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[Didact]

Lords of the warp! DO WANT!

[super0sonic]

If I had a real Warhound I probably wouldn't have needed to attempt this other than to do it right and then I just would have modified the FW Warhound. I have no plans drawings or even measurements from which to draw. All I have are dozens of images from the internet and the cryptic hint from FW that the model stands 10.5 inches tall.

My greatest fear is that someday I'll have a real Warhound to compare it to and I will find it is monstrously large or ridiculously small.

Judging from the image with the super heavy tank i would say you have the size really dam close.

[Valkyrie]

how dare you scratch build something better than forge world!

Top Notch.

[Unholy Harbinger]

Gah! This makes my converted deathstrike look like something a toddler did with plastercine. 

Your tanks are far too good we must destroy them to preserve our own pride encourage more. 

Keep up the good work!

[Blackadder]

I'm sorry that Image venue has seen fit to sully their image storage account with unseemly links. I would rather use photobucket but the band wdth is too narrow and I run out of access too quickly and all my thumbs are inop until the next month. Just delete the offensive link if it annoys you I've never clicked on it myself.

Now to the meat of this post. I took some images of Lucie stepping on a sentinel to demonstrate the flexibility of her toes. No sentinels were damaged because of this scene. The sentinel in question was damaged in the course of a heated round of gaming and was on my workbench for repairs.
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[Blackadder]

I am so close now I don't want to take the chance and rush the end work. I'm working on the leg armour right now; not too much to show but I should have it close to completed this weekend, er; the leg armour that is. Two millimeters seems a bit too thin and the ankle armour is a real bear. Getting the proportions and angles right and still allowing for the flexibility. This model wasn't really meant to walk or my proportions are off.

Naah! It wasn't meant to walk.

I reject FW's reality and substitute my own,

Blackadder

 

 

[Blackadder]

I took a week off from building because I was becoming too complacent in my work. It's a telltale sign that I have been over saturated and tend to get sloppy but last night I got my groove back and put the finishing touches on the armour i.e. cut the grooves for the panel segments. I first shallow scored the plasticard with my utility knife and then made a few more passes to deepen the scores. The holding the knife at an angle I made furrows on either side of the scored lines and sanded the raised ridges smooth. Then with a razor saw I deepened and straightened the furrows and filed the surface smooth again.



 
     



The grooves look about done and the armour as you see it is just clipped in place for now.

EB

[Easyification]

All I have to say is 'wow'. You've completely given a new definition of scratch building to me.

[Blackadder]

I've pretty much decided to go with the FW original paint job.



I've seen a lot of colour schemes and I like this one the best. As of right now I've only the void projectors, exhaust stacks, the cable conduit and connectors, the cockpit windows and head armour and a bit more detail on the armament and I'll be ready to paint. I'm hoping to get the void projectors and exhausts completed tomorrow.

Blackadder

[skullreken]

I had to check that image 3 times to make sue I wasn't seeing things man that is unbelievable

[Raksha]

Brilliant work.

Who cares if the model is larger or smaller than FW's? If its smaller, its easier to carry, is its larger, its just that much more awesome

[Blackadder]

I had to check that image 3 times to make sue I wasn't seeing things man that is unbelievable

No no, that picture is from the FW online catalog. Mine isn't painted yet.

[skullreken]

I had to check that image 3 times to make sue I wasn't seeing things man that is unbelievable

No no, that picture is from the FW online catalog. Mine isn't painted yet.

Well if your painting skills are half as good as your modelling skills I wouldn't be surprised if you pulled off a paint job just as good as that if not better

[Blackadder]

Just got my computer back up and running today. I had a big problem with reloading windows and have been virtually off line for the better part of two weeks. Naturally the first thing I checked was my emails. Not very many replies from the various forum I usually frequent. I've done some major revamping of the the head and cockpit and finally made the windows and windshield. I installed the cockpit crew and made them so they are visible though the windows. Not technically accurate as looking at the cockpit layout the crew actually sits below the window sill! That doesn't make sense to me so I changed their position. Perhaps their seats elevate so they can look actually around. Anyway thats my story. My son is still looking for the airbrush. I asked him for it about a week ago so I don't hold out much hope that it's still available. Guess I'll bite the bullet and buy a new one.

Taking some pictures later but really not much to show for such a long hiatus.

Thanks for the interest,

EB

[Blackadder]

It seems Lucie is finally finished; as far as manufacturing the parts is concerned anyway. All that is left is the final assembly after painting. Thanks to all who showed such patience during the nine months (actually eight because I didn't start in earnest until the middle of April last.)

I did a major revamping of the roof panel on the cockpit because once the brow trim was added the overhang did not look thick enough. I added another millimetre to the thickness which still isn't as much as the original but I think gives the head a bit more sleek overall appearance.







See I'm not slavish in my attempt to copy, (Yeah, Right). My rationale is; this is the Lucius MarkII version.







Anyone who has an original FW product can readily see that I widened the hull on my version and of course faired in the void generator housings into the top engine compartment. I straightened the fore to aft angle on the side of the carapace and lowered the overall height the void generator housing projects above the carapace. These were not mistakes as the changes greatly please me aesthetically. If I were to built a FW 'hound I would attempt to incorporate these amendments into that model as well.



The void shield projectors and the exhaust stacks (Thats the little cylindrical pieces strung on the wire for painting in the foreground.) are finished as well. I still debating whether to put the rivet detail on the greaves. They look so tiny compared to the massiveness of the panels on the original.

I'm using Ambroid thin cement now and I must say its a lot more volatile than Tamiya. It evaporates before I can set the rivets so I have to glue them one at a time whereas with Tamiya I could put a few dots of liquid and set two or three rivets before it dried. A word to the wise "Don't leave the cap loose on the vial of Ambroid overnight or you will have significantly less the next day."

I used the empty Tamiya bottle to store the Ambroid glue as its less prone to tipping and the applicator brush is much better for applying fine detail. The brush is the main reason I stopped using Ambroid years ago.

Any suggestions or critiques will be welcome because I plan to paint this sucker this weekend,

Blackadder