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Serendipity Once Again Rears It's Ugly Head:

 
I was going to keep these to myself until the Warlord was reassembled but this was too good to pass up without comment, the effect would be lost in the overall presentation of the completed model...........
 
http://i.imgur.com/yWdZDbMl.jpg
 
I wish I could take credit for this but it came about purely by accident; I noticed when I was applying the armour veneers that the 'Testors' glue was slightly dissolving the 0,25 MM (0.010 inch) sheet styrene but until highlighting these large panels today I had no idea to what extent. The aluminum powder accentuates the dissolved areas giving a millennia old worn and weathered appearance that probably could not have been achieved on purpose. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/4JzpGjGl.jpg
 
The effect was simple to achieve I just took the tube of glue and squeezing ever so slightly applied threadlike trails all over the area to be covered with the pre-cut sheet styrene. I the rubbed the panel until the glue set and sealed the edges with thin set solvent.
 
Even the mistakes and warped panels lend character to the armour simulation battle damage or in the case of the prominent vertical line in the first image where I removed a strip of styrene and applied it diagonally for greater aesthetic appeal looks like the residue of a centuries old modification. 
 
Of course there may be some that do not like this mottled effect but to me this battle weary biped looks the better for the superficial damage.
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That's very similar to something I was shooting for on my Queen Bee knight. I'm still playing with it, but it involves masking some areas and then building up layers with Liquid Green Stuff or a a Milliput slurry to get the 'mapped' paint effect you see on old tanks. Yours sounds a lot easier, but I'm working with a regular plastic kit. I love the character it adds to the metal, though.
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The Command Deck Retrofitted:

 
In view of the new colour scheme the Command deck needed to be brought into accord so the new Command is now complete and ready for furniture and shutters.
 
http://i.imgur.com/YoZz7nGl.jpg
 
The big gaping hole is for the lighting module that will light both the Command and Engineering decks.
 
Much of the interior is chopped up bitz from a CoD kit with a few home made items such as the blast doors and the front wall panel.
 
http://i.imgur.com/I9PdmFVl.jpg
 
I think the steely interior is more in keeping with the 40K genera but the English signs may be a bit out of place. I can't recall warning signs in my search for Warhammer items. 
 
Anyway the Vestibule of the "Door to Nowhere" now has a pocket door
 
http://i.imgur.com/yJTZbZcl.jpg
 
I definitely need a light in the vestibule to show the detail.
 
http://i.imgur.com/Jkmq31wl.jpg
 
But for now a flash will do.
 
http://i.imgur.com/5vCizqYl.jpg
 
I really love weekends, I get so much done..............
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Update on the powdered metal, in my travels today I tried a local artist supply store where I found "Pearl Ex Pigments"

 

These are true metallic pigments and I purchased "Aztec Gold", "True Blue" and "Silver" which is actually a grey pigment that I intend to mix with the 'True Blue' to make a 'Steel' colour.

 

Someone might check for Aussie art stores that may stock similar materials.

 

Here is a link to a US store for reference and colour chart. Note on the colour chart; it shows the colour but doesn't represent the metallic sheen if the actual pigment.

 


 

Since this stuff is manufactured in California, the Super Nanny State, it should be safe enough to feed your Joey as the label says NON-TOXIC.

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The Command Deck Retrofitted:

 
In view of the new colour scheme the Command deck needed to be brought into accord so the new Command is now complete and ready for furniture and shutters.

 
http://i.imgur.com/YoZz7nGl.jpg
 
The big gaping hole is for the lighting module that will light both the Command and Engineering decks.
 
Much of the interior is chopped up bitz from a CoD kit with a few home made items such as the blast doors and the front wall panel.
 
http://i.imgur.com/I9PdmFVl.jpg
 
I think the steely interior is more in keeping with the 40K genera but the English signs may be a bit out of place. I can't recall warning signs in my search for Warhammer items. 
 
Anyway the Vestibule of the "Door to Nowhere" now has a pocket door
 
http://i.imgur.com/yJTZbZcl.jpg
 
I definitely need a light in the vestibule to show the detail.
 
http://i.imgur.com/Jkmq31wl.jpg
 
But for now a flash will do.
 
http://i.imgur.com/5vCizqYl.jpg
 
I really love weekends, I get so much done..............

 

Did you want chevrons for the yellow and black stripes on the blast doors?

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Gee Blackadder You Sure Have a Lot of Pencils:

 
Taking a side trip to make the searchlight lenses and mount the lights on the flying greaves.
 
First order of business was to remove the opaque lenses from the GW searchlight frame, that was accomplished with various drills and my drum rasp.
 
http://i.imgur.com/2P5zkWAl.jpg
 
The flying greave imaged here has the searchlight housing installed and awaiting the LED. What this country needs is a good right angle LED because end on it just won't fit.
 
A complaint Ms Blackadder has voiced on occasion..... but I digress.
 
Below the various stages of cutting out the lenses and a finished lens ready for install in the frame and a completed frame and lens that has to be redone as it was my first try and I made the lens too small.
 
http://i.imgur.com/mtvspucl.jpg
 
No 'wag' comments please.....
 
