Imperial Guard Centaur Project

[Zergei619]

Hello guys long time no seen you

Today i bring a project im working its a Centaur from the Imperial Guard Faction this template was done by Patoroch right now im using carboard this time and using the blank template because im in plans of painting it like a plastic figure for now i leave the photos of my work and btw @Sudsy i need to talk to you about your sheet metal to paper method in all seriousness


Take care guys

 

[Zergei619]

a little bit of more progress. all this measure is hurting my head

 

[mijob]

Nice progress and a clean build.

 

[Zergei619]

more WIPs photos

 

[Zergei619]

More WIP i wasted 3 hours in doing that thing in the last 2 photos never doing that crap again NEVER!

 

[Sudsy]

Looking good so far! If you have questions, send them! I can answer them here or in PM. Looks like the difficulty you are mentioning in Post #5 is using beads for rivets?

 

[Zergei619]

Looking good so far! If you have questions, send them! I can answer them here or in PM. Looks like the difficulty you are mentioning in Post #5 is using beads for rivets?

its not about the beads for rivets (they are sesame seeds) and for the small ones i use nail beads but thats not my problems. my problems is making thiccness by using cardboard with paper is not a big isssue but cardboard is another story i have to meassure to avoid that parts collide with one another and we are not talking about cm's is mm's and thats is really tiresome

 

[Sudsy]

its not about the beads for rivets (they are sesame seeds) and for the small ones i use nail beads but thats not my problems. my problems is making thiccness by using cardboard with paper is not a big isssue but cardboard is another story i have to meassure to avoid that parts collide with one another and we are not talking about cm's is mm's and thats is really tiresome

Yes, adding thicker card behind the thinner sheets used to print the model is tricky. I would build up the box, and leave it incomplete enough to work inside of it, before laminating thicker cardboard sheets to it. Measure in the inside distances inside the box-like structure, and trim up the card you are using as reinforcement.

Then there is always the 'angles' method of having a 6mm wide strip of cardstock with a 90 degree fold in the middle at 3mm to create an "L" shape, or sometimes others have ended up creating a 12mm wide strip with folds at 3mm to create triangular supports they cut to length and glue as needed inside the boxes.

Wherever you have a fold line on those boxes, you typically don't get warping, it's normally that middle surface further from the fold, and that is where you want your 'angles' or stiffer (thicker) card, even if those reinforcements don't go all the way to the folds (most of the time).

 

[Sudsy]

And then, sometimes, you have to flex with the model... My first few kits had a lot of issues I painted over to hide miscalculating how thick of card stock I used, or I had to rebuild more than a few gun barrels because my card stock was too thick... Great thing about these models, when you 'mess up' and 'goof' you can work around it; and it makes the kit something more of your own (as you can say the tech priests of Mars just welded bolted on a thicker plate there on planet Xylophon during the last Tyranid invasion or some such).

 

[Zergei619]

small update on the centaur sorry this part is driving me insane cut by cut im slowly becoming a chaos creature

 

[mijob]

You are doing a great job on this model. All your work is paying out.

 

[Zergei619]

Tiny Update (found a way to do this less messy)

 

[Zergei619]

another tiny update one side done soon the other

 

[Zergei619]

some updates slowly gotta be honest putting too much detail sometimes eats away at you

 

[Zergei619]

well i ended the side parts of my centaur for now the pogress has halted right now im experimenting a method to recast tracks (im lazy and dont want to hurt my hand) here have some pics of the wip and were did i get the idea of doing it btw guys if anyone has some tips of using primer pls can you share them with me.

were i get the idea:

Vigilante Sculpting - Constructing the tank tracks

www.vigilantesculpting.com

Vigilante Sculpting - Track molding and casting

www.vigilantesculpting.com

 

[Zergei619]

testing the results of the experiment

 

[mijob]

Thats a nice experiment I hope it works for you.

 

[Zergei619]

well tested and it works once i remake this one with more of the same track and found some plaster, dental stone or some material i can craft at my home and with cheap materials ill try to do more

 

[micahrogers]

You need some molding silicone, try MicroMark, or a local hobby store. I've even seen the silicone and resin in Hobby Lobby.

 

[Zergei619]

You need some molding silicone, try MicroMark, or a local hobby store. I've even seen the silicone and resin in Hobby Lobby.

dont have those stuff at the reach of my hand also they are expensive as f*ck in here. i use construction transparent silicone and cold water with dishwasher to mold the silicone but ty for the advice

Use F*ck, it works better. .........................................Zathros