Elite Wolf Guard - WH40k

[Djinn]

Well, I barely even finished my own Black Templar and here I am starting another suit - for a friend overseas.

A member of the Wolf Guard. With the large amount I learned on my BT, this should be a fun (albeit extremely time consuming) project. Now that I have a proper camera.. should be some good WiP shots going on.

The first thing I am making is his weapon. A rune etched Frost Axe. Now with more choppy bits. I am giving pepping the base of it a shot (I may use the pepped version to build it out of something else, but I'm trying this first)

This is what the initial base is going to look like.

Time lapse::

I have a lot more planned for this axe, there is plenty of room inside the head and PSU areas for electronics, so I should be bashing my head against the wall figuring that out in no time.

I'm using mostly Nintendo's pep files (modified). I'll keep a WiP log here for those interested.

The Emperor protects.

 

[King Ramna]

you should make the font glow when your at the electronics sstage. that would be sick.

 

[Djinn]

Well, heresy grows from idleness as I always say, so I steeled myself and bust out the dremel.

See the strip? I'm going to sink a identical strip of opaqued plexiglass into each side, and run EL wire up and down the strip so that when I add the plate that covers this section and has the runes..

A pale blue light will filter through the plexiglass and the runes will glow
for the first lighting effect anyways

 

[StevePerv]

Cant wait to see this one.

 

[Djinn]

Took a couple days off while waiting for the EL wire to arrive, should be here tomorrow so in preparation I am setting up the plexiglass windows for the runes. I successfully sunk one side in and got it flush, dont mind the little blemishes in the bondo, as I'll clean them up later and they are going to be covered by the runes anyways.

This is with the rune plate over the top of it, I cant wait to play around with the EL wire and get the lighting just right =D I certainly hope it turns out as cool as it looks in my head.

 

[Itsatrapski]

Heresy grows from idleness.

Good to see you're avoiding that part.

 

[Djinn]

You speak the truth!
Working on the axe's power supply. going to do some painting tomorrow to get a better idea of what I want it to look like, but here is some unpainted wip.

 

[hedtrip]

Thats gunna look BA when your done.

 

[Djinn]

Finally got the lighting pretty much how I wanted it for the runes. Next step is to rebondo the whole thing, seal it up, and start painting it/putting it together. Exciting times.

 

[WrathPrime]

Finally got the lighting pretty much how I wanted it for the runes. Next step is to rebondo the whole thing, seal it up, and start painting it/putting it together. Exciting times.

That's going to be wicked when it's finished! Are you doing anything to make the blade glow or to show the power weapon effect other than this? I was thinking if you did the hilt out of PVC you could run the electronics down it and have the power switch there, just a thought.

 

[Djinn]

Don't have plans to make the whole thing glow, I am not a skilled enough painter to get the right looking effects.. and using some of the (admittedly cool) colored films they have out there would look too over the top to me. I don't want the axe to distract from the rest of the suit to come. The 40k universe is so dark and gritty I couldn't fathom having a weapon that looks like an energy sword on a stick, even if that is sort of what the weapon is.
Guess its a personal taste thing.

The wiring is going to run from the blade into the hammers power supply area, and the switch will be located there. I am still working on what style I want to do the handle in, guess I'll get to that when the head is more finished.

 

[Djinn]

Working on getting it together in a solid way that still looks cool/fits the theme I got going in my head. All the screws you may see are placeholders while I find a setup I like, but here are some shots of it currently (with a tiny bit of paint, was mostly to see what it would look like)

The white screws are a post style thing with 2 heads, it actually makes the whole thing a ton sturdier and holds the rune plates in place for tinkering before I set them more or less permanently. The second picture shows the thing I am using to connect it to the rest of the axe The majority of it will be internalized so you won't see it, but the sidemost bit (the area on the top and the two bolts) you will see. I will most likely be using the bolts there as the starting point for the power field leads.
Still working on it, since the blade is sort of heavy compared to the rest of it, I'm working out a way to attach it to the head of the axe in a reliable and sturdy way (I have a few good ideas)

 

[Djinn]

Bwahaha! The hardest and least fun bits are over! I have successfully come up with a system to solidly keep the blade of the axe in place, along with the handle and the rest of the axe head. This is where the fun part starts, I get to finish the cleaning up and sealing, come up with a paint scheme and paint it, and the loads of other stuff I have planned for the thing. Don't mind the handle, I have plans for it that will bring it up to size, I just had to get it attached.

I'll post pictures of my contraption later, but it essentially enables me to disassemble the ENTIRE axe without damaging paint or having to reseal anything at all. It also mounts the heavier axe blade to the wooden handle, instead of to the hollow power supply head.
I won't be able to disassemble it all the way when I get to the later stages, but I should always be able to remove the axe blade if necessary. This will make doing adjustments and working with electronics 100x easier.

Sorry for the triple post, I made a lot of progress before anyone else posted anything... I work too much on this thing.

 

[Djinn]

Well, heresy grows from idleness. I just got back from an Oahu convention and its back to work I go.

Picture of the metal contraption I put together to hold the blade of the axe firmly to the head.

Getting a little closer to finished with the base - sealing it all up and getting it even for the final bondo and first coat of paint tomorrow!

Added a switch to the back, have to clean up the little border still, but its late all ready so I'll have to do it tomorrow.

 

[Djinn]

Well friends, its been a surprisingly long journey for this suckin axe. I am "finished" with it. I haven't fully envisioned the heraldry look and theme I'm going to use for the set yet, so I have decided to stall on adding heraldry till I have a good idea of what I want to do..

BUUUTTTT
The completed base! I had to redo the wiring for the back lights so they are out of commission atm, but imagine those things glowed blue (evenly)

I may add power leads as well (I keep forgetting about them -.-) but that will be at a later stage. I hope Bane likes it!

 

[Kommissar]

djinn! your a nutter! well done!
(btw didn't know you were about on the 405th)

 

[NayrDeath]

Wow! This is amazing! Check out my 40k WIP (link is in my signature)

 

[Madsvg]

that's just pure awesome !

looking forwards to the next part ^^

 

[Djinn]

I decided to drop the main bulk of the commission though, so sadly I will not be making the full suit to go along with the axe. Just wasn't enough money to pay for materials and time. Maybe next time though.. still the project was a fun one for sure!

Here is the completed axe, looks pretty much the same but has undergone some serious improvements in its durability.

Also here is a fun bit, I designed the axe to be fully disassembled at will. It actually turned out easier to take apart and put together then I expected. Will make transporting the huge thing much easier.

Thanks for the kind responses, thats all for now!