Blackadder Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 The windscreen on this vehicle is much simpler than the one I made for Lucie. That had to be built inside out and caused no end of grief as the glue kept seeping onto the clear styrene and the styrene had to be meticulously masked during painting. Not so with these windows. the frame and windows can be built separately as a module and not necessarily installed until the model is almost done. http://i.imgur.com/t51pR.jpg http://i.imgur.com/i5F4tl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ghYud.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ghYudl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Fu9vA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Fu9vAl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8bdkp.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8bdkpl.jpg I learned a lot from my mistakes with Lucie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 It somehow reminds me of Professor X's hoverchair ^_^ PS since it doesn't fly, how about a train stewardess? (I love your work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 I haven't been on a train in decades; do they have stewardess' or stewards? How 'bout Captain Pike's portable life support chair included a blinking light hard-wired to his brain ....... blink once for yes and twice for no Waddaya want for 1960s technology? The windscreen is done basically except for the paint and glazing with surprisingly little difficulty. Now that I have a real measurement I can start on the helmet. This will have to be built up of layers of styrene and then carved and sanded down to the final shape. I started out hollowed in segments but I think just gluing semi-circular ring might be more efficient. http://i.imgur.com/TiwpI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TiwpIl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/isWgY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/isWgYl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ipksa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ipksal.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iCYjA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iCYjAl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Thorn Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Holy :cuss :cuss You sir are amazing. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 I know the helmet brow looks pretty much like a sh*t sandwich but there is a surprising amount of symmetry in it in spite of the crudeness. A couple of minutes with the belt sander brought me to this point where I have to take stock as to where I am and what needs to be further trimmed. Right now this seems to be the way to go........ More later today. http://i.imgur.com/7LQkf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7LQkfl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Yw8L4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Yw8L4l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IdpZE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IdpZEl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 As I sand off the excess I continue to re scribe coordinate lines to gauge where I am on the contours. I can see by the vertical lines on the left front that I need to sand a little deeper in the front left. The block started off at around four ounces but now it's 2.5 ounces 72 grams. Once I have the outer contours right I'll hollow out the interior to reduce the weight further. http://i.imgur.com/EQZXb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EQZXbl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zagIb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zagIbl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dW2W8 http://i.imgur.com/dW2W8l.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 A final sanding before retiring last night. This morning I re scribed the line which reveal that I am off by as much as half a millimeter in some areas. That will have to be corrected before I meld the contours to form the requisite compound curves that are so striking on the original model. http://i.imgur.com/zPzKm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zPzKml.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bbJWx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bbJWxl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Otcqi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Otcqil.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I don't know if I posted this particular image before but it is the one that I am getting a good portion of my information from. http://i.imgur.com/sBVA7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sBVA7l.jpg You can see by the compound curves that it is complex item to replicate. Mr. Smith himself carved the plug out of wood and cast a mould and then cast the final cowl which I understand had flaws in it anyway. Since I am only making one I saw no need for all those extra steps and just when to cutting the finished product. Once it is the proper size I'll show it in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 You don't really look like you need it, but the Space Marine videogame has a Warlord Titan mesh that can be easily extracted, dissected and used for reference if you want. The particular reason i'm writing this is that this mesh seems to be based on the same physical model that you use as reference. EDIT: Replaced headache-inducing animation with a static image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 You don't really look like you need it, but the Space Marine videogame has a Warlord Titan mesh that can be easily extracted, dissected and used for reference if you want. The particular reason i'm writing this is that this mesh seems to be based on the same physical model that you use as reference. EDIT: Replaced headache-inducing animation with a static image I've seen the SpaceMarine Invictus game and it looks like the titan is almost an exact copy of the DS titan. Is there anyway you can stop the image from rotating? Great now can you post the other 5 images in the gif? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Swapped it with a static image. Tell me if you need particular views of certain limbs or something, don't want to clutter your thread with images. It would be even better if you had access to a 3d modelling program, then you could twist, turn and explode it any way you want. Here's a basic 360 view for a start: http://depositfiles.com/files/jeyvuw7pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Perfect thanks very much. EB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Anything that helps seeing this wonderful piece of art finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Did I read that right? Proprietary 3D artwork from a full-budget videogame franchise having been based on a fan-made scratchbuild? That's awesome if it is indeed the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Oh Relic always had a very close relationship to the fandom. I wouldn't be surprised if they had invited Dave Smith to make a 3D scan of his Warlord. I especially love their little jibes to popular memes in ther DOW2 item descriptions. Or the commissar that would actually shout his "Drive me closer..." catchphrase when you put him in a Chimera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Well the forehead is proceeding nicely and it wasn't as tough a job as I had imagined but it still is too massive and heavy looking but once I remove about another 3 mm all around it should be of a proper scale. The pictures indicate that it could be more rounded. In all not too shoddy for a first attempt............. Also I may have to raise the head higher on the neck to bring it closer to the hood overhang. http://i.imgur.com/F2HJ7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/F2HJ7l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/C0CMb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/C0CMbl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hAvDM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hAvDMl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/J2Wkq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/J2Wkql.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Well it's taken two days of sanding and scraping and the piece has gone from about 4.0 ounces to 0.85 ounces and is about 0.250 inches/6 mm thick now that the interior has been hollowed. At 28 mm scale, 28 mm being equal to six feet/1.83 meters thats close to 16 inches 0.039 meters of what-have-you armour. In battleship steel armour the equivalent of the belt armour on the Iowa Class Battleship. I dare not pare down the sallat any more until I see how it relates to the rest of the helmet armour and I do need to raise the head on the neck a minimum of 0.5 inches/12 mm. http://i.imgur.com/a4CJW.jpg http://i.imgur.com/a4CJWl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/UMgTk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/UMgTkl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ko5BV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ko5BVl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Yellow Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 This thing is ridiculous! I might have once had a teeniest amount of your skill in my little finger once. But I lost it in an unfortunate whittling incident..... Keep it up Cheers LM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 It looks a bit more cro-magnon than I had anticipated. Phrased in positive terms, that's a helluva forehead! Oh wait, there's still the final facial cowl moustache armour thingy to go on right? That will address the caveman look I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 I was accused of building this some time ago as opposed to it being a current build so just to set the record straight I set the display date on my camera.......... :jaw: http://i.imgur.com/Jm1A1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Jm1A1l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/X2BCZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/X2BCZl.jpg Can we say 40th millennium? :jaw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangrave Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Can we say LOL, nice bro, i love the build so far, can't wait to see it in the painting stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Is that Oceangrave New Jersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangrave Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Nope, song by a band i listened to years ago, kinda just became my standard name for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Oceangrave is a name we give to Ocean Grove NJ because of the oldsters who reside there. There for want of a better name a lot of work going into the armour 'bra' to get the proportions and the angles correct. I initially attached a piece of foolscap to the nose cowl but found the paper creased differently than the plastic so I had to resort to another method. Ultimately I cut and measured the piece by trial and error and have it down I believe. Only when it is attached will I know but the surface armour will be easier to attach with the 'bra' not attached so I hope all this work will not be for naught. http://i.imgur.com/kYCrP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kYCrPl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e2xrO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e2xrOl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tzVks.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tzVksl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Temporarily mounted Size appears okay............... http://i.imgur.com/Ks30L.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ks30Ll.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bMsMz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bMsMzl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0ln6c.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0ln6cl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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