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Author Topic: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial  (Read 9968 times)

Offline zrunelord

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #75 on: October 13, 2019, 05:53:31 AM »
Shaping up real nice Braz 👍👍👍👍
One question, what kind of card are you using, looks like cereal box type.
I use whatever I have at hand.

Z
« Last Edit: October 13, 2019, 05:55:26 AM by zrunelord »
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Imagine & you can.
Most see shapes you must see possibilities.
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Offline Braz

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #76 on: October 14, 2019, 10:35:34 AM »
Thanks all.

One question, what kind of card are you using, looks like cereal box type.
I use whatever I have at hand.
Z

I mainly use cardboard from tissue boxes which is fairly thin, easy to cut and bends easily. All manufacturers are about the same so no specific brand. As soon as I realized this was my preferred cardboard, I started hoarding them. Yes in addition to the lead pile I have a cardboard one.  :D Tissue cardboard is about 1/3 the thickness of the chipboard I use which is Grafix medium weight chipboard.
https://www.amazon.ca/Grafix-CB81125-Chipboard-11-Inch-Natural/dp/B00161W6L8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Grafix+CB81125+Medium+Weight+Chipboard+Sheets&qid=1571041704&sr=8-1 
It is also easy to use paper punches with it and the cuts can be very detailed/fine. One side has a smooth finish, the other regular cardboard. The main limitation of the tissue cardboard is the size which tops out at 12x22cm (4.5x8.5") for the biggest pieces.

I also use cardboard from cereal boxes which is twice the thickness of the tissue boxes and 2/3 that of the chipboard so in between that of the tissue and chipboard.Cereal cardboard can vary a lot between companies.
And I also use illustration board (the same as picture mat board?) with the smooth plate finish although the toothed finish is sometimes useful for a textured finish. And for very thin/fine work card stock (110lb -199g/m2)  which is just really very thick cover paper.
I like the consistency of knowing the properties of the cardboard I use otherwise I use what is available or needed for the job.

Speaking about cardboard, here is a teaser pic.



And back to the mercenary dropship, starting to detail the front




Offline Grimmnar

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #77 on: October 15, 2019, 04:06:57 AM »
The crashed Bugatti. I would so make this differently today.   Have another pack of the Copplestone terminators waiting to be converted.
Well it is today. Have at it.

Grimm

Offline War Monkey

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #78 on: October 15, 2019, 08:49:05 PM »
Chipboard?! I never heard of it, see you learn something  everyday, I've  been using  cereal  boxes all this time! Now I can build stuff and cut back on my weight.  lol Plus save money do you really know how much one box of cereal  goes for these days!

Thanks  :D
Just remember "If the Enemy is in range, so are YOU!

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Offline zrunelord

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #79 on: October 16, 2019, 06:06:53 AM »
Thanks for the detailed explanation & the links Braz.
You have a cardboard pile? What a coincidence, i have one also 😁

Must point out that chipboard for me is something like particle board for you , i.e. synthetic wood.
The good thing is that when you get stuff like you showed us , it's like building out of plastic card, where the scale model's dimensions are more precise .

I also use mounting board, like that used for picture frames.

That's a good one Warmonkey  :D :D

Keep it up
Z
« Last Edit: October 16, 2019, 06:08:55 AM by zrunelord »

Offline Braz

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #80 on: October 19, 2019, 10:11:49 AM »
@Warmonkey    lol  so true!

Re:chipboard. If ordering beware of the different thicknesses. The medium weight is good for structural builds, the lighter weigh is more like thin notepad backer to tissue box flimsy.

And now proceeding to the forward and roof detailing.  Lots of varied pieces of hardware.
The two nose sensors.


And the sensors mouunted. Also the wip of forward lights, smoke dispensers, radar domes, air intake and mystery sensor.

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There is a caged sensor for which the cardboard cage I made was too flimsy...polystyrene to the rescue.


Some antennas and other sensors.



Thanks for watching

Offline zrunelord

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #81 on: October 19, 2019, 10:31:44 AM »
LOVELY work Braz.👍👍👍

Z

Offline War Monkey

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #82 on: October 19, 2019, 12:26:58 PM »
Very nice work!

Offline Dentatus

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #83 on: October 19, 2019, 01:39:48 PM »
I'm very much looking forward to the finished ship. Will it have the tiny homing explode-y drones too? 

https://youtu.be/1kNZdy-IxNQ

Offline ulverston

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #84 on: October 22, 2019, 10:12:34 PM »
This is just mind blowing, thank you for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the end product.

Offline Braz

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #85 on: October 24, 2019, 11:48:28 PM »
Thanks all. not much progress. Working on other projects while waiting for some nice weather - too humid to prime some plastic parts. Also figuring out the best flight stand for this. Trying a few different things and waiting to get some parts tomorrow hopefully.

@Dentatus   Of course there needs to be drones. Explode-y drones are fun. lol





Offline Grimmnar

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #86 on: October 26, 2019, 12:06:26 AM »
Thanks all. not much progress. Working on other projects while waiting for some nice weather - too humid to prime some plastic parts. Also figuring out the best flight stand for this. Trying a few different things and waiting to get some parts tomorrow hopefully.
Someone stop him. He is trying to move to another project.
Get him. Chain him down.   :-)

Grimm

Offline Braz

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #87 on: October 27, 2019, 07:03:38 PM »
 :D Fear not Grimmnar; still working on it. Just received some parts for the flight stand.

Bonus: Just resurrected about 80% of the Photoransomed pictures on my threads. Woohoo!



Offline zrunelord

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #88 on: November 26, 2019, 10:51:18 PM »
 Hey Braz.
Did you finish this build?

Z

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Re: Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial
« Reply #89 on: November 27, 2019, 06:44:29 AM »
just outstanding scratch build !!!
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