CTK's Blood Angels

[eetdestroyer]

Wow. Just... wow.

 

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[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thanks for the comments guys, very much appreciated :)

 

Ok so this last couple weeks I've gone a little tank crazy. I have four new additions for your viewing pleasure.

 

First up are two Vindicators. The first one was an eBay rescue. I'd already striped the paint best I could before this pic was taken. Unfortunately it didn't have any tracks, fortunately I had some IG tank tracks in my bits box (no idea why) and I was able to make them fit. I also had so of the old metal Vindicator parts. Add a couple choice pieces from eBay and some plasticard, and you have a MK1 Vindi :)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/998ED84F-2A30-4D43-BB41-90C47411895E-4101-00000A71FE54EFA1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/738DA915-4AE5-4A27-8927-B7460908522D-4101-00000A71F3B920A2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/1CBB954C-81E5-48A7-A9F3-E6361D1D893B-4101-00000A6E45801C35.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/AF417445-2CC6-4DEF-B2EF-993032385E22-4101-00000A6E55E2C774.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/3293A8A2-6D47-4492-BBE7-C32873F460BD-4101-00000A6EBBBB629E.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/733DE372-55C5-4C1A-9F6F-65B78512D3C1-4101-00000A6EC563B553.jpg

 

The second Vindi is a basic kit model. It was given to me by a friend, who had already painted it ages ago. But the paint was good enough that I didn't have to really clean it much.

 

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/A7E561B1-998F-4B49-84E8-2154F5985F57-4101-00000A7206CA2CC4.jpg

 

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/05FFF8F7-6ECA-459A-BEF0-7F24A110437A-4101-00000A6ECB78AA09.jpg

 

I also finally built and painted a Rhino chassis for the Whirlwind turret I made a while back. But it was just a kit.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/5DAFDDFE-8EF7-4876-AFD1-19D2894287AD-4101-00000A6F4C2A6149.jpg

 

Here is a pic with all the artillery together. At some point in the future, I'll probably get round to doing a 3rd Vindi and 2 more Whirlwinds.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/820E9D55-1CF9-4EEC-B613-025A8603E052-4101-00000A6ED2804119.jpg

 

The final new addition is a 3rd Baal Predator. This one is strait out of the box. I magnetised the weapon options but I'm not bothering with the regular predator options like my previous two.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/3180259B-E2BD-4D03-A6F9-046A51E9B813-4101-00000A6EB4E7A040.jpg

 

And a pic of the three Predators together.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/Blood%20Angels/D55FDDC1-D5BE-423C-AA35-E18B79522AFA-4101-00000A6EDD42150C.jpg

 

For my next project there will be thunder in the air ;)

 

Anywho comments and Crits welcome guys. I hope you like :)

 

CTK

[Olis]

Love that sweet Mk1 vindi - a fitting rescue indeed. The rest of the tanks look great too. Keep up the good work. :tu:

[Razblood]

That Mk.1 Vindi is fantastic! As is the rest of the army for that matter.

 

As to your experience with Quickshade, I heartily recommend the 18ml bottled version as it is pretty much Gryphonne Sepia, Devlan Mud & Badab Black in bigger bottles.

 

So will this "Thunder in the air" be of the Raptora or Corvidae family?

[Sun Reaver]

I just scrolled through the whole thread and this is one of the best Blood Angels armies I have seen! The free hand is amazing! Captain Aphael is awesome too! This is pure win!

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thanks for the great comments guys :) Hope you all had a great day yesterday!

 

Just a little sneak peak for ya... Bare in mind this only the beginning.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/E67EEC04-0665-4FD0-BBD9-DB008C5D260E-5272-00000D56D082510D.jpg

 

:P

 

CTK

[AGPO]

Now that looks promising! Can't wait to see how this turns out.

[Castellan Alaric]

ya, so i just read through your ENTIRE thread CTK, and these are definitely some of the best models i've seen. such ambition to go after an entire company of SM, and all of your use of eBay, scratchbuilding, etc is fantastic! well done! :lol:

[Dark Apostle Thirst]

Today I have been filled with great sadness for not seeing this thread sooner. Everything here is just so good - although I feel I must point out that the double-chainsword, the curb-stomper and the superheavy are particularly amazing - so please, continue making these :)

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thank you for the kind comments guys :) muchly appreciated!

