Chaplain's hobby misc. Red Gobbo!

[The_Chaplain]

@Dragonkin Arenis: cheers for the suggestions, I'll look over them again when I'm at my desk and see if anything sparks.

 

@Kapturowski: thanks brother.

 

I'm not at my work desk currently- probably wont be til monday morning since im out and about with the fiance this weekend before we visit my friend and his wife who are moving to colorado; But I did manage to get a little work done before heading over on the bike command squad.  I have upgraded the company champion with a sevrin loth honor guard torso and shoulderpads and a headswap (So I can try and make an alternate option head for the EC or a future model) and swapped the sword arm for the one in the new sternguard box.  Looks a lot better so far.   Likewise, I've done a little work on one of the "meatshield" bodies in the command squad- replacing a torso with one from a death company box, and beginning the process of adding reliquaries to the greave armor.  I will do my best to get some pictures up in the next day or so of this and whatever else I get done in the meantime.

[The_Chaplain]

Okay, managed to take just a couple pictures of what little work I got done before it got too dark out.

 

Got a laurel fit onto the helmet for the standard bearer.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/10678183556_156ec59d36.jpg/img]

gonna clean it up and add a connecting piece so both hemispheres of the laurel are joined, but at least there is some visual consistency now between the helmets all having laurels.

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/10678201776_c5cab63b1b_z.jpg

One of the 2 mk 7 conversions for the command squad. Torso is from the death company kit, removed the blood drop from the chest reliquary.  Will probably put some kind of bones in there. (If it was bigger I would've been tempted to put a skeletal hand in there like the fist of dorn they found during the heresy).  

 

The leg greaves have part of the reliquary from the death company mk 6 corvus greaves:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7342/10678286194_33535fd100_z.jpg

Gonna sculpt them out with milliput so they are vaulted. Don't know if the sides of the greaves need anything to set them apart from the other DV bikers I have.  The shoulderpad is from veteran sergeant Haas I think? Found it in a ziplock baggie our ferret cached as I was cleaning part of the basement earlier. Don't know for the life of me where I got it, but it's a nice enough bit to warrant inclusion in a command squad!  (I need to resculpt the purity seals so they're blowing in the wind though.) Well, he needs a backpack more urgently than that right now I think.

 

The company champion got an upgrade!

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/10678273986_004f002888_c.jpg

 

and from the side:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/10678251925_c986880073_z.jpg

 

And lastly, the current state of the other mk 7, as well as some rambling.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3682/10678389103_d2120dce17_c.jpg

Like all the bikes in the chaplain's command squad, he's getting studded strip added to the front wheel housing, in order to set the model apart visually as well as make the bike look more like a relic in and of itself.  I'm on the fence if I'm gonna do this treatment for the captain bike or not.  Like most of the models in this squad- there are some blank spots that need addressing: those areas in the red, black and blue circles; he also needs a backpack.  If you have any ideas for stuff I could add to these circles (on any of the models in the command squad really), or suggest a backpack for the 2 that need them, I'd appreciate it.  

 

The yellow and black "brick" is a casing ejector for twin linked bolter shells.  I was thinking of making them out of plasticard and gluing them to the bolters.  I always thought it was odd that regular bolters had them, but biker bolters didnt.  Anyone else find that odd?

 

I think I have a backpack idea for the captain which I'll cobble together using dry fitting and ms paint, and I've done some minor changes to the apothecary; more pictures for next time I suppose. 

 

If I get any work done tomorrow I'll get new pictuures up wednesday- but it's doubtful; between potential voting hiccups

had to wait several hours to talk to the district manager the last time since they suspiciously lost any data that I existed as a registered voter. They claim they'd have it fixed for the state elections, but I'm not holding my breath. And for the record, I was one of the first people in line to vote.

and helping my friend and his wife load up their moving trucks for a cross country move...it's not looking too good.  Edited November 4, 2013 by The_Chaplain

[The_Chaplain]

Sorry guys, this isn't a particularly large update- been doing a lot of job applications, some volunteering, etc. and it's eaten into my hobby time.

