Author Archives: Darren
With the Zzap Kannon painted I decided to continue work on the fore deck area. A railing in the same style as the one which runs along the port side was added, dipping down at the front for clearance of the zzap kannon barrels. Once this was done I added some locating plates for the [...]
Here is the Zzap Kannon in all its painted glory…
I thought as it is the last day of 2011 and this project is about a year old I would do a little end of year report on what has been done and what is still to do. Starting with 3 photos of the sides and bow, I’ll mainly discuss the hull and leave the [...]
The Flak gun on the superstructure roof has been painted. There is still some tidying up to do on it but the basics are there.
I have now added a railing along the port side of the deck… I’ve also started adding some deck plating…
On the starboard side of the main superstructure is a large opening leading to a room… this is the Killa Kan workshop where some grot engineers will have been preparing some Kans to send out to battle. First stage was to assemble a couple of Kans in suitable poses. I’ve also created the lighting for [...]
The bottom of the hull has been painted black and varnished. I should now have no further need to turn the boat over so I can begin detailing the deck.
Continuing construction of the Stormboyz launch area I have added a safety barrier along the walkway using aluminium mesh, brass rods and some styrene angle. I’ve also added the ladder up to the catapult platform and a smaller ladder up to the new catapult winch platform… The catapult winch offers the Stormboy some mechanical assistance [...]
This last week I have been painting the Stormboy who has just lifted off from the take-off ramp. I was looking forward to painting this, firstly to see how the smoke trail was going to turn out and secondly to have my first attempt at using a technique called OSL. OSL or object source lighting [...]