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precinctomega · 03-05-2008

I hope you can see the changes. The helmet isn't finished: the front plate needs tidying and sharpening. But I think it shows improvement over the greenstuff original. You can also see that I've reduced the overall length of the mace and added and extension to the length below his hand. I've rebuilt the index finger on the right hand (as previously, it was holding a trigger and so protruded more than was natural). I've also added a piece from the 28mm mace as the decorative collar of the mace. Not what I originally planned, but I think it looks pretty cool. The mace need the tips of some plastic cocktail sticks to finish it off, which are on my shopping list for tomorrow.

You can also see the studs under the cape on his left shoulder. These are still a wee bit prominent and need filing down a touch, but otherwise I'm quite happy with them.

I've removed the exhaust vents from the backpack. I'll be rebuilding these out of several diameters of plastic tube to make them more elegant - I'm also hoping I might be able to find a plastic replacement for the "blob of ProC" that's current sitting in as the mace's head.

The other point to note is the holstered bolt pistol on his right hip. I was going to put it on his left hip but (a) it didn't fit comfortably under the shield arm and (b) he's right-handed, as evinced by the arrangement of his shield and mace! This is just held on with blu-tak ATM. I want to make a nice strap to go around his leg and to attach it to his waist belt. I like how this holster came out. It look sufficiently robust to contain the bulk of the bolt pistol without being stupidly large.

Here's a better shot of the holster. There will also be a strap running under the pistol grip to keep the pistol secure and to cover the absence of a trigger guard.

Here's a shot of the shield. I'm sure some will think it's too large, but the size was specified in the client's original brief and the size of this shield is more historically faithful to the historical origins of the design. Warriors on foot carried shields as large as they could get away with, for the most part.

The shield rim is still a little rough (not as rough as it looks in the photo, though!) and I'll be trimming and filing that today.

R.

03-05-2008	#23 (permalink)
precinctomega Trooper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: York, UK Posts: 134 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: 54mm Pre-Heresy Dark Angel I hope you can see the changes. The helmet isn't finished: the front plate needs tidying and sharpening. But I think it shows improvement over the greenstuff original. You can also see that I've reduced the overall length of the mace and added and extension to the length below his hand. I've rebuilt the index finger on the right hand (as previously, it was holding a trigger and so protruded more than was natural). I've also added a piece from the 28mm mace as the decorative collar of the mace. Not what I originally planned, but I think it looks pretty cool. The mace need the tips of some plastic cocktail sticks to finish it off, which are on my shopping list for tomorrow. You can also see the studs under the cape on his left shoulder. These are still a wee bit prominent and need filing down a touch, but otherwise I'm quite happy with them. I've removed the exhaust vents from the backpack. I'll be rebuilding these out of several diameters of plastic tube to make them more elegant - I'm also hoping I might be able to find a plastic replacement for the "blob of ProC" that's current sitting in as the mace's head. The other point to note is the holstered bolt pistol on his right hip. I was going to put it on his left hip but (a) it didn't fit comfortably under the shield arm and (b) he's right-handed, as evinced by the arrangement of his shield and mace! This is just held on with blu-tak ATM. I want to make a nice strap to go around his leg and to attach it to his waist belt. I like how this holster came out. It look sufficiently robust to contain the bulk of the bolt pistol without being stupidly large. Here's a better shot of the holster. There will also be a strap running under the pistol grip to keep the pistol secure and to cover the absence of a trigger guard. Here's a shot of the shield. I'm sure some will think it's too large, but the size was specified in the client's original brief and the size of this shield is more historically faithful to the historical origins of the design. Warriors on foot carried shields as large as they could get away with, for the most part. The shield rim is still a little rough (not as rough as it looks in the photo, though!) and I'll be trimming and filing that today. R.