First up, the shoulderpad replacements I started on the apothecary biker:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3786/10873088024_a3beb173fd.jpg
replaced the standard dark vengeance pad with one from the blood angel death company box. I've removed the blood drop, and will replace it with a winged skeleton in the future. I'm debating adding a shoulderpad rim like on the deathwatch pads to the top of the pad so it will have some symettry with the other pad seen below.

Here is brother Kreuger (what I'm referring to him as until I think of a better name because of his Freddy Kreuger style burn scars):
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/10873273603_d3a946a73f.jpg
The other shoulderpad is a mk7 from the sevrin loth honor guard.

Next up, minor update on the company champion- the vents on his backpack have been given a cosmetic upgrade!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/10872939695_24220d5cdb_z.jpg

and from the front:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/10873250873_3010a5fc20_z.jpg

Okay, on to minor work on the captain/chpater master on bike:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/10873246733_cb0d3d00bd.jpg
I took a vent from a backpack, cut it out, sanded it flat and added it to the side. Not for exhaust, but for a mount plate...

...For this!
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/10873241103_46f1b746ce_z.jpg
The bulb from a teleport homer. With some cable, maybe another couple doodads and diodes, it will look convincing for a retro themed piece of sci-fi crock gadgetry. (gonna pick up a couple more of these from a friend who has extras. He and I had a bits trade the other day.)

I couldn't decide between arming him with a thunder hammer or a relic blade:
"Why not both?" (If you've seen that goofy commercial, you know what I'm talking about)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/319/9/6/confessor_space_marine_weapon_conversion_by_emo_catboy-d6ubsxt.jpg
Gentlemen, behold...the Lucerne hammer of 40k!


Last on today's update docket, a small nagging detail on the flying church:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/10873392403_f24c0c6f76.jpg
It really irked me that the storm eagle has these rear lights, but not the "vanilla" storm raven. Well, no more!

Comments, critique and criticism always welcomed and encouraged!

2 side questions for you all before I go:

Has anyone ever attempted to mount the outrider bolters on a standard space marine bike? I'd really like to turn the ravenwing command squad grenade launcher faring into a sensor suite and have outrider bolters, but not sure how feasible that is.

Anybody have any experience with filling in the gap, magnetizing and boring out the barrels on an assault on black reach dreadnought multi-melta? I acquired one this week for my chaplain dreadnought for a weapon option, but didnt realize it was hollow on the side.

Got another interview on Monday, so updates will either be the middle of next week or next weekend. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy your weekends!

Edited November 15, 2013 by The_Chaplain

[The_Chaplain]

Wish today's update was more exciting guys, I've been busy with some job training (hopefully I start next week, haven't heard back from my supervisor) as well as some personal stuff.

 

But enough about that boring crap, you clicked for picture(s)!:

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/11085990635_0448dc78d3_c.jpg

So the back end of the ol' chaplain dread was looking kind of jacked after getting paint stripped- I think the resin got weakened.  So, I gap filled- and it still looked gnarly.  So, taking an old For Sale styrene sign, I started cutting strips to flatten out the surface and square off the corners.  The backpack now sits flush with the chassis, and eventually the "butt" should be squared off and cable details added.

 

I took this opportunity to "fix" one of the things about dreadnoughts that bugged me- if they swivel in combat to meet the enemy head on, why aren't there any cameras to alert them on an assault on their massive blind spot?  So, I've added a valkyrie camera suite (I think thats where it comes from, please correct me if Im wrong) that I got as part of a bits trade with my friend.  Just need to find another one for the opposite rear side and the rear camera suite will be done.  

