Hello all

Sorry for the lack of any movement here. Ive been sidetracked the last little while with convention security, costumes  and props for Halloween for the kids and playing both Splinter Cell and Mechwarrior Online.
I have been doing some mech tweeking though. Ive been doing a little bit on the Marauder, both the old and new, doing some finishing work on the Atlas with the new heads  as well as getting started on a new  Hellspawn kit.
The Hellspawn Im tweeking so it will look like a cross between the old MW4 style and the new MWO style. And since its a 40 ton mech its a little smaller than the last few offerings and should be much cheaper to cast.
Ill some some pics to update with in a week or so.
Later.

Slapping a Catapult together

 OK so I just had to put one together real quick.
While Jimi did take a while to cast these up, He did do a good job, barely any flash left and only some mold seam to cleanup.

Im sure you guys can figure out how this goes together but here's a tutorial anyway.
Starting with the feet, the joint blade/shield thing gets glued on here. And then the calf cover slips on.

 When inserting the next leg piece in you may need to drill out some overpour in the calf.

 The lower leg piece should sit at a slight upward angle.

You could remove the marker pin to allow for a greater range of pose-ability.

 The missile pod struts arms get put here obviously.  

 Lay the missile pod upside down to help line up the pods rear.

 You can see here that the locator holes identify the left and right pod.

 On the outside of the pod attach the larger protrusion while the slimmer one goes on the inside.

 Keeping the pods on their rear lines them up to receive the  strut arms.

 On mine Im giving it a slight forward step. CA glue insta-set spray is a huge help so you dont have to hold it position waiting for the glue to set up.




Embarrassing edit: I put the thighs on upside down......d'oh 

 And the of course, when the lower half is all set you can add the upper.
Keep in mind that the whole upper portion is solid resin so there is more weight there. Make sure the pose you've set is well balanced.

 Additionally, you may want to  pin the joints  for added strength.

And that is that.
I still have few left for sale, give me a shout.

The Catapault is in!

Just got home and found a huge box full of Cats and packing peanuts!  As soon as I can some pics will be posted and the kits that already have homes waiting for them will ship out tomorrow.
Again, to all those who pre-paid to help finance this kit run, thank you for your patience.


edit: a few pics for you.

A big box full of......

 bags that contain......

 all that you see here.

Something new part 2

I was able to get an old camera I had working (damn outdated drivers software) and was able to snap a few , cleaner pics to give a better sense of where this big build is.

And again you can see why I think the head is too small.
BTW, I had the head  cleaned up for cg  printing, both  Founders and Standard,and they were printed at 1 1/2 half inch diameter. Maybe 1 5/8 is needed.
But aside from this litte hiccup Id say the Atlas is looking fuckin awesome.

Oh and BTW those little figures at the feet are true 1/60 scale so   they are accurate
 to the size of the mechs.

OK something new

These are not the best pics but I used my daughters tablet to snap a couple of quick shots with a head on.

I actually had to have the heads printed but Im not sure I got the size right. What do you all think? Too small?

Drama continues

Still nothing new to really report, sorry all.  Its been 3 weeks since I had news from Jimi regarding the Catapault casting but I just heard from him and again the only thing to report is.....its ongoing.
Thanx for your patience.

So hey, whats up?

Well to be honest Id say Im 99.5% done on the Atlas.   SOOOOO close, but I still have no camera to take pics.  I do have my daughters tablet, which takes pics,  but it doesnt seem to want to talk to my PC.
I REALLY want to show you all how it looks. Agggh. It looks so cool.

Also Jimi has assured me the Catapault is crossing the finish line right now and hopefully Ill have some pics of that soon.



I hate blogs without pics.........