Lets go, it was a bit stressful the last two weeks but it was worth it.
That's what he looks like now the "Washing Effect".
I have used black acrylic paint for this and also some of metallic effect colors on acrylic base (black, silver, anthracite, gold)
The colors are simply diluted down to water, applied, and then wiped off again with a fuselage-free rag.
Depending on your preference you wipe them in some places more on others less down.
This results in a very nice wear effect after 5-8 passes.
Unfortunately, I could not count because I was very often dissatisfied and the colors have completely wiped down.
As always there were some problems:
- Water colors or school colors do not work, they dissolve each time you work again
- as the first colors are permanently beaded off the rim varnish I sanded the Alkesh again completely with 1000 sandpaper.
Since the curves pardu did not want to get darker, I felt different here.
I wrapped the rag around my index finger, dipping the finger lightly into black undiluted paint and distributing it evenly.
But in very small steps so max 5-10 square centimeters.
Immediately after applying, I began to beat the color like a madman with a finger.
This resulted in this beautiful hammered effect.
Okay, after I had finished, I stuck the interior completely off and painted the whole Alkesh Clear.
After the third Goa'uld bomb was finally finished I was able to deal with the programming of the Arduino
I like it. I also had a short video of it on
Facebook uploaded
The control for the light string I had provided with the hot glue, then it was quiet.
Unfortunately, it was suddenly loud after installation. Try the whole thing again with candle wax.
The whole control I do not want to pour only the throttle.
Okay, when I touched the Al'Kesh one day later I realized that I had applied a lot of dirt with the "washing effect"
So everything was ground again smooth and once again painted clear.
On the bottom plate, I put a Chrome logo as a Tauri sign and the sponsors to match in matt gold.
For all the RGB LEDs, I have tinkered with a small distributor to control all over the Motherboard.
so for the cockpit I put a yellow LED in a small reflector
took me a small bulb and made me with the thermoforming of it an imprint.
I then cut it into shape and stuck it on the reflector
then painted in gold
To recognize something bad, but finally, after the foil was removed from the pyramid, I polished the cut edges of the window
The reflector I stuck now in the cockpit, previously drilled a hole for the cable of course
So now Tialc also has a steering wheel to fly XD
The Arduino was now soldered to a board, in addition to the LEDs of the bomb, I still put the connection for the yellow cockpit LED and the drives.
Finally, I glued a 3mm Plexiglas plate with hot glue from below so that there is no short circuit here.
Well the cables are all sitting, time for hardware installation.
There's not much to say about cutting tubes.
For the ball valves under the Alkesh I cut two 4cm tubes to 45 degrees.
and then edited them with the Bunsen burner.
The effect is super cool. We would then have the mouths of the ship's cannons.
Again, no photo ... fuck.
I feared that the ball valves with Q-distributor would be too big for the Al'Kesh but quite the opposite.
They fit perfectly.
Okay, at least something I photographed.
The finished loop
Soo we went to Modding Masters in Friedrichshafen.
I had not registered the Alkesh because the ROG Carbine was not there yet.
This won but smooth the first place for scratch build and additionally the audience Award.
YEAAAAAAAAH !
I still had a Casemod at which there is not even a worklog and also this one won the second prize. Really unexpected because I just cobbled this just for fun together.
But since there has been something in the case for over a year, there was plenty of work in it.
Okay, I really do not want to torment you, but it should still be a little exciting.
The holder for the Alkesh made of 8mm Plexiglas was a bit shaky for me.
It has held but also the orientation does not tell me so completely so I started yesterday just after the car unload a new bracket from 1cm thick Plexiglas to build.
First cut the bottom plate again with the jigsaw
and then chamfered edges and polished the same everything.
Then I cut the star, the chamfering, bending and polishing will come tomorrow.
Okay that was it again, a few little things are still to be done, until Gamescom I have so much time again