Thunderhawk No. 744 - Grey Knights 7th Brotherhood

Certificate Number: Thunderhawk 744

Aircraft Name: #CLASSIFIED#

Primary Armament: Thunderhawk Turbolaser Destroyer

Aircraft Commander: Grey Knights 7th Brotherhood.

Battle Squadron Composition: Grey Knights 7th Brotherhood Inquisitional rapid response strike force.

Owner: Thomas S.

Location: USA

Comments: I purchased this kit years ago second hand on Facebook.  Two years I actually started assembling it.  It has seen the field of battle twice. The second time it defeated the local independent game store's owner so badly he banned it from the shop.  Now with new store owners, it may be retrieved from storage and loaned to the newly founded Minotaurs Chapter for the capstone of our escalation league.  

I always thought the Owners' club was only for true titans.  But I saw someone asking about registration for his supremacy suit, so I looked into it too.  

The front canards have been lost to the ages and replaced by backroom deals between the Inquisition and Rouge Traders.  

The attack wings have not been permanently attached yet for eventual painting.  The main cannon will eventually magnetized for easy loadout changing.  Hellstrike missiles and heavy bolters are magnetized already.  Maybe one day it will get the option back for psi-cannons. I was able to procure a Grey Knight Landraider customization pack for use.  I also have some of the old Forgeworld Inquisition brass sheets to be applied after painting.  

The pilots are mostly done and the cockpit and internal transport bay is painted before the fuselage was glued in place.  Pilot helmets have been replaced with more modern tech marine helmets and the right shoulder pad have had a grey knight chapter badge added.  It still needs extensive green stuffing before painting.

Base is attached by a friction fit acrylic rod fit into a hole in the fuselage.  It can be removed and displayed free standing.  I kept the height low to prevent toppling.  

Photos:

WORK IN PROGRESS PHOTOS:

Thunderhawk assigned to Grey Knights, ready for Rites of Sanctification and Color

Magnetised for painting main hull assembly

Magnetised secondary weapons

Attack foils detached for painting

A chonky flight stand

Ready for gap filling and painting

Cockpit internals done

FW Brass Etched sheets

Updated crew

Cockpit area completed

Internals ready

Older Mk2 Thunderhawk's came with Certificates

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