| zrunelord | 20 Apr 2014 6:29 a.m. PST |
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| Katzbalger | 20 Apr 2014 6:33 a.m. PST |
I like the look of the "assault gun" version best. Rob |
chuck05  | 20 Apr 2014 6:37 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 20 Apr 2014 6:40 a.m. PST |
Very nice! How do you make the hover skirts? |
| zrunelord | 20 Apr 2014 7:14 a.m. PST |
Thanks all,
Hover skirts ? you mean the brown bottom part,Major ? I cut out the general shape out of 10mm thick Mdf ,filed it down to the roundish shape,smoothed it with sandpaper, then marked the indentations & filed them out with the thin part of a flat needle file.Then went over them with a round needle file.
Mdf should always sealed with several coats of varnish, especially if are going to use water based paints. Z |
| No Such Agency | 20 Apr 2014 7:22 a.m. PST |
Do you find its hard to get a smooth finish on that MDF? Its a great method but almost seems _too_ easy ;) |
| zrunelord | 20 Apr 2014 7:56 a.m. PST |
No such Agency,
I guess it depends on the kind of finish you want.In the same way as you pay more for the finer 3D prints available on the market. I'm personally not a stickler to perfection unless it is a showcase piece.As I said in a previous post, if it looks good on the table then it's good. Having said that, if you varnish , sand with fine sand paper especially the wood grain ( the top is no problem as with any wood ), varnish again etc you will get a good finish. PVC is even worse, as can be seen in my Droids post. You can also flood the MDF grain with superglue to create a waterproof sandable material. And the best way is to try it out yourself & find the best system that works for you.The good thing is that MDF is very easy to shape. Z |
| Tony58 | 20 Apr 2014 8:38 a.m. PST |
Very Clever use of junk :) |
| MajorB | 20 Apr 2014 8:46 a.m. PST |
Hover skirts ? you mean the brown bottom part,Major ? Yes, the "brown bottom part". Hover skirts. Thanks for the explanation. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 20 Apr 2014 10:24 a.m. PST |
Nice. Can't wait to see them painted up!
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| Redroom | 20 Apr 2014 10:43 a.m. PST |
nice, I could never make the skirt look that good |
 javelin98  | 20 Apr 2014 1:40 p.m. PST |
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| Gunner Dunbar | 20 Apr 2014 4:48 p.m. PST |
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| zrunelord | 21 Apr 2014 4:27 a.m. PST |
Thanks all ,glad you like them.
I'll post pics as soon as they're painted.
Forgot to add that the base is a standard size. The plan is to mix them with Rebel minis & Brigade hover vehicles.I'd like to get some Ainsty combat cars or Gzg Acav's also.Sort of a Hammer Slammers force with my tanks & spg's. Im my opinion,one of the best hover bases around is Rebel minis standalone base rebelminis.com/hoverskirt.html, so look no further if you want to make you're own vehicles but can't model the skirt. Z |
| zrunelord | 01 May 2014 3:46 a.m. PST |
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| commanderroj | 01 May 2014 2:27 p.m. PST |
These are great work. The only thing that bothers me a bit are the hatches on the turrets. I don't think they are up to the same quality as the rest of the build. I really like the slightly higher sided look you have on some of the APC's. |
