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Moar cats??

 LeCacty wrote:
Moar cats??

Shameless promotion. /tg/ would kill me...

Next up... A Batman Heldrake!

I am really excited about this model. So much so that I'm crossposting it! Lol

Man, you really turned this around! Did you have fun over all? Worth the effort?

I really like the pustules... I'm not sure how to feel about this.

Thanks BC!

I really did enjoy this project. It was a big eye opener for me in terms of what the hobby really means to me, and I think I learned quite a bit. That may sound a bit wishy washy, but its true. I really do enjoy building and painting models and I think this is a kick in the pants to try other models outside of GW and also outside of wargaming.

Was it worth it? Yes. A big resounding yes. I'm looking at my Sons of Medusa army and thinking hell... They could use an update!

I'm looking forward to adding to this army and I can't wait to share that too. Another thing this project has opened my eyes to is the value of a project blog. I've referred to this thread countless times to see exactly what I did at each stage and while I've never considered myself a big "media" type I do really appreciate all the comments and interaction. Sounds weird coming from me I know, but this forum is like my "only" internet usage! Lol

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Rediscovering why you love the hobby is fantastic. I can understand entirely. I took a long break between about 2007 and this year where I didn't paint a thing, had no motivation for it. Didn't care. Closest I got was building a few sad figures that still glare accusingly at me.
Then I joined up here and began really enjoying reading people's logs like this, and it pulled me back in.
So thanks for showing us your process, it's been ace to read through.

Thanks again BC! I'm glad you have enjoyed this project.

There's more to come!

Its hard to lose motivation when you have this to work with!

Now here is a question.

The chrome inserts, should I use them or make my own Nurgle grossness?

I can see it working two or three ways.

Use the inserts and leave em mechanical and cover the fuselage with clay.

Leave out one or both wing inserts and make my own "guts", leaving most of the craft as is.

A healthy mix of both.

I also need to alter the overall shape so its not just a Batman toy covered in snot. Change the wing angle?

Note that all the hollow bits have a chrome insert.

Here is a size comparison with the Stormtater ...

Is she too big? Too small? Just right?


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Also if anyone can give me a rundown of the legal aspect of running the Heldrake that would be just dandy.

I don't want there to be any gameplay issues caused by shoddy design on my part!

You know what? That is awesome.

I'd add gubbins and bits to the chrome then prime it? Maybe turn it into an area to feature OSL?

Heheh...

Look at this legit modelling pic. Check out that wing!


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 Stormwall wrote:
You know what? That is awesome.

I'd add gubbins and bits to the chrome then prime it? Maybe turn it into an area to feature OSL?

Yikes! OSL is not on my resume...

Though this could a time to try something new again. I am undecided about the chrome inserts. I'm working with another bit of a revell-monogram kit that is plated as well and I don't think I like it... The plating flakes off and makes me worry about painting it...

We need cats with every update! Make that thing into a heldrake. It would also make good tzeentchian daemon engines like the ones from epic but you're doing nurgle. Heldrake.

Catdakka?

Lol

Yes, Heldrake. I have some work done already, a different tail and what I'm calling a "daemon engine".

I plan on putting the main gun under the chin and there are two lovely spots on the underside of the wings for potentially more guns to represent the vector strike. Maybe Plague bomb flingers?

Yeah! With gloopy snot bombs coming out? Just string together some beads, darwi that stuff up!

Boom. Plague Bomb Flingers.

Vector Strike.

Plague Bomb Flingers.

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Twing!

wow...a bat jet to be turned into a heldrake from nurgle...i really dn´t know if this is a good or a bad idea... as for slaneesh i could see this or abut any other god i could picture it in a good way but when i see that sleek model and you will nurglefy it...it is a bit of a waste...no pun intended...maybe a bit^^..

hmmm....gotta have faith...

Dude, I can't wait to see this finished! Great idea and I'm sure the execution will be spot-on too.

Catdakka... that's an idea!
We need pics of this heldrake asap!!!

Such a tease!

Lol...


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Um...

I'm not really sure what the hell was going on here.

I meant to show you guys the top down view of the tail section as well, but apparently my brain was on auto-pillock.

It looks more like a proper aircraft tail section now. I want to add in a panel between the upper and lower sections, try and give it that tattered wing look.


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Also, note the large square hole...

This will be where the daemon engine sits. No pics of that yet. It looks... Orky...

