Blackadder's Landkreuzer P500; Der Wühlmaus

Blackadder

Blackadder

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D'oh!


Of course it would help if I actually showed the "Winged Skull insignia" I am attempting to replicate;


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http://i.imgur.com/amrthaz.jpg
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I'm a bit out of practice posting.
 
Meph

Meph

Cat-herder Extraordinaire
Cool, good to hear you have the flood under control. And nice progress as well.
Indeed, the manner in which the Imperium desperately and decisively throws men and machines into the grinder of war always was one of 40K's charms. :)
 
Blackadder

Blackadder

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Yeah I've got a lot of catching up to do on all these forums; I'm pages behind on a lot of them.

Aplomb:


One question I am frequently asked is how I seem to be able to handle such small objects so easily and work so quickly so what better time to answer than right here and now.


If you have big fat fingers like mine with short nails it's trying to attempt to maneuver tiny parts so what I do is lightly touch the part with the tip of my #11 Xacto blade.


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Then a spot of 'thinset' glue and touch the piece to the glue to release it from the blade and use the same blade to push the part into the correct position; you usually have minutes before the glue sets completely.


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I use the same procedure for placing rivets.


I'll try to take better images later............
 
Meph

Meph

Cat-herder Extraordinaire
Have you considered cloning, slavery, or a pair of robotic arms slaved to your brain and thus copying every move you make? That might speed things up.
 
Blackadder

Blackadder

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Thanks for the reply but none of those methods are viable. I'll not share credit with anyone for these works ;)

Stormhammer Update:


Slow going with the thousands of rivets required to make this model come alive; I'm about halfway there.




http://i.imgur.com/7S4QdUL.jpg
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I'm rather pleased how the winged skulls turned out
In the view below under the Demolisher cannon...


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and these on the tread well skirting....


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and a close up....


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Blackadder

Blackadder

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Thanks for the reply...........Movie?

View Ports:


One thing I've been dreading making is the view ports. These delicate items are frequently damaged on Baneblade resin models and I have heretofore been less than successful in duplicating them in styrene but I have stumbled onto a seemingly viable method which if successful I'll give a breakdown in the procedure.


http://i.imgur.com/KuESSrr.jpg
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The port on the center right is just about finished and only needs be filed to the proper angle for mounting on the casement.


The two mounted on the strip are extras in case of failure............




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B

bgcdazzler

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Your commitment, attention to detail and insane levels of meticulousness are nothing short of awe-inspiring, Blackadder. I love this WIP.
 
Blackadder

Blackadder

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Thank you, the insanity continues............

This Way Lies Insanity:


I was going great guns and about to close up the roof panels when the thought struck me, "Why not make them illuminate!!!" Well there may be just barely enough room for two small LEDs so I decided to give it a go.


http://i.imgur.com/3IaRBWo.jpg
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I removed the opaque front panel and installed clear styrene. The lens bezels are 9/16 inch/ 7,1 MM tubing. after painting I'll install the lenses replete with reinforcing rods (No point in doing that now as it would be the devil to paint around and not smear onto the lens.


http://i.imgur.com/ZBBdOtE.jpg
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You can see by the image below this is a complex little structure......


http://i.imgur.com/2KP7POH.jpg
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Blackadder

Blackadder

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Reinforced Lenses:


Okay the headlight housings are pretty bland at this stage so today we are going to try to install the reinforcing rods in the lenses.


http://i.imgur.com/DbumMuL.jpg
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I started with 0.010 inch clear styrene and glued it to 0.25 inch tubing the outside diameter of which fits snugly into the 9/16th inch tubing used as the bezel.


http://i.imgur.com/uvg9JR5.jpg
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The 1/4 inch lens is only temporarily glued to the 1/4 inch tube end.


The reason for this is twofold in that it is easier to work with the reinforcing rod when it is out in the open as opposed to the cramped space inside the bezel and secondly it will be easier to install after the painting of the headlight housing is finished rather than try to mask the lens already installed.


Next post please........
 
Blackadder

Blackadder

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Reinforced Lenses II:


It's a bit difficult to perceive but the rods are installed on both lenses and the right one has been filed to the proper diameter.......


http://i.imgur.com/SNMFzsM.jpg
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Hey, I'm making this up as I proceed; whether it works or not will be as much a surprise to me as to you............
 
Blackadder

Blackadder

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Barrel Time:


First a relative size photo of the work thus far accomplished.


http://i.imgur.com/mRzNixC.jpg
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Then an explanation as to why I think it necessary to include the drop tanks on my Lankreuzer. The Maus tank had a fuel efficiency of 185 meters per gallon. This hypothetical tank weighing in at 4 times the mass would need a lot of extra fuel just to make it operational and I suppose would dump the aux barrels when combat was expected.


http://i.imgur.com/XAW588N.jpg
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B'sides I think the barrels look cool.
 
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