Montuhotep Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Right. Decided I'd finally use a pair of the track units that Machinator so kindly built for me a year or so ago (yes it takes me that long to get my arse in gear, Tom....) and will combine them with a Forge World Mk2b kit and an IG Manticore to build a Helios-pattern 'Raider. The bits: Test fits 1 to 3: The fit of the top plate, well, pretty much sucked as far as I'm concerned, so did another and it fits a lot better, albeit with an unhealthy amount of liquid GS. You can also see the magnetic strip that I'll use to keep the launch rack in place in game. Finally, the fancy-Dan lascannons that'll replace the tips of the 2b ones in the sponsons: To paraphrase a movie "This is not to be quick and it's not going to be painless...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Looking good mate :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Looking good. This looks like it will be a nice tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 wow, an ambitious land raider conversion sir- but it's off to a nice start. Looking forward to more updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Ill be keeping a very close eye on this thread... I have similar plans... but bigger. You're off to a decent start btw. Good progress so far. Looks like most of the frustrating and time consuming bits have been completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Just a minuscule update to let all know that this project is still ongoing. Swapped out the tips of the 2b Lascannon for the fancy ones from the Ven. Dread. kit. I think it'd be more fitting for such an old vehicle. Just waiting on some magnets before I start detailing and assembly, because the magnet tape strip that I have at the moment to attach launch rack to body can't even manage to hold a single metal shaving without falling off. :) http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg6/Paladin7221/DSCN1143.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Cannons ready for sponsons: Decided to remove the IG badges from the rockets and replace with a brass etch Aquila: And a purity seal, albeit barely visible: 2 more rockets to go, think they'll have Hieroglyphs on them, just unsure which ones as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 :) Â Whereabouts on the roof are you planning to attach the rack? I'm guessing it is narrow enough to fit between the track sections? Â -T14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'm guessing it is narrow enough to fit between the track sections? Not quite, it overlaps by a few MM each side, so the trick has been to mount it high enough that it still clears the tracks. If you look at the 5th picture down in my first post, you'll see a small strip of magnetic tape on the top deck infront of the 2b exhaust stacks - that'll be where it goes. Sensor as in the FW Helios fits into the heavy bolter mounting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinator Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Looking awesome Paladin. That's a sweet looking set a treads you got there ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Looking awesome Paladin. That's a sweet looking set a treads you got there ;) As modest as ever, eh Tom? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Speaking of the tracks..... Now done and glued into place. Little progress, but progress nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Just a little detail work for underneath the launcher plate. Progress is indeed slow, but at least it's progress! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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