Rogue Trooper and Major Magnam Sidearm 2000ad

[baron von blondle]

With the Duncan Jones Rogue Trooper production just around the corner (allegedly) I've recently been on a major hype train for the Rogue trooper world. Re-reading some of the old strips and really soaking up that vibe I so loved as a kid...

I wanted to have something in hand for display so I jumped in first doing a slight rework of the biochips - nothing special, just a bit more detail than the strips had or could allow due to the medium
The the next progression was pretty obvious to me - I don't have the modelling skills or the workspace to model and print a full size Gunnar - the rifle - so it had to be the much more manageable hand gun - Major Magnam.

I've seen other folks have a run at this before but wanted to have a slight redesign with some realism added - shell casing ejection port, (faux) functionality added to some design features - I've turned the "hammer" section into a fire selector switch, some of the shapes on the fore section are now vents/cooling fins rather than just squares, a mag release button and some other minor flourishes mostly to amuse myself.

Modelled up over a couple of days and then dissected ready to be a printable/buildable kit (in theory)

I'm fairly happy with the final design and have begun printing it with an eye on doing a complete overhaul later and making the design even more functional and a bit less mid 80's comic strip style.
First though, I wanted to build this version as an homage to those great artists like Brett Ewins who portrayed the 'character' first.

I'll post up the progress as it happens...but for now here's what's what.

Printed on an Elegoo Saturn using Anycubic Eco Resin.

 

[breen2057]

Looks great so far, nice work.

 

[baron von blondle]

I've had something of a problem with my printer so have had to hold off on printing the remaining parts of Major Magnam (which is no bad thing...I'm reworking some parts inn the down time)...so all I had to play with were my already printed Biochip reworkings.

I've been experimenting with various colour schemes and finishes and kinda settled on this so far.

 

[breen2057]

Love the extra details you put on the back and sides.

 

[baron von blondle]

Slowly progressing with this project.
I've had some issues with prints not coming out correctly so had to remodel them for reprints but I'm getting close to the whole kit being ready to assemble.
Pretty pleased with the fake scope solution
If I've learned anything it's that I REALLY need to learn a proper 3D modelling package and stop mucking about in tinkercad - my workflow is so insanely convoluted at times I know it'd take me half the time and stress in Fusion

 

[baron von blondle]

Whilst messing around thinking of paint apps for this fella I've also been making some major (pun intended) revisions of the design.
I thought my front end was to much of a departure that had lost some of the brutish almost Desert Eagle nature of the original design so went back to that kind of vibe...also some other minor detail tweaks and a total redux of the scope which I felt was comedically oversized in the OG design and in my first draft.
Here's a fun little pretend blueprint mockup to highlight the similarities and the departures from the 80's drawing by Brett Ewins/Steve Dillon and my own (maybe, maybe not) final version.

 

[baron von blondle]

Well I've finally reached a final stage for one leg of this journey:- I didn't spend TOOOOO Long on the paintjob - this is really more of an exploration of paint apps for the improved, revised V2 design of Magnam that I'll be printing soon but this didn't turn out too bad for a one day build kinda deal.

 

[breen2057]

Amazing work, It looks fantastic.

 

[The 48th Ronin]

but this didn't turn out too well for a one day build kinda deal.

Did you mean to say that it "didn't turn out too bad"? Because it's actually pretty darned nice.

 

[baron von blondle]

Haha I did! I'll go back and edit that self loathing typo and thanks!