Mark_1984 said:More progress. Here are the left-overs from a Monty Python sketch
I'm slow...I finally got it!
" what? That?...it's just a flesh wound! Come back here and I'll bite you to death". The Black Knight...right?
Very beautiful Mark!!!
I'm slow...I finally got it!
" what? That?...it's just a flesh wound! Come back here and I'll bite you to death". The Black Knight...right?
Very beautiful Mark!!!
Duh Phil, Clashster already beat ya...it will help if I actually READ the posts before I try to sound so cool! lol
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Mark_1984
You are, indeed, a brave knight sir Phil. Will you join my band ?
A classic movie - should be compulsory viewing for English literature students
A classic movie - should be compulsory viewing for English literature students
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Mark_1984
I coloured the inside of the helmet black.
Not the smartest move as it turned out. Although I tested in on some scrap card to make sure it didn't bleed through.... I didn't consider the score lines :cry:
The black bled through some of the score lines..... and I can't see any way to fix it. Fortunately they are not very noticable on the actual model. The photo seems to accentuate them for some reason.
Sticking you neck (out ?)
Here is the colar.......
These parts went very smoothly.
I may get back to the head next. I tend to jump about a bit - doing different parts of the model as and when I feel like it.
Not the smartest move as it turned out. Although I tested in on some scrap card to make sure it didn't bleed through.... I didn't consider the score lines :cry:
The black bled through some of the score lines..... and I can't see any way to fix it. Fortunately they are not very noticable on the actual model. The photo seems to accentuate them for some reason.
Sticking you neck (out ?)
Here is the colar.......
These parts went very smoothly.
I may get back to the head next. I tend to jump about a bit - doing different parts of the model as and when I feel like it.
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Mark_1984
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I've made quite a bit of progress recently. The body has almost been completed. All that's left is the side skirts. I'll leave those till last as they look a bit vunerable. Here is the sequence.
He's got quite a belly on him
This all went smoothly and fitted well.
Then I fitted the first arm
Surprisingly this fitted quite easily, although it not that easy to get to the tabs once the arm is in place. The second arm is going to be a right so-n-so as the access is even more difficult (having filled in the handy hole in the shoulder !!)
The glove looks nice - the art work is particularly good some of the armour.
Now I'm about to find out why the instructions say fit the elbow guards and gloves before fitting the arm to the body :-?
The tabs are right between the arm and the body :cry: Just a tad tricky to get to.....
The lower body is completed now, and waiting for the leg armour.
I've found the some of the cuts can be a little out compared to the score lines. I reckon that this is the cutter being misplaced slightly as the score lines tally with the pattern on the front on the parts. However, I move the score lines so that the line up with the cuts; joins in the tabs, etc. It hasn't affected construction at all.
He's got quite a belly on him
This all went smoothly and fitted well.
Then I fitted the first arm
Surprisingly this fitted quite easily, although it not that easy to get to the tabs once the arm is in place. The second arm is going to be a right so-n-so as the access is even more difficult (having filled in the handy hole in the shoulder !!)
The glove looks nice - the art work is particularly good some of the armour.
Now I'm about to find out why the instructions say fit the elbow guards and gloves before fitting the arm to the body :-?
The tabs are right between the arm and the body :cry: Just a tad tricky to get to.....
The lower body is completed now, and waiting for the leg armour.
I've found the some of the cuts can be a little out compared to the score lines. I reckon that this is the cutter being misplaced slightly as the score lines tally with the pattern on the front on the parts. However, I move the score lines so that the line up with the cuts; joins in the tabs, etc. It hasn't affected construction at all.
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Mark_1984
More good progress made. I did the left arm in the proper order. Here it is with the armour fitted. Much easier to do if the arm isn't fitted to the body :roll:
And here is the said arm fitted to the body
On to the head - here is the basic head completed
Here is a little thingy that holds the feather (I have got no idea what it's really called !!!)
and finally the head complete with visor and little thingy
All that is missing is the feather, which will go on last.
Legs !! His knees look very knobly
They could do with some leggings
Fitted - that looks much better.
I also made a bit of a start on the sword. The blade didn't go very well - the tip didn't want to go quite right, and the blade ended up with a slight curve in it. With hind sight, I should have cut the tip off and glued it on as a separate piece.
Not much further to go now - then I'll get back to Aru !!
And here is the said arm fitted to the body
On to the head - here is the basic head completed
Here is a little thingy that holds the feather (I have got no idea what it's really called !!!)
and finally the head complete with visor and little thingy
All that is missing is the feather, which will go on last.
Legs !! His knees look very knobly
They could do with some leggings
Fitted - that looks much better.
I also made a bit of a start on the sword. The blade didn't go very well - the tip didn't want to go quite right, and the blade ended up with a slight curve in it. With hind sight, I should have cut the tip off and glued it on as a separate piece.
Not much further to go now - then I'll get back to Aru !!
Wonderful progress! Great build, Mark! This will look excellent on display... Thanks for the update!
Chris
Chris
Very clean Mark! I can even hear the " Clang-Clang" as he steps...
Like it...like it...like it...like it...like it!!!
Like it...like it...like it...like it...like it!!!
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cgutzmer
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Mark_1984
Thanks for the comments guys - only one or two evenings work left to finish it now
Then it's back to Aru. I've also got a Wilhelmshavener Modell submarine kit (U96 & U995 if I remember) in the cupboard which might tempt me next. Only trouble is that the instructions are in German, and I can read more Japanese than I can German !!
Then it's back to Aru. I've also got a Wilhelmshavener Modell submarine kit (U96 & U995 if I remember) in the cupboard which might tempt me next. Only trouble is that the instructions are in German, and I can read more Japanese than I can German !!
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Mark_1984
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Finished
He's finished at last
All in all an enjoyable and fairly easy build. I'm very pleased with the results.
He's finished at last
All in all an enjoyable and fairly easy build. I'm very pleased with the results.
Terrific looking model, a nice clean build. The texturing is wonderful - it really looks like polished metal. I wonder if it a model of an actual suit of armor, or just a general representation of the armor of that period. In either case, it makes a fine looking display. Great job!
Regards,
Don
Regards,
Don
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cgutzmer
Awesome, Mark! Nice job - hard to tell it is paper! You'll have to put it under glass and explain it was armor for a King's young child! Thanks for the great build thread!
Chris
Thanks for the great build thread!Chris