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Thanks for the reply...........

 

Cockpit Layout:

 
Yes I know, I should let a pro painter do this detail. (Thought I'd get this in before anyone else says it........)
 
So the Princep and the Moderati seem to fit well into the cockpit There is even room for a Tech Priest attendant should I choose to go that route. I like the 40K clutter better than the sterile military look so now that I have the occupants I can start adding the conduits, screens and cryptic paraphernalia one usually sees in 40K vehicles. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/ZbqeBbpl.jpg
 
I like that the cockpit is confined rather than the wide open empty spaces that is seen in most 40K interiors. Having seen most jet cockpits there is usually no room for the amenities and just for the pilots to get in and out of their seats requires a bit of body english gymnastics especially for the older overweight pilots. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/u89pL0Gl.jpg
 
This cockpit in fact is rather spacious right now so there's plenty of room for all those esoteric goodies so beloved by the GW/FW gang.
 
http://i.imgur.com/LlWDHIFl.jpg
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Blackadder Bass Ackwards:

 

You would think that as often as I have shot myself in the foot I would learn from my mistakes but I continually do the same stupid thing namely building a tiny space and then build something inside that tiny space.

 

Today the dashboard. I have always had it in mind to have a wraparound forward dashboard but instead of building the head around the interior detail I opted, and mind you I did this fully aware of what I intended to do, to build the outside and then build the interior detail.

 


http://i.imgur.com/jLWbbhPl.jpg

 

Anyway the dashboard fits rather well considering and I hope I remember to finish the lighted control panels before they are glued in permanently!

 

Not too happy with the black metallic paint on the back of the chairs.

 


http://i.imgur.com/PSL5UDjl.jpg

 

These Sentinel pilots don't make half-bad Moderati.

 


http://i.imgur.com/UBRj48el.jpg

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Then and Now:

 
Back when I was young, i.e. before computers; I had this idea of getting images of instruments and pasting them inside of model planes for realistic cockpit displays so perusing catalogs and magazines I came up with a few usable images etc...
 
Well long story short they were too big, or too small, too dark, too light and ultimately I gave up the idea. 
 
But this morning in the course of mebbe half an hour I searched, photoshopped and printed superb instruments for the Warlord cockpit.
 
What an amazing age we are privileged to live in.
 
   
http://i.imgur.com/dr8Putxl.jpg
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Paper or Plastic:

 
The paper gauges seem to work okay; definitely better than I can paint them I was going to light them from behind but I don't think that will be necessary besides the lighting will augment the discrepancies. We don't need that.
 
Once the glue is dried I'll trim the gauges better, right now they seem a bit crude.

http://i.imgur.com/QlPje8Il.jpg
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/CFDTtDtl.jpg
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/Q2LF8Ikl.jpg
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Thank God For CoD:

 
I've never actually built a CoD module but over the course of couple of years I have cannibalized three Manufactorums and I still have enough parts to build at least two and a half. Clearly GW should offer the sculpted bitz instead of the cubical partitions but I'm not complaining.
 
Right now I am decorating the walls of the cockpit with machiney looking bitz that serve no function other than to clutter up the bare walls.
 
  
I figure this thing is like a Christmas tree, and you can't have too many ornaments on a Christmas tree.
 
http://i.imgur.com/8eOjfjwl.jpg
 
Until the branches snap.
 
http://i.imgur.com/l6EpKa4l.jpg
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How It Was Done:

 
I received a few posts inquiring how I did the paper appliques.
 
It's a pity I did not refine the technique I should have practiced more before applying it to my best model. but the process remains viable even though the initial results were crude. Were I to do it over I would have used thinner paper.
 
Although the procedure seems complicate when read it really requires but a few seconds to implement in actual fact.
 
I use a mixture of about 50/50 Testors model cement (the toxic stuff in the red tube) and Ambroid ProWeld but any thin plastic solvent cement will do. The solvent thins the Testors so the glue permeates the paper ostensibly turning the paper to plastic. A small drop spread evenly over the plastic surface is all that is needed then apply the paper and press in place with your finger until the glue sets the heat of your finger speeds the drying of the glue and forces the liquid into the paper fibers; about half a minute is more than enough time. The paper readily takes the shape of the plastic lens and that's it.
 
Once the applique is fully dry trim off the excess with a razor blade or Xacto knife and apply a finish coat of solvent to further penetrate the paper.and seal the edge. 
 
I finished the lens applique with a light coat of acrylic varnish.
 
Hint on working with extremely tiny bits of paper and plastic such as rivets.
 
Use your Xacto #11 tip 
 
http://www.rccoh.com/IMG/tools/x-acto.11.blades.jpg
 
to impale the 'bit'; just a touch is required if the blade is quite new. That way it is easy to pick up and move tiny bits to the gluing site and apply exacting pressure to hold them in place until the glue sets.
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More of the Same:

 
Jeez Blackadder enough already.
 
I'm sorry to post so many updates on virtually the same thing but I put a lot of effort into the cockpit and it would be a shame to not show the finished product.
 
