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Games Archive => [GA] Aeronautica Imperialis => Topic started by: Easy e on April 04, 2013, 10:06:15 PM

Title: Dark Eldar Kabal
Post by: Easy e on April 04, 2013, 10:06:15 PM

Greetings,

During the Feud of the Red Clouds, I started building some Dark Eldar to go with the new aircraft in the Campaign Booklet. 

Here is my work on the Razorwing....

Scratch scultps:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/EasyE_not_EZE/DSC07305.jpg)

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/EasyE_not_EZE/DSC07306.jpg)

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/EasyE_not_EZE/DSC07308.jpg)

Painted up:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/EasyE_not_EZE/DSC09017_zpsd95ef46f.jpg)

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn5/EasyE_not_EZE/DSC09015_zps993eacfb.jpg)

Let me know what you think.

Title: Re: Dark Eldar Kabal
Post by: Jimmy Zimms on April 04, 2013, 11:07:06 PM

Great Googly Moggly!

Wow. Give some write up on your process for them!

Title: Re: Dark Eldar Kabal
Post by: Easy e on April 09, 2013, 02:09:02 PM

I always intend to take picture of my WIP, but then forget once I get rolling. 

I use Sculpey the oven hardening lcay you can get at Wal-mart and similar stores for cheap.  For other tools I have clay shapers, dental tools, metal sculpting tools, and exacto knives.   

The first step is get a picture of the Razorwing sprue and scale it down so that the main body is about AI scale.  You then use it as a template to cut the base wing shape.  You use your exacto knife/sculpting tools to create panel lines and other details as needed.  You then bake the base wing in a toaster oven for about 10-15 minutes for it to harden. 

From there, you layer up using Sculpey.  I rolled out long rolls for the fuselgae and engines cut them to length, and then use dmy clay shapers to merge them tothe base wing.  Next I detailed using my Exacto and Scultoing tools again.  Then I baked it. 

Next, I used templates to cut out the stabilizer fins.  This part is tough because you have to detail both sides.  Then I baked those too. 

I glued the stabiliers to the main hull.  I then also glued a Litko flying base ring to the bottom for the FW flying stand peg to fit into.  Presto- Razorwing.