 

For the backpack itself, I'd like to add some kind of detailing to the plain panels, but cannot decide- any suggestions?  I'd like to eventually put empire steam tank stovepipe toppers on it:

http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/bmz_cache/f/f025f932f2bad8b641c1ae6b920790d1.image.150x127.jpg

 

I'd also like to maybe sculpt some smoke coming out of the engine vents- a visual tie in with my bike chaplain and devastator chaplain models with censer backpacks.  Can anybody recommend a good sculpting medium for that? Greenstuff isn't going to cut it for that I don't think.

 

 

Once again, sorry for the small update guys- but life does have a way of rearing its ugly head in front of your hobby time.  Until next time folks!

 

 

Oh, and one more thing.... Happy Thanksgiving B&C! 

Edited November 27, 2013 by The_Chaplain

[The_Chaplain]

Okay, it's been quite a while since I updated this thread (So retroactive Merry Christmas and Happy New Year).  Not gonna waste any time today, just gonna launch right into the pictures- 

 

JeffTibbetts asked me: "What size beads, and from where if you don't mind me asking? I'd love to have some that would work for studded Mk. 6 shoulders…"  In regards to some rivet work I was doing so the first part of the update is to answer this question. 

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7438/11999964696_cb69cb2e9b_z.jpg

This is the product I got for all the rivet work I need to do on my various products- in the original bag it came in.  But how small can they possibly be?

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/11999991356_bf58b00eda_z.jpg

THIS tiny. That is not a half dollar, that is not a quarter, or even a nickle. That is a dime!   But how do they look on a model?

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/11999250395_29bc5db440_z.jpg

Here are some rivets on the plasticard strip I added to the front wheel casings on my reclusiam command squad bikers.

 

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5538/11999257485_418d108de1_z.jpg

And here are the diminutive little devils used as studs on a backpack- they are almost the same size as the ones on forgeworld shoulder pads seen in the picture.  

 

I got these for $2.50 USD on ebay with free shipping- and I would absolutely recommend them, they are perfect for any rivets you need to add to something.

 

Now, while we were on the tangent of the reclusiam command squad:

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/017/f/c/reclusiam_command_squad_biker_new_torso_by_emo_catboy-d72jqy1.jpg

Here is a new torso to replace one of the standard mk7 dark vengeance bikers in the RCS.  I combined the head from sevrin loth's honour guard with a kitbashed 2013 plastic captain torso (married to a standard tacitcal torso back with minimal xacto work), a belt from a finecast emperor's champion, and a legion of the damned backpack.  He will be a special weapons gunner for the RCS.  I am so chuffed with the end result I am going to go back through the other models and do my damndest to elevate them to this level.

 

Now, going back in time one of the first things I posted to this thread was a chaplain dread I was working on.  Some failed conversion and paint work occured, followed by stripping of said paint- and now I am back at square one.  I soaked the dreadnought chassis for too long, and some of the resin became soft and crumbled/cracked- namely the wings and on the back of the torso.  Nothing I cant fix with ingenuity and elbow grease.

 

The wings are in the process of being repaired using metal sheet, something I'm used to working with after having been a scout in my youth (eagle scouts for life, yo), but for the uninitiated in metal tooling it looks like this:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/11999953714_2109db631e.jpg

 

And here's how it looks on the chassis- only gotten 3 done so far because for every 1 that turns out right, about 4 are flops.  What's that on top of the assault cannon?  That would be a baneblade visor slit that I will be converting into a camera/sensor suite on all the plastic magnetizable arms! It should look a little like this once done:

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/017/0/7/chaplain_dread_camera_suite_proof_of_concept_by_emo_catboy-d72jvh3.jpg

(Emperor bless MS Paint, it helps me visualize and flesh out so many conversion concepts)

 

Side shot of the visor on the assault cannon:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/017/c/7/confessors_chaplain_dread_weapon_1_side_wip_by_emo_catboy-d72jphp.jpg

 

On a multi-melta:

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/017/1/c/confessors_chaplain_dread_weapon_2_side_by_emo_catboy-d72jpw3.jpg

 

And on a plasma cannon (forgive the horrible paintjob, it has yet to be stripped, or even properly primed. Hard to believe I was ever this naive painting things)

