marshall Egregorius Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Greetings Brethren Magi, As I have just purchased my first Onager, I come to the collective today to ask for advice, tips, and tricky parts to appease when building it. regards. Egregorius Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
munocat Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I found the crawler easy to build, recommend tweezers for the hoses. The one model that is difficult was the dragoon, worst model I ever assembled. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorthaur Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I haven't built one, but my common sense says to leave off the gunner and the entire turret/upper body off for easy of painting. The hardest part would probably be the legs and getting in all the crevices/being neat. Unless you plan on doing the legs all one color, in which case it would be easier to slap up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munocat Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I did not glue legs to base until after I had painted. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 so it is going suprisingly well with the larger parts of the crawler. no gaps in the seams, which is a plus. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 It was a good kit to assemble and I really like the posability of the legs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I have a big wad of Blu-Tac that i press into the back of the sprue frame when im trimming off small delicate bits like the ladder rungs and other small parts...i push the tac on to the area so when i cut the part its held solid and doesn't snap and cutting into blu tac doesn't ruin it ,that's my 2c on the dune crawler oh and yes i didn't glue the gun and arms onto the gunner till after he was done and then glued him into the cupola. Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4050429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 So I've found that the optional feet, which will be mandatory for my crawlers, are tricky to glue on flat to the base (not that I'm gluing them to the base now, just trying to get them to sit flat) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4051047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 So I've found that the optional feet, which will be mandatory for my crawlers, are tricky to glue on flat to the base (not that I'm gluing them to the base now, just trying to get them to sit flat) with this i made the leg section then placed the feet down flat and level on the sand shoes and placed the clip parts in (not glued) and glued the bottom of the clip to the sand shoe and let it sit properly placed and spaced til it dried, then you can carefully remove the sand shoe and clip from the foot for painting etc.. see below cheers Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4051651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 So I've found that the optional feet, which will be mandatory for my crawlers, are tricky to glue on flat to the base (not that I'm gluing them to the base now, just trying to get them to sit flat) with this i made the leg section then placed the feet down flat and level on the sand shoes and placed the clip parts in (not glued) and glued the bottom of the clip to the sand shoe and let it sit properly placed and spaced til it dried, then you can carefully remove the sand shoe and clip from the foot for painting etc.. see below cheers Mithril I see. Well, live and learn I guess. Will be good for dunecrawler 2. Dunecrawler 1 is built into 3 sub assemblies (weapon, main hull and leg assembly) and is currently bluetacked together on my desk. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4051850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 as is mine the hull is just blu-tac'd there as well. how did you go with the feet?... Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4051925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 as is mine the hull is just blu-tac'd there as well. how did you go with the feet?... Mithril A little wonky, but workable. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4052376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Don't feel too bad if you're struggling at all with the Dunecrawler; while it's a lovely model the fiddly parts are certainly there. I particularly struggled with clearing the fragile bits from the sprue, and I ended up gluing the ball joints of the legs in place because they kept flopping around when I was trying to get the torso together. In the end I had to do some green stuff work and ignore a few details to get the model the way I wanted it. Personally, I feel the little footpads don't really work for me aesthetically, but mithrilforge's technique to get them on straight is a protip, for sure! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4052452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Don't feel too bad if you're struggling at all with the Dunecrawler; while it's a lovely model the fiddly parts are certainly there. I particularly struggled with clearing the fragile bits from the sprue, and I ended up gluing the ball joints of the legs in place because they kept flopping around when I was trying to get the torso together. In the end I had to do some green stuff work and ignore a few details to get the model the way I wanted it. Personally, I feel the little footpads don't really work for me aesthetically, but mithrilforge's technique to get them on straight is a protip, for sure! I glued the legs in to begin with, honestly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4052488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I glued the legs in to begin with, honestly. I may do this on my second one...the legs do flop around a little bit, so it's either glue em to the base or glue the legs to the socket at the start... Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307862-tips-on-assembling-dunecrawler/#findComment-4053051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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