Blackadder's Lucius Pattern Reaver

[Blackadder]

The Other Weapons:

The two other weapons I have are the Turbo Laser and the Gatling Blaster both of which have rather minimal Mars armour.

The Turbo laser will be a simple swap of armour; i.e. slide the Mars off and slide the Lucius on and vise versa, piece o' cake.

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


It's going to take a bit of imaginative detailing to punch these bland constructs up but right now the basic armour needs be our only concern.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/rONCvd4.jpg[/url]


The Gatling Blaster will sport a simple clip on cover over the moulded in Mars armour.

[Blackadder]

A Visit to the Well:

I'm wondering whether I have visited the well once too often. While the Lucius version of the fist armour seems to work out well it certainly is outsized compare to the sleek Mars armour. I may have been that I have pursued the wrong course in making the armour and made a more skeletal palm instead.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/wCUU49V.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/DvX7mTj.jpg[/url]


The palm removal access plate works well and is simple to detach with the pulling of just two pins.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/6TrTE4w.jpg[/url]


Strange that the exposed palm doesn't look that much smaller when encapsulated.

[Blackadder]

Turbo Laser:

Far better the plan for the Turbo Laser.

The basic rectangle is done and the internal structure allows for the armour to slip on and off with a few tabs locking it in place when installed.

The arm fits snugly in its receptacle so all that needs be done is carve out some interesting access ports and cut some step ins into the boxlike structure.

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


The Laser tubes will get encircling rims similar to the mount arm:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/9cJ2Fd4.jpg[/url]


The rear view needs some embelishments:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/5fjQ3tT.jpg[/url]


Likewise the top:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/ylnC3wa.jpg[/url]

[Blackadder]

Very little of the bottom will be changed:

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


The internal structure is neat and simple with enough flexing of the side walls to slip the armour on and off easily.

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

[Blackadder]

Question for Reaver Owners:

The image below is the underside of the Reaver Turbo Laser.

In the image below between the cooling fins there is a rectangular cut out. This looks like there should be a part mounted in this area but I received no part for either of the Reavers I have.

Does anyone have a picture of this part? I can fabricate it if I can get a good image of it.

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

[Blackadder]

Destructor Laser Housing:

So the basic Lucius armour for the Turbo Laser is done;

[url]http://i.imgur.com/TQtfZJ9.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/rwiN4pE.jpg[/url]


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


The two interchangeable parts slip and lock on the basic weapon with equal facility, now all that needs be done is make the second one.

Time to move on to the Gatling Gun......

[Blackadder]

Gatling Blaster:

The Gatling Blaster Lucius armour was simple to make being ostensibly a styrene box following the shape of the Mars armour.

Once made I added a rim around the arm attach ring of 0.040" / 1,0 MM strip to give the edge of the mount receptacle a more finished appearance.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/jZC0VsO.jpg[/url]


To make the strip curve simply draw the strip between thumb nail and fore finger applying slight pressure with thumb nail to the strip a few times and then glue in place progressing around rim of arm mount as the glue is applied.

The entire procedure taking less time than it took me to type this.

[Wolfshade]

I am running out of superlatives for how good this is looking...

[Fizzybubela]

From the pictures of a Laser Blaster on the FW website it appears as if a big wire would go where the gap is.

[Blackadder]

Thanks, yes there is a conduit of some type which will be simple to replicate. Interesting that in the responses I have so far received half those have no such part and the others have the conduit.

Basic Weapon Lucius Armour:

Below can be seen the basic Lucius weapons armour including the failed fist gauntlet which I am still pondering to resolve.

Not bad for a weeks work and to tell the truth I am greatly relieved to have this part over as it was of great concern to me how to eclipse the Mars equipage without bulking up the escutcheons too much.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/7H15Lox.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/cyL2qra.jpg[/url]



Now I can devote my time to the biggest design effort namely the Lucius Cockpit armour.