Welcome back friends! I hope you are as excited as I am. The steam summer sale, and the ork codex goes up for pre-order today! Woo!!!! Well I'm excited, my wallet and bank account aren't!
I spent a lot of time working on the Morkanaut in the last few days, as well as shuffling around more things in my reorganization.
I spent a lot of time working on the Morkanaut in the last few days, as well as shuffling around more things in my reorganization.
So here he is! Quite an impressive model. Lot of detail and work into this guy. Thanks to fellow bloggers, I was able to magnetize all sorts of goodies on him!
Watching paint dry was a great source for tips, as well as how to magnetize the Mork/Gorkanaut. The ideas I use are direct from his video and guide! On to my build!
Watching paint dry was a great source for tips, as well as how to magnetize the Mork/Gorkanaut. The ideas I use are direct from his video and guide! On to my build!
The main claw arm. I used a set of magnets to hold the rokkit launchers in place (for weapon destroyed results). But the really cool thing here? See that gap? I green stuffed it! That's right, this is the first time I've used green stuff (liquid) to fill gaps in a model. I'm really proud of myself...even though it is the silliest and simplest thing.
Scraping mould lines is also something new I did for this model. It's overall much smoother and cleaner then any model I've assembled before. From this point on, I'm scraping all mould lines, and greenstuffing any large gaps. (I even ordered some sculpting tools!). Hopefully this will show a slow improvement in model quality (and thus paint quality), as I learn how to use these new tools.
Scraping mould lines is also something new I did for this model. It's overall much smoother and cleaner then any model I've assembled before. From this point on, I'm scraping all mould lines, and greenstuffing any large gaps. (I even ordered some sculpting tools!). Hopefully this will show a slow improvement in model quality (and thus paint quality), as I learn how to use these new tools.
Here we are on the second arm. Using the guide from Watching paint dry, I took a 28mm infantry base, and sanded the sides slightly. This then fits in the slot the super mega awesome blaster thingy used to go. I then used a powerful disc magnet on the inside of said base.
It fits perfectly within the arm assembly, and allows you to easily swap different weapon barrels.
The distance in the photo is because the large disc magnet is quite strong!
You'll also need to sand the outside lip of the super mega awesome incredible BS2 shoota thing to make sure it slides in place.
It fits perfectly within the arm assembly, and allows you to easily swap different weapon barrels.
The distance in the photo is because the large disc magnet is quite strong!
You'll also need to sand the outside lip of the super mega awesome incredible BS2 shoota thing to make sure it slides in place.
Here it is glued together. Makes for a nice recessed area to mount whatever guns you want.
The strong magnet has enough force so you don't even need to use counter magnets to click items in place. I used a screw on the kustom mega kannon, and it locks in place just fine!
The strong magnet has enough force so you don't even need to use counter magnets to click items in place. I used a screw on the kustom mega kannon, and it locks in place just fine!
I haven't pinned or glued any of the limbs yet. I haven't decided exactly what I am going to do yet. I think I'm going to put a small magnet to prevent the limbs from drooping down, while using the main pegs to hold them in place. That way it'll be easier to transport. Just have to decide on the pose first!
A scale shot of all my dreads! Can't wait to get them all on the tabletop. Going to be so much fun!
Topic Change! I don't just like tabletop gaming, I'm also an avid video/pc gamer as well. As many of you know, the steam summer sale has started.
Though this normally fills me with much glee, it has become nearly impossible to browse the steam database using their app. It is a horrible mess.
Luckily there is a third party solution to this. Check out Steam Database Sales. It's a significantly nicer way to look through what games are on sale!
Though this normally fills me with much glee, it has become nearly impossible to browse the steam database using their app. It is a horrible mess.
Luckily there is a third party solution to this. Check out Steam Database Sales. It's a significantly nicer way to look through what games are on sale!
That's it for this week folks! I'm off to refresh the GW page till they post the limited edition ork codex. I think I'm going to actually buy something from their store directly! What a rare occurrence! Hope you all have a great weekend!
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