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[Dosjetka]

Right, went back and corrected every single damn link. They should all work now but if anyone notices that there's an error somewhere, please let me know. :tu:

[Augustus b'Raass]

WOW! That was fast. I remember you saying "I'm no Captain Semper", but you sure as hell can work as efficiently as him when you set your mind to it. Impressive. Most impressive.

[Dosjetka]

40 minutes is fast? If you say so. :lol: But yeah, when stuff needs to get done, I usually just sit down and plough through until it's done. Efficiency is key for victory. ;)

[Race Bannon]

Brother Carn, have you added that LR to the BT thread for them? Why is there sooo much Green Stuff, I mean, was the mold not good?

[jimbo13]

jimbo13, on 02 Oct 2016 - 7:56 PM, said:

Progress. Need to touch up a few spots. Especially the bolters. I want them to be nice and clean like the bases. Plus have to touch up the short swords pouches. Going to test out OSL lenses too!!!

*snip*

Looking good, though the armour seems far dirtier. Is that intentional?

Dos- Yeah man, I'm using them as Excoriators Sternguard so their armor is supposed to look brutalized and dirty. Once I clean up the bolters and do the other touch ups it will look a bit better. I wanted them to go on the tabletop so I got the bases finished and then the initial one or painted sections done. This vow unfortunately will hit the back burner this week. I'm going on a work trip for a full week but shall come back with a Vengeance....

[Canadian_F_H]

40 minutes is fast? If you say so. :lol: But yeah, when stuff needs to get done, I usually just sit down and plough through until it's done. Efficiency is key for victory. ;)

Clearly a son of Dorn.

[Son of Carnelian]

SOMEONE started talkin' some mess to me about my vow, so bam:

Mama Carnelian didn't raise no quitter.

[Race Bannon]

Drilled out holes = :tu:

[Canadian_F_H]

Drilled out holes = :tu:

Hardware store doesn't carry bits small enough around here... lol

[tvih]

Ha! I'd need to drill the barrels of all my models, but frankly hand-drilling is an exercise in futility, and my current electric drill can't take a 1mm drill bit required by most models

[Dosjetka]

Use your hobby knife to score a small hole in the centre of the barrel to make hand drilling easier. Works a charm 95% of the time. :tu:

[Canadian_F_H]

Yeah... I'll go back over my whole collection once I find drilbits small enough.

[Dosjetka]

Finding drill bits of the right size is another kettle of fish entirely. :sweat:

[AndrewChristlieb]

eBay... Amazon... Any hobby store that carries scale modeling equipment... It's not that hard to find bits. ;)

[tvih]

Even after making the start of the hole with a knife I find trying hand-drilling the plastic is much like trying to scrape mold lines with just your fingernails Never mind the metal models...

[Race Bannon]

Yeah, metal can be a pain. On plastic, if you are off a little bit, then you have two choices: replace the part or accept and move on. You'll start to learn that 'perfect' is an illusion only known to sorcerers and the insane ;) Edited October 4, 2016 by Race Bannon

[AndrewChristlieb]

Yeah... as a Templar player I feel that. So many hurricane bolters and assault cannons... Also honestly the reason I decided to put the lascannons on my CL stormraven instead of the assault cannons. Bad enough I vowed to do the Hurricane Bolters on it. :D

[AndrewChristlieb]

Double posting... shame on me.

 

Just an update on the hull, except for a few details to be picked out it's coming along and should hopefully be donish this week so I can move onto the weapons. I'm itching to do something different though... This is sucking the life right out of me :D

 

 

 

 

[Lippy]

Double posting... shame on me.

Just an update on the hull, except for a few details to be picked out it's coming along and should hopefully be donish this week so I can move onto the weapons. I'm itching to do something different though... This is sucking the life right out of me

But the time you've spent on it is so worth it!

The Chapter panel looks spectacular against the drabness of the rest of the body.

Awesome work

[Augustus b'Raass]

Ha! I'd need to drill the barrels of all my models, but frankly hand-drilling is an exercise in futility, and my current electric drill can't take a 1mm drill bit required by most models

How is hand drilling your gun barrels an excercise in futility? It's not that much work, hand drilling givs far ,ore control that machine drilling, and the results add greatly to your models.

It's the right tools that make the difference. The GW hand drill is perfect, although the drill bits they provide are a bit lackinig. I've found that drill bits with cobalt in their alloy work best: as the cobalt makes the steel harder, it allows for a tighter spiral, and as such a sharper drill edge - which allows for far more control. The drill beat just eats into plastic just right where you place it.

Try ebay and search for "1mm cobalt drill" - you'll easily find some good bits. :tu:

Now this:

Hardware store doesn't carry bits small enough around here... lol

Is no longer a valid excuse!

Edited October 5, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass
Removed eBay link.

[Soldier of Dorn]

+1 for the GW hand drill. It's a bit expensive, but I've tried a couple of others and found them to be quite lacking compared to that one: usually there's something wrong with the chuck. The GW one on the other hand works like a dream.

[Augustus b'Raass]

I still use the older one, which I bought seven years ago. It sometimes gets a little squeeky, but a dab of vaseline will remove the squeek for at least a year. 

[tvih]

How is hand drilling your gun barrels an excercise in futility? It's not that much work, hand drilling givs far ,ore control that machine drilling, and the results add greatly to your models.

It's the right tools that make the difference. The GW hand drill is perfect, although the drill bits they provide are a bit lackinig. I've found that drill bits with cobalt in their alloy work best: as the cobalt makes the steel harder, it allows for a tighter spiral, and as such a sharper drill edge - which allows for far more control. The drill beat just eats into plastic just right where you place it.

The hand drill I have is pretty decent, but I don't know - I guess maybe it's the drill bits themselves, they really just don't "bite" into the plastic. Even with the electric drill it takes quite a bit of pressure to get the holes done (2 mm and 3 mm ones, for magnets).

[Augustus b'Raass]

The hand drill I have is pretty decent, but I don't know - I guess maybe it's the drill bits themselves, they really just don't "bite" into the plastic. Even with the electric drill it takes quite a bit of pressure to get the holes done (2 mm and 3 mm ones, for magnets).

Then you should really get some cobalt drills. They 'bite' even with the slightest pressure. Torque instead of pressure becomes the driving force with those. :tu:

[Augustus b'Raass]

Also, buying new drill bits once in a while does help - even steel is subject to wear, and new sharp tool make all the difference. :tu: