Space marine Greave plates

[Brother_Beork]

Some people asked me to make a template for the greave plates I use.

First I presented the following one-picture tutorial:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Greaves.jpg

 

But I figured having some templates doesn't hurt so I made the following few:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/greaveses.png

 

The middle right one is the size I usually use and it should work.

I added the other templates so it's easier to make different type.

The large one without foothole is the original design and was cut down to fit which yielded the one I use now.

 

To make it a bit easier I filled out and A4 sheet with the 5 variants:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/greavess-1.jpg

 

I have a picture file of it here, but it doesn't print the same size always with me.

 

And I have the properly scaled pdf file HERE

or HERE if Rapidshare is bugging you (Kindly brought to you by Tyron)

 

Just to be sure, dry fit a paper one first so you know if you need to scale it up or down a bit.

These are (supposed to be) 15mm high and with the foot hole should be able to cover a complete mk6 greave or a complete mk7-8 greave if you file the kneepad flat first.

 

The idea is that you print them on paper, cut them out, transfer to plasticard, cut out and stick on the model.

 

It works best with 0,2-0,3 mm plasticard although I have done it with 0,5mm as well.

The best thing to do is to pre-bend the pieces prior to glueing them on, else the bending will be more difficult.

Pre-bending is best on a small rod or sorts, like the handle of needle files.

 

I will be adding pictures and new templates to this topic to further explain when I have time for it. Might take a while though.

 

I hope it's clear enough,

 

Cheers

 

Beork

[Thunder_god]

Thank you for sharing! I was hoping that you would do this, and I can't wait to print this and get cracking!

[Terminatorinhell]

perfect i can never get the dimensions right, now this will help a ton! Thanks!

[Skirax]

Can you show us this teqnique used on a model?

[Brother_Beork]

I don't have a step by step ready yet, but this could be your result (I used the same dimensions for the greave plate)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/40K/Panthers%20Rampant/LionsRampantMarine027.jpg

 

Beork

[Brother_Beork]

Okay, let’s try and make this a clear tutorial.

 

You need;

- The PDF file

- A sharp knife (scalpels work best)

- 0,2mm – 0,5mm plasticard

- Some sot of round rod

- Plastic glue

- Wood glue

- A pair of space marine legs

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7711.jpg

First, print the PDF-file found on one of these locations:

PDF Kindly brought to you by Tyron

Rapidshare

Space Wolf Community (this one might feature the tutorial in PDF at some point)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7712.jpg

Then, cut out any one of the shapes. The smaller shape is the one I use in this tutorial, as it should fit (an upright standing) marine immediately.

The other shapes are meant to help with the creation of your own greave shapes.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7719.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7716.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7720.jpg

When you have the paper shape, you should dry-fit it on the marine that will get them. GW space marines are not all of the same dimensions and some modifications will most likely be necessary. I also created these templates mostly for upright standing marines, so the odd bend marines have at the knee might be in the way.

As you can see the paper is a bit large. This is perfect if you like this shape, but you might like something else better.

I used a little bit of wood glue (PVA) to stick the paper on the mini. This is easily removed without damaging the model.

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7722.jpg

I then modified the template a bit to make it a bit blockier. As you can see the template is still rough, but this can be changed at any point.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7723.jpg

Lay it on the plasticard, 0,3mm is best as it’s very flexible and glues well, thinner might work but tears easily and glue sometimes melts through the plastic. Thicker can work (I used to use 0,5mm) but it’s harder to work with.

I usually use wood glue (PVA) to glue it to the plastic.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7724.jpg

Using the scalpel, cut the template out of the plastic.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7726.jpg

Finish it up a bit so it’s fully to your liking by shaving the edges or filing what needs filed. Remove the paper from the plastic.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7727.jpg

Bend the plastic around something round and strong enough to take some abuse (needlefile handles work very well)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7733.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7734.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7736.jpg

Apply glue to the greave plate, add to model, place correctly and hold while it dries.

You can use superglue for this step, but thinner superglue gets between the micro-cracks you create when bending the greave plate and might result in tearing.

Make sure it fits okay and it’s done.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/brother_beork/Tutorials/Beork%20Greaves/100_7735.jpg

As you can see, this template needed more trimming to fit correctly and the odd bend the marine has in it’s leg is in the way. You could either trim this away after the glue has dried, fill it with greenstuff or just press it tightly together so it fits.

 

 

Hope this helps explain everything a bit,

 

Beork

[tombo]

Thanks for this, I look forward to using it. Helpful tutorial as well.