| MisterNurgl | Дата: Понедельник, 26.09.2011, 11:32 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| Andy Hicks has a great blog where he has a project log on his Pegasus Eldar super-heavy flyer. I am going to reprint the highlights of his build. But I urge you to check out his website here for more details.
Andy's project log:
By far my most ambitious project to date, the Eldar Pegasus is a scratchbuilt superheavy transport. Its design is based on a tiny image of a vehicle from a piece of artwork of the Lugganath craftworld, seen in the 5th edition Warhammer 40,000 main rulebook. The concept for it had been floating in the back of my head since the rulebook was first released, but I only recently came up with a design that I was happy with. This is intended to be my last project before I concentrate on completing my other half-finished conversions and start actually painting my collection...
components: Parts from 4x Eldar Falcon kits, 1x Wave Serpent kit, 1x Forge World Type II Falcon conversion kit, 1x Forge World Phantom Titan D-cannon, Forge World Firestorm targeter, plasticard, Green Stuff, white Milliput, sytrene tubing (various diameters), 6mm diameter clear acrylic rod, neodymium rare earth magnets (various sizes), brass rod
This is a close-up of the artwork that inspired this project. Though it is not particularly detailed, the (unnamed) vehicle has some distinctive features, namely the triple engine intakes and the low, wide profile. The design I came up with uses this as inspiration rather than trying to recreate it exactly.
My first rough concepts and notes (the proportions in the sketch are very, very wrong!). I originally based the design around a double-width access ramp, however I quickly realised that in order to carry signficantly more units than a Wave Serpent, the Pegasus would need a much larger troop compartment and, correspondingly, a larger access ramp. The ramp on the Pegasus ended up three times the width of a standard Falcon/Wave Serpent ramp and almost twice the height.
More detailed design concepts and sketches. At this point I incorporated a large fin at the rear of the vehicle, mimicking the "Type II" vehicle designs of the Forge World Eldar range. All of my grav tanks have Type II hull extensions and I wanted the look of the Pegasus to share similarities with the other tanks.
When dealing with a conversion of this scale, I find it helpful to lay out the various components to get an idea of the rough shape and size. It's also useful for experimenting with different combinations of bits.
A later, more developed layout of the pieces, once I'd started work on some of the individual components. Note the ruler, giving a rough idea of the anticipated size of the Pegasus.
Further design sketches. At this stage the proportions and details of the Pegasus were becoming more defined.
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