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daemonknight
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk  Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:50 pm |
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Well due to the fact I want an epic scale Thunderhawk but can't get one at a reasonable price and it is too small for my taste, I am going to build one. For the most part I will be using plastic card to build the frame but fact some trouble with the engine and landing gears. ANyone got any ideas?
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primarch
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:02 am |
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Hi!
I have to agree that the recent epic T-hawks, while nice are pretty damn expensive and STILL not the right size.
Any ideas on how big you'll make it?
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daemonknight
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 5:52 am |
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I say it will be big enough fit a rhino or maybe a landraider AND I will make a hinge to open the front ramp but not the doors, too small. I am getting a lot of good ideas from this one site who have templates, you want to scale it down:
http://www.ironhands.com/thawk.htm
Of course he made his Thunderhawk in 40k scale and cost him over 200 bucks and a hell of a lot of time. Anyways like I said, I am making it in epic scale so it will be WAY less than the GW version. mostly out of plastic card, engines from Star wars micro machines, weapons from pistol bolters, laspistol and some plastic rods. Having a hard time trying to find something to use for the langing gears.
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stormseer
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:24 pm |
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..Sounds a cool project- for the landing gear, why not just make a small rectangle of plasticard, bend one end upwards slightly, and add a couple of lengths of plastic rod for the leg and hydralics etc...
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vanvlak
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 3:07 pm |
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| Quote (stormseer @ 01 2003 Dec.,13:24) | | for the landing gear, why not just make a small rectangle of plasticard, bend one end upwards slightly, and add a couple of lengths of plastic rod for the leg and hydralics etc... |
Agreeing with Stormseer, another option could be a piece of plastic sprue filed down to make the 'foot' of the Thundab- sorry, the Thunderhawk - a narrow file could be used to work a few grooves to detail the lower surface, and the front upturned bit mentioned by Stormseer is a nice touch - in this case a thick piece of sprue is filed down leaving the front part angled. The 40K new Imperial Guard accessories sprue provides some great sprue. 
If the Thunda - Thunderhawk is to sit on its undercrriage, I'd recommend narrow brass tubing for the struts, drilled into the foot and the Thun - derhawk body.
Must make some for Garglanda.
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primarch
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Post subject: Scratch building Thunderhawk Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:38 pm |
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Hi!
Sounds like a hell of a big project, good luck!
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For the most part it is almost set but I am having troubles with the tail fin and the back since I won't get my pod racer micro machines for the engines to be coming in cuz I don't like to use the plastic tubes. Also I still have to made template on the heavy bolters and hinges.