Blackadder Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks, Diagonal Toes TreadThis morning, can't believe it's Saturday already, I began the diagonal toe treads. These I had envisioned as duplicating the tread on the Lucius Warhound:http://i.imgur.com/xBRDkWy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xBRDkWyl.jpgand may still do so but for now a more basic tread design will suffice.http://i.imgur.com/1Hnc1Lc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1Hnc1Lcl.jpg By leaving the center of each strip unglued I can modify the center delta pattern at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 With respect to the above reply; I ruefully state the following:Bland and Uninspired!Well this is rather disappointing. The feet with a homogeneous coat of primer look rather bland and uninspired. I am confronted with the alternatives either to add copious amounts of fiddly rivets and superfluous bits or busy the construction up with camouflage in the manner of Mr Smith.http://i.imgur.com/XFOPRR5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/XFOPRR5l.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/umWc66r.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/umWc66rl.jpgEven the tread looks boring!http://i.imgur.com/Ahl6n32.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ahl6n32l.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Well feet are not inspiring. But your work is good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Well in olden days a hint of stocking was looked on as something SHKING! but now anything goes.............. Good for the soleA little humility is good for the soul. In a weak moment I felt a bit depressed how plain the prime coat made the feet considering all the detail installed but it was pointed out that a little highlighting and inking will heighten the contrast. I'm still thinking that camouflage will dramatically augment the features of the model but plugging on never the less I added a Michelin tread pattern to the front and rear toes:http://i.imgur.com/E1rVsBK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/E1rVsBKl.jpgand stuck on the A.M. emblem temporarily for a relative view.I was in a quandary whether to make the A.M. symbol mirrored as some suggested to leave a reflected spoor (Track way):http://i.imgur.com/xkPqF3z.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xkPqF3zl.jpgbut since GW/FW are not in accord as to whether the tech side is on right or left why not both! Therefor the tread of the left foot will mirror the tread of the right foot and it's either half right or half wrong:http://i.imgur.com/DOX3G0o.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DOX3G0ol.jpgCompromise is also good for the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Now that is cool !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 I had to post this. It's one of my all time favorite trailers from a scene that never made it to the movie it advertised.............Go figure! IT's........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 should have been the rug rats instead of the bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Skull Bas ReliefHere's a neat little problem when working on a project of limited depth; try to obtain that illusion in 0.5 MM..............A bit of a ''follow along'' image:http://i.imgur.com/4aWuxGD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/4aWuxGDl.jpgThe foot pad with a more forgiving light although the image is slightly blurred:http://i.imgur.com/5VgIOlH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/5VgIOlHl.jpgThe tread design on the toes complete:http://i.imgur.com/6J8rT2R.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6J8rT2Rl.jpgAnd the Death's Head wallpaper for reference:http://i.imgur.com/MXTCv1J.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MXTCv1Jl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Kind of reminds me of the Imperial AT-AT feet. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Vaguely, Thats an issue between ILM and FW/GW. Apparently there is nothing new under the Sun. http://www.yodasnews.net/review_ATAT_04.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 More Skull-duggery The logo that is most detailed............ http://i.imgur.com/dJ51h5D.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dJ51h5Dl.jpg The mirror is less further along:http://i.imgur.com/JGdrw5W.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JGdrw5Wl.jpg The thickness is at this moment 1,5 MM/0.060 inch Needs to be less:http://i.imgur.com/Va0sU3A.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Va0sU3Al.jpg Close up reveals some fine cleanup is necessary:http://i.imgur.com/MB7KmBS.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MB7KmBSl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Ok, this seems a little over done for the bottom of something's feet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 When I first started building FW Titans what impressed me most about them was the wealth hidden FW detail. It took a lot of searching to find what the bottom of the Warhound head, waist and feet looked like and I wanted to replicate that detail It was surprising to me how ordinary the soles of the FW Reaver were. Since A.M. and 40k in general decorate everything with skulls, aquila, Tech 'T's, and banners why not something special on the pads of the God Machine? 'sides, I can use the practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Looks good all the same brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 You Sir, are insane. Certifiable. To go into so much detail on something that won't ever actually be seen..