Legion Basilisk/Medusa

It's finally done. The last major bit I had to build were the exhausts. I gave up on trying to make them identical to the ones on the Forgeworld model. The curves and bent tubes were just not going to happen, but I think what I built is a reasonable substitute.

I added a little ammo rack in the back.

The command console was made with a push mold and green stuff.

 I made the barrel expandible so that it can be played as either a basilisk or medusa.

WIP - 3

WIP - 2

WIP - 1

WIP - Legion Basilisk/Medusa #3

Summer vacation is over and my hobby bench has been very lonely. I haven't made any progress in the last couple of months but I'm getting back to work. My first priority, finishing Joe's Legion Medusa. I got a lot more work done and now only the most difficult details remain. Below is the progress I've made since my last update:

a whole lot of rivets since my last update...

Some storage for ammunition...

a console for delivering the payload down range...

a shortened barrel to more closely resemble the Medusa siege cannon. I'll be making an extension for it so it can be fielded as a basilisk too...

the exhausts are proving a pain in the ass but are coming along.

Storm Eagle Assembly

I recently started helping a fellow gamer (Joe) out with some of his assembly work in exchange for trade. The most recent project was a Forge World Storm Eagle he had acquired for his Imperial Fist 30k army.

The kit was new in the bag and ready for work. There was some mild warping of the hull, weapons, canards, wings, doors, well basicly all of the resin was slightly warped. Nothing a little hot water couldn't help.

After everything was straightened I went about cleaning everything off the sprue and touching up the resin bits where needed.

Joe wanted the interior detailed so I went about assembling all that I could before that point first. One of those steps was to magnetize the missile pods. This will help to prevent breakage during transport and allow for easy removal in game after receiving weapon destroyed results.

After the various hull sections were assembled I primed the interior black, gave it a drybrushing of Army Painter 'Gun Metal' and went about detailing the interior lights and screens.  I applied some OSL to all the lights and finished the lights and screens off with a gloss varnish. 

The front ramp got a little love with some hazard stripes too.

Later, after I assembled the hull I realized just how obscured almost all of the detail work I had done had become. Oh well, I suppose it's best to err on the side of detail.

Once the interior had been painted it was time to glue the hull together. I would normally use plastic weld, but because some of the parts are plastic and some resin I had to use super glue. I was also glad to have several small clamps on hand as the resin, despite my work straightening it, was still warped to some degree.

After a night curing in place the clamps were removed and I was back to work. The engines were added. Some areas needed either plastic card, putty, sanding, or a combo of all three to get them squared away. I also magnetized the wings to allow for easy transport and to reduce the risk of breakage later on.

All in all I was quite please with the end result and so was Joe.  Now that he has it in hand I'll be looking forward to see how it looks after he gets done painting it.