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Photoshoot
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2019-05-14 14:23:00.001000-07:00 |
| Construction is complete, the only thing missing is the mounting bracket for the flyer base on the bottom. The acrylic rod I ordered arrived today, ... |
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Slice'nDice
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2019-05-08 16:17:00.001000-07:00 |
| The pilot, made from a cast of the gunner mold, with the arms chopped and re-glued, and pelvis structure added. As before, there are a ... |
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Small aquilla
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2019-05-06 11:04:00.002000-07:00 |
| Small aquilla for the Fire Raptor There are three of these needed, so I made the master (left), then a mold (right), and then pressed ... |
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Dreadnought, take 2
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2019-03-20 11:36:00-07:00 |
| The previous dreadnought I built was pretty much straight up from the Drednoyt III Patoroch template, and it worked out pretty well: I even made ... |
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Engine exhausts
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2019-03-19 14:39:00-07:00 |
| Nothing better than a greeblied engine The only thing it needs now is more greeblies. More photos here ... |
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Engine intakes
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2019-03-14 13:23:00-07:00 |
| The engine intakes on the Fire Raptor take shape: They were designed from scratch in openSCAD , and look a bit nicer than the ones ... |
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VTOLs
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2019-03-13 10:44:00-07:00 |
| VTOL turbines for the Fire Raptor wingtips: A couple more pictures available at the build log ... |
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Fire Raptor wip
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2019-03-08 16:24:00.001000-08:00 |
| WIP shot of the Fire Raptor: More photos and wip info at the buildlog ... |
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Cannons
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2019-03-06 15:00:00.001000-08:00 |
| The Raptor has some cannons coming: Also, a new canopy, some landing gear, engine and the ball turret gunners are done: More pictures and wip ... |
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Thompson & Thomson
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2019-02-27 10:15:00-08:00 |
| WIP painting of the two ballturret gunners. They are essentially 35mm busts, so pretty fun to paint. The ballturrets themselves are coming along too: As ... |
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The Emperor's new clones
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2019-02-21 11:14:00.002000-08:00 |
| Guerilla casting with silicone caulk These will be the ball turret gunners, so they don't have to be super purty. The pilot will be cast ... |
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Fire raptor interior
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2019-02-21 11:11:00.001000-08:00 |
| Here is a shot of the finished interior of the Fire Raptor, looking from the open rear hatch. The top hatch is open, letting in ... |
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Pilot
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2019-02-12 00:01:00.002000-08:00 |
| Been on vacation for a week, slowly starting the project back up. WIP on the Fire Raptor pilot As usual, more updates and images at ... |
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Interior detailing part II
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2019-01-18 15:40:00-08:00 |
| Further work on the interior details ... |
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Cockpit
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2019-01-16 11:53:00.002000-08:00 |
| Working on the cockpit. Someone wants to go for a ride. Buildlog entry here ... |