Damion38x Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 okay here we go - as in my introduction i'm currently scratch building a Thunder hawk to take my DA army over 8K points! For most of the fuesalage & wings i used 2-3mm thick Plastic card (sorry have NO IDEA what that translates to in fractions of inches!) and for the detailing I used 1mm thick plasticard Build and plans call for 3 Sub assemblies - Cockpit, Fuesalage & Wings - It started off that way ... but i got so excited I just had to put it all togetehr! lol! Detail is fantastic on the plans but it will take patience to cut and assemble! The plans also calls for the interior of teh bay & cockpit.... in the interest of my sanity i skipped these sections! (I may possibly build another one that will inclide this in the future) http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/THCockpitFront.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/THCockpitLeft.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/THLeft.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/THRight.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/fedca8ff.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/701e50a3.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/bd6574ca.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/40K%20Thunder%20Hawk%20Project/c4dacec7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Eight Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 this look fantastic how much did all the bits cost and where did you get them from please and how easy was it to build . sorry for all the questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SincaiN Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Very impressive work :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 this look fantastic how much did all the bits cost and where did you get them from please and how easy was it to build . sorry for all the questions No Problem Crazy8 At the moment i got the Plasticard sheets from Modelzone (a UK model store) at about 99p a sheet (JV20, JV30 & JV40 - this relates to the thickness of the plasticard as per thier supplier) so far i've used 3 sheets of the 2mm (JV30 / JV40) and about 3 sheets of the 1mm (JV20) - note that i kept all the cut offs and tried to use as much of a sheet as possible - the cut offs are being used for the smaller detailing. So far i've been working about a month or so on it - for an hour or two - (soem days more - some days less) for the plans see the link at the top of the page - it will take you to a whole stack of PDF's - and just download the three for the thunderhawk. PS: thanks for the comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Very nice. I'll follow this with interest, as I want a thunderhawk and the FW kits I've seen have been... well, let's just say they'll take a lot of work to make nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Eight Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Cheers i might hav o give this little card version a go since ive built the resin 1 this cant be that hard lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Eight Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Cheers i might hav o give this little card version a go since ive built the resin 1 this cant be that hard lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewlay Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wow I thought this would just be plastic card box. But this amazing! The detail is out of this world. I may be inclined to build one myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks for posting this up here! It is looking great so far :lol: You need to hurry up so you can rub it in the faces of those BA players who just got Stormravens :D I do have a quick question, this is the most detailed set of TH plans I've seen and while I've got a lot on at the moment I may have to give them a go at some point. My question is do you think it would be possible to use magnets on the wings and hull so they can be taken off for transit? Do you think the model has suitable surface area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Duck Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Looking good so far. Pick up these plans earlier and was wondering how they looked built (size, details, etc.). Good to see that someone have made the jump and started one out. Any problems so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 My question is do you think it would be possible to use magnets on the wings and hull so they can be taken off for transit? Do you think the model has suitable surface area? It is a possibility - There is enough surface area and as there are a lot of hollow sections in the model it would be viable with strong enough magnets - you eould have to plan ahead of time as i think you would need to make recesses for stabalising rods etc. I may do that in a future build. @ Mud Duck - no problems with the plans - only sugestions - the wings (the thickness) could be a bit thinner but are great as is. Also you need to be accurate! measure twice cut once aand make sure both sides are the same! - and finaly check that your wings are level! lol! most of the problems i encountered (as mentioned above) is due to my impatience! and rushing to get it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Very cool! I know what my Wolves are getting soon!!! :P EDIT:: I downloaded the Thunderhawk, 1,2, and 3 files, what is the one called Thunderhawk.cdr? Do I need that one? .cdr format files are used in the Coreldraw program. It might be for people who use that program, instead of downloading .pdf files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 @ Mud Duck - no problems with the plans - only sugestions - the wings (the thickness) could be a bit thinner but are great as is. Also you need to be accurate! measure twice cut once aand make sure both sides are the same! - and finaly check that your wings are level! lol!most of the problems i encountered (as mentioned above) is due to my impatience! and rushing to get it done On the measuring side for a little extra cost it might be worth people having the plans printed straight onto the plasticard if they know anywhere nearby that is able to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Thanks Aquilanus! - & Sorry Kassil - i had no idea and was about to look up what it was! - but in a nutshel - no you dont need it! - the 3 files are all you need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideus Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I used the same plans for mine, didn't put quite the same amount of effort in to all the detailing though. Wanted to see if the plans would work first, so now I can see a second one with all the details will be worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roesor Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 If GW sold plasticard I would be all over attempting this, but then again, I suppose everyone else would be, losing the citedal people hundereds per construction o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Just a quick thank you for all the comments so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averykess Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I downloaded the Thunderhawk, 1,2, and 3 files, what is the one called Thunderhawk.cdr? Do I need that one? That is a Corel Draw file. It contains all the drawings in the pdfs in one large file. It isn't very printable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvydae Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Nice work on the T-Hawk. Must be pretty detailed plans you are working from for them to have all the panels etc on them. How are you doing the heavy bolter mounts, using Razorback turrets? And you going to use a Shadowsword barrel for the turbolaser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Nugz Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Wow! How long has it taken you to get this far? Very smooth cutting and clean execution. Can't wait to see it finished and painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 @ Korvydae - Thanks - unfortunately with a small 'Watcher in the Dark' on the way i cant aafford to sopend money on bits..... so the Bolters and barrel will be made from scratch as the plans include them - Luckily it will give my sculpting skills a challenge ;) @Shadow - Thank you - (i have to admit there has been some filing as well! lol!) so far its taken me about 4 weeks, taking into account that there are days that i dont work on it at all. Update: last night added final detail to the hatch on the back (bottom) of the cockpit as well as some detailing on the cockpit base - deciding if i should do landing gear or not! Also started on the main Turbine - and i can see LOTS of heart ache theer - may have to see if i can find the appropriate pipe sizes for that! as trying to cut a half circle from 3mm thick plasticard is tricky to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averykess Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Looks good. I have 2 questions: 1) What scale did you print it on? I printed it at it's native size and the graphics ran off the page a bit. I think it may be designed for A4 paper. 2) What glue are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion38x Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 It is supose to go onto A4 paper - other than that cant help u much - Sorry Glue : http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa368/Damion38x/glue.jpg this is my preffered glue - its made for model airplanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DibbZi Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 YOu removed the link... I would like to DL this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verpine Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 YOu removed the link... I would like to DL this... Mods did actually... Sucks, I wanted to try this myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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