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/017/3/a/confessors_chaplain_dread_weapon_3_wip_by_emo_catboy-d72jqcf.jpg

 

Need to get my hands on a plastic lascannon from the venerable box (mainly to round out the set), and a standard plastic lascannon so I can make an autocannon arm!  Unfortunately, the baneblade visors do not fit on the forgeworld arms.  My friend who donated the baneblade visor slits and the multi-melta arm is going to be donating some more parts for this bad boy next month; including parts to make a magnetic stormraven harness/speaker of doom as well as a dreadnought sized crozius arcanum.  I could go for a more traditional DCCW, but let's face facts- it just wouldn't be a chaplain without the beat stick!

 

Stay tuned for part 2 of today's update, the storm talon conversion I'm working on, and calling the "Hatredcopter" (until I think of something official for the pattern name)

Edited January 17, 2014 by The_Chaplain

[The_Chaplain]

Ever wondered what the offspring of a storm talon and a dark talon might look like? 

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/12000504174_a180001d68_c.jpg

 

Filled in the DA icons on the wings

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/017/7/6/confessors_stormtalon_wip_1_by_emo_catboy-d72jji5.jpg

 

removed the icon on the tail

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/12000973906_2289fc0166_z.jpg

 

and on the missile racks: 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/12000168805_b2f0cf659e_z.jpg

But how could I take it further? Well, better put on your 3D glasses, 'cuz it's coming at ya!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/12000543914_1074473858_c.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/017/f/2/confessors_stormtalon_canopy_side_shot_by_emo_catboy-d72jlh7.jpg

BAM!

 

Next up, possibly making custom missile launchers for this beast:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/12000070015_07785b0c18_c.jpg

 The size of the storm talon missiles leads me to believe I could make a micro missile battery in the Dark talon missile launcher with some minimum effort.  I think it would look more convincing for protracted combat than the GI Joe action figure size the standard missiles are, thoughts?

 

And then making a turret- and here is where I'm torn, do I ignore the 360 degree swivel fire of the modern storm talon and make something akin to the GAU-8-Avenger?:

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/017/6/1/confessors_stormtalon_turret_1_idea_by_emo_catboy-d72jmzk.jpg

 

 

 Or, do I make something like the Mil Mi 28 "Havoc" the high tech offspring of the infamous Hind Russian attack helicopter?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/12001084016_4f63f1213c_z.jpg

 

What do you think B&C?   

 

Was the update worth the wait?

 

Edited January 18, 2014 by The_Chaplain

[JeffTibbetts]

Thanks for the pics of the beads! This WIP thread is really pretty boss. I had never looked over all of it at once. You are a man with a unique vision, my friend. 

 

I think I'm going to have to get some of those little fellers. They look about perfect! 

[Ch@oZ]

Stick the assault cannons in the spot under the cockpit- it's gonna look much cooler and make much more sense. OR just build a new, smaller rotary mount for them- I've built one using a section of a plastic glue (nail polish like) bottle top and some plasticard (and a bit of a pvc connector pipe for top of the housing). The You can cut into the underside using a circle cutter et voila. Also- I think the attention You've given to even the tiniest detail of the bikers is worthy of praise.

[The_Chaplain]

@JeffTibbetts: happy to help! Thank you for the compliment, although I must confess the vision comes and goes sometimes, I have just as many failures as I do successful projects and even then I am constantly tempted to go in and edit or start all over. I'm constantly pushed to climb bigger and heigher heights by the more talented converters painters etc on this board. @ch@oz: Thanks for the input! Would it be possible to see a picture of that turret you scratch built? And thank you for the compliment!

[Ch@oZ]

 

Would it be possible to see a picture of that turret you scratch built?

Oh You've already seen it here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285690-a-new-strom-talon-idea-scratchbuild-in-progress/

Once my circle cutter gets shipped I'll be cutting a hole in the underside of the flyer and sliding it through, although I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing about ammo belts feeding into the guns, aside from the fact I'll most likely use the unarmored ammo belts from imperial guard heavy bolter sets.

