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[Pilgrimski]

big fan of the textured models there. I honestly would not have dared to do something like that because I would be afraid to spoil the model, but I love the effect you've created with them. Moar!

I never really thought about that, I guess it is because I am used to stripping and cleaning models. So worst case, I'd have just started over!

With those two warjacks mostly complete (I think I'll leave weathering till later when I have read up on it a bit) I have gone back to my war altar conversion:

Here are the parts:


I'm a big fan of wooden stirrer construction, its pretty amazing what you can make with some white glue and sticks. I blocked up the main structure of the wagon with plasticard and milliput, then added wood strips. I made sure to smooth out the milliput I'd used on the outside so it can be painted to look like armour plate.



My old plan was to level the whole thing off and make one level of deck. But this just didn't seem right and that's one of the reasons the project was on hold for a while. I struggled a bit with how to make a good place for the priest to stand, with armour/sides at an appropriate height whilst also being able to fit the griffin statue on easily. Essentially, one needed high and the other low. I'm rather ashamed that it took me this long to think of doing a two level one :/

This is the end result:



The whole thing seems a little plain at the moment, it needs some flags or brasiers or candles but I don't want to make it too busy. Perhaps it will look better with the statue added. If I do add some bits, I think some of the parts from the new Empire war altar or steampunk laser kits will do and I certainly need a big book at the front as a pulpit. Can't have a warrior priest with nothing to shout about can you!

[Pilgrimski]

Was thinking about what detail to add to the War Altar and made a mock up.

Parts used are leftovers from sprues (truely, the Empire Flagellent box set is one of the best kits ever made by GW, so many options!)






And this is what the end result should look like.

[Pilgrimski]

When I got up this morning, I did not think that I would end my day having shaved a Griffon

I didn't like the look of a full metal golden Griffon and was thinking about doing it in marble, or jade, onyx maybe... This one I was a little worried about screwing up, it's not like you can easily put all the fur back on a bald monster! He's gonna get a fig leaf to preserve what is left of his dignity. I am not sure though if I want to keep the wings and tail.



I've tried to make it look a bit angular, we shall see how the painting comes up. Anyone got any good tutorials/tips on painting fancy stone?

Also added some of the detail to the body of the War Altar. I discovered how easy a plank effect with some small drill holes for nail marks was when building my Blood Bowl scoreboard.



The pulpit is drying, and once I'm done with that, it will be time for painting.

[Pilgrimski]

Progress on the War Altar, everything is fixed, pinned, glued & greenstuffed into place. Now ready for some painting.



I managed to decide on a scheme/plan for the Griffon. I want it to be a stone statue, so I am going for a green-ish effect, with a metallic head and mane like this:


I also put together and textured painted another warjack:



And finally got around to sorting the base and filling gaps on my first finecast model:

[Little Joe]

A nice log of random stuff, a nice war altar conversion, terrain and miscellaneous miniatures and I really like your Addie project.

[Pilgrimski]

Same process as before, mask/spray/paint for a light warjack. This is almost finished, and I'm not completely satisfied.

I think the shield might need another colour and the highlighting is a lot harder on a less angular model.
Also, I think perhaps I should have kept the textured paint to smaller areas on this one, maybe just the shield, the armour around the head and the gauntlet.



I do like the new glazes though, I used them on the other 'Jacks but I made an effort here to use the blue on the blade:



Still need to do the base and the stowage on the back of the model.

[Pilgrimski]

Also made a little progress on the Gun Mages:



Added some of the Zendri Dust I have been using on the WarJacks to the Gun mages to try and tie them together as an army.

[itty_bitty_pieces]

Your cuz Dan here... I'm now subscribed! The War Altar is looking nice. What do you think of the new Empire rules?

[Pilgrimski]

Progress on the shaved Griffon, he went from shaved to technicolour, but I think that's a little too fabulous for a war altar



And then using similar techniques for the War Machine bases, I turned it into this:



I think that came out pretty well, need to work on the rest of the model now.

[Pilgrimski]

Based up the next 'Jack, here's a shot of them all.

[Pilgrimski]

Progress this weekend on the War Altar, it's starting to come together pretty well. I also finished up a few bits on the Warjack.

Next step for those is to finish off the weathering and add some flock and such to the bases.

[Pilgrimski]

I posted a picture at the beginning, but in order to bring all my projects together, here are some more historical things.

From humble beginnings (and oh so much mould line removal):



I worked on a pair of Vultures, using a method very similar to Lt. Walkes

I decided I wanted a pair of engines, one each side of the fusealage:


And cut down the engines to fit the length of the hull.

Then I went with the unmodified wings, blended together into a single one.



The full stage by stage WIP pics are on my photobucket account if anyone wants to see (My Photobucket)

If anyone has any questions about particular bits, or comments on the same, I'll be glad to hear from you.

The next step was a LOT of filling. After that, the challenge was to find a way of mounting the flying stand and placing the wing hard points at the correct distances.