 

@Castellan Alaric Thank you for your comments bud. Yeah a full Co. is ambitious for anyone. As I've said in a previous post though, I was fortunate enough to get my old 10 year old BA force back. So just a little work to bring the colour scheme into line with my newer stuff, and that was practically half a Co. there. So I consider myself lucky really.

 

@Dark Apostle Thirst Have no fear bud! I still have a lot to add to this thread yet :(

 

I have had a busy few days, so not really anything to add to the T'hawk, but I'll update soon I promise.

 

CTK

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Hi folks. Here are a few more pics for you :)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/B67FDB67-5685-45FC-8CC3-D915F8CA05E7-642-000001C10B0E292E.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/AFEF9A40-C908-41A4-8244-FEA9D8941974-642-000001C118038F36.jpg

 

Ok so this will be predominantly made of card, with polystyrene core. There will be a few plastic pieces like the engines and weapons. I am getting measurements from Eli Patoroch's PDF plans and various other pictures. The main difference though is I'm not doing any interior detail. Instead making it a solid polystyrene and foam board core for strength.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/49B28117-3EE5-4B51-ADB2-B99426ED50DE-642-000001C122DBBDA3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/E67EEC04-0665-4FD0-BBD9-DB008C5D260E-5272-00000D56D082510D.jpg

 

That pic was pre gluing. It has since been glued and in typical Sod's law fashion it fit together better befor I glued it. Still it's alright as it's close enough to trim here and there and hide mistakes with extra detail.

 

To attach the wings I had the idea of using 3 sizes if plastic tubing.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/52AE6C06-B237-4209-B0A8-C8F5DAC932D4-642-000001C135191F13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/8C0C0C4E-0F37-4900-BAE0-876AA4FBCAF2-642-000001C13C218D10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/AC9B33DB-4EF2-4D68-B756-BF1845BCD6FB-642-000001C12D79BAE9.jpg

 

The largest size is 9mm and this one I fitted snugly into the main body. The other sizes will go in the wings to give a little strength, and also extend through the main body.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/6B43A075-F77D-49BF-BA05-5C94F224E4C8-642-000001C15BB37EAF.jpg

 

Well.. That's as far as I've got so far. I'll be doing more on the actual structure of the main body. And then starting on the detail layers of the main body.

 

Again thank you everyone for your comments :) Please keep them comming! If you have questions or suggestions, all are welcome.

 

CTK.

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Just a small update.

 

I built the fuselage back end so the main body is the correct size/shape now. I also made the engine struts that connect between the body and the engines. The pins are while the glue sets.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/857BF41F-8974-43FB-9B05-D260B57AB208-205-00000026C99A4739.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/0979678C-4DBE-4A17-AD25-6933C99C784A-205-00000026D3CD3261.jpg

 

Please remember gaps etc will either be covered with detail, or filled in later on. I also mocked up an engine nacelle just to gauge size etc. It's not glued together or to the body, and more detail will be added later.

They are made from 32mm waste pipe that can be obtained from any hard ware store relatively cheap. The ends of the engine are made from 22 mm pipe joiner that I was able to take appart as you will in the pic below. I also got some plastic shot glasses for the exhaust cones, but they are a bit brittle. If I can find an alternative, I may change.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/DC6E93F4-1DE2-41BE-A770-2C61B94BD055-819-000001EE3F63A482.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/EC4C6179-5D21-4D65-8B04-79DBA1817CAC-819-000001EE45AE2DDD.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/DE76172E-F967-4039-B003-5CEF9BC7481D-819-000001EE4E9949AB.jpg

 

Here is a test fit..

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/1A0C407F-08E7-4A25-8E43-F1837113DC71-205-00000026DD1D28E2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/9F59B3CD-5BAA-4B9E-A9C4-71648C47DFE6-205-00000026E5721C1E.jpg

 

Not a huge amount of progress, but time has been short last few days. Hopefully I'll have alot more progress in my next update.

 

CTK

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Ok so update time.

