Hey all, today I thought I’d share the new Plasma Obliterator that I worked on. I have mixed feeling’s about this model.
On one side I like the way it looks, it is a big model for the price you are paying and I enjoyed painting it. However this model almost drove me crazy trying to put it together. In short, what was GW thinking as hardly any of the parts fit and the way you have to assemble it is a juggling act. It took myself and my wife together almost 3 hours to construct it. It’s hard to describe without showing you first hand, but a combination of parts not wanting to fit and having 2 people trying desperately to hold the model in place whilst gluing is a tough chore.
When it came to painting I chose a similar colour scheme to some other terrain pieces that I painted last year. What do you guys think? Have any of you had the misfortune of assembling this model?
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Really awesome, I love your painting scheme so much I stripped my Obliterator and will try something similar. Thanks for the instructions so I can only hope to replicate it as good as possible.
But yeah, assembling that POS was a pain in the arse. I got mine the day it came out and immediately tried to assemble it. I think knowing what a POS it is and having put some thought into it you can actually do it but if you go at it like going at the usual minis, following the instruction sheet, it's really not gonna work. It's both a fail in the design department and from the guy who made the instructions….
finally tracked down what must have been the last one of these at a Games Workshop anywhere. Had to pay full price, which hurt, I'd have felt better about the model if I'd got it at Triplehelix's usual 25% discount.
Anyhow I don't regret the purchase, it will be great in game and it does look nice, can't wait to get some paint on it. I have to echo everyone elses comments regarding assembly. I even wondered if the fact that this kits is so hard to assemble was GW's reason for making it limited, it would otherwise have been a never ending cause for complaint.
It desperately needs some internal bracing to help keep the central floor parts from sagging, the little tabs on the central pillar are not enough. It would have been far easier if the pillar had been long enough to reach the ground and thus support the centre of the model. Most of the parts are warped and tabs are too short and even though I spent time on it it is still a bit gappy. My advice is to use plastic cement to assemble all the sub assemblies, and let it go off for an hour or so until it is nearly set, then assemble the two halves and central pillar. The half set parts will offer some support but be flexible enough to still bend into place.
BTW I love your paint scheme.
Glad you got yours made up, it is a tough one for sure. I think you could be right in that was the reason they made it a limited model. I think if this was released on a major scale it probably would have a few people complaining or returning them.
What a great look you have captured. I love your style of painting followed it for years, so depressing and macabre looking! Reminds me of the Dark Souls games from buildings to the bigger models you paint. Don't ever change your style this optimises the grim darkness of the far future ??
Can't say I'm a fan. The OSL does not look realistic or even stylistically pleasing. Looks pretty much like it was misted with primer from above.
Whatever
Haha. Man, your style is polarizing. Amazing what people think is appropriate commentary. Looks brilliant to me, mate.
Hey cheers Deet 🙂 🙂
The strength of these models is the atmosphere that they create. I really get a sense that "this damn war is hopeless! I'm never going to survive this shit, man!" So creepy and ancient too.
Hey cheers Tim 🙂
Have you tried superglue accelerator? That stuff is amazing for tricky to hold things. It dries glue instantly, so comes in handy for projects like this.
Hey Paul, I've always wanted to give it a go. I'll give it a look this evening and order some.
Can I just ask, out of curiosity, how much cleaning of the individual parts you had to do? I noticed that this miniature came without sprues. Was wondering how the mold lines were or if this was a particularly clean cast. Thanks so much and awesome work!
It does have mold lines, quite heavy ones.
there are also some bad damaged spots where it looks like the parts had been taken off sprues or pouring points roughly, by pulling rather than cutting.
I've got one but haven't begun building it yet, and I'm starting to dread it after all the reports of issues.
Any chance to get a rought "how-to"-guide on your paint scheme? It would fit superbly on the board I'm planning.
I think if you go into it knowing it's going to be a bit of a nightmare your be more prepared. I think a lot of my frustration was that I went into it thinking it would be very easy and I'd have it finished very quickly.
The paint scheme as I remember was a undercoat of black, followed by a downwards airbrushed basecoat of Vallejo Model color Luftwaffe Uniform WW2. I then airbrushed at a 45 degree angle Vallejo model air light grey. Then sprayed Vallejo model air white from the top. I then drybrushed the model white. After this I used a bunch of Mig pigment weathering powders followed by oil washes of Burnt Umber. The plasma color was P3 Coal Black and Vallejo model air white. The gold effect is Rub n' Buff antique gold.
I hear ya'. I took out the pieces when I got it and was impressed that the amount was quite small, so I get what you're saying about it looking easy to assemble.
Thanks for the scheme, I'll give something similar a try and see where I land. Got almost the same pieces of terrain to paint as you showcase above (+ some other pieces) so I'm very thankful not having to come up with a scheme from scratch!
Hey any time 🙂 Have fun.
Yep, painted mine a nice drab colour scheme too, I shy away from the GW garish golds and bright blues. It was a nightmare to construct! Sagged in the middle, I ended up taking out the centre column until the bunker part was dry before sliding it back in, then the upright supports needed a little persuasion to fit 90 degree flush…
I had the same as you. It sagged in the middle and I also had the side grim reaper parts moving out to the side. It was a tough challenge.