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Offline ElectricPaladin

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[BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« on: February 14, 2013, 01:32:01 PM »
This is going to be a busy day of posting from me. First this new project, then a question about dauntlesses, and later, a battle report (if I can get my notes cleaned up in time).

I know it’s a bit rough - and extremely unfinished - but here you can see the engine assembly for my Blood Angels battlebarge. The engines themselves are made out of… you guessed it! Tau fusion blasters and missile pods. The fin-like thing extending out from below is an imperial assault cannon. The wings on the side - I’m extremely proud of those - are from a Blood Angels sanguinary guard kit.

Given the scale of those ship, those wings are sheets of ceramite roughly the size of skyscrapers.

Going forward, I’m going to use layers of plasticard to bulk out the central body, with more bits creating an uneven, techy surface above and below. The sides will be taken up by Battlefleet Gothic gun bits.

Anyway, this project is still in a rough stage, and I’m pretty much making it up as I go. I would really love to read the questions and comments of more experienced Battlefleet Gothic scratchbuilders.






Offline AndrewChristlieb

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Re: [BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2013, 04:51:42 PM »
That looks really cool.
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[BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2013, 05:43:43 PM »
Glad you like it.

I'm unsure of the assault cannon bit - what do you think. Yay or nay?

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Re: [BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2013, 06:43:47 PM »
In mi case the assault canion nay but because of the scale, but you can use it as squeleton for your BB. And that wings are larger than skyscrapers. We are talking about escorts with lenth of kilometers, so that wings are enormormous. Even I would suguest you to put skyscrapes on them :P.
Keep doing and let's see the result.
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Re: [BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2013, 07:33:25 PM »
Good start!

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Re: [BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2013, 11:56:55 PM »
The assault cannon would make a good standin for a nova cannon but Im not really sure what its supposed to be with the engines?
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[BFG] Blood Angels Battlebarge Kitbash
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2013, 12:00:46 AM »
The assault cannon would make a good standin for a nova cannon but Im not really sure what its supposed to be with the engines?

Sort of a... Nah, I don't get it either. I'm making this up as I go. I'll take it off.