Blackadder's Landkreuzer P500; Die Wühlmaus A 40K WIP

I took sequential pictures on how to make these but they were so boring I decided not to post them.

http://i.imgur.com/HH560q4.jpg

So instead I'll go with, "Then a miracle happened."

Twin Diesels:

The exhaust stacks temporarily tacked in place.

http://i.imgur.com/7VCHImi.jpg

They seem massive enough

http://i.imgur.com/1iOgdE5.jpg

We're go for insertion. I really love these quad stacks. cooling detail yet to come.

http://i.imgur.com/gnOAdef.jpg

Martini time!

Exhaust Shielding:

Trying to make the exhaust shield panels and not too enthused at the results. Once made I'll try them out on the hull but I think I can do better.

Anyway the basic design/ fabrication steps are doable it's just the results that are flawed.

http://i.imgur.com/i2Ev3gV.jpg

Exhaust cooling plates V2.0:

The second try at making a convincing hole pattern on these cooling plate for the mufflers. Once the hole pattern glue is dry I shall drill out the centers of each ring and sand the plats paper thin and bend around the exhaust stack and glue in place

http://i.imgur.com/aMf1jd7.jpg

Provided all goes well.........

They All Laughed:

At Christopher Columbus yada yada yada.......

It worked; symmetry and toughness now all needs to be done is score the backside to make the curve and I'll have duplicated this rather intense hole array.

http://i.imgur.com/PLjHHfg.jpg

The problem was not so much the pattern of the holes but making the material strong enough to take the curves without cracks and splits radiating from around the cutouts when the material is bent and glued.

http://i.imgur.com/IPw7zAA.jpg

We'll see if my idea will solve that problem........

Martini Time:

Cause for celebration, the project worked!

http://i.imgur.com/xPG33wS.jpg

So well in point of fact that I have already carved off the previous effort in preparation for installing the new style heat dissipating shield.

http://i.imgur.com/BjFZq5E.jpg

I hope to have the completed mufflers ready this evening.

Martini time!

Oh just to show I do 'F' up now and then; I made the hole row plates much longer than was necessary. :blush:

Ahh, Much Better:

Good enough has never been my mantra; with a bit of elbow grease and an unhealthy dose of OCD I have a much better set of exhausts than my first effort.

http://i.imgur.com/wxPn2sL.jpg

All totaled perhaps about two to three hours of labor for these highly complex minor components but a lot of the sanding and shaping was done whist watching DVD movies so not much actual time was wasted.

http://i.imgur.com/OLw6s9W.

Seen here temporarily tacked in place just for show at this time as all the rivets need to be filed down to a uniform height.

Thanks,

Quite a Chunk of Resin:

Anyone owning a FW Baneblade knows it's quite a chunk of highly detailed resin weighing in at close to a kilo (two pounds).

My Baneblade which I've had for eight or so years was rescued and repaired with TLC and is still my favorite FW vehicle (treaded that is)

This new model is coming along slowly as the detailing is quite exhausting and I do have other commitments but I managed the front 'bolt on' bumper today

http://i.imgur.com/vkADc6K.jpg

and yesterday evening some of the rear detail....

http://i.imgur.com/AIzkjqU.jpg

Slowly but surely it's getting done.

Whatever Insignia This Is:

Well after d*mned near a two month hiatus wherein I repaired flood damage and added new baseboard to just about the entire first floor of my humble abode now recarpeted in deoxygenated blood red burgundy plush carpet, I'm back to building models; Yay!

So last night I resumed the outsized Baneblade style Super Duper heavy Stormhammer.

http://i.imgur.com/yy9bDbN.jpg

First order of business was to install the re-enforced armour panels for which the Lucius B'blade is noted. I really like this anachronistic appearance which somehow exemplifies a world lapsing into decay but still has the ability to squander resources on the futility of war. I used 0.030 inch 0,75 MM thickness styrene for the panels as 0.040"/1,0 MM looked too thick. As of right now all the panels are installed and the bitz and gewgaw need to be installed and fabricated and also the umpity ump rivets.

So now the winged skull insignia:

http://i.imgur.com/2yAzfkl.jpg

Seen here in the first stages with a few skulls scrounged from spare CoD floor panels and mounted on 7,0MM disks...........

Thanks for the reply,

D'oh!

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

http://i.imgur.com/amrthaz.jpg

I'm a bit out of practice posting.

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.

http://i.imgur.com/Zi4EUjW.jpg

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.

http://i.imgur.com/0NjiHC4.jpg

I use the same procedure for placing rivets.

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

A Bit Crude:

But with a bit of practice these might just work out; 'tis a pity I need just three..........

http://i.imgur.com/r0yOeKa.jpg

So these will have to suffice.

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

I'm rather pleased how the winged skulls turned out
In the view below under the Demolisher cannon...

http://i.imgur.com/eb0S3ud.jpg

and these on the tread well skirting....

http://i.imgur.com/fO2Jd5J.jpg

and a close up....

http://i.imgur.com/c1qSq99.jpg

Thanks,

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

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............

http://i.imgur.com/I9Cd5gh.jpg