whitestar12chris Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Hi all bit the bullet and started the Bam Bam productions resin model of the warlock 1) pic of kit 2) cleaned up resin flash, best clip on dvd was from crusade, each night i dream of home. Got some nice computer generated images but, having watched dvd in slow mo confirmed a number of things. the front section as cast is a pretty good representation of the warlock, alas the same cant be said of the engine section. 3) pic of assembly so far 4) first of note is there is a circular section between the boom and the engine housing, this was cut from 1mm thk plasticard using a 1p as a template, Model is about 250mm long (10") For those interested i will primer leaving the mods unpainted for a photo to highlight before pressing on. 5) pics of rear engine section as cast In a nutshell the top and bottom engines are at least half the size they should be, there are missing diagonal panels, front, top and bottom. so appears similar to a maltese cross arrangement, apologies inadvance if my decriptions are a bit confusing, as trying best to descibe what ive seen. Heres a pic that i hope will clarify what im talking about. Edited May 1, 2014 by whitestar12chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawty82 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Hey, Really looking forward to seeing this beauty finished! Hope I can get my hands on one some day soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Yes, the top and bottom engines appear to missing the large cowling seen in the CGI image. Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hi all update on warlock pics below 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Whats that green/metal looking thing, Chris? Looks like a canula/syringe.... & that engine section just looks wrong, full stop.! Good luck sorting THAT out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Hi prowler the green thing is plastic coated garden wire, stripped back to make front probe, as to engine section getting there as can be seen in pics Edited May 7, 2014 by whitestar12chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrender Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very nice, looking great so far. Never knew you could even buy this model so it's off to google again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Build update, watched all appearances of the warlock in Babylon 5 and crusade, in a nutshell the cg images ive posted are fairly accurate and actually are more detailed than the actual tv ship. Have added main rear engines, cut from plastic toy handle courtesy of the poundshop LOL. Have drilled out ends of secondary engines, yet to do main. Filling to follow, clean up gun turrets prior to glueing, add side rocket launcher faces to arms, post pics. Then onto the paintjob. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The Earthforce ships are some of my favourite designs, especially the Hyperions and Omegas; shame we didn't get to see much of the Warlocks in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hi all latest update revised engine module, light coat of primer to highlight areas to fix, main mods complete, just need fine tuning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Hi all warlock update, now in full primer ready for paint job, pics below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi all update on warlock, after my dog MAD Max's tail did a shadow ship job on the warlock, finally picking up the pieces and repairing it. Progressing onto finishing paint job and will post for inspection in a couple of weeks if all goes well. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hi main colour on, now detailing and highlighting, going for a combination of actual colour scheme (which is very plain) and the fan base computer graphic pics. Rod has arrived to repair turret guns. will get there in the end LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawty82 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Good to see you back on this one Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks Shawty, heres a pic of state of play All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Looking good .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper15 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Only just spotted this, it's looking good. Looks like the engine cowlings are completely missing though, hope you've managed to resolve it okay. I love the B5 ship designs, and the Warlock is certainly a nice one. I may have to hunt one of these down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Viper, on the original Warlock there are no engine cowlings, heres some screen shots of the warlock as appeared on B5, hence going for a more detailed paint job. (These come direct from the B5 designer responsible for this ship). You will find a lot of the Warlock images floating around are done by CG artist and posted on various forums. I did sit through a lot of DVD footage to get as far as i have. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 hi,chris, amazing build,i dont comment as often as i should on sci fi,models, i will try and do better,lol cheers don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 47 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Looking good I like it I don't recall seeing this in B5 looks like I'm going to have to watch every episode and double feature again , what a chor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Alan, it appears in Babylon 5, A Call to Arms, The Lost Tales. In Crusade, Each Night I dream of home and Warzone. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Oh I missed this one before, nice build, will be interested to see how it turns out. This reminds me I must get back onto my build of the Omega from Warp that I started last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Latest update, main body panel lines picked out, engine block to do, have started picking out detail, see pics Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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