[The_Chaplain]

 

 

Would it be possible to see a picture of that turret you scratch built?

Oh You've already seen it here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285690-a-new-strom-talon-idea-scratchbuild-in-progress/

Once my circle cutter gets shipped I'll be cutting a hole in the underside of the flyer and sliding it through, although I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing about ammo belts feeding into the guns, aside from the fact I'll most likely use the unarmored ammo belts from imperial guard heavy bolter sets.

Ah good stuff. I'm definitely going to have to tinker with it some to get the "ideal" set up in my mind.  Sorry for the delay in post- had to DM a game of D&D for my fiance and our friends....went much longer than I expected. 

[Ch@oZ]

 

Sorry for the delay in post- had to DM a game of D&D for my fiance and our friends

I'm not even mad- i wish i could coerce my fiance into gaming somehow, alas- no luck so far.

[ephrael]

This is what I've been waiting for, some updates on your log!  I really like the work on the Chaplain Dread so far, especially the arms.  I had trouble visualizing the vision blocks on the arms when you described it to me in your pm.  They look like they were made to go on there though.  The metal re-surfacing of the wings is a brilliant idea, I never would have thought of that.  You'll have to message me the seller's info on those beads so that I can get some for myself.  Do you make a small indentation in the plastic before you glue them on?  If so what do you use to do that, I'm thinking a needle or something similar perhaps?

 

The Talon hybrid is an interesting looking conversion so far.  I'm not a fan of the Storm Talon to begin with so you are off to a good start already.  I agree with Ch@os and JeffTibbets on mounting the assault cannons close under the cockpit.  The smaller Ravenwing cannons that Ch@os is using in his build look very good.  Maybe you could put the cannons on a very small mount tight under the nose of the ship?  Not where you have the sensors in your last pic but closer to the "skin" of the plane.  I know that you have the fuselage glued together but what about having one exhaust sticking out between the tail fins?  Right where the three vertical indentations are molded in the kit.  You could then mount two directional thrusters on the sides of the airframe where the four molded "bars" are, where the tail fins start.  Kind of like a Harrier has for VTOL maneuvers.  Do you follow my meaning?  That all sounded perfectly logical until I proof read it.  I don't do Photoshop, I don't even have it on my Macbook but I'm fairly certain you can follow my meaning after all this time.   

 

To sum up, Definitely worth the wait.  Please don't take so long next time Chaplain!

Edited January 18, 2014 by mikhail

[The_Chaplain]

First of all, good morning thread! Now, let's jump into comment responses!

I'm not even mad- i wish i could coerce my fiance into gaming somehow, alas- no luck so far.

Well this isn't her first game- it's her 3rd D&D game, but the first with me at the wheel so to speak. All the other players though, this is their first game; and it's a lot of fun- albeit some serious cat herding is being done on my end.

 

You'll have to message me the seller's info on those beads so that I can get some for myself.

PM with the info sent.

 

Do you make a small indentation in the plastic before you glue them on? If so what do you use to do that, I'm thinking a needle or something similar perhaps?

I actually use the 1/32 drill bit supplied by GW in their pin vice kit. It works out the majority of the time, but on a couple models I drilled too deep and actually had to put 2 beads in the hole instead. I'm really retentive now about smooth finished painting surfaces, so once all the rivet work is done I'm going to do one last round of gap filling and sanding followed by applying bare-metal foil to the plasticard stripping so that it is as smooth a surface as possible before I paint it. I also intend to use the bare metal foil on the metal cage of the storm talon conversion so that it pops against the painted surface, and is a more professional looking end result. Returning to the hobby after having all the naivety that came with my youthfulness be gone- going the extra mile always seems worth it in my mind.

 

I agree with Ch@os and JeffTibbets on mounting the assault cannons close under the cockpit.

