Blackadder's Lucius Pattern Reaver

[Blackadder]

Thanks for the question and that is an interesting tool but I think any speed up of the process might be counterproductive. I like the control afforded by the pin vice as the "I" channel is so small and flimsy that drilling too fast might enlarge the hole too much. Since I am drilling literally between my thumb and index fingers power drills are definitely a NO NO.............

BTW Link please for that tool............

[dwez]

Thanks for the question and that is an interesting tool but I think any speed up of the process might be counterproductive. I like the control afforded by the pin vice as the "I" channel is so small and flimsy that drilling too fast might enlarge the hole too much. Since I am drilling literally between my thumb and index fingers power drills are definitely a NO NO.............

BTW Link please for that tool............

Indeed, I can see why it might be counter productive. The drill was from Fred Aldous, an art shop in Manchester. They're out of stock unfortunately, serves me right for not picking one up. However there's one on ebay here: [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Archimedes-Drill-20-Piece-Micro-HSS-Twist-Drill-Set-/171161768002?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item 27da095042[/url], with drill bits but the seller has a different version and one without the bits in his items too

[Blackadder]

A chuck that will only accommodate up to a 1,0 MM bit is pretty useless anyway and I would save my money on that one. Chances are that fine twist drills would snap under the spring tension alone. Goodness knows I have snapped my share of 0,10 to 0,8 MM twist drills with the pin vise and I believe that would afford more control than a drill you have to pump. Too bad, it seemed like a good idea.

Thanks for the link.

BTW the holes I was drilling in the "I" beam were 1/16 inch (1,6 MM) too big for that chuck anyway.

[Blackadder]

Carapace Shoulder Structures:

Finally figured out how to set the shoulder carapace upper surface in relation to the shoulder pods. There will be a slight taper on the leading edge of the shoulder and a small skirt similar to the Warhound for the sake of titan pattern continuity much as the Mars Reaver resembles the Mars Warhound. What also has to be taken into account is the Reaver resemblance to my Lucius Warlord But not so much given the disparity of their respective sizes.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/MVx2lhj.jpg[/url]


Back to the carapace, the taper will carry into the extreme side of the shoulder where the pod well will be surrounded by a sloping edge here shown as over built with 2,0 MM styrene strips which will be sanded down to the proper height front side and rear.

A bit of a word of caution if anyone is intending to duplicate this work, the FW Mars Reaver does not sit level on a flat surface; note on the front view with out shimming there is an almost 5° discrepancy from level built into the FW model This wouldn't be noticed ordinarily if the model has a dynamic pose but is a problem for this conversion as the wings gotta match.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/vyyquNM.jpg[/url]


They match pretty good TG.

Nothing remarkable with the top and side view so far but later fairing the carapace into the generators should prove interesting.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/DYK4Aj3.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/v5u6P9Z.jpg[/url]

[phil035]

now you just need to build up the carapace around them

[Blackadder]

Yep, that's all :-)

Set Up For a Fall:

I hate when things go so well because I'm setting myself up for a fall of Class 5 Kaiju proportions...............

But I had to take pictures of this mornings work because everything fitted just perfectly.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/dS8GJR4.jpg[/url]


You know when you cut a piece of plastic with angles and a specific length and get ready to cut the mirror piece for the other side and you try the piece you just cut to see how much you have to adjust the mirror piece to make it fit............... and you find it fits perfectly on both sides. Then you think that much overused G. Lucas phrase in 'Star Wars,' "I got a bad feeling about this."

Anyway this is an excuse to show the underside work before I box it in

[url]http://i.imgur.com/otZqLpJ.jpg[/url]


As I described the other day I decided to angle the rear skirt of the carapace armour because I think it looks better but I can't drop the edge too low because it might interfere with the swing of the arm weapons.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/l5O4FNL.jpg[/url]


This rear quarter view shows the shape of the inner skin and gives an inkling of the exterior carapace shape to come............

[url]http://i.imgur.com/0wG2a4z.jpg[/url]

[Blackadder]

Repetition is the Soul of Ennui:

Time to play catch up; I gotten so far ahead of the other Reaver I need to catch it up. Man I hate to repeat work but every thing can serve a good purpose in that of course there is a better way to assemble the shoulder structure and as usual for me I did it bass ackwards the first time so profiting from my original effort this time the work should line up perfectly with out the previous hassles I experienced.


[url]http://i.imgur.com/8F5Bus1.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/hkHC7Ai.jpg[/url]


Wanna bet?

[Fizzybubela]

I'm looking forward to seeing them finished.

[Blackadder]

Apoc Superstructure Continues:

A bit of an update on the progress of the Reaver superstructure showing the center pod mount:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/0XiJg5G.jpg[/url]


then with the pod in place stowed:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/g7r6NUh.jpg[/url]


and raised position:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/f3Xni6B.jpg[/url]


All of it seems relatively neat and compact and the arrangement doesn't defy credibility yet.

I'd like to take the time to assemble a set of legs just to see how it looks with the legs attached because my big concern now is the top hamper may be ungainly.

[phil035]

why didn't it click you're building two of these monsters