WH40K Marauder Destroyer

[Rhaven Blaack]

Back in 2011 & 2012, I built this model twice (once for a friend and then again to conduct an evaluation of both the template and instruction).
The evaluation thread can be found here: https://www.zealot.com/threads/marauder-destroyer.171394/

Awhile back, my son and I were talking about WH40K (especially since he is a HUGE FAN of the game and has thousands of dollars invested in both figures and models). I asking him if there was a particular plane model that he would like me to build for him. He asked me for the Marauder Destroyer. So, I agreed (not remembering the troubles and issues that I had with the first two times that I had built this model).



I started with the tail weapon system.



Here are the parts for the weapons mount, site and tracking system.


The weapons mount, site and tracking system is assembled.




Here are the parts for the "Gatling gun" system. Instead of rolling each barrel, I used paper shafts from the "Q"-Tip cotton swabs (and painted them gray with black tips).


Both "Gatling guns" are assembled


Both "Gatling guns" are attached to the weapons mount, site and tracking system.

 

[mijob]

Thats a nice looking gun.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Very good start!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

THank you both for the kind words.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

Here are the parts for the pintle mount for the tail weapons system.



The pintle mount for the tail weapons system is assembled.






The weapons system is attached.
*NOTE* You will have to (either) remove the top piece of the post in order to slide the post in the hole for the pintle mount (or wait to attach the top piece until after the post is in place.)






This is the part for the tail end of the fuselage.


The tail end of the fuselage is assembled.






The tail weapons system is attached to the tail end of the fuselage.

 

[zathros]

Oh, oh!! Going down the Warhammer hole!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

Oh, oh!! Going down the Warhammer hole!

Since it is for my son, I have no problem going down that "rabbit hole".

 

[micahrogers]

Looks Great so far. I dabbled in Warhammer 40K, but it was to expensive for my blood. Good luck with the model.

 

[seraphim]

my youngest and i used to play 40k lol he loved #blood Angels.....until we had to start selling body parts to afford it the build looks great so far!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

my youngest and i used to play 40k lol he loved #blood Angels.....until we had to start selling body parts to afford it the build looks great so far!

Too right you ae. WH40K is a very expensive game/hobby. If you are interested in the paper/cardstock model templates, you can find them here:

ARMORMAN's WARHAMMER 40K Models Thread

Because a dispersal has been commanded from on high (kinda like God and the Tower of Babel - Genesis 11:1-9); here are all the links to date (couple of other models may have been thrown in by accident: 1 (Untitled): 2010 http://depositfiles.com/files/3c3u0lkke 2 Baal: 2009...

www.zealot.com

@ARMORMAN will (periodically) upload the latest templates that are developed.
There are also FB groups devoted to paper WH40K as well.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Make sure to grab them as they are available. The links may not work forever.

 

[seraphim]

Too right you ae. WH40K is a very expensive game/hobby. If you are interested in the paper/cardstock model templates, you can find them here:

ARMORMAN's WARHAMMER 40K Models Thread

Because a dispersal has been commanded from on high (kinda like God and the Tower of Babel - Genesis 11:1-9); here are all the links to date (couple of other models may have been thrown in by accident: 1 (Untitled): 2010 http://depositfiles.com/files/3c3u0lkke 2 Baal: 2009...

www.zealot.com

@ARMORMAN will (periodically) upload the latest templates that are developed.
There are also FB groups devoted to paper WH40K as well.

awesome thanks for the heads up

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I have finished the rear cannon section.
Here are the photos for your viewing pleasure.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Great progress!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

Thank you sir!

 

[micahrogers]

You are doing a bang up job on this. One could even say " Your destroying it"

 

[mijob]

Please be carefull with this model don't step on it or feed Merlin. It looks great.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

Please be carefull with this model don't step on it or feed Merlin. It looks great.

I am going to be very careful with it! I have absolutely no intention to feed it to Merlyn or step on it! I have it setting on a different shelf (that is more secure).

 

[seraphim]

oh my...that is looking brilliant.....i may have just discovered my next 'card kit build queue' lol

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

oh my...that is looking brilliant.....i may have just discovered my next 'card kit build queue' lol

Just to let you know, there are quite a few problems with this template. I had to extract it from .PDF to .PNG, and make the necessary corrections (which is an ongoing process).