Imperial Knight Baron Papercraft Project

 

Found out about Warhammer 40K Papercrafts (PC) in March 2024.

 My first model was the Tau Devilfish.

Took me nearly a month because of many distractions and feeling a bit overwhelmed at first. 5 pages, over 100 parts to cut out and glue. But I eventually finished it, and both myself and my friends in my local gaming group were amazed by how close to the actual plastic model it was. 

So inspired by my initial success, I dived headlong into making more PC models. I build Imperial Knights Armigers, Imperial Knights, Tau Crisis Suits and even 2 versions of a Warhound Titan (I posted earlier about their construction Here and Here).

The Imperial Knights I found 3 patterns, all identical except for coloring. Unknown creator. It  was similar to the plastic model, but in a broad sense.

And one day I found the inspiration for the PC version: Imperial Knight Baron. The first appearance of an Imperial Knight in the Warhammer 40K games, it was a metal figure in the Epic (8mm I believe) scale. So of course I decided I was going to build a PC version.

My photoshop and PDF editing skills are quite lacking. So instead of trying to recolor a PDF file of the Knight, I decided I would just "recolor" by painting. I started with the Yellow knight pattern.

I rounded up the paints I would use. My old Ironhull Grey was old and a bit thinned out, which made it perfect for giving the yellow "brass trim" a "steel gray" look.

So first thing - print and cut out all the parts. 8 pages to print out. 117 pieces.

Printed the picture at full (WH40K scale) size, cut out the extra parts I would need (printed double-sided and mirror reversed for the banners).

Autocannon

Chainsword

Both completed and painted.

Feet (2)

Boot armor handcrafted to supplement the foot armor pieces.

The boot piece replaces the front "toe" armor piece.

Feet finished.

Hips and upper legs. Simple compared to the previous steps.

Note - The beveled ring piece for the bottom is about 6mm too long.

The shoulders. Base painted, details will be added after they are on the model.

Note - a snip here will allow the shoulder to fit properly on the "base" (the grey ovals).

Shoulders, head cowl and head finished.

Close up of the head piece.

Main body and exhaust parts.

Main body finished. Now to attach everything.

And done. Ready to enforce the Emperor's Will 

Papercraft Warhound build

Besides the JVS version, I'm also building a scaled up version of a Titanicus scale Warhound Titan. I think the original version was by Jim Bowen. Scaled up 464%. 65lb Cardstock. 

Day 1: Head piece.

Day 2, "sheet 2". Torso sections 1 & 4.

Day 3, got the feeling I scaled up too large, so spent the day resizing and printing the head. Getting that Goldilocks and the Three Bears feeling. Using the JSV pattern as a guide. "Papa" is sized up 464%, and seems too big. "Baby" is sized up 348%, and seems too small. "Mama" seems just right, sized up 407%.

Day 4. After resizing and starting again, back on track with "sheet 3" - Torso pieces 2, 3, 5 & some smaller parts.

Day 5, sheet 4. Hip joints, waist ring, shoulder Mounts, left leg parts.

Day 5 part 2. Main hull assembled.

Day 6, sheet 5. Hip, right leg parts, lower shin parts.

Day 7. Getting the legs assembled. When I built the 1/2 size version, I had the lower legs straight up from the feet, and the model was nose heavy.  Having the lower legs at an angle should help shift the center of gravity back

Day 8. Toes. Due to their size, two sheets.

Feet completed. Getting the feeling this Titan should have been called "Raptor", not Warhound.

Day 9. Legs assembled.

Day 10. Chassis finished, armor pieces ready.

Day 11. Almost done. Next, the weapons. Thinking about attaching them by magnets to allow changing to suit WYSIWYG.

Day 12. Plasma Blastgun done.

Day 13. Finished. Ready for table duty.

JSV papercraft Warhound Build

 This will chronicle my build of a papercraft WH40K Warhound Titan. This will use the pattern released by JSV (jsvironfurnace@yahoo.com). Rather than bottom up, starting with the feet; I've chosen to build top down, starting with the head. After cutting out the first piece, I realize the pattern does not include overlap tabs common in papercraft models (quickly I manually added them on all subsequent pieces). I'm using 65 lb Cardstock. 

Day 1: Head completed.

 (Each square on the craft board is 1 cm.)

Day 2: Main hull completed. 

Day 3: Right rear hull section done.

Day 4: Left rear hull section.

Day 5, sheet 5. Shoulder Armor Weapon Mounts.

Day 5 part 2. Hull sections finished and assembled. Next, legs and feet.

