Killax Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hey Blackadder, This is crazy. So have my number, call me maby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karden00 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hey Blacks Did you ever finish that thunderhawk scatchbuild? I cant find a finished product anywhere on The Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Apostle Thirst Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Vodka my dear Alexcute, the best Martinis are made with Vodka shaken not stirred....................... With your avatar I was expecting something different :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yeah Like I'd drink beer....................... Totally mixing my replies from various threads: Thanks for the offer I have downloaded the names of all the British warships from the last 6 centuries and whom among us can doubt the British have the coolest names for their warships and translated them into Latin (Google Translate) and come up with a few that might fill the bill meanwhile a question on the playability of this construct has arisen, namely: This mechanical beast that is so lovingly being build by Blackadder weighs in at 2500 points and has 9 structure points (Note that these are structure points not hull points). The full rules are in Apocalypse (which was released prior to 6th Ed, hence no reference to hull points, not sure if there is an errata to update the super heavy rules) so it is fully usable in an Apocalypse game of 40k. I guess I should know this but it's a toss up of studying quantum physics and WH40k and fool that I am I opted for QP. Now that you are appreciably dazzled let me state that I am a mere tyro at QP as well of having none of the math credentials to even basically appreciate the subtleties of the Quantum theory but I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to comprehend recent developments. Fortunately reading these events doesn't preclude my working contiguously on the detail of my project to duplicate the hood bling imaged below: http://i.imgur.com/QLuHX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QLuHXl.jpg so here is the days run of labor namely the aquila insignia on the hood, I started with a google search for an apropos image http://i.imgur.com/pwcW2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pwcW2l.jpg and edited it on my editor to fit the model. Tracing the result onto 0.010" styrene http://i.imgur.com/uRKTC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uRKTCl.jpg I cut out the extremely tiny components and glued them to a 0.010" substrate which is where I am at the moment http://i.imgur.com/5OaQz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5OaQzl.jpg taking a Martini break and tracking 'Sandy'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellChyld Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Mind Blowing truely mind blowing! and vodka for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well damn my eyes Sir of course Vodka; none of that Juniper laced swill in my Martini. Seriously as an jet aircraft ex-mechanic Gin smells too much like JP5 to imbibe, even the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Okay boys and girls I'm about to impart the secret of Blackadder's millions. There's gold in them thar pieces of trash! It's commonly known that Blackadder is heavily into recycling. My old microwave has run its course to the extent that the floor of the chamber has rusted out and when I turn it on the under cabinet fluorescent lights glow so time to replace the old GE with a new one but wait. The door has this fantastic perforated shield panel! I don't know if you have priced this material in the hobby stores but it runs about $6 to 8 bucks for a few square inches and here's about a square foot about to be relegated to the curb...... http://i.imgur.com/MVIyP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MVIyPl.jpg Well I'm not about to toss $30 to 40 bucks down the crapper so I whips off the door and have enough vents to furnish a lifetime of 'scratching'. Another helpful hint from EB AKA Heloise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Excellent save, Blackadder. It looks like your Warlord is coming along swimmingly. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Ive stopped doing that. I used to save little bits and parts... till now I have three boxes of little bits and parts... I figured Id stop at three. If I didnt... there would be no end to all the boxes strewn around the house filled with bits and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Well I'm not about to toss $30 to 40 bucks down the crapper so I whips off the door and have enough vents to furnish a lifetime of 'scratching'. Another helpful hint from EB AKA Heloise :D But isn't wasting money down the crapper part of the hobby now? I mean, GW may sue you because you don't use there vents for 10$ a square inch!:P Sarcasm aside, nice save on those parts. very resourceful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khakisuperbunny Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Good save Blackadder...been a fan of this thread since way back when. The amount of detail you put into this is eye-watering and I, like many can't wait to see this progress... keep it up! :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 A bit of an update on my recycling foray; there are some concerns as to the advisability of employing a microwave door for scratch bitz namely concerns about residual radiation lurking in the door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never stand near an operating microwave considering the average microwave oven is manufactured in the same country that is putting lead and mercury in our children's toys and asbestos and formaldehyde in our sheetrock not to mention they cannot seem to manufacture a decent paper clip or a pencil with an eraser that doesn't leave a trail of dirty rubber when rubbing out the graphite line but I digress; A standard microwave door window has a millimeter thick steel perforated grill heavily enameled with black paint (radiation absorbing, I wonder?) sandwiched between two sheets of clear plastic about 0.25 mm thick each. Microwaves themselves are energetic photons that are non-ionizing. Non-ionizing radiation is very different than the dangerous ionizing radiation and are in the same family of EM waves as television and radio broadcasting. Because of the lower frequencies and reduced energy, it does not have the same damaging and cumulative properties as ionizing radiation. Microwave radiation (at 2450 MHz) is non-ionizing, and in sufficient intensity simply cause the molecules of water in the food to flip polarity rapidly, thereby causing friction, which produces the heat that cooks the food. you stand in much more danger using your cell phone than any residual radiation from handling that panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 OOOH OOOH!! I bet I know what country your talking about! Damned dirty Germans always making bad quality stuff! