bob9801
01-30-2010, 08:41 PM
I am working on a few IG vehicles right now. I have to admit I am low on funds and love fiddling, so I am making as many parts interchangeable as possible so the models can play different roles from game to game.
Currently I am building a new hellhound, a new old model hellhound, and rebuilding a chimera and 3rd ed leman russ demolisher. The later 2 I bought used and they were teribly assembled. I didn't get before pics because I just tore them apart it was so bad. the chimera had one side shifted up about 1/4 inch and the other side forward an 1/8th inch, along with many smaller problems. the LR wasn't terible at first glance but then I noticed crooked things and the sponsons were messed up. one sponson had 2 tops and the other had 2 bottoms, both were 1/4 inch too far forward on the model. the demolisher cannon was crooked and covered in excess glue as well.
The new model hellhound I have most of the way built and it is past the point of ludicrous modularity so it only has replaceable main cannon and hull cannon parts. the old model hellhound I am having more fun with. the whole top comes off leaving just the chimera chassis with an open back. I have made a plasticard conversion for a manticore or hydra turret and am going to make a griffon or medusa back as well. the hellhound only turret didn't satisfy me either so I am making a greenstuff based insert to hold the newer cannon tips.
The leman russ I have completely stripped down to the base hull and turret and am magnetizing the crap out of it. I have made an annihilator cannon and power cell for it as well. I am hoping to get a new leman russ soon and making all the new parts fit to this one as well. I am not so hopeful for my parts on the new one though.
The chimera is in a pile on my floor as I try to clean glue and seams off of it. the main body is so warped I can not fit the edges in the channels of the sides, and there is too much glue to cut the body apart. as soon as I have the money for new chimeras I am turning this into terrain but even then it will probably look crappy.
Just to top off my magnetic fun I magnetized ALL the turret hatches so I can move them all around for the hell of it.
I also have characters I am making or have made. completed I have Harker, cyclops controller/master of ordinance. I want to make pretty much every other unique character in the codex but in my own way.
Sorry for such a large post I will make smaller ones from here on out I hope. here are some pics of my progress.
Here is the location of all the pics I have
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31931481@N08/sets/72157623316673356/
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=206
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=200
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=202
Currently I am building a new hellhound, a new old model hellhound, and rebuilding a chimera and 3rd ed leman russ demolisher. The later 2 I bought used and they were teribly assembled. I didn't get before pics because I just tore them apart it was so bad. the chimera had one side shifted up about 1/4 inch and the other side forward an 1/8th inch, along with many smaller problems. the LR wasn't terible at first glance but then I noticed crooked things and the sponsons were messed up. one sponson had 2 tops and the other had 2 bottoms, both were 1/4 inch too far forward on the model. the demolisher cannon was crooked and covered in excess glue as well.
The new model hellhound I have most of the way built and it is past the point of ludicrous modularity so it only has replaceable main cannon and hull cannon parts. the old model hellhound I am having more fun with. the whole top comes off leaving just the chimera chassis with an open back. I have made a plasticard conversion for a manticore or hydra turret and am going to make a griffon or medusa back as well. the hellhound only turret didn't satisfy me either so I am making a greenstuff based insert to hold the newer cannon tips.
The leman russ I have completely stripped down to the base hull and turret and am magnetizing the crap out of it. I have made an annihilator cannon and power cell for it as well. I am hoping to get a new leman russ soon and making all the new parts fit to this one as well. I am not so hopeful for my parts on the new one though.
The chimera is in a pile on my floor as I try to clean glue and seams off of it. the main body is so warped I can not fit the edges in the channels of the sides, and there is too much glue to cut the body apart. as soon as I have the money for new chimeras I am turning this into terrain but even then it will probably look crappy.
Just to top off my magnetic fun I magnetized ALL the turret hatches so I can move them all around for the hell of it.
I also have characters I am making or have made. completed I have Harker, cyclops controller/master of ordinance. I want to make pretty much every other unique character in the codex but in my own way.
Sorry for such a large post I will make smaller ones from here on out I hope. here are some pics of my progress.
Here is the location of all the pics I have
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31931481@N08/sets/72157623316673356/
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=206
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=200
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/album.php?albumid=70&pictureid=202