Day 6. Vulcan Megablaster. Warhound's wargear is 2 weapons from 8 options, so going to magnetize them. 

Day 7. Plasma Blastgun. Will do the rest of the weapons after I finish the Warhound. 

Day 8. Waist and Hips.

Day 9. 1 foot completed.

Day 10. 2nd foot done.

Day 11. Left leg done.

Day 12. Finished. Painting and detailing will be subject of another post. Getting "Ghost Hound" vibes. :)

 

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The Last Jedi

Trooped The Last Jedi Premier at Lake Mary, Florida, for the Rebel Legion with my wife and her 16 yo grandson, Charles "Gavin". We did the first 45 minutes in our Bith Cantina Band costumes (forgot the battery packs for the in-mask fans), then we switched to our Rebel Fleet Trooper costumes. Gavin was in his custom Mando Mercenary (he's a Galactic Academy member, so it just has to be Star Wars style in appearance, not screen accurate like Patti & mine has to be). Patti & I got lots of "great costume" & "awesome" comments on both our costume sets, and of course lots of pics were taken. We did the costume appearance from 6:30 to 9:30, then got un-costumed to actually see The Last Jedi (perk of trooping, we got free tickets). Overall, I felt The Last Jedi was better than The Force Awakens. Original storyline and plot, compared to the rehashed A New Hope plot of The Force Awakens. We still don't know where Snoke came from, but we don't have to worry about him anymore. The fight scene with the First Order Royal Guards was awesome. Luke facing down the entire First Order attack force by himself is truly legendary ("Fire EVERY weapon we have at him!!!!"). The humorous moments did not distract from the story, the drama was not too thick. I was disappointed that the new "Han Solo" scoundrel did not redeem himself in the end. He had a nice character set up, but in the end was just another mercenary out for just himself. Still looked very much like Star Wars in the original trilogy style, we had some new ships as would be expected from a period set 30 years in the timeline after the originals, but still, 30 year old style X-Wings, TIE Fighters and A-Wings? That's like seeing WWI style Biplanes in a late-mid period WWII movie.

Still Depressed

Another 2 years gone by. I really should pay more attention these things. Well, since the last time, I lost my job, been unemployed for over 2 years now, and feeling rather depressed. Doing the Uber/Lyft driving, but not as much as I should. Living in a 26 year old worn down RV, so not homeless. Car got repossessed (couldn't keep up with the payments). Good thing that happened? Got invited to appear at Disney Spring's premier of Rogue One in my Rebel Endor Trooper costume. Best thing that happened? Got married to my girlfriend, Patti. The VA just doubled the dose of my anti-depressant, so maybe things might start turning around with luck and more work on my part.

Veterans Day thoughts.

Veterans Day (yes, I am one - Army) inspired me to do some Googling, and I found out some very interesting things. In the US, we have 5 Armed Services (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force; the "Military") and 7 Uniformed Services (the 5 Military plus 2 non-military services, that I'm sure 99.9% of Americans can't name without Google [me included]). The US Merchant Marines is sometimes included as a "sixth" service when honoring Veterans, although it is neither a Armed Service or a Uniformed Service, but none-the-less deserves recognition and honor just as much as the 5 Armed Services.

Of the 6 services, the Merchant Marines is historically the oldest, first recorded action was June 12, 1775 - 2 day before the Continental Army was formed on June 14, 1775, but is the second newest service officially formed by the US (March 15, 1938). In order of founding:
Merchant Marines - 12 Jun 1775 - 15 Mar 1938
Continental Army - 14 Jun 1775 - 3 Jun 1784
Continental Navy - 13 Oct 1775 - 27 Mar 1794
Continental Marines - 10 Nov 1775 - 11 Jul 1798
US Revenue Cutter Service (Coast Guard) - 4 Aug 1790 - 28 Jan 1915
US Army - 3 Jun 1784
US Navy - 27 Mar 1794
US Marines - 11 Jul 1798
US Coast Guard - 28 Jan 1915
Signal Corps Aeronautical Division (Air Force) - 1 Aug 1907 - 24 May 1918
US Army Air Service (later Army Air Corps, later Army Air Force) - 24 May 1918 - 18 Sep 1947
US Merchant Marines Service - 15 Mar 1938
US Air Force - 18 Sep 1947

Oh, and the 2 non-military Uniformed Services? The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

And NASA? Awesome job, but still not a service.

l-r: NOAACOC, Army, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard, Navy, USPHSCC

l-r: Army,Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Air Force