That seems to be the more popular of the 2 options- I can see the appeal. Much more streamlined looking (something astartes aircraft sorely lacks).

 

Maybe you could put the cannons on a very small mount tight under the nose of the ship? Not where you have the sensors in your last pic but closer to the "skin" of the plane.

That idea has serious merit Mikhail!

 

Do you follow my meaning? I'm fairly certain you can follow my meaning after all this time

Yep, I not only follow, I comprehend. Rock on, you're a veritable wellspring of good ideas this morning.

 

To sum up, Definitely worth the wait. Please don't take so long next time Chaplain!

Haha, I promise the next update won't take nearly as long! The gears are turning, just need to put the machine in motion when I get back to the hobby desk!

Take care guys, until next update! Excelsior! (Oh wait, wrong eccentric guy)

Edited January 18, 2014 by The_Chaplain

[ephrael]

Here is a thought for you on getting the surface smooth as a strippers oiled behind.  What about "Mr. Surfacer" applied over the parts that you want super smooth?  I don't have any but apparently it's a liquid plastic material that you can apply with a brush or thin down and airbrush i believe.  It dries like plastic and you can sand and polish it too.  Barring that you could try Gold leaf on the mini.  apply the sizing lay down the gold or silver leaf and polish it with a super soft cloth.  Just clear bout the crap out of it and never let anyone touch the leafed spots.super smooth and shiny.  You know you want to try it now that I've mentioned it, I certainly do.

[Argent aquila]

HUGE amounts of amazing work rolled into one nice blog!

can't wait to see more! (consider this thread followed)

 

 

 

(Eagle Scouts for life! got mine just over a year ago! )

[The_Chaplain]

Here is a thought for you on getting the surface smooth as a strippers oiled behind.  What about "Mr. Surfacer" applied over the parts that you want super smooth?  I don't have any but apparently it's a liquid plastic material that you can apply with a brush or thin down and airbrush i believe.  It dries like plastic and you can sand and polish it too.  Barring that you could try Gold leaf on the mini.  apply the sizing lay down the gold or silver leaf and polish it with a super soft cloth.  Just clear bout the crap out of it and never let anyone touch the leafed spots.super smooth and shiny.  You know you want to try it now that I've mentioned it, I certainly do.

Oooh, that does sound tempting. I will have to research this further, but if memory serves the hobby shop near my friend's apartment might carry mr. surfacer. Gold leaf is also an interesting idea.  Seriously Mikhail, you are a freaking font of creativity today.

 

HUGE amounts of amazing work rolled into one nice blog! can't wait to see more! (consider this thread followed)

Well thank you Argent Aquila, I will do my best to earn that follow!

 

 

(Eagle Scouts for life! got mine just over a year ago!

Congratulations! And considering your age, that's a heck of an accomplisment! I finished mine just a couple of months before I turned 18 and would've been cut off! It takes some hard work getting to eagle, but I like to think the experience makes you into a better person, would you agree?

Edited January 18, 2014 by The_Chaplain

[Honda]

Some very impressive work going on here T_C! Very impressive. A couple of comments...

 

1. I got some of those beads, though mine were black and I'll begin using them on an upcoming project. Thanx for the tip on the drill size.

 

2. I'm an A-10 Warthog fan from way back. I would run with an Avenger cannon mock up if it were me because nothing says "Wrath of the Emperor" like an Avenger cannon. But that's just me.

 

3. Interesting conversion on your Storm Talon. Have you considered flipping the wings so that the straight edge is at the back. This would give the aircraft a more "aircrafty" (technical term) look vs. the DA "I'm a flying objective marker". I'm not a big fan of the DA styling on their skimmer or flyer. Just a thought.

