Author Topic: Last flight of the Battle Carrier Shinigami (Read 39989 times)

Madhatter · « **Reply #50 on:** December 10, 2013, 08:15:34 AM »

hey guys

Thanks very much fellas - your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Brian, Fiber Optics are so simple bro - you can't really go wrong. They are just fiddly at times. All you need is a #80 drill bit and some 0.264mm optical thread. I have quite a bit, but if you want to try some, email Paul at the fiber optics shop and he'll send you a sample bag. You get all the different sizes and I have gotten a bag just for a small length to finish off a project

Queeg - I suck at drawing, but here are a couple of links hat maybe of use to you:
http://www.instructables.com/id/LEDs-for-Beginners/
http://unclean.org/howto/led_circuit.html

A quick Google search will really be of help to you. It's not as scary as you think

Well, may as well add some pics of where I am up to as of now. Spent quite a while yesterday filling in large seams and gaps. I have been using the tried and true method of filling in the gap with putty, letting it dry, then rubbing a cotton bud (Q-Tip for the non Australians) soaked in nail polish remover. Best way ever to achieve a a smooth surface without loosing surface detail:

Work has finished on the smaller "hangar bay" on the right side. I added some FO to it for some interest:

Will make a start on the hull detail tonight.
See you soon

Si

Queeg · « **Reply #51 on:** December 10, 2013, 09:11:52 AM »

Quote from: Madhatter on December 10, 2013, 08:15:34 AM

Queeg - I suck at drawing, but here are a couple of links hat maybe of use to you:
http://www.instructables.com/id/LEDs-for-Beginners/
http://unclean.org/howto/led_circuit.html

A quick Google search will really be of help to you. It's not as scary as you think

Si

Thnx matey,

The links help.
I'd searched before but many years ago and the info around now is much much better.
I like the look of flexible Led lighting strips ..... they'd be great for my space hulk corridors.

Brent

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #52 on:** December 11, 2013, 04:33:08 AM »

The work on the hangar bay, especially the little crane, is magnificent!

You have some amazing detail-fu!

Brian da Basher

Madhatter · « **Reply #53 on:** December 16, 2013, 05:49:51 AM »

thanks Brian :)

Well, it continues on with the start of the hull detailing. I'll try do some more tonight but after that, I am away for 3 weeks, so this will more than likely be the last update for this year - unless I do some serious work on it tonight and achieve something worth while taking and posting pics of.

It is quite tedious cutting into thirds lengthways a strip of .10 x .20 styrene which is why my updates are so minimal most of the time. Still, the effect I get from it is very pleasing to my eyes, so I keep on going.
Anyways, as always, please feel free to critique or comment
Till next time
MH

arkon · « **Reply #54 on:** December 16, 2013, 08:44:51 AM »

WOW! your little details standout! amazeing!

Madhatter · « **Reply #55 on:** December 17, 2013, 08:33:42 AM »

thanks mate :)

right side is now finished and have made a start on the left. Both sides will be as busy as each other. Unfortunately, this is as far as I will now get for the remainder of the year as I leave to go on holidays tomorrow morning.
Thanks for tuning in guys and have a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous new year!
Kind regards
Simon

deathjester · « **Reply #56 on:** December 29, 2013, 12:31:51 AM »

WOW!! Loving your superdetailing :)

Madhatter · « **Reply #57 on:** January 28, 2014, 05:59:25 AM »

greetings one and all

It's been a while since I updated this thread but I haven't had as much time to work on it as I should - I've been finishing off other projects.

I have finished the other side and have begun the underneath of the ship.

The insect-like looking thing in the middle is only the start - it won't continue to look like that by the time I'm finished with it.
Will update again soon. Am about to start on the superstructure now but that'll be easy compared with the rest of the ship :)

See you all soon

MH

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #58 on:** January 28, 2014, 06:37:02 AM »

that is some fine work.. right there.