Since I've had a coffee I want to talk about my plans a bit...

The wings...

They will be getting the full treatment. The chrome inserts that go on the bottom will get primed and painted with OSL which will extend onto the wing vanes underneath. The top part of the inner wing will be full of Nurgle goodness, which will be visible through the vanes as well. I do want to keep the basic shape of the wings but since this thing appears to be more of a hoverjet that a conventional thrust powered craft I don't think wing aerodynamics will be a big deal. Besides. Nurgle.

The main fuselage... Well I can't really talk about that much other than to say that the main weapon turret will hang off the front chin and resemble a drooling jaw with a BFG sticking out its yap.

Okay. Let's see that tail section!

I made the top wing out of the flight stand the kit came with and the side bits are the offending bat tail, which came in two sections oddly enough. I simply cut them to fit. I have a bit of visa gift card left to use for filler between the top wing and the bottom endy bit.

Anyways back to work!

Do you have any plans on having plaguebearers? There could be some cool conversions involved if you did.

I would like to get into Daemons, but Mordheim is calling... Ha-ha!

I think I'm going to put the Heldrake on the back burner for awhile and concentrate on the dreads. I want to build some wings for the Heldrake but I need more supplies to do it right. The batwings just don't fit I think. I can make my own wings...

You could use VTOL propellars like the blight drone. That would be pretty nurgly. Or dragonfly wings because bugs.

Very nice warband. And that kit looks likes a very good start for a helldrake, looking forward to the rest of the project !

 LeCacty wrote:
You could use VTOL propellars like the blight drone. That would be pretty nurgly. Or dragonfly wings because bugs.

You're a freaking genius!

I knew I wanted to build my own wings, but I wasn't sure what. Either of these ideas would fit nicely, but I think someone would be really chuffed with dragonfly wings. Wife's favourite bug, so...

Actually now that I think about it the bug wings are the way to go. The daemon engine needs to power something after all...


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 KernelTerror wrote:
Very nice warband. And that kit looks likes a very good start for a helldrake, looking forward to the rest of the project !

Thanks mate! I'm really pleased with them. Hopefully adding more PMs soon.

Need to get more supplies though! I'm running out of Nurgle.... Erm I mean darwi. Running out of darwi.

I'm intrigued, this looks like it's going to be nasty... In a good way.

Well the good news is that I have the cash to pick up more hobby stuff. The bad news is that everybody closes shop by the time I'm done work!

Tomorrow I guess.

Also, thanks BC! I am both excited and perturbed by this wing project. I have never done anything of this scale before and I'm really not sure how to go about it.

I'm thinking I'll find a sheet of plastic and cut out the wing shape, then reinforce it with dowels. Then give them some darwi to cover the dowels. I have a small piece of card left, the gift visa that donated itself to the Bike Lords LC actually. This I have used for the tail section as filler and it looks pretty good so far. I'm hoping the same idea will work for the wings. I'll post a pickbof the tail section when I get home. Though I do need to get those dreads rollin'!

Making the circle part may be difficult. Check this (Screatchbuild blightdrone): http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/206963-scratch-built-nurgle-blight-drones/
And I know I'm a genius

Hmmm... Dang.

That almost makes me want to do vtol engines... But alas... With an added daemon engine and vtol wings that would make for a total of three engines...

Bug wings it is! They may or may not look like dragonfly wings depending on what I can source. If I can find suitable wings I'll use those but if not then I guess I'll have to make them out of card and dowel and clay...

Damn you guys! I said Heldrake to the back burner! Now I'm all excited about it again!

Those metal dreads have been sitting in brine for almost 2 weeks! I gotta get them sorted out soon...

So... you dont mind if I steal my vtol idea? GREAT!

You can totally steal your idea dude!
Lol


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Also went and got stocked up on supplies!

I got a fine pull saw, some hobby knife blades, 2 new detail brushes and a big fluffy drybrush.

No darwi, but its on order. So I guess I gotta wait a bit for that...

I did buy some used minis. I managed a couple state troopers sans arms, a Ral Partha amazon, some kind of heavy armour Knight with a sword n board, plus a minotaur looking fellow who may be a marauder mini. And I got a classic Dark Elf Assasin, still in the clampack!

These will keep me tided over until the darwi arrives. I have a ton of other minis coming too and all this should be enough to get my Mordheim Revival League going! By the way I'm doing that.