supposed to be glued into that socket but I have a better way to mount it.

I drilled holes into the tail and the base and with a piece of ordinary coat hanger wire fashioned an internal clamp. Glue the wire into the base and plug in the tail. so it lines up but it's still loose in the socket.

http://i.imgur.com/QgQrmgz.jpg


Bend the wire slightly up so the tail plug is pressing on the top of the socket and there it is, a tight connection.

http://i.imgur.com/XyOVtIO.jpg


That can be easily removed for transport.

Next the wings.

The Harridan Née Thunderhawk:

I call it that because as with the Thunderhawk the aerodynamics are suspect. In short it would be impossible for the Harridan to fly as it has neither shoulders nor sternum keel to anchor the flight muscles and the wings are kind of just stuck on through holes in the chitin.

But it's still a cool model.

So here's the completed model sans the brood gargoyles (I've yet to paint them) in natural light..........

http://i.imgur.com/Va4zAxp.jpg


and flash........

http://i.imgur.com/Gjhjq3t.jpg


I still have a lot of painting to do but I assembled it mainly with rods and plug ins to show the construction is stable without gluing together the pieces.

Now I can disassemble the components for the final painting.

Ewwwwwww. Great work!

Creepy and... real