assault craft Archive

  • And here it is!Actually, the pics have reminded me that I need to give it a wash down, to take the sheen off it. As usual, the transfers were disappointing (I may yet replace the numbers beneath the aquilas with handwritten ones), but please check out the pics and let...

    Admiral Drax: 274 Assault Craft Finished! [pics]

    Posted on July 3, 2011 | No Comments
    And here it is!Actually, the pics have reminded me that I need to give it a wash down, to take the sheen off it. As usual, the transfers were disappointing (I may yet replace the numbers beneath the aquilas with handwritten ones), but please check out the pics and let...

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  • Well now. I’ve been too tired to paint this week, but your justifiable clamour for an aquila on the front of my assault craft’s ramp (or prow) is something I could do. Cutting out the ‘proper’ aquila is really tricky, and near impossible to get symmetrical , so as with...

    Admiral Drax: 273 Assault Craft Homemade Aquila

    Posted on June 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Well now. I’ve been too tired to paint this week, but your justifiable clamour for an aquila on the front of my assault craft’s ramp (or prow) is something I could do. Cutting out the ‘proper’ aquila is really tricky, and near impossible to get symmetrical , so as with...

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  • Afternoon, All, I did say I’d share these, and as the cutting plans aren’t quite ready yet, here they are to tide you over. You can see the genesis of the idea as well as some weird little tangents, some of which really didn’t make the cut! These are scanned...

    Admiral Drax: 272 Assault Craft Initial Concept Sketches

    Posted on June 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Afternoon, All, I did say I’d share these, and as the cutting plans aren’t quite ready yet, here they are to tide you over. You can see the genesis of the idea as well as some weird little tangents, some of which really didn’t make the cut! These are scanned...

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  • Hi All,Just to keep you updated, here are four pics. The first is at my wife’s suggestion upon seeing the project in its white form, and the others are in order to prove that (a) I am painting it (yes, basecoats of Dark Angels Green always look rubbish under a...

    Admiral Drax: 271 Grim-Dark Peacekeeping? (Progress Shots)

    Posted on June 16, 2011 | No Comments
    Hi All,Just to keep you updated, here are four pics. The first is at my wife’s suggestion upon seeing the project in its white form, and the others are in order to prove that (a) I am painting it (yes, basecoats of Dark Angels Green always look rubbish under a...

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  • Hi, All! I’ve completed the construction of the assault craft – the pics are below. Remember that the aim of this project is to keep the concept and execution as simple, cheap and straightforward as possible: even the new twiddly bits are pretty basic. Sorry for the quality of the...

    Admiral Drax: 270 Assault Craft Construction Complete!

    Posted on June 12, 2011 | No Comments
    Hi, All! I’ve completed the construction of the assault craft – the pics are below. Remember that the aim of this project is to keep the concept and execution as simple, cheap and straightforward as possible: even the new twiddly bits are pretty basic. Sorry for the quality of the...

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  • So I caved. Having worked out how I’d do it (simply and cheaply) I couldn’t resist attacking the assualt ramp of my vehicle and making it lower. Dead easy: all you need for this stage is the trusty 1mm pin vise bit, a bit of sparky tape (electrical tape –...

    Admiral Drax: 268 Oh, Alright Then – A Hinged Assault Ramp It Is…

    Posted on June 9, 2011 | No Comments
    So I caved. Having worked out how I’d do it (simply and cheaply) I couldn’t resist attacking the assualt ramp of my vehicle and making it lower. Dead easy: all you need for this stage is the trusty 1mm pin vise bit, a bit of sparky tape (electrical tape –...

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  • Hi, All – and I hope many of you had fun at Blogwars today: very sorry I missed it. For those of you following my current project (see label, below) I got some more work done last night. In an attempt to keep the detailing as straightforward (cheap and really...

    Admiral Drax: 267 Assault Craft – Detailing Begins

    Posted on June 5, 2011 | No Comments
    Hi, All – and I hope many of you had fun at Blogwars today: very sorry I missed it. For those of you following my current project (see label, below) I got some more work done last night. In an attempt to keep the detailing as straightforward (cheap and really...

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  • Well, it’s coming on a treat. This post is mostly just photos – you can make your own minds up, but thanks for the support you gave me following my last post! In case you’re wondering, this is about £1.50′s worth of plasticard. Yes there are some frills to add,...

    Admiral Drax: 266 Assault Craft Progress

    Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Well, it’s coming on a treat. This post is mostly just photos – you can make your own minds up, but thanks for the support you gave me following my last post! In case you’re wondering, this is about £1.50′s worth of plasticard. Yes there are some frills to add,...

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  • Hi All – here is the news: 1) Work pressure has just eased massively*; 2) I’ve actually been getting some painting done on the Inner Geek’s Ogryn once more, and 3) I’ve started a new project, the rationale for which follows anon… The new project is simple and born of...

    Admiral Drax: 265 Taking Stock and New Projects

    Posted on May 30, 2011 | No Comments
    Hi All – here is the news: 1) Work pressure has just eased massively*; 2) I’ve actually been getting some painting done on the Inner Geek’s Ogryn once more, and 3) I’ve started a new project, the rationale for which follows anon… The new project is simple and born of...

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