TheEyeOfNight Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 In the course of reading the 8th edition rulebook, I was fascinated by the statement that all vehicles with bases (i.e. flyers) do their measurements from the base and not the hull. And by "fascinated", I mean my brain immediately went "Do something stupid with a flyer!" Full showcase video (about 1 min) over at the YouTube: https://youtu.be/WvTntyD86cw Honda, Carrack, MyD4rkPassenger and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Fantastic! This has to be really awkward to play with.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 And by "fascinated", I mean my brain immediately went "Do something stupid with a flyer!" And in that, you have failed. Instead, I think you did something awesome. Well done! Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeOfNight Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Thanks guys. It can get a bit awkward, but it flies high enough to clear anything of Imperial Knight stature and lower. Tall terrain is a bit of an issue at times, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robofish7591 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Thanks guys. It can get a bit awkward, but it flies high enough to clear anything of Imperial Knight stature and lower. Tall terrain is a bit of an issue at times, though. A small price to pay for looking awesome I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow2z Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Really like this! Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiur Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 i'm more curious about the total weight i imagine you had to drill out the statue quite a bit to add a decent counterweight TheEyeOfNight 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeOfNight Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 i'm more curious about the total weight i imagine you had to drill out the statue quite a bit to add a decent counterweight The statue, thankfully, is a hollow model so no drilling involved. Just filled with it gravel, then sand, then poured thinned-out glue in the mix to turn it all solid. The whole apparatus, thanks to my kitchen scale, clocks in at 368 grams. 73 of those are the Heldrake itself, the rest is all counterbalance. Levers, fulcrums, and all, I think. I watched Bill Nye as a kid, that's all my expertise on the matter. DaBoiKyknos 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiur Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 i'm more curious about the total weight i imagine you had to drill out the statue quite a bit to add a decent counterweight The statue, thankfully, is a hollow model so no drilling involved. Just filled with it gravel, then sand, then poured thinned-out glue in the mix to turn it all solid. The whole apparatus, thanks to my kitchen scale, clocks in at 368 grams. 73 of those are the Heldrake itself, the rest is all counterbalance. Levers, fulcrums, and all, I think. I watched Bill Nye as a kid, that's all my expertise on the matter. well omnissiah be praised for Bill Nye the tech magos guy blackoption and TheEyeOfNight 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptix Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 For the longest time I didn't realize the heldrake was attached to the statue and I thought you were using opposing magnets to keep the thing afloat. TheEyeOfNight and battle captain corpus 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeOfNight Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 For the longest time I didn't realize the heldrake was attached to the statue and I thought you were using opposing magnets to keep the thing afloat. I tried really hard to do a floating Monolith that way. Turns out it really doesn't work so well, balancing on magnetic fields is borderline impossible without some fancy gadgetry. But it was a nice attempt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 We alll know bill nye in 40k is cawl. Great job, and a great idea, you can certainly create some unique battle dioramas with this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Did you add weights to the statue to make it stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinsanity Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Did you add weights to the statue to make it stand? As TheEyeOfNight had already said: The statue, thankfully, is a hollow model so no drilling involved. Just filled with it gravel, then sand, then poured thinned-out glue in the mix to turn it all solid. The whole apparatus, thanks to my kitchen scale, clocks in at 368 grams. 73 of those are the Heldrake itself, the rest is all counterbalance. Levers, fulcrums, and all, I think. I watched Bill Nye as a kid, that's all my expertise on the matter. By the way, I love the idea. It's sure to confuse and mess with some opponents, and yet isn't cheating in any way. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Oh, yeah, just saw it, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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