 

4. Your character machinations sort of blow my mind. You walk down alleys that I don't even know exist. Just wild stuff.

 

5. ST again: I'm not a fan of the electronic cat whiskers. I don't think they add any visual value to the model.

 

6. Also, not too sure about the engines on the tail. It sort of strikes me as adding stuff without a reason. The engines on the wings, theoretically, should be enough to power the vehicle. Now I have seen conversions where they put four engines on this beast, but they are coupled up, two on each side of the aircraft, so if you really want four engines, you might consider looking at that. Despite GWs complete lack of understanding on aerodynamics and given that this is still make believe, I think a lot of people (myself included) like to think that the vehicle makes some engineering sense. The Storm Raven and Talon really fly in the face of this concept. I applaud your efforts to try and fix this. Do keep in mind that sometimes less is more and reality isn't always bad.

 

Play on brother!

[Argent aquila]

 

 Congratulations! And

considering your age, that's a heck of an accomplishment! I finished mine

just a couple of months before I turned 18 and would've been cut off!

It takes some hard work getting to eagle, but I like to think the

experience makes you into a better person, would you agree?

 

thanks a lot!

 

I definitely agree that what you learn in scouting teaches you life skills that will make you a better person, and help you out throughout your entire life!

 

(plus i absolutely love to go camping, my troop is practicing to go for Philmont again (2nd time) so that's where a good portion of my spare time goes, practice hiking and all. )

 

being well rounded is also important, doing things to stay fit, like sports or outdoor activities, and also having academic and artistic activities, school provides my academic learning, and warhammer, drawing, and being in my high schools' marching band keeps me entertained and learning along the way!

[Ch@oZ]

 

6. Also, not too sure about the engines on the tail. It sort of strikes me as adding stuff without a reason. The engines on the wings, theoretically, should be enough to power the vehicle. Now I have seen conversions where they put four engines on this beast, but they are coupled up, two on each side of the aircraft, so if you really want four engines, you might consider looking at that.

 

Although the stormtalon engines are slightly shorter, so You'd get this: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Navy/MARAUDER-BOMBER.html (which wouldn't look bad at all)

 

 

Have you considered flipping the wings so that the straight edge is at the back. This would give the aircraft a more "aircrafty" (technical term) look

 

But the front of the wing is rounded and the underside is rather bland imo. No cool eagle wings to look at. Besides isn't it the cross-section shape of the wings and their angle respective to plane axis that make an airplane fly?

 

 

5. ST again: I'm not a fan of the electronic cat whiskers. I don't think they add any visual value to the model.

 

I second this- they seem to disrupt the flow of the model and besides: in this configuration, assuming they're anti-missile electronic countermeasures, they'd just end up inside the rear engines the second they're deployed, essentially ripping off the tail along with the now exploding engines.

[Honda]

 

But the front of the wing is rounded and the underside is rather

bland imo. No cool eagle wings to look at. Besides isn't it the

cross-section shape of the wings and their angle respective to plane

axis that make an airplane fly?

In the real world? Absolutely. Here?..who knows. :)

 

One of the reasons I proposed flipping the wings is not only the line of the wing, but also the fact that it appears that he has filled in the detail. That seemed to indicate to me that said detail wasn't as important. I think more than anything, I'd just like to see the mock up of the wings flipped to see if my visualization holds any water for me. Not saying he has to do it.

 

 

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5. ST again: I'm not a fan of the electronic cat whiskers. I don't think they add any visual value to the model.

 

I second this- they seem to disrupt the flow of the model and

besides: in this configuration, assuming they're anti-missile electronic

countermeasures, they'd just end up inside the rear engines the second

they're deployed, essentially ripping off the tail along with the now

exploding engines.

 

LOL, actually your reason is better than mine.

 

Chapter Master: That's the 17th Storm Talon we've lost this week. What's wrong with the new model?

 

Master of the Forge: Unknown Lord. The one flight recorder we've recovered seems to indicate simultaneous and catastrophic failure of the rear engines as a result of debris ingestion.

[The_Chaplain]

The cat whiskers thing is an interesting dilemma in that i don't know how to replace them/ what to replace them with. I'm open to suggestions in that regard. Honda, I don't want to reveal too many things in my magician's bag of tricks, but there is another reason i filled in the detailing on the wings; and I think you will improve. I can't flip the wings over because the mount plate is on the top and also the recessed area for the missile launchers is on the underside as well. Though you have given me some delicious food for thought. Thanks for all the comments so far guys!

