The Scythe Starts to Take Shape

Sooo...  I built the engine for the scythe and green stuffed up the other wing and canopy. 
First the engine (starting with the WIP):

Now assembled:

I realise that there will have to be some gap filling and sanding to make the corners flush but I am preety pleased with how it looks so far. The rectangular vents on the back are a nod to similar structures through out the necron army (destroyer engines, monilith sides, etc)...From another angle:

Now the wings (pre-sanding) match when green stuffed.  I will have to do a fair bit of sanding to make them a) aero dynamic looking b) match after that much abuse...  Here they are as of now:

Now the canopy looks like rubbish at this stage but I am hoping with some solid sanding time...  It will "pop."

Back to the job search and the sanding block it appears...

Til nex time...

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Of Tattoos and The Beginnings of a Canopy

Sooo last Sunday evening my buddy Leigh (Badfang for those in the 40K world) started the process of updating my old ink.  It has been over a decade since my last "tat" and it was as fun a process as I remembered.  I got a giant star accross my right shoulder that generally looks like this:

Mine is uncoloured so far but that will be changing shortly.  Pictures will be provided.

Anyway...  back to the Night/Doom Scythe.  I finished cutting and gluing the other wing pieces together last night and as I finished early enough to do something else I started monkeying around with the left over pieces of plasticard left over from the wing sections.  Pleasingly they all sort of came together.

First the wing:

As you can see it looks alot like its twin before it was green stuffed (though it does taper a bit more towards the tip).  Once it is "greened" up they should match nicely.

Now for the canopy/ hull of the plane.  I am doing it in sections to allow for easier casting later.

I have blue tacked a necron torso in place so you get an idea of where the pilot will sit and to give you an idea of scale.  Yes it is ugly as sin but it is only the skeleton that I will green stuff over to make a rounded hull. I really like that the canopy overlaps the wings when it fits together.

Here is a photo with the wings in their proper place:

I know it is not done and that the hull needs a full extra section added to the rear (I am thinking engines) but I am really excited about how the scythe is coming and I am keen to apply some green stuff tonight.

The Scythe Wing Construction Contines

Sooo  I got some time last night between being ill and preparing for job interviews to do some work on the Night/ Doom Scythe project...

First I started to sand down the wing.  I am by no means done but it is looking much better than before.  I will get back to sanding it smooth as soon as I get its twin done (I want to make sure they match).

 A word to the wise if you are planning to undertake a sanding project of this magnitude.  Make sure you do it outside in a well ventilated area. I made a right and proper mess in my back yard.

I also got to cutting the pieces of 2nd wing...  This is what I have so far...  You can see the progress and the templates that I have used to construct them.

Had a really good talk with my buddy Tim last night and he has given me some really good ideas about how to texture the wing so it has the necron glyph markings on it (Thanks Tim!!!).  Will share them next time...

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Scythe Part 3 & Arcanicon's Limited Ed Figure

Soooo...  I got to green stuffing the wing last night.  I also filled gaps and made the ridge on the top of the wing.

I know it looks messy BUT I will sand it back so it is smooth and wing-y... From another angle:

With some luck I will get the other wing built on Thursday night. 

Now, in other news. Arcanicon XXX is on this year to commemorate the event players have the option of buying "Barry."  His stylized after the Arc logo of the last few years.  Hand sculpted by Craig Cussians he looks pretty damn good.

He is dressed as a robot grim reaper...  sooo a Necron lord.

Here is Barry next to a current Necron Overlord:

He is alittle short but otherwise well worth the $16 being asked for him...  I know I will be getting one (or more as supplies last)!

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Scythe Part 2 PLUS Necron Tomb Crawler

 My project to build a Necron Night/Doom Scythe continues...

Well, I got to cutting last night and was able to assemble the frame for one of the Night Scythe's wings.

I got to this point by cutting circles of plasticard that were 1 cm smaller in diameter than the wing section below it.  I then cut circles out of one side of the larger circle.  As the larger circles got smaller the holes cut into them got larger.  Thus the tapered look for the wing.

Here it is from another angle.  I know the tip looks messy and the curves are not exactly smooth BUT once I gap fill with green stuff and sand it smooth...  It should work the trick. (Knock on wood).

Here is the underside of the wing.  I was originally building the two wings so that when reproduced I could sandwich the two halves together to make a complete wing for each side.  There would be then 4 wing sections used to make two full wings. (which is why the bottom is flat for the wing join).

I am beginning to doubt this plan however because the wings are starting to look rather thick as it is. 

Will have to see once I have a working wing master.

In other news I found this little gem on the internet.  Looks great!
It is called a Trinity Tomb Crawler:

It is obviously the new Necron walker.  I like how they have left the driver off of the model so that it does not interfere with GW's IP.  Add a Necron warrior torso, head and upper arms and this would work well I think. 

It is advertised as: Large miniature: approximate height of assembled Crawler is ~90mm.

It retails for 33 Euros...  Never heard of the company though... bitspudlo.com

Will have to see if this pops up in GW's next wave of Necrons...  If not I think I will give one of these bad boys a go...

Project Night (Doom) Scythe

Well kids,

I am back again.  This time reports are in and the rewrites are almost done.  I have been on school camp and come back relatively alright.  Time for a project.  Something ridiculously silly.  Well, I have found my project.

I got to reading the Necron book over the weekend and I really got into the story of the raider moon that sends sortees of Night Scythe and Doom Scythe fighters to torment and capture the population of the planet below.  I also like the idea of fleets of these flyers as part of the first wave of necron invasions.  Result...  I need some.  Now I know that they will be in the necron 2nd wave (or are rumored to be anyway) BUT Arcanicon is coming up in January AND I am not terribly patient. Sooooo...  I will be creating a generic "Scythe" kit out of plasicard, green stuff and whatever else I can find in pieces.  I will then recast these parts in resin.  I will then build, paint and play with an army of these things.  (I hope)

This is by far the most ambitious project undertaken on this blog soooo bear with me...
First of all let's look at the "bird" in question: (see right)

I have decided to start easy and build the wings. Using the necron pilot as a reference I scaled up measurements for the wings.  I then looked at what I could buy in plasticard.  I will admit.  I think the wings should be around 18cm long...  Mine will be as large as I could get out of plasticard... 16cm...  I will either make up for this with the cockpit area or...  I might let it go.  Either way I will be close... I hope.

I got together with my buddy Drew yesterday to discuss the project and we banged out a few sketches and ideas.  Here is the most coherent of our notes:

And here is the beginning of the work:

I am measuring and cutting both wings at once.  Trying for symetry here...

I have measured out the wings and have started to cut.  With any luck I will have one wing ready to show by tomorrow.

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