Wait Blackadder you mean to say the interior will be Black?
 
Well no but as it stand right now perhaps so grey highlights scuffs on the walkways and probably painting the buttons.
 
Besides, 'Red October' had a black interior and that looked kinda cool. The beige US sub interior Meh, not so much.
 
So in true Burlesque fashion we'll take it down; cue the music......
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/XGtTNCQl.jpg
 
http://i.imgur.com/MQwsQHml.jpg
 
http://i.imgur.com/ihG8bMil.jpg
 
http://i.imgur.com/52SQfsKl.jpg
 
http://i.imgur.com/BoGrZrcl.jpg
 
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Well At Least I've Moved On:

 
Today's update is rather small but at least I've moved on to a different section of the interior.
 
The down side is I spent my full allotted building time to painting the Adeptus Mechanicus altar. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/0MrPE9Ml.jpg
 
Since the entire interior at this moment is flat black I used a flash but the flash washed out the varied shades of metallic paint applied.
 
Next, the Tech Priest. 
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Bringing You a Better Warlord Since the Advent of the 21st Century;

 
In the 2 plus years I have been working on this project one of the items I have been less than enthused about was the wimpy primary weapons stanchions so today I addressed that issue with a beefier stanchion and a re-engineered rotating base.
 
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and purchase a 'made' item that fullfills the desired requirements and is compact enough to be practical, for this application anyway.
 
The Panduit universal couplings are relatively expensive and totally impractical for their intended purpose since they invariably fatigue and crack more readily than comparable metal connections. Still they do have a businesslike appearance for my particular purposes. They swivel 360° and with the new mount assembly I came up with allow the guns to rotate easier with less stress on the shoulder mount.
 
http://i.imgur.com/8UTe8FCl.jpg
 
I skipped the 3/4 inch mount and went directly to the 1 inch mount doubling the diameter of the stanchion and trebling the mass.
 
http://i.imgur.com/XIZoBO5l.jpg
 
 At last Biceps that would make  Hemsworth proud.
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Still Practicing!

 
Close to three years into these various projects and I still have to practice making components. 
 
No one has ever asked what the cutouts in the engineering and the command deck
 
http://i.imgur.com/Dk8UXkDl.jpg
 
They are suppose to be observation ports to view the weapons, ground defense and monitor the legs.
 
Anyway I need to practice welding the clear styrene and this was my first attempt. 
 
One problem is the glue runs everywhere it's not suppose to but doesn't dissolve the clear panels quickly or strongly enough. Also the clear styrene is much more brittle than the plain white sheets.
 
Below the cooling radiators for the nuclear fusion fluid and the interior of the reactor bay panels are the first to receive paint. I have always thought the radiator cores should be copper or brass in colour and it's a good place to practice how I am going to paint the mechanical parts of the titan...........
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/AIYtyfhl.jpg
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Idée Fixe :

 
Many thanks for all the suggestions, in point of fact I have considered each previously which is why I have left this project to last. Vacuum-formed packets were my first consideration but the shape I wanted has not been forthcoming in spite of a three year quest plus they are not styrene glue compatible. 
 
I have always had in mind a faceted shaped window and nothing less than styrene would do. 
 
Utilizing my prototype for a form I cut and glued the first interstice after beveling the fine edges. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/iT1VEhJl.jpg
 
Using a 50/50 mix of Testor's model cement (Red Label) and Ambroid ProWeld solvent; the former for viscosity and the latter for penetration and strength I applied a thin bead to both panes and set aside to dry.
 
http://i.imgur.com/Euj8rQ5l.jpg
 
Tenting the dried panels on the form I am ready to sand the end facet beveled edges.
 
http://i.imgur.com/Hf4ms3ol.jpg
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Self-Taught Tutorial:
 
While we are on the subject of making windows this is a good opportunity to demonstrate how I cut clear styrene.
 
Clear styrene is rather more brittle than white styrene so you can save yourself a lot of grief by not trying to cut around corners or curves, chances are the sheet will shatter and always in the wrong way.
 
Plan your work and cut only straight cuts; this may seem wasteful but much less so than failed angled or curved cuts.
 
First I measured the width of the strip I required; in this case 17 MM.
 
I scratched a small marker where I wanted the cut to be:
 
http://i.imgur.com/BGEmQY5l.jpg
 
Employing my utility knife and a fairly accurate combination square I scored a fine line on the surface of the clear styrene. I would suggest a hard surface and not a foam cutting mat as shown here but the cutting mat shows the scored line better.
 
http://i.imgur.com/B8RsdlWl.jpg
 
Once you have the scored line, you can either remove the square or chance deepening the score with repeated passes with the knife but bear in mind that each pass increases the possibility of slipping or cracking the styrene.
 
I removed the square after the second pass and then after relied on the depth of the score to keep the knife from slipping.
 
I made half a dozen more passes until the score was deep enough to attempt snapping the line.
 
Try to snap the line gently and evenly apply pressure along the length of the cut instead of a localized point.
 