 

I did away with the plastic shot glass exhaust pieces, they were far too brittle to cut. But I found some cheap bottles of mouth wash at Sainsburys which had perfect caps :)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/C2304283-7A5D-4687-B0D0-13F3042C3343-100-00000001B5E4A8C0.jpg

 

Using an idea from a guy on another forum called Morty, I made the turbines for the engines by cutting a circle from plasticard that would fit inside the pipe connecter that I'm using as the engine cowl. By diving it into 8, and then cutting along the diving lines, but not right to the centre. Then twisting the segments slightly. Also by drilling a hole in the centre, I added a pop rivet as the centre cone (whatever it's called). I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/550248C9-C40A-4995-8F81-D172CF36BB0B-100-00000001D67F5802.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/02B30FE1-F1CB-4CD3-A5FE-77C1E4052C7B-100-00000001EE521D48.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/BD84643E-100E-45F2-9144-DCE7C15A6A5F-100-00000001FCC5E135.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/C7F7BF88-7AE3-4C6A-B297-4A313CA1C23C-100-000000018EC004F5.jpg

 

As the 3rd engine is only half exposed, I attempted to cut the waste pipe in half length ways... That didn't work, my goodness it's tough. (I would have probably managed with a band saw or something like that, but I don't have access to that kind of tooling). So instead, I cut some vitamin tablet bottles in half and placed end to end with a shorter length of pipe between to give some detail.

 

I made 4 main engines and 2 3rd engines.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/8BFE3D2C-686E-4E72-BF19-864C1715643B-100-000000020B9983E6.jpg

 

And I've fastened the engines to the models.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/443E41D6-73AC-4F4D-80FC-0C15F0477527-100-000000021517EBD7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/B4E5F6DF-F4A5-4E45-843D-72303D444A06-100-000000021D1F65BA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/210CCE65-B19E-4F76-AF6C-6DB700AED330-100-0000000224045D5C.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/40664F6C-759F-4D3E-B5C6-392AFE28892F-100-000000022B966387.jpg

 

Next to start the wings.

I realised I made the engines too long. That in itself does not bother me. My concern was with the main wings. Here's a quick sketch to show you what I mean.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/EB50D04B-86A0-4ABC-9AEB-B6366DB05AC1-450-000000FBB75AB503.jpg

 

The left side is how it was ment to be. That's how Eli Patoroch's and ForgeWorlds Hawks are. The one on the right is how mine is. But it's too late to do anything about it now. Talking with a friend, we agreed it was fine as it is. So...

 

Anywho, I've been working on a wing. Only one so far, but I'm happy with it so I'll be doing the others the same. I've done it slightly differently from FW's design, but that's more to simplify the construction.

 

I haven't glued it together yet, but here is what I've got so far.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/0B103320-817A-4320-B239-DB544989919A-671-00000146D78A58D5.jpg

 

From left to right.

 

Top layer including fold is card.

 

2nd, 3rd and 4th layers are 5mm foam board. Layered to form the bulk shape of the wing.

 

5th layer is again card. Should be noted, that the end of the wing (where the gun will be mounted) will attach to the 3rd layer, not the 4th.

 

Top side end

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D2926352-F99E-417F-AE81-FD48007132C6-671-00000146E308E838.jpg

 

Front edge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/F0C1E53B-7B5E-4B32-BA1A-F157F9E22A5B-671-00000146F7520DA8.jpg

 

Back edge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/1B3150F6-2464-4482-A56F-0492CE86E96F-671-00000146EA46E589.jpg

 

Mock up next to the engine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/53AE8885-F14D-4E02-9AEA-9C82D54FE566-671-0000014704525646.jpg

 

So folks, comments? Crits? All welcome :)

 

CTK

 

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Well I've got both wings assembled now. But like before, I have a lot of detailing etc still to do. They are attached, but not glued into place yet. And like the tool I am, I forgot to take a pic to show how they attach to the engines. But fear not! I still have to make the wings for the second Hawk, so I'll be sure to take pics then.

 

But for now...

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/A53663E9-C115-4FB4-BE1E-A0C1A193F6F6-1099-000002992132E94C.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/A1708E0B-78B2-4513-933E-34842A72C9DD-1099-000002992B77D121.jpg

 

And to show the strength in the wings, remember they are not glued yet. The 2 on the left are plastic, the 1 on the right in metal.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D5D815BC-C5A5-4A2F-889B-F2B41C1E415B-1099-0000029932354699.jpg

 

They are not the same as FW's model, but I'm happy so far :)

 

CTK

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Ok this update was supposed to be last Monday/Tuesday so expect another in a day or two.

