Author Topic: Chocks Away! - New & Improved with Paint! (Read 7852 times)

Black Cavalier · « **on:** November 07, 2009, 09:58:06 AM »

I've pretty much completed painting the 'thopter. Pretty plain, but wanted it generic to be used by many powers.

More pictures here:
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/Black_Cavalier_Photos/Wargaming/VSF%20Stuff/25mm/ornothopter/

Only thing left is to do a Magic Wash on it to get some more shading. & I like Sir Maximum's idea so will be mounting a flagpole to indicate variable nationality. & the Redoubt ground crew will be reporting for duty shortly.

It's very tipsy on it's 3 wheels so would like to have both a landed & flying base. I was thinking about using a CD as the base, but not sure how to mount a post to it.

Comments & suggestions welcome & appreciated.

Pro Rege et Regnum

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I've just about completed the construction of a new ornothopter

More pictures here:
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/Black_Cavalier_Photos/Wargaming/VSF%20Stuff/25mm/ornothopter/

It's a combination of a Ral Partha Dwarf Ornithopter
(#2-040 shown here https://www.connectstores.com/ralpartha/sp_30501.html)

plus the seated gunner from RAFM's Riel Rebellion Gatling Gun
(http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RAF&Product_Code=RAF06732&Category_Code=RR)

with a Hotchkiss MG from Lyzard's Grin mounted on the front.

Now I'm debating what color the wings should be. I'm thinking fabric wouldn't stand up to all the flapping with it's weight. So probably some metal?

Thunderchicken · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2009, 10:08:28 AM »

Lovely creation BC!

You've inspired me to dig out my ornithopter. Saying that I'll probably stare at it, scratch my head a bit then quietly put it away.

I wouldn't rule out fabric wings, just depends what it's made of.

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »

An absolutely spiffing conversion, and so "non-complex" at the same time.

Quote from: Black Cavalier on November 07, 2009, 09:58:06 AM

Now I'm debating what color the wings should be. I'm thinking fabric wouldn't stand up to all the flapping with it's weight. So probably some metal?

For pure cliché factor, just paint national colours spread over the fabric parts. If it´s British? Union Jack. If it´s French? Tricolore. German? Battleship grey or red with Iron Crosses. Italian? See French, suitably coloured. I´d be stumped, though, how to do Russians apart from a Romanov eagle, but that wouldn´t scream out "Russia" the very instant you see it.

As for the fabric thing, I wouldn´t think it to be unsuitable. Maybe some ingenious new material, consisting of canvas soaked in a durable solution (which has a terrible, but as of now unknown vulnerability to fire/water/dinosaur vomit).

gamer Mac · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2009, 12:17:26 PM »

WOW a day for VSF flyers

Great stuff.
I think metalic wings would look strange.
Stick with fabric. Flag colour is a good idea.
Looking forward to seeing it painted

former user · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2009, 01:53:42 PM »

why not submitting to the Building competition?
it is a transport after all

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2009, 01:54:52 PM »

Quote from: gamer Mac on November 07, 2009, 12:17:26 PM

WOW a day for VSF flyers
Great stuff.
I think metalic wings would look strange.
Stick with fabric. Flag colour is a good idea.
Looking forward to seeing it painted

Or, as an alternative something like this colour scheme, but with small Union Flags on the wings instead of the more usually seen WWI style roundels :

However you paint it, it's a fantastic model and an inspirational idea.

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2009, 01:55:23 PM »

Quote from: former user on November 07, 2009, 01:53:42 PM

why not submitting to the Building competition?
it is a transport after all

Definitely a very good idea!

Plynkes · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:01:37 PM »

I think the Union flag is the way to go rather than a roundel. A roundel is too '20th Century' for VSF. The RFC used flags early on, the roundel was adopted because the Union Flag was mistaken for a German cross at long range and there were friendly fire incidents.

former user · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:19:43 PM »

interesting to know...
I would have assumed the roundel to be reminiscent of cockades.

Plynkes · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:29:31 PM »

Of course, that is where the symbol comes from, the idea of national cockades. But the British didn't use that method to begin with, they went with the flag idea, only to change their mind and use a cockade like the French and others after the Union Flag proved to be not a very clear recognition symbol at a distance.

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:40:14 PM »

Very cool.

Can't wait to see it painted!

Skrapwelder · « **Reply #11 on:** November 07, 2009, 03:57:09 PM »

Very nice piece of work.

former user · « **Reply #12 on:** November 07, 2009, 04:59:17 PM »

aha
on the other hand interesting that the germans apparantly changed their mind from cockade to iron cross....

Bullshott · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2009, 07:36:59 PM »

Very nice. It looks like November is becoming the Month of the Ornithopter

pnweerar · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2009, 02:47:27 AM »

Pretty cool! Wonder how it would look painted, ::wink, wink::

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