If it seems you need undue pressure score the line deeper rather than applying more pressure which could shatter the sheet.
 
http://i.imgur.com/e2268W3l.jpg
 
The result is a cleanly cut strip.

Rather Pleased:

 
The first one came out rather well it only remain to clean the seams and the panes and brush the raw edges with solvent to clear them up.
 
http://i.imgur.com/qdGj8yJl.jpg
 
But that will happen tomorrow.............
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I went through two years of looking at your hard labor (and love) in one night. I've had people looking over my shoulder (I'm at work) asking, "What is that?" and me having to try to explain what "it" is. Once they realize it is all hand-crafted the general response is, "Whoa". Yeah, whoa. As most people here at B&C have commented about having a modicum of your talent, I agree, I wish I had that much dedication to be able to do something like that. The best I'm going to be doing is making a 3D version of Space Hulk. Not hand-made of course, but I'll want to play it sometime soon. Keep up the awe-inspiring work!

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I had to go back to see what I wrote wrought that would elicit a "Whoa" response....... thanks for the high praise. Surprisingly I at that time tailored my replies to each individual forum, I must not have had very much to do......

 

A Quorum of Tech Priests:

 
Well at least enough for a rubber of Whist; my home-made tech priests appear very red indeed and washed out in this light which belies the drybrushing of red over rust over black and the singular pains I took to texture the folds of the cloaks.
 
http://i.imgur.com/M1WLG1il.jpg
 
I'm hoping that when the garments are finished they reflect the work that went into them because at the moment they look like crap.
 
http://i.imgur.com/e0O6Bh4l.jpg
 
Red Crap.
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The "whoa" was for the sheer amount of work that has gone into the massive figure you have made so far. To take inspiration from some photos and some how re-engineer a similar object (better in my opinion - movable,lights and detailed interior) is a very respectable thing. Just giving my kudos to someone for doing something that is very intricate, precise (I am OCD'd as well) and AWESOME to look at. One question, do you intend to use it in the field of battle? It would be a shame to create something like that and not have it stomp the crap out of some poor souls. What would be the rules for using something like that anyways? Also, do you think you could place some small computer speakers in it to give an additional level of realism to it? They wouldn't have to be big and I'm sure the power and signal source wouldn't need to be big either.

 

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Sorry, meant to use "wrought",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Alas even the Warhound proves insurmountable in the games my son has deployed it. The only recourse is to lend comparable pieces to an opponent(s). It's no fun playing against an indomitable foe unlike the real world where winning easy is a blessing. I believe I have seen battle rules for Warlord pieces; would epic rules do?

As for sound what would it (say) other than clanks and whirring noises and thunder god proclamations, "I am the great and powerful Luteus Vexant throw down your weapons before my immensity." ............. Hmmm, that might work. biggrin.png

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A Journey of a Thousand Miles...........

 
.......begins with a single step as Confucius is purported to have said.
 
After much procrastination and contemplation I have finally decided on a course of action regarding the paint scheme of Luteus Vexant.
 
Dave Smith took a lot of heat about the camouflage paint job he used on his Warlord which incidentally I think is beautiful and about as perfect a covering as could be but I hesitate to copy his work that closely. Therefore I will uses shades of grays and blues but in a more weathered pattern than a camo pattern. Streaks of grays and rust with weathered blue hints of the original colour applied ages ago.
 
So first a coat of black prime.................
 
http://i.imgur.com/aNAuLBvl.jpg
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Hell yeah! Psychological warfare! Proclaiming the inevitable destruction of the enemy! Maybe a battle hymn? Just having the additional presentation for something that is already over-the-top would be perfect! Brother Blackadder, it is my humble request that you look into the possibility of it. Just a well placed mini speaker(s) would be perfect and compliment your Dirty Harry.

 

Respectfully,

 

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Dud or Not to Me:

 

I can't decide if I like this or not. I'm painting the underside of the carapace components first to get practice when I get to the outer armour and more visible mechanisms of the model. First everything looked too dark so I dry brushed some streaks of gray primer on the left hand side bay panel to compare to the right side that doesn't have brushed primer. That lightened it up a tad.....

 


http://i.imgur.com/mvUgSQYl.jpg

 

I mistakenly used metallics paint on the core radiators and that won't do at all.

 

On the other hand the Tech Priests are looking better gilt trimmed and the Captain Nemo Nautilus style computer consoles make a nice touch.

 


http://i.imgur.com/VpGJ4M3l.jpg

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We Don't Need No Steenk'n Yellow Guard Rails!
 

Yellow guard rails may have been a mistake. Introducing colour into the interior is pretty much at odds with the 40K genera The dark Gothic decor is depressingly 

de rigueur and departures from this norm stand out as not really Warhammer worthy.

  

http://i.imgur.com/vYaat67l.jpg
 
On the plus side positive replies from people that I consider very good painters is certainly encouraging although I would also welcome objective negative critiques as well.
 
I mean someone may find my colour choices less than acceptable? 
 
http://i.imgur.com/fyR7wJYl.jpg
 
I really like these little red guys.............
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