[Pilgrimski]

I tried the bicycle layout, but this was fiddly and wobbly and was going to break. So, I worked on chunkier gear.



I had to put it on at an angle to get a stable and even platform and that left me with some pretty big gaps. So I decided to pod the gear a bit. I thought about rounded bulges, but felt that flat planes and angles were more in keeping.





I then needed to fill in the front section and then fill in some gaps (allover the airframe). Time to break out the milliput!

I finished up the undercarriage and used my filler to, well, fill in the gaps

[Pilgrimski]

Then I set to work on the nose heavy bolter turret, which I made out of a handy piece of old inhaler and some bits.



I reinforced the middles since the plastic ring I was using isn't the right kind of plastic for polycement.



To anchor the turret, I constructed plasticard plates and inserted some pegs for support.



The inside of the nose is where the pegs are fixed with a big blob of putty, along with an assortment of metal sprue tabs to weight the nose down and make the model balance properly.

The turret was also packed with putty and then fixed onto the mounting pegs.

[Pilgrimski]

Once this lot set and was smoothed out, I went to undercoating.



But found that there were still leftover gaps. I could have ignored them, but for the sake of a few hours I decided to fix them with more filler.

[Pilgrimski]

Second set of undercoating



And painting has begun, which is where this project currently resides...

[Pilgrimski]

I did a series of magnetised hardpoints so I can swap between most/all of the fits in the rulebooks. I just haven't decided if I want to order two sets of punisher cannons or just one pair. But I'll certainly have rocket pods, missiles, autocannons, lascannons (including customised vendetta conversion options for the Valkyrie you see).

I was a little worried about space under the wing for weapons, but I think I'm ok.






I've been busy magnetising all the different weapon fits I thought I might end up using. For any one considering it, get hold of a 2mm drill bit and some 1mm deep by 2mm diameter magnets. Worked great!

A group shot of the air wing as it currently stands



And for the punisher fans out there...

[Pilgrimski]

My current project is terrain, specifically loads of terrain for my clubs Necromunda campaign.

Tanktraps! Inspired by Saving Private Ryan





Next steps are to add bolts across the middle, add rubble made from bits of sprue then paint.



- I found these crates for sale in resin and though they are really good, they are too expensive for the dozen or so that I want to make. I thought about textured plasticard, but that ended up being about the same cost and the corrugations aren't quite right. Then cardboard occured to me, with a coffe stirrer backing and a coat of PVA, I could make a lot quickly and easily.






Bulkheads, endless endless bulkheads.



- I have 36 trimmed and ready for painting so far. Leaving piles of plastic shavings. There are still about 100 or so to go, but I have my club helping.



Craters, these were fun to make, but needed a fair bit of superglue to stick onto the plasticard base, even with some scoring they just peeled off.



I have high hopes for these two chem pits, I'm going to enjoy using my water effects stuff to make some nasty pits for people to fall in.

Buildings:

1mm plasticard fits nicely into the bulkheads and makes a sturdy structure. These need some detailing, for which I have textured plasticard and hirst arts castings.

[Pilgrimski]

Pipework:



(One I made earlier) -



These are all made out of hirst arts pipe moulds and textured like the warjacks in my previous posts. I think the flat metal although nicely textured makes them a little boring. Need to add some things like hazard warning lables or markings. I also ordered some of these: http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/s...iling-set.html to add to my work.

Barricades:


This is the first time I've used sprue rubble and it works pretty well. Some of the rounded bits look a bit off, but with some ballast grit and sand scattered over the top it should look great. I'll probably add a bit of barbed wire as well.

[Pilgrimski]

First up is a pair of bridges I've made. These are pretty sturdy with the reinforcement underneath and show a better idea of what the end result of the textured plasticard will look like. I'm still waiting for my order of rivets and bolts to arrive.





Next is a platform. This was a little fiddly to make, but now I have a template it should go more easily. Again reinforced underneath and textured. Not only does this make it look better, but it gives me some depth to install things like cables.

The shape is simple, but since it dosen't need any external support, several of these could make for a fun crows nest style of building.





I've been thinking for a while how to get the hazard strip markings done on this scenery. The idea of endless masking and marking out scared me so I hit on the idea of making a template, covering the areas I wanted yellow, then a quick spray of black. But then... how big should the strips be? How can I get them really accurate...

This arrived in the post today, I needed glue to stick down the milliput edges of the chem pits before I painted them and now I have big plans for the bottom edge!



This next one certainly doesn't look like much, but I assure you it is revolutionary (well, maybe not). I've been thinking how to paint the edges of the bulkheads. Large flat surfaces don't drybrush very well. I considered hazard strips, but black and yellow on everything would be a bit too much, so:



That's a 1mm strip of plasticard, with a 1.5mm spacer, then another strip with a pipe attached. It lets me attach things to the edges of bulkheads. With a bit of effort I should be able to make them easier to make and then I can do one, two or three level ones and the pipes/spikes/rivets/cables can serve as a buttress as well as looking good.