Overlords 7TV (updated 23 Sep 22 - Island Priests)

[pocoloco]

Wonderful stuff 

[NurgleHH]

A pleasure to see. But one thing is not right: you handed it over to karl, not to me... 

[Hammers]

Overall gorgeous, Paul.

[Overlord]

Thanks chaps. 

A few Copplestone security guards:

[Mason]

Proper henchmen!
 

(We still need to see more off that base...... )

[Dr Mathias]

Great looking bullet-catchers

Where do villains recruit those guys, anyway? 

[Ray Rivers]

Fantastic thread!

Tons of very cool stuff! 

[AKULA]

lovely work

 

[OSHIROmodels]

Cor blimey guvnor 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Luverley

[Overlord]

No-one would have believed...... oops, sorry wrong board.  

I've had the idea for a tripod of some kind for some time.  The Dr Argo tripod in the 7TV rules is a happy co-incidence.  Whilst recently perusing a parts catalogue for another project I found some components that looked rather suitable:

Not all the lengths of acrylic rod or plastic tube are shown.


I used the acrylic rod & sphere to make the legs by drilling and pinning them with brass rod. 
Plastic tube of several diameters was cut to give the look of telescoping legs.


Here are some I made earlier!


The 3 legs were fitted into holes drilled in an acrylic hemisphere. 
The main body of the tripod is formed from larger dished and elliptical acrylic domes.


This is what I have so far.  Dr Argo is stood below.  It measures just under 12 inches tall.



Now, I would like some opinions on the finishing touches:

Hatch or no hatch? 
I quite like the Fenris hatch, but it does look a little "industrial".  Fine if it were VSF, but not particularly alien. 
Without looks cleaner (NB the stub from the moulding process would be removed) and access could be explained by "an opening appearing in the fluid metal surface".

Next decision: Big feet? Small feet? No feet?




All feedback and suggestions welcome. 

[Mason]

 
That looks fantastic already, Paul.
 

It is really good to see the processes right from the beginning.
It shows the genius at work.
 


You know that there are going to be requests to get this cast up, right?
 

[von Lucky]

Su-perb. I would suggest no hatch and large feet. That said, I can't really decide until I see painted samples

[Malamute]

Awesome.

Being a VSFer I'd say big feet and hatch, but that's not it's intently usage, so small feet and no hatch!

Is it going to have some sort of death ray projectile weapon?

[Damas]

Awesome sauce Paul! 

I would go with no hatch and small feet considering the design aesthetic of 7TV.  With your use of clear acrylic domes, I'd also make a plea for interior detail and a clear top dome so you can see the villain at work!

This mere mortal salutes you!