Gorgon Armoured Transport Tracks

Well this ones sat there for some time without the tracks being added. I've has at least three attempts to create some tracks for it. Every time I've been unhappy with the end result and shelved it. I've also ended up putting the project on hold and sticking it away on a shelf to gather dust....

The picture above is the state it was left in February 2015.

So while browsing for bitz to detail some other models I'm busy with I found some really nice items on eBay.

onemannoodles is the supplier and his shop can be found here. While browsing through his items I noticed some tracks on a scratch built tank and they looked pretty much what I needed for my Gorgon Transport. After a few messages via eBay discussing the size and the length of total track I needed, he offered to cast the required amount for £12. Also as part of the discussion I asked if some of the vents he has produced were available with a diameter of 6mm. He didn't have any that small but would put some on his shapeways shop TheUncannyAutomaton. Within an hour he'd messaged me back with a link to the item in his shop.

Hopefully these and the Tank / machine detail parts should save me some time with detailing. Not sure how long shapeways take to deliver, i hope not too long.

So on Friday there was a nice parcel pushed through my letterbox containing the following.

He actually sent about three times the amount in the picture. With every dad favourite day fast approaching they sat on my cutting mat until Sunday.

So now it's Sunday and I get an hour to myself and start to dry fit the tracks. The width is spot on as he said it would be. So with a 27cm strip of plasticard I start to fix the tracks in place with a spot of ca. As you can see the end result is a really good fit.

I'll be able to finish the other side in the next few days and possibly start to paint the full model in the coming weeks.

There's a few other items I'm after from his shapeways shop which I'll post once I order them. I would really recommend looking.

DKOK transfer sheet

Continuing a trend of starting another project before finishing the last I've decided I need some transfers to use with my DKOK stuff. Although I like the FW stuff I think the price is pretty excessive.

A quick scout around the internet came back with a low quality picture and a YouTube video which i can use as reference for mine.

Here's my work so far. Not too bad for a couple of hours

Imperial Guard damaged Chimera / Bunker HQ

Digging through some boxes of 40K stuff, I discovered some impulse buys from eBay ( hand's up if you done it?) Theses were some badly put together and painted Chimera's. As usual I managed to have to many projects on the go so never go around to stripping them and making them look decent.

So... while trawling the internet I discovered some pictures of some scenery both FW and GW did with a damaged Chimera. I want one!!!!

As usual the price and rarity on eBay are like winning the lottery twice in a week! So I decided to create something similar.

Out came the mini drill and assorted tools. A quick trip to the local art store for some sculpey and then start marking out the layout on a bit of foam card.

Luckily I made a mould of some sandbags a few years ago so save a load of time and effort having to create more. I was just able to press some sculpey into the open mould and create loads of sections to form the outer wall.

Digging through the bits box gave me some nice items add to the scene. Some extra plasticard was used to make some floor panels and the scene was taking shape.

Next was to start texturing the ground. Fine grit, wall filler and pva created a nice sticky gunk that was easy to spread out and give the effect of a muddy wasteland. A couple of applications seemed to be enough.

Next up the last of my precious rtv supply. Oh boy did I get through some! I think this was a full 2L tub but as you will see I think it was worth it. I haven any pictures of the de moulding of the master as it pretty much disintegrated during the process. 

Next I realised I had very little resin left and this was going to take a fair amount unless I could find some filler. Packing foam seemed to do an ok job (pink bits in the first picture), The remaining pictures are the de-moulding of the first cast.

Trench update 2015

Not posted anything in quite awhile, so I thought time I did.

I'm just about finished my trench system and it should be ready to make some moulds from once I get a new safety release valve. Current one keeps emptying my casting chamber at 10psi :(

Again the design is pretty similar to the old DKOK one Forgeworld used to sell. I needed it like that to match the few bits I've acquired on eBay.

The latest part to be finished is the outer top of the trench. The part that should stop renegade tanks from over running you.

I'm unsure if I'll cast this as a separate part or fix it to the side wall.

The corner section is currently drying out ready to be shaped and sanded. One of the other projects I'm working on can be seen top centre ish. A Titan crew. I really should work on one project at a time.

I'll post some more picture of these in the coming weeks along with the titan they are intended for.

Defence Turret

Just finished the basic design of a defence turret. Still requires a bit of detail and an entry hatch but it's getting there.

Imperial Trench System

After spending years reading other blogs and finding a little time on my hands I've started making use of my shed and resurrected an old hobby.

This is the first set of pictures chronicling the creation of some Warhammer 40K vehicles and terrain pieces.

First up my attempt at recreating the oop imperial trench system.

Still need to complete some of the detailing like the cable work and lights but it's getting there.