The Kader Machesky Part V (Bezpin Campaign)

It takes flight!  The build is almost done and it's feeling good.  Only various bits and pieces to do now, like some danger stripes, touch up some painting, maybe even make some banners, flags or rigging... anyway it's getting pretty close to what I had envisaged.

You can see the two 28mm Imperial Guard on the deck - that gives a sense
of the model's scale.

I didn't attempt to keep the two sides identical - what with technology on the
decline, I imagine that refits are the order of the day around Bezpin.

That gun is a corker - part electrical bit, part gas lighter with some old toy's
piping connecting it to the deck via a magnet.
That yellow front is fair dinkum as well - it came out pretty well considering my
airbrush refused to be helpful today whatsoever.

I am especially liking that I kept the build such that I can alter the model to suit whatever whim I might have.  My daughter Harriet came and visited me in Dad's Shed this afternoon, wanting to check out what I'd been up to and ask if she could paint a miniature or two (of course!).  She had the bright idea that the KM looked a lot like a steam train, so with a little bit of adaptation, we've now got a second configuration cooking up as well.

So how did some of this photo magic come about?  Software-wise, I've used Android Background Eraser and Photolayers and the Pixlr to crop and apply a border plus text - easiest to do it on my mobile phone actually.  Here are some of the pre-tweaked shots for your entertainment:

Not the best backdrop it the world, but at least it was bright.

The 'legs' are things you use to hold mesh up when concreting
- as I did about a year ago.

I was very happy with the stencils on the deck - they are something to do
with computer packaging and were a flimsy cloth.  I held in place with my left hand
whilst airbrushing with my right - it turned out alright.

That red tubing under the deck is pretty bright - I might even try
and do a red plasma effect sometime.  The main reason it built it
was to put something under the new deckplate, else there'd be a gap.

This whole front section is removable (and still needs to be painted)...

Some magnets i the cap means it can be applied and removed
at my whim

I had to put a metal plug in the end of this to allow for the
gun's hose to connect.

The bullbar is clipped onto the bottom of the
ship using some lego - much to Charlie's distress.

The black mesh is actually metal - allowing for
the connection of alternate front pieces.

I was going to just glue the bullbar to the lego, but decided to
screw it together instead - just makes it that little bit stronger.