 

First up I took some pics on the 2nd T'hawk that I forgot on the 1st one. To show how the wings connect into the engine nacelles. It should be noted, due to a cock up, where the connections are on the red Hawk are, they're closer together and more centralised (front to back) than those pictured here.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/DF5799EB-7AE3-476F-AB0B-C9CCE28EC84F-99-00000000A87515A2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/A0C7486B-AAE6-4ACA-97D7-F410AA3D366D-99-00000000BC7F31C2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/50EC5F7D-803F-4FC4-B4A5-48A5E23D079D-99-00000000C2D786EC.jpg

 

After that, I made all the remaining bulky pieces out of the 5mm foam board. Ei: Tail, Tail wing, Turret (minus cannon), Nose wings and the Dorsal? wings. I haven't done the card exterior for them yet as I'll do that with the detailing.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/B27650A5-C0BC-4227-8025-FA93DC1BC343-99-00000000CACBD976.jpg

 

Again there is no glue there, the tail and nose wings are just held on with cocktail sticks which are strong enough to hold a couple a figures each, so once glue and card supports are added, I'm confident it will be sturdy enough.

 

I decided to do the detail work on my friends T'hawk first. This is because I know if I did mine first, I'd want to paint it and my friends model would get left :/

 

Great thing about SM vehicles and the T'hawk is no exception, is that all the detail is flat, angular and simple geometric shapes :)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/1774B5FB-5171-460E-BEF7-9BDE77D2C730-99-00000000D188EAC9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D5710D07-46D2-4832-B458-E1998333157C-99-00000000D8D5D5D7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/10A29839-AAD7-4E92-99AA-CD75B17F18F5-99-00000000E06A53B7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/81D9D185-D2C9-4A0B-813E-3C2329C08941-99-00000000E6BA639A.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/210E0B64-8F37-4361-BC32-3F699AE71377-99-00000000F0C0DAF3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D8573847-0DFE-46F5-B77D-14D223CDAEB1-99-00000000F7873441.jpg

 

I really happy with how it's turning out so far :) What do you guys think?

 

Comments Crits Questions?

 

CTK

[GLD]

That looks super so far!

 

Keep up the good work!

[Garius]

Awesome...just awesome.

[philbrad]

Looking good, really good proportions on your T/Hawk like your spar arrangement for the engine wings fit and those engine pods look real good. The outer 'skin' is a bit of a pain to do but really adds to the effect, what are your thoughts on landing gear for it?

Phil

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thanks for the comments guys, really appreciated :)

 

It's funny you should mention the undercarriage bud, as I've been working on them today. But I have a huge amount to post, so I will post the undercarriage tomorrow.

 

I've gone round the whole model now adding the detail layers and completely boxing in the wings (all 7-8 of them), the tail, the turret etc. The main wings are now glued in place using plastic glue on tubes/struts. The tail, tail wing, turret and nose wings all have wood tooth picks supporting them. These combined with the glue have made them really sturdy, 'which is nice'.

 

Because of differences that already exist between mine and FWs model, I decided to deliberately alter a few other things. Some changes are for style, some to make my life easier.

Instead of detailing the engines from front to back, I decided to put angular armoured covers like GWs current SM flyers including the Storm Raven.

Also going down the same route, I made missile pods instead of the missiles hanging under the wings.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/E6D001C6-44C0-43A7-8903-A1CF4B2FC93E-249-00000022C896722C.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/E5BBC8B6-5237-4BAE-8AE0-566F746786EF-249-00000022D4DA7548.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/BD2249FB-3BBC-4622-BDEE-EDA0370110E0-249-00000022E08C3920.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/7B3C0074-DFB4-49F7-9B24-526D9F3E292E-249-00000022E99B810D.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D375A3D5-5007-4D6E-8219-176F03F0A87A-249-00000022F62B6768.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/46F2406F-FAD7-4675-A28C-5F17EFAF8C5E-249-00000023271A6DC8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/BF87D496-E86E-4BB0-A1B2-21EF0C5334ED-249-000000235B8414E2.jpg

 

For the cannon I used 1/2", 7/16" and 3/8" tubing to create the desired look. The cannon hydrollic pistons? I used 7/32" and 5/32" tubing.

