This second one turned out a bit better than the first as I had the feet firm on the ground. Although the feet claws are broken due to too many attempts to position it on the base. At least this doesn't defy gravity. The paint scheme was much plain, especially trying to work with black and as I like my contrasting red wires, I kept it simple. Overall I like this model more than the first, especially the had with its single white tooth.
I managed to do a few short sessions throughout the week to paint the Ion Cannon and then finally today added some detail to the Bunkers to finish it off. I'll soon have enough scenary pieces that I may finally decide to take pictures of my Tau Armoured Core to add to this website. I probably would have had the Power Capsule done too if it wasn't so hot. At least I managed to get time off from my tablet games.
It would have been easier glueing the Ion cannons to the central column, however I wanted it to be removable. To complicate things more, I didn't want to use the 40K Drone or the smaller Drone shield. So I had to cut out circles and didn't want the disc too big either, leaving me a very small edge to glue the cannons to. Then to top it off, I added an epic base with small rods to the base so I could paint the red drone sensor. Hopefully as complicated as it gets... until I decide to add some pop-up minature missile launchers or something ridiculously complicated to make.
I'm so glad that I used a full length rod for the barrel and wrapped the end with thin plastic. The overall look is so much more satisfying (and straight). Although I'm not sure if I could replicate this on the smaller size Battlesuits,
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