The photos do not really show the relative size of this kit, but from what I recall, it is not that big.
Underpaint, this should look magic

Madhatter · « **Reply #59 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:01:36 AM »

thanks Brian :)
I'll shoot a pic with something recognisable for scale effect shortly

Madhatter · « **Reply #60 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:50:17 AM »

OK, here you Brian (and everyone else)
This was all I could find that should be universally known:

:)

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #61 on:** January 28, 2014, 12:13:23 PM »

It is actually bigger than I thought. I was sort of under the impression it was one of those tiddler ships, about 15cm long.
Good to see it in context though.

finsrin · « **Reply #62 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:34:59 AM »

Tooooo crisp, clean, detailed to be that small.
Congrats - dunno how you build so small so well. :)

Madhatter · « **Reply #63 on:** February 02, 2014, 07:50:55 PM »

thanks guys

Yeah, it is bigger than I thought it would be too - which I am happy about

Well, the detailing is pretty much all finished now - just need to get the final lighting installed and have the bridge section cast in frosted clear resin to help with the lighting. It's this part that will take a while - at least a month - which is when I envision I'll get it back. Once I have it, it'll be installed and then the paint work can be finished. I'm going to make a start on the hull as soon as the weather settles down a bit and isn't so bloody hot - my shed is like a furnace at the moment.

So, on to the final detailing shots. This may need to come in 2 parts as I have a fair few photos to post. First up: the "super Structure" (for lack of a better term)

Part 2 coming up

Madhatter · « **Reply #64 on:** February 02, 2014, 07:51:45 PM »

and the following pics are mock ups of the almost final ship:

Well, that's it for now, but once the paint goes on I'll post some more :)
Till then, thanks for stopping in

Kind regards

Si

Weaver · « **Reply #65 on:** February 02, 2014, 08:50:37 PM »

Awesome piece of work: the micro detailing is a nice change from the usual "cover it in greeblies" approach, and the lighting work is fascinating. Excellent project! :)

Madhatter · « **Reply #66 on:** February 03, 2014, 09:14:57 AM »

Thanks Weaver :)
Some of these parts are so small that I think they'll get lost in the paint work, but they do add somewhat to the texture of the surface - which is the whole point I guess.
Speaking of painting, the idea I have in mind for this is gonna take a long time I think.

Frank3k · « **Reply #67 on:** February 03, 2014, 10:09:36 AM »

I'm with Weaver; I really like the microscopic surface details. They give a better sense of scale and purpose than random bits from other model kits.

Madhatter · « **Reply #68 on:** February 04, 2014, 06:21:23 AM »

Thanks Frank :)
As I thought, the smaller, thinner gray pieces have mostly vanished under the black light blocking layer of paint. They are barely perceptible but can be seen when looking up close
I'll post some pics shortly so you can see what I mean

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #69 on:** February 04, 2014, 10:50:58 AM »

Seeing it all tie up here is great.

Best of luck with the clear resin it is not the easiest beast to tame.

Madhatter · « **Reply #70 on:** February 10, 2014, 05:47:40 AM »

Greetings all

I have started the painting and finally finished the tedious task of masking of the replacement panels. This took quite a while but I think it'll be worth it in the end.
Forgive the bad photos - it was late and I took them more for my own reference so I know where I placed them.

Next batch of pics will be much better quality

Thanks

MH

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #71 on:** February 10, 2014, 06:05:06 AM »

Quote from: Madhatter on February 10, 2014, 05:47:40 AM

...... for my own reference so I know where I placed them.

Great idea, from personal experience there is nothing like seeing two pieces of unremoved masking still on a model.. 8 seconds before judging... probably nobody will notice.. but that is not the point.

This is just looking better and better.. really hanging out for the end result.

Madhatter · « **Reply #72 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:03:44 PM »

Got one of the last pieces of electrical work left to be done finished tonight, so am quite happy about that:

But (very surprisingly) what I'm most happy with so far is the paint work. It has come out so much better than I hoped it would. I normally suck at painting, but this is really working for me for once!

Sneak peak of what it'll look like before a gloss coat, wash and weather and then the matte coat.

I know the pictures still aren't the best, but it's night time here now so one has to make do.

Anyways, thanks for watching

MH

Madhatter · « **Reply #73 on:** February 12, 2014, 05:26:15 PM »

OK, I'm going to post some pics for some honest feedback here. I am trying to emulate what it would have looked like after spending so much time dormant in the scrap pile (from my VERY limited knowledge, this ship was brought out of the junk pile to fight again)

Please let me know if it looks crap or is fitting. If it never ever looked like that, please tell me so I can strip it back and repaint it.I want it to look like it hasn't been used in years and has seen a lot of previous action:

As I said, I would appreciate honest feedback as I have only seen snippets of this show and even then the ship appears for a few seconds and then it's gone.

To much weathering or not enough?

Cheers

Simon

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #74 on:** February 13, 2014, 06:10:38 AM »

Given the scale you are working.. I would be holding it right there. To my eye you have done it perfectly.

All in all that is terrific.. loving it.


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