by Klaus | Jul 18, 2013
After the last little disaster I rebuild the ammo drum, now in the proper width :) And while the PC around the drum cured I added rivets and ornaments to the rest of the gun. Next up was the ammo feed. For this I cut a 1cm wide strip of 0.5mm PC and wrapped...
by Klaus | Jul 17, 2013
The weather outside is beautiful and time is fleeting... :)But I still got some hobby time.First I used my Secret Weapon, the .25mm Plastic Card to do the ammo drumWhile the first section cured, I started detailing the sights box. As these little pieces set, I...
by Klaus | Jul 15, 2013
I had a pretty busy weekend with lots of good weather, family and friends.So hobby time was relatively limited.But I got to work on the CIWS a bit more.First I completed the main turret body - I had to do some gap filling and sanding. Next I drilled the holes for...
by Klaus | Jul 12, 2013
As mentioned yesterday the next piece for the ATHENA is a second CIWS "NEMESIS Mk MCMLXIX CWIS Trieste Pattern".I initially thought I could use one of the gatling barrels I had lying around from some previous project, but realized its too flimsy. So I started...
by Klaus | Jul 11, 2013
Thank you for your feedback!Today is the last post about lighting the ATHENA ;)These are the last two lights, for the landing pad. I tried to give the lights housing a kind of steampunky touch, to make it fit with the rest of the ship. The lights are...
