25/08/2018

Don Quirixote rides again

The wasteland walker turned into a sci-fi Don Quixote proved to be a fun idea. It was apparently well received, and in fact some weeks ago I was commissioned by a pal to build another walker just in the same fashion for him to paint.

Luckily enough I had another serum vial!

My idea was to follow the basic design of the first one, but of course making subtle changes here and there. I thought it would be fun having more engine exposure just behind the saddle:

Simply glue whatever you have at hand wherever you feel it fits in

Yup, those red pieces come from the Space Hulk Terminators I'm converting into realscale Marines

Random pieces everywhere, that's the key
So this was the preliminary setup:

Yes, it should look familiar to you

It was supposed to look more or less like this:



I used the original Kislevite head I had firstly used for my project (and then rejected to make Don Quirixote of Manchae Prime). But my pal told me he really wanted another Don Quixote, not just a regular, generic wasteland walker.

So let it be
The final touch was extra wiring. I mean, plain thread:

It takes more time than you initially think (dammit)
So this is the result:






How does it look next to his brother?

Spot the differences
This new one looks a little bit more worn out, just because the way it is built. The exposed engine works in that direction and all the wiring suggests some problem with the cooling. The pedals were a funny touch, but a pain to build and fix in place, I'm not totally happy with them.

Anyway, I think it works fine and does its part. My pal will be painting it, so I'll ask him for pics when its finished!
I've run out of vials, but the temptation of getting more Sentinels to use the legs for more ridiculous stuff is still there...

27 comments:

  1. Pues te está quedando muy pero que muy bien.

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    1. ¡Gracias! Es curioso revisitar un trabajo que ya has hecho, pero es un proceso curioso :)

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    2. qué pegamento usas para pegar los trozos al tubo de plástico transparente?

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    3. Todo es superglue, la verdad es que lo uso para todo. Si son uniones débiles, como este caso, donde la superficie es pequeña para el tamaño de las piezas, refuerzo con algo de masilla y aumento la superficie de unión.

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  2. Great work! Really interesting seeing it come together in the pictures. The detailing really makes it. Looking forward to seeing it painted!

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    1. Thanks! Walkers are quite visually attractive in every sci-fi setting, it's like a theme itself. I've enjoyed thoroughly al this.

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    2. Definitely! Thanks for posting this - you've inspired me to go back to the robot rickshaw conversion I've had lying around for ages.

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    3. Good to hear that! I've just discovered your blogs, I'll have a peek :)

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  3. I completely understand revisiting a build. You get to do all the things that didn't occur to you the first time, but the charm of the first build never goes away.

    I like the foot petals btw.

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    1. Thanks, in fact new ideas begin to pop up, tht's right, hehe. The pedals, for example, which now I see as essential to such a model. It's fun to give any work a second thought or a second chance :)

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    1. Thank you! But not at all, I just throw random ideas to random models and see what happens :D

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  5. Fantastic work Suber. And your second choice of a Don Quixote miniature head more closely resembles the man himself than the first one, at least in the way most of us would picture Don Quixote.

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    1. Thanks! The other head wore a wide-brimmed hat wich made it easier to convert, but this one certainly looks more slender, it has some vibe, I think you are totally right :)

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  6. Bufff... Precioso! Y si lo va a pintar quien creo que lo va a pintar va a ser toda una maravilla.

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    1. Me lo ha encargado Raivan, ¿os conocéis? Es un crack, sin duda va a hacer un trabajo estupendo.

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    2. Si nos conocemos. Ambos somos de Valladolid. Un tío estupendo y un crack con el pincel.

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    3. Pues a ver cuándo se la mando y la pinta, no me cabe duda de que va a hacer un trabajo sensacional.

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  7. Great looking scratch build! Nice characterful head and really inventive use of bits and bobs!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you very much! The idea of a whole Quixotesque range is more and more tempting every day... :D

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  8. Then there was two! Looking good Suber!

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    1. Thanks! Now I may have to think about a second Sancho Panzer too...

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  9. Increíble
    me quito el sombrero! :)

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    1. ¡Gracias! Como ves se puede reciclar todo :D

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  10. Thanks! I enjoyed it thoroughly.

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  11. This is one of the most amazing and creative models I've seen in a long, long time!

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    1. Thank you very much! Good thing about this kind of project is that you can stick together almost whatever you want and it still will make sense!

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