Jäger down! Jäger down!

Hello all, last week I promised a lesson on pinning and where to do so to effectively ensure structural integrity to a model, so I hope you find this helpful.

While building a model or figure you might realize that some pieces need pinning to support the part.

For this demonstration I am using both a 3/64 drill bit, and music wire and a pin vise.

Step one-Find the face on the model that will need the pin inserted. In this case it is the left and right leg, where they connect to the torso and to the base.
-Find the center of the piece

                                     

Step two-after finding the center of both faces, mark the center with your hobby knife to make a "pilot hole" 

In this picture I screwed up and didn't get the drill bit centered so the same mis-centering is required on the other face to counteract it. Step three- Do the same to the other side of the model 

Step four- Almost done! Here all I have to do is pin the other side and mount it on the base, quick and painless!

*puts on sunglasses*I geuss you could say...that it is legged.

All I've got to do is make a new raider dish for the jagermech as half was lost in the drop. 

But I hope this shows that pinning doesn't have to be difficult. 

See you next Monday. And if you enjoyed this post make sure too subscribe and recommend this blog on Google plus as we update the blog twice a week; Mondays and Fridays. 

Awww Son of a...

Ok. Shortly after I finished taking the pics for the last update I just had to drop the jagermech. Which is... Disappointing to say the least. On the bright side it should require only minor pinning, and luckily it only broke at the major joints...
See image below.

So anyways... Tip of the day:
If you insist on taking your minis outside to take pictures of them, make sure you know what your doing so as not to drop them because the results can be quite frustrating.

this Friday's post will consider a short lesson in pinning small parts and how to do it effectively as possible.
See you soon.

A quick question...

Hey guys, this is just a post compensating for tomorrow's lack of posting, I was thinking of getting this printed out as a water slide decal, where would I go to get this done fairly cheap? I was thinking it would look good as nose art on the war hammer:

Though I suppose it would work better on a Hollander than a Warhammer just because of the big gun and no support weapons; like this picture of the Hollander:

So anyways, If you know where to get this done, please tell me in the comments section, it would be very appreciated. 

Thank you and see you soon. 

Completed Mwo minis

Hey guys, today I've got two more MWO minis to show you today:
A first Marik milita  Raven 3L and a First Davion Guards Jagermech.
They are also posted on Cool mini or not, so please go give 'em a rating it'd be much appreciated.
Here is the link:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/browseid/10603748

So anyways, you guys came here for pictures, so here they are!

First up being the Raven 3L:

Next is the Jagermech; same with the atlas, it was a really fun sculpt to paint and build. The guy had 6 different arm options but I went with a duel gauss rifle setup for the loadout.

Thanks for visiting this blog, there will be more later tonight or tomorrow, stay tuned. 

Good afternoon folks

Hello all, as this is my first post on my new blog, let me introduce myself.

Screen Name-on the MWO I go by "Mech42Ace" link to my  profile: 

Hobbies-building and painting mech models from the series's MechWarrior and also Battletech. 

So now that we've gotten that out of the way, here is a simple FAQ about this blog and what it contains:

-Lots of Battletech/MechWarrior models

-Helpful links

-Commentary on Miniature builds (I.E. what went together easily, what was difficult.)

So. Without further ado, I thought I'd post something cool for my first post:

Some of my MWO minis I recently got off a guy on a Battletech fan site:

The all mighty atlas AS-7 RS

It was a really fun sculpt to paint, and went together fairly well. It also is one of the first minis where I tried to add highlights to the armor. It is supposed to be part of the first sword of light of the Great House Kurita.

Next on the chopping block is the stalker: It doesn't belong to a particular unit, but it is done up in the ridgeline camo.