Finally same shot different angle showing a drum rasp in the foreground; an indispensable tool for reshaping styrene.
 
http://i.imgur.com/qSl3JaJl.jpg
 
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Much Ado About Nothing:

 

Well it took a lot of effort and modifications but I finally got my searchlights operating and I have to say I'm not overwhelmed. cutting the lenses checking the circuit as it was being assembled was a lot of trouble for this less than awesome result..........

 


http://i.imgur.com/DuutMk5l.jpg

 

After clearing the top lens I think I'll cloud it up again because the translucent lenses look better.

 


http://i.imgur.com/kCpr4pFl.jpg

 

The reverse side shows the temporary splices to prove the circuit. I have to clean and solder the connections.

 

 


http://i.imgur.com/z8IOlNal.jpg

 

What next Blackadder; a Bat Signal?

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Looks good to me!
As for a bat-signal well if it is a Nightgaunt Class Titan then this is the symbol from Adeptus Titanicus!
                                                                                                      http://taran.pagesperso-orange.fr/images/titan_marq_10.jpg
Otherwise you could always project the Opus Mechanicum or Legio Titanicus emblem onto your foe.

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Thanks for the replies,

 

I kept putting off the installation of the lights hoping that technology will eventually catch up to my requirements alas to no avail. The standard LEDs have a cylindrical shape, the length being about twice the diameter, with a 'built in' lens at one end that for some reason has to be moulded 'straight on' as opposed to the 90° configuration I required. This seems to be industry standard unless I want to buy special kits/models/and bling lighting (which incidentally has higher voltage requirements than I can comfortably house in the confines available) that may have my requirements and even then the LEDs are pretty much dedicated to the specific item.

What I did in this case was to line the interior of the searchlight housing with aluminum foil to reflect the beam back into the housing and then out through the lens which is sufficient. I just needed the resultant effect of the searchlight illuminated, it did not have to literally throw a beam.

By mounting the LED 'end on' through the lens would have created a "Hot Spot'' of light instead of diffusing through the entire lens aperture plus I would have had unsightly wires protruding from the back end of the searchlight housing instead of virtually hidden protruding from the side. In all the installation was a sufficient compromise and I achieved the effect I desired albeit not without a good deal of wiring gymnastics.... More on the installation to come now that I have come up with a viable plan of execution to follow.

Now that I have a plan I can proceed with the rest of the illumination. Headlights on the face seem to me superfluous but I do like the idea of red carapace 'running lights' à la the Inquisitor Warlord: 

http://www.pcdome.hu/gallery/3977/image11.jpg

Of course interior lighting is definitely in the works "Head and Torso" will be well illuminated........

Thanks for the reply.

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Plan Ahead:

 
Well I thought I planned ahead but NOT!
 
It seems my ambition has exceeded my complacency so I had to cut into finished work to upgrade the overall interior appearance. I had been contented to just have un-embellished lights somewhere in the command deck overhead but now I want side mounted recessed lighting in the upper gallery that looks like it belongs.
 
With that it necessitates cutting into the floor of the Void Generator compartment which will serve also for me to install reflective panels in the command deck ceiling.
 
http://i.imgur.com/ArNpL2gl.jpg
 
These three images of just about the same thing shows one LED (temporarily installed and the rough cut openings I made for access to the hidden compartments behind the room walls that will now be the battery/electrical compartments. The cuts will be dressed smooth and the ceiling panel will now be removable for access to the batteries and wiring The white styrene stripes are newly installed reinforcements for the walls. 
 
Closeup of the LED with spacer collar and bezel trim: 
 
http://i.imgur.com/vmyV6izl.jpg
 
Another view of the same..........
 
http://i.imgur.com/LntpyZfl.jpg
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Work'n Inna Coal Mine:

 
Not enough light my camera keeps telling me but apparently enough to take these images. Eight 3 volt LEDs powered by 4 AA batteries seem barely adequate to do the job I may try a higher voltage.
 
The right side array is poorly wired but the left side LEDs are mounted on a 2,0 MM X 6,3 MM styrene strip.  
 
http://i.imgur.com/vFvuJ4Ql.jpg
 
Now at least the Tech College and Ad Mech Icon can be seen whereas they were not visible before even when prime grey and ambient lighting.
 
http://i.imgur.com/OyyGbVIl.jpg
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Together Again:

 
The leg/waist component is back together again with new lighting, new bolts and nut axles, new escape hatch and detail on the underside of the pelvis and a new covering of graphite hued skin which will have to be brightened with some beauty marks. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/nQHirKFl.jpg
 
But in fairness the room is quite dark and the flash somehow augments the darkness.
 
The electronics are moving ahead quite well and the interior lighting should be finished this coming weekend.
 
On the upper torso the new Engineering 'Blast Door' is completed and installed and the gunner platform behind the chest plate is ready but not as yet installed (It will be a removable piece consisting of two gunners and bolters firing down at enemy ground personnel. 
 
http://i.imgur.com/ppBoM9jl.jpg
 
Big surprise in this image the greave floodlights seem to be working, they are actually reflecting the flash.
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The basic coat of aluminum is only the beginning; from here on in it will not be difficult to apply color highlights, banners etc to the completely assembled  model. Never fear there will enhanced heraldry and battle icons galore.

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