I didn’t get as much done this weekend as I would have liked. I had hoped to have the tank assembled and primed.
I did manage to solve the question of whether to have the doors ahead of the weapons, or behind. In most of the pictures in Imperial Armour 2, the Land Raiders have thier lascannons in the aft, and the doors forward. The pictures of the Crusader/Redeemer in IA2 and the models in the codex and White Dwarf have the weapons forward and the doors aft. Since I didn’t really like the look of the having the lascannons forward, I made the obvious choice.
Magnetize everything!
I added magnets in both doors so that I can mix and match as needed. It also keeps the door open for a Land Raider Terminus conversion if I find some extra predator sponsons. I used some sprue to span the doorways, and filed the ends down to fit between the track-halves. I used some 1/16″ thick card to make sure the magnets are close enough together.
This side was easy, since it has the flat interior door. The other side has the control panel/equipment door. I suppose I could just use a flat piece of card instead. that would ensure having the same amount of clearance for the magnets on all doors. Besides, no one will ever see the thing anyway…
Oh, and to tie in with Craig’s post, I’m using the camera in my cell phone. 😀