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Philosophically speaking the sun will cease to shine in shine as it is in roughly 4-5 billion years, the earth will cease to be inhabitable in less than a billion years. The human race will cease to be a viable species in 5 -10 million years. The United States as it is going right now will go belly up in 2 - 3 decades. Seriously, What is the point of doing anything? The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. (The Rubáiyát) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Philosophically speaking the sun will cease to shine in shine as it is in roughly 4-5 billion years, the earth will cease to be inhabitable in less than a billion years. The human race will cease to be a viable species in 5 -10 million years. The United States as it is going right now will go belly up in 2 - 3 decades. Seriously, What is the point of doing anything? The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. (The Rubáiyát) It's like my anime models I make.. *someone* will always try to look up her skirt to see if there is details... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Philosophically speaking the sun will cease to shine in shine as it is in roughly 4-5 billion years, the earth will cease to be inhabitable in less than a billion years. The human race will cease to be a viable species in 5 -10 million years. The United States as it is going right now will go belly up in 2 - 3 decades. Seriously, What is the point of doing anything? The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. (The Rubáiyát) It's like my anime models I make.. *someone* will always try to look up her skirt to see if there is details... What's the point of making her anatomically correct if you can't look up her skirt? No sharking, Blackadder Tools of the trade Aside from the obvious Xacto knife, nail files, needle files, etc........... the most necessary tool to make these reliefs was my cordless Dremel. I rarely use this tool but it's indispensable in a project such as this. I have a good assortment of cutting files including some dental drills my dentist gave me; they were too worn out for dental work. In all these foot treads took about a week; time well spent I believe and will complete the detail on the feet to my satisfaction. http://i.imgur.com/codPBAZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/codPBAZl.jpg Now on to detailing of the lower legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 While the AdMech icons on the feet may not be seen per say, I imagine it'd be a rather good week end project to make "Foot prints" for the titan that shows the AdMech icon in them. Then when someone asks "Why did you make a bunch of AdMech craters?" You can life up the foot of the titan and point to the icon and say "Because that's where the Titan stepped." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 That's a great idea............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Well for a lot of infantry, the last thing they will see is a giant admech symbol descending upon them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Advantages of screwing your ModelNot what you're thinking,Below you can see the advantages of my construction technique. Many months ago I installed a bit of detail on the lower legs promising to return later in the construction to add the final appurtenances. By using screws and threading the adjacent styrene not only does it afford me an movable joint but allows me to disassemble the sub components to add further refinements. Were everything glued into a solid immovable mass this would be much more difficult and therefor modification nigh improbable.Now at my leisure and a fresh outlook on what is needed to be done I can approach the lower legs (In this case) as a separate modeling project.http://i.imgur.com/m2EAMbB.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/m2EAMbBl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZFneRv1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZFneRv1l.jpgThis is I feel a major clue to my building results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Donut HolesYears ago a popular donut retailer came up with an idea to profit from selling waste. In the manufacture of cut donuts the 'hole' was scrap. Hey! sez a bright young proto-executive, why not fry the holes and market them? Hence the "munchkin" was born.Employing that logic why not use the scrap styrene for interesting cryptic detail?http://i.imgur.com/oCdoHu2.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/oCdoHu2l.jpgHence the styrene donut shape was born and I use it through out my Warlord as interesting esoteric bitz.A few minutes with my portable drill and a piece of scrap 1,5 mm styrene and I have quite a few little tidbits to add to the leg assembly.http://i.imgur.com/o2Pg65s.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o2Pg65sl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Wow Blackadder I applaud your Craftman ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Harder and HarderIt's getting harder and harder putting this thing back together as everything is hand made and fitted and my markings which identify the left leg components from the right leg components were obliterated by the paint.http://i.imgur.com/w4gCFi5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/w4gCFi5l.jpgAww poor baby Blackadder..............Anyway the paint (primer) came out swimmingly and the extra detail is right in the ballpark in my estimation neither too much nor too little. Grey is certainly Luteus' colour, I had to make a Kmart run this morning to buy more primer. Great stuff only $1.59 a can and covers fantastic.http://i.imgur.com/HBveRNA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/HBveRNAl.jpgI detailed the "lollypop" screw covers with extra races and rivets (White pieces foreground) so they are done except for paint:http://i.imgur.com/brbxCif.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/brbxCifl.jpgTomorrow I start on enhancing the detail on the upper legs.As the Rabbi said, "It won't be long now!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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