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Howdy folks! I've been putzing all week on the wings of the bommer but nothing worth posting. Would be pretty boring seeing one tiny thing each day...
"Put hoses on today"
"Put the engine brackets on today"
"Put panels down but no rivets yet..."
So I figured I'd save them up to show you something substantial in one post
I've completed the topsides of both wings - yay! I still need to do the space where the wings will connect to the fuselage but in general, the wing tops are finished. There are some areas that may seem a little devoid of detail but this was done on purposes to leave room for some cool paint job stuff. Nothing like super detailing and area and then putting a snazzy paintjob over it to obscure the details.
Here's the work so far...
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer123.jpg
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer124.jpg
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer125.jpg
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer126.jpg
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I took some pics to show the scale alongside the new dakkajet model. For apocalypse games I plan on running two fighta-bommers, two dakka jets and this bommer as my Red Skwadron.
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer127.jpg
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer128.jpg
Next up will be the attachment points on the wings, then finishing the panels on the tail section. This will be followed by detailing the fuselage, finishing up the grot turret gunners, and completing the underside of the wings. If you think the deff arsenal looks dakka dakk, wait til you see what I've got in store for the wings.
Later!
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This is making my Orky bits go all Tingly! Keep up the stunning work mate. Love the inclusion of the dakka jet exhausts and wing panels. Really hows how well the rest of your model holds up compared to the GW bitz (i.e. far too well :P)
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Thanks Solun!
Small spurts of progress, doesn't look like much but wrapping plastic around a fuselage with compound curves is tough!
I've got more of the transition between body and tail. It needs multiple layers of pcard to get it where I need it so I can put a proppa plating on it for skinning. It's still a bit rough at this stage.
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer131.jpg
I finished up the grot gunner turrets on top.
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer129.jpg
Then I did the wheel guards.
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer130.jpg
Pretty soon I'll be permanently attaching the tail as I need to plate over the seam, this will make painting a bit tricky (PiTA really). Sure, Icould have thought of many different ways to have attached the tail but I didn't think far enough in advance. Thankfully this is a once in a looong while type of project!
Later!
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I've been doing little bits here and there again, tonight I started addressing the connection between the wings and fuselage. I've got some supports and the top panel glued in place, they'll need to cure overnight before I move to the underside. I've added some more paneling in the rear and started doing a few details like bolt on panels and glyphs - small stuff I can be doing without moving the plane.
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer133.jpg
That's about all for tonight. By the weekend I hope to have the wing attachments finished, tail wings attached, fuselage panels done (in the tail) and ready to do the "superdetailing" of the fuselage. Then the underwings!
Later!
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Put some time in on the bommer this week. Spent three hours doing rivets on the tail before doing the final attachment. With this in place, it's time to finish the tail section, blend in the tail wing and start finishing off the detailing. This marks the finish of the base shaping. I'll need to finish paneling sometime. Here's where it sits now...
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer134.jpg
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http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer136.jpg
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Here's the assortment of bombs I've chosen for under the wings...
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer137.jpg
I've decided to do three sections of 6 bombs on three pylons for each wing. This will total 36 bombs. I'm going to magnetize them so I can just remove one bunch for each of the six sets of bombs I can drop per the stat sheet.
And a final "Barry", or "Randy" shot. This is similar to pox's original scale shot he did with his friend holding it. This shows how large this ended up being. (and yes, that's me).
http://www.bigshoota.com/blog-photos.../bommer138.jpg
I'm really shooting for having the build finished by the 1st of the year so I can prime it and use it in our local gamestore Apoc match on the 5th. Should be close.
Later!
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Your bomber looks good cannot wait to see it finished, keep up the great work. BA83
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That is epic! Really coming together nicely (like we'd expect anything else from you by now sukigod!)
If Da Buzzmork ends up looking even a fraction as good as that i will be chuffed to bits. Something about that tail gun really makes me smile :)