The Ratling Winterial 01

Hey all!

This is the Ratling Winterial which all of you have been waiting for!

This is also my first Winterial!

I apologise for the poor quality of the photos but they should be still clear enough to look at.

So without further ado, let us begin!


Things you need:

1. Crossbow bit from the Dwarf Thunderers/Quarrellers Set.
2. Head-Body bit of dwarf and the handless axe bit from the Dwarf Warriors Set.
3. Kneadatite Greenstuff.
4. Cutter (To cut the Kneadatite. I personally used my trusty plastic cutter.).
5. A pair of tweezer.
6. A small container of water (You need water to prevent Kneadatite from feeling sticky and attaching to your hand when you are using it).
7. A pair of plastic cutter.

Step 1:

In Pict 1, you should be able to see the Dwarf Head-Body bit in which I have used as shown on the left. I used my plastic cutters to cut of the Dwarf pointed helmet, the wings on the helmet, part of the beard and everything that looks like a Dwarf, such as the circular items attached to the beard. All you need is the head and the moustache and the base of the helmet (The cylindrical shape part attached to the head). So that leaves us with a head for our Ratling!

Step 2:

As shown in Pict 2, the left side shows the axe as a whole with its disected parts except for the middle portion, where you can see it attached to the crossbow bit. This actually forms the barrel of the sniper rifle of the Ratling. Ensure that the sniper rifle is straight.

Step 3:

Now, attach the handle of the axe to the middle of the barrel to form the scope of the rifle as shown in Pict 3. The larger end of the handle will be nearer to the trigger than the smaller end as shown too.

Step 4:

This is where the Kneadatite will be used the most often. Take a small ball of Kneadatite and slowly press it onto the head where the help was supposed to be previously. Round the edges to leave us with the result as shown in Pict 4. This is meant to make a kerchief like cloth over its head, just like some of the Catachan heads. Let it cure first before making the body.

Step 5:

In the mean time, we go on to the sniper rifle. I took a very small bit of Kneadatite just enough to cover up the gaps at the segmented part of the scope, leaving the two ends untouched as shown in Pict 5. Form a small rectangle and attach it to the left end of the barrel as shown in Pict 5 and roll a small cylinder roughly with a smaller diameter then the rectangle (Not too small!) and attach it to the right end of the barrel as shown in Pict 5. What you should obtain should be shown in Pict 5. (I used left and right end of barrel to indicate which rectangle or cylinder is at which side from Pict 5.) Both the rectangle and cylinder must be attached at the point where you first glued the axe body to the crossbow bit.

Step 6:

Now, take 2 small strips of Kneadatite and attach it around the scope (Almost near the two ends of the scope) as shown in Pict 6. Take an even smaller strip of Kneadatite and go around the middle of the scope. You should obtain the result shown in Pict 6. If the Kneadatite do not end properly at each side of the scope, use the tweezer to press the edges of the Kneadatite strips that reaches the barrel in to give it a more natural look. The scope of the sniper rifle is complete. Leave it aside to cure.

Step 7:

Back to the head when the Kneadatite has cured. Attached a round ball to the base of it and form a rectangular like shape with round edges as shown in Pict 7 to obtain the body. As I have accidentally removed what seemed like the mouth area of the dwarf previously, I have added a crease near the moustache as shown in Pict 7 using my fingernail. I ensured that the sniper rifle that has the arm attached is still able to fit into the gap where it is supposed to be. The head and body should be about the same length by now, except that the body is a little bit longer. You should be able to tell that in Pict 7. Move on to Step 8 now.

Step 8:

(Sorry about the picture frame. Nothing I can do about it) So as shown in Pict 8, the back of the Ratling must look symmetrical. Although it does not need to, but this will make the Ratling look neater. Leave it to cure before moving to Step 9.

Step 9:

Make a pancake by pressing on a ball of kneadatite till it is about a little larger then the diameter of the lower body and not so thick. This makes the belt of the Ratling as shown in Pict 9. Let it cure before moving on to Step 10.

Step 10:

Now, attach a skirt like pancake, roughly about the height of the belt, diameter of the lower body (smaller than the belt by a little) and increases in diameter as it goes down like a skirt to have the ending diameter a little larger than the belt. This is standard Imperial issued kind of uniform where the shirt is supposedly to be very long. Leave it to cure. You should end up with a body twice the length of the head (or a little lesser).

So this is the end of my Part 1 Winterial for my Ratling. Do look out for Part 2 of my Ratling Winterial that will be coming in the very near future.

Winters