Although not shown, the middle 2 sections of the turret foam board had a grove cut in them so the cannon can be slid in or removed.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/3C86937A-F3EC-424A-82B8-68A629E2FF31-249-000000232FB5BD10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/D9626D07-1B0A-4A40-BDAD-6E792C9A0BCF-249-00000023379D51C3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/4B0715F1-6E8D-4EDD-81E3-96498C2E94D5-249-0000002340C3C988.jpg

 

Next I made the dorsal wings with las cannon mounts. These are fairly simple again just layering detail. I used the 3/8" for the hinge with a smaller tube insert (5/16" I think, not sure) and the wings do hinge. I also added the cradles for the las cannons at this point.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/3F7D7EC9-FEB0-4AA7-BD91-2E4C6FFB6AF2-249-000000234C4E1084.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/36C4AA86-B253-4D92-B233-64AB963F286E-249-0000002353D9EE36.jpg

 

A pic of the under side and a scale comparison shot.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/0CF93D39-C139-4504-9986-54D9316BAD92-249-000000236583EA4B.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/C36340B1-F7F6-40EA-A089-E9A5A1E569B1-249-000000236BCF1E6B.jpg

 

Your continued support is greatly appreciated folk!

 

CTK

[Olis]

Y'know, to start with I had my doubts, I confess, about how well that Thunderhawk was going to turn out but seeing how it's progressing and what you're doing with it, I think this is going to be something mightily impressive. Keep it up. :tu:

[mysteriousmaskedmystery]

wow, it looks awesome.  it is coming together and it looks spot on and it has really nice, clean lines and edges to it already and i think it's going to look really great as a finished piece.

 

want to make me one?

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thanks for the comments guys :) I doubt I'll have will power to make any more for a while, lol.

 

Ok so I finished the landing gear,,, well almost. I'll be adding a few bits of pointless detail to break up the flatness of the feet. I'm using plasticard for the landing gear instead of card purely for strength. I've basically made simplified versions of FWs model for these.

 

These are the centre posts which take all the weight of the models. I've made the undercarriage for both T'hawks at the same time. Pictured are the beginnings the rear undercarriage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/8BD1C6F1-0B4B-4853-939D-85C8B957B810-531-000000D2ED814121.jpg

 

I used 5/32" tube with detail sleeve of 7/32" tubing for the centre posts. The two outer hydrollic posts are 1/8" tubing with 3/16" tubing for the sleeve.

I also cut the shape of the feet using plasticard and some simple angled pieces to support the base of the rods.

 

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Using the same sizes of tubing, I then made the supporting hydrollics. And attached then to the main leg by a fake hinge.

 

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The extra length of the middle post is how they attach to the Hawks.

The front gear have a much much shorter leg so the extra detail is barely visable and difficult to fit in, so I left it out. I also added a piece of plasticard across the top for extra support.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/EF453FF5-8050-4D9D-A5BF-BC1A55C0AB96-531-000000D14792EF60.jpg

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I'm not glueing them on as they hold on well enough without and they are easily the most vulnerable parts. So having them loose make it easier to transport.

 

This one is for my friend, this is as far as I go with the Black T'hawk. My friend is going to add Psi Cannons, GK iconography and paint for his GK force.

Now I'll be starting the detail on my own T'hawk (the red one) now. Hope to have it done in about 7-10 days..

 

CTK

[Castellan Alaric]

wow, you have some serious skills man. i wouldn't have barely any patience to do anything like that man. all of your work is very impressive, well done!

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

Thanks for the comment Castellan Alaric :)

 

 

Ok small update. The red T'hawk is upto the same step as the black one.

There are some minor differences between the two due to mistake/botches. For example; The wing on the red are about 5mm further back and have a slight up turn.

But I difference I did plan... On the black T'hawk the side configuration is like FWs model. But on the red one, I had the idea of the double door way like Landraiders, with the twin linked Heavy Bolters in the from door frame.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/A4A85BCA-0A5A-4462-A289-7A1ED83B6FC5-4489-00000BF75C5BC50A_zps91634c7f.jpg

 

On the black T'hawk I used Vindicator/Baneblade shells for missile tips. But on the red T'hawk I used missile tips from a 1/48 F14 Tomcat model I built recently. Befor cutting them up I took a pic for an example for those who like full missiles on their T'hawks.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/82F144EF-4611-4CC0-93CF-E33AB99CD2DF-4460-00000BF504F21E1D_zps7dccaae7.jpg

 

And finally a pic of both models together. Now I just have to wait to see which model my friend wants and takes before moving on to the next stage. (I'm only painting my own =P

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/Khabjte/3DC52A28-C03B-4BD0-94DA-00CCDFDFFA1A-4460-00000BF51028FEBA_zps22f81682.jpg

 

Comments Crits welcome.

 

CTK

[fivepointedstar]

oh my goodness these are awesome. As I'm scrolling down the thread, I was amased to see the vindi's then the Baal pred's then the thunderhawk. This could only get better with a BA titan.