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 OOOH OOOH!! I bet I know what country your talking about! Damned dirty Germans always making bad quality stuff! :) I was diligent in my circumventing naming the actual country in question and am maintaining that ambiguity but Germany certainly was not the object of my invective.............. no occidental is not quite the proper direction but be that as it may, here is the next update on my furtive attempt to duplicate that which I deem to be an absolute perfection: I know there is a lot of anticipation regarding the manufacture of the head but I really need to finish the surrounding detail to get a good handle on relative size. You see I only want to do the helmet/cowl once and I want it perfect so there is no substitute for patience. Meanwhile the top of the hood is progressing nicely. Were it not for Hurricane Sandy I would have been well into the production of the forehead armor. http://i.imgur.com/Lsdyt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Lsdytl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KeBAr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KeBArl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Unreal detail, Blackadder. You are the like the Terminator of scratch building. There is just no stopping the amazing things we keep seeing. Im currently working on a Warhound and it's my 1st scratch build. Its quite daunting stuff. But the more you do it, the more you know you can do it better. Then the time/vs/quality things starts gnawing at you. hehe. Anyhows, good stuff, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Unreal detail, Blackadder. You are the like the Terminator of scratch building. There is just no stopping the amazing things we keep seeing. Im currently working on a Warhound and it's my 1st scratch build. Its quite daunting stuff. But the more you do it, the more you know you can do it better. Then the time/vs/quality things starts gnawing at you. hehe. Anyhows, good stuff, mate. Absolutely correct and I couldn't have said it better, I may quote you (with apropos acknowledgments) if I may. As for time I beg to differ, there is nothing so sad is the realization when the project is done that you have done better; witness Lucie, had I not doggedly kept the original plug how much more could I have accomplished with a hollow hull, cockpit and carapace.................. alas what might have been! I know there is a lot of anticipation regarding the manufacture of the head but I really need to finish the surrounding detail to get a good handle on relative size. You see I only want to do the helmet/cowl once and I want it perfect so there is no substitute for patience. Meanwhile the top of the hood is progressing nicely. Were it not for Hurricane Sandy I would have been well into the production of the forehead armor. http://i.imgur.com/Lsdyt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Lsdytl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KeBAr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KeBArl.jpg BTW link to your Warhound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I know, I was just joking, Germans are neither dirty nor bad at making things. :D But i can think of a nother country that are both...and i may or may not be in at the moment. Titan looking good. That Aquila I bet was a pain to cut out. I did one myself. Never again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 What takes it beyond just a model and brings it to life is the layer upon layer of detail that you have created. Its what will make the finished piece more than just a gaming unit. Well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Pretty pitiful update this week but my excuse is that I had to gut the ground floor kitchen, bath and family room after Sandy saw fit to deluge my wife's abode with 2/3 meter of storm surge seawater. Fortunately all my precious worldly goods were ensconced safely twenty miles inland including the subject of this thread. You will note that after I have successful refurbished my ex's domicile I shall have no more excuses to put off building the head/cockpit. http://i.imgur.com/D0wW4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/D0wW4l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ur4MJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ur4MJl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rDTEF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rDTEFl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tnqJr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tnqJrl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellChyld Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 wonderful just wonderful. looking forward to more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Have you given any thoughts regarding power plant and the possibility to open up to look at that. Possibly some interior "real" lighting effects. Malignant red lights pouring out from the eyes, combat lights glowing red in the engineering. I have some plans for the fusion reactor which will be mounted in the chamber above the command deck. The soccer ball style is the one I am leaning towards. And I have already purchased the fiber optic LEDS for the lighting but those go in last as I have to make the consoles first. http://i.imgur.com/K11wR.jpg http://i.imgur.com/49CoI.jpgThis one is a kind of a joke but the lighting is interesting http://i.imgur.com/SJWOG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/f2CW5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvilarium Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Just make sure that it doesn't look like this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vgPufbRBww/TulDfSE1biI/AAAAAAAAAT0/7XwPYHCh6Bo/s320/tumblr_lrfq8vPvWG1qasvsf.jpeg Otherwise you might inadvertantly open a portal to Warp Space inside your Titan! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Just make sure that it doesn't look like this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vgPufbRBww/TulDfSE1biI/AAAAAAAAAT0/7XwPYHCh6Bo/s320/tumblr_lrfq8vPvWG1qasvsf.jpeg Otherwise you might inadvertantly open a portal to Warp Space inside your Titan! :D Liberate tuteme ex inferis? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 "Tuteme" doesn't translate? Whew, I just spent two hours updating all the forums I subscribe to and taking pictures of the recent build below plus now hopefully rendering a bit of interesting rapartee to keep my noble readers stimulated. There is a lot of concern that I shall be neglecting the Warlord now that the Blackadder has a new bauble to attract his fickle attention but the Warlord is the real apple of my eye and the latest update follows: Modular construction is the best way to go on a model this big as it affords you a reasonable size to work on rather than taking up the whole of the workspace with extraneous equipage. Below are the floor and keel of the cockpit and the movable neck plug in module shown in the head down and head up position. The tab on the floor and the triangular tabs on the neck will be the base for the side to side neck movement and the rectangular plug-in will house the egress corridor to the main command deck hopefully with apropos detail should I live long enough to complete this project. Whew again! http://i.imgur.com/eXbLx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eXbLxl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sXm2K.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sXm2Kl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YRWx7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YRWx7l.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 "Tuteme" doesn't translate? It was an Event Horizon reference - I think that's what was said in the film. Which (wrongly) was translated to "Save yourself from hell". :tu: (Btw 'tuteme' isn't a latin word. It's close to another phrase but it isn't correct itself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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