A Big (but not really sexy) Dwarven Dirigible
Mind the gap
More work going into the balloon has been achieved while I was supposed to be “working”. 5 minute epoxy and more brass rod has gone into the resin to render this a pretty solid piece. The weight is a little daunting when fully assembled and held in the hand. My only concern is if a 3/8″ rod will actually be able to support the piece.
The balloon sections were cast slightly off as can be seen so I’m going to go back and tend to the gaps as best as putties can allow. I’m also going to be repairing the slight damage I inflicted while drilling a spot to tap. Looking at it now I’m not so apprehensive about how the final work will look in person when comparing it to the render.
I also got the chariot base for the whole thing done yesterday so a full 100x50mm is covered and waiting for paint work. The inspiration of the bare ground and rock outcropping seemed to work overall instead of investing a lot of time into the sculpting of huge amounts of rock.
Addendum: need to replace the acrylic rod as I have managed to misplace it. Thankfully I know a FLGS that can special order from Plastruct for me.
It’s coming together well, perhaps some Milliput or green stuff will fill the gaps in the balloon?
Also… are you going to need a licence to carry that thing? It looks like you could inflict a serious physical injury on an opponent with that ?
I’ll provide a picture of exactly how well the balloon fits into my hand in future when I’ve done the filling. I think I’ve got an idea that will work for the sides where the major issue of mold misfitting occurs. I’ll be sure to post the filling info as I’ve been working on it. Aside from that I have been playing with some figures on the 2019 minis pledge list and one of the resin tanks I got last year (pics as soon as I’m done).