[The_Chaplain]

Okay gang, I promised I wasn't going to take as long in between updates- and I'm going to do my best to keep my word!  I took last week off to celebrate my fiance's birthday turned birth week- with all the days she had off because of the snow; then I came home from that euphoria, and real life set in-  job applications and a bout with food poisoning.  Yikes!  Needless to say, haven't had a ton of time to work on 40k stuff-- but I have some! Including collaboratively working on an Index Astartes article that passes muster for my confessors!

 

But enough of all that, you clicked for pictures! Allons-y! 

 

First up, the beginnings of a crozius arcanum dreadnought close combat weapon:

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/031/e/9/confessors_diy_chaplain_dread_crozius_1_by_emo_catboy-d74issf.jpg

A friend was kind enough to donate some bits to me for the beginnings of this conversion- shown here is the librarian force weapon dreadnought arm (I chopped off the very lackluster piece of scroll work, and will be adding some traditional dreadnought arm plating once its smoothed out), a mace from the Deathwing terminator box has been added to the back of the force weapon as a counterbalance.  Also, another baneblade visor slit for a camera/sensor suite tops off the arm and will provide some visual symmetry to the model once done.

 

My thinking on this dreadnought melee beatstick is that it is a straightforward piston driven apparatus, with a dense counterbalance.  I really have no idea how I am going to make the crozius mace head; I'd like to avoid gluing 2 giant icons together and calling it a day as much as humanly possible.  That seems...overly simplistic (and I'm not a fan of the simple as this snail's pace blog no doubt illustrates) 

 

Next up: dreadnought exhaust!

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/031/2/0/confessors_chaplain_dread_smoke_exhaust_1_by_emo_catboy-d74itbf.jpg

It was really irking me that the 2 chaplains I have on my work table have smoking censer backpacks, and my dreadnought didnt.  Well, no more!  Taking the smoke contrail from a Skaven Plague Furnace (definitely one of the pricier bits I have ever purchased, but hey, that's what christmas money is there for!)   To ensure the thing stayed in place and didn't snap off- I pinned the cloud onto all 4 smoke exhausts.  I then took Milliput and slapped it over the exhaust tops (and the pinning work) to maximize that bond.   I plan to get some alternate sculpting epoxy to green stuff- like ProCreate, Brown Stuff, etc.  and blend the areas with some sculpted smoke, and really try to make this mass of smoke as organic looking to the original plastic as much as possible.  

 

Here is a rear shot of the smoke as it currently stands:

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/031/2/1/confessors_chaplain_dread_smoke_exhaust_1_rear_by_emo_catboy-d74iuio.jpg

 

The friend who donated the librarian dread arm also gave me the mounting for the magna grapple- which I am in the process of trimming down to fit the chassis, as well as convert it into a 1950's era radio/stereo with a gothic flair.  I need to order some parts for it to really work the way I picture it in my mind, but if the concept bears fruit, it will really be a sight to see.

 

I'm going to see about visiting a specialist hobby shop this weekend before we visit my future father in law's for dinner and the superb owl so I can try and snag a few things: mr. surfacer, stuff to make camera lenses, micro mesh, and some other odds and ends.  I'm also going to see about getting my grubby little mits on the venerable dreadnought lascannon arm- as well as a furioso kit frag cannon; I have an idea to convert the frag cannon into an autocannon which is bound to excite.

 

2 updates in 1 month, let's hope I can keep this up, or even improve on the posting rate! 

Edited January 31, 2014 by The_Chaplain

[disease]

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[The_Chaplain]

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Not entirely sure how I should intrepret that comment, may I assume there was some enthusiasm indicated there?   Regardless, thanks for looking Brother Disease! 

Edited February 1, 2014 by The_Chaplain