How to Build a Space Marine Overlord Gunship

This is a Space Marine Overlord Gunship, or at least this is my interpretation of a Space Marine Overlord Gunship.
According to the limited lore, it’s essentially, a Thunderhawk Gunship, but for Primaris Space Marines. And since Games Workshop never got around to making a model, I did.
Despite featuring in the lore around the time Primaris Space Marines showed up in Warhammer 40,000 - Games Workshop seems to have largely forgotten about the Overlord Gunship. But, we can redress that, and if you want to have a go yourself, here's a link to the templates, and basic instructions:
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[@euansmith3699]

"... the importance of taking regular breaks when working with styrene glue..." the quiet humour is a great addition to the cool modelling. Using Phobos Armour as vehicle crew is a great idea.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias! If I'm honest I picked the Phobos crew because I prefer the aesthetic, rule of cool and all!

[@toastmang]

If you released a less cut down version, i watch these builds for hours. Your quality in build and production is fantastic, keep it up!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks, I appreciate the sentiment, truely! But there's a solid 7 days of editing in that video, so the thought of making it longer is nightmare fuel! Maybe I'll get faster ;)

[@EarlyEscaper]

​@@OffbeatBuilds Could always release unedited footage (if possible) as kinda like a sleep story/chill background noise of sandpaper on plasticard

[@drachenklaue07]

@@OffbeatBuildsKZbin favors long Videos to sleep to right now pretty heavily. Definitely release a theatrical cut.

[@thatbear28]

I’m not sure what’s more impressive - the build or the fact that you condensed all this work into such a comprehensible video

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks, very much appreciated!

[@Retrosicotte]

It's waaay larger in the lore I think (it drops multiple TANKS off in addition to 80 marines) but I really really like this model you made way more than the marine transport GW actually makes. Actually has that chunky Caestus-like look. Awesome stuff. Had a skim this time but I'll get around to looking more fully on the process later on! See how easy it'd be to replicate.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Yeah, the references are a little all over the place. I've seen 40 and 60 marnies mentioned elsewhere... which is sorta doable here, but no chance with tanks. I figure in that case it would make an Orca look tiny. In the end I decided to scale it to the Thunderhawk, but wider, and with 3 hulls, to at least keep it vaguely playable!

[@Powaup]

@@OffbeatBuilds Now you have a v2 project to work on ! just kidding, great work and video editing too!

[@matthiasleininger353]

Aye, it's described as 700-metres-long Sub-Orbital Ship for quick Support-drops. Nonetheless, beautiful Build!

[@MikePawlak]

That Saturday morning cartoon theme in the drama shots really sold it!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha, glad you enjoyed it - those shots were a bit self-indulgent really, but I kinda felt I had to!

[@rustedbeetle]

You had me at Imperial Slips (and a Wilhelm scream). This was glorious.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha. I couldn't help myself ;)

[@medusaritchie]

Great looking build. Like a Corvus Blackstar meets a Caestus Assault Ram! And you completely glossed over the awesome paintjob!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you! Yeah, I hate talking about painting, so I'll find any excuse to avoid it!

[@bendalgleish1894]

03:31 if you put on your headphones and listen carefully.... you can hear the endless rage screaming and swearing in the background that he muted in the video editor... great build! Worth all the hard work. Thank you for documenting and sharing ❤

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha. Editing that was a breeze compared to cutting, sanding and gluing on all of those panels. I've not been quite the same since!

[@ErikDavisHeim]

Wow this is a top notch scratch build! I would definitely be interested in a longer video of this and similarly ambitious projects.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks Erik - I'm not sure my ADHD brain would allow me to produce a slower paced edit of this! :D

[@jeroenschmidt6685]

the bit you where asking about is from the hh tank commander sprue

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you! That's been bothering me for weeks.

[@fildwebble2424]

Ahhh beat me to the punch!

[@sageburns2231]

There's some similar bits that come specifically with the Spartan tank commanders

[@epifaniofelix1622]

I enjoyed the journey as you scratch built the ship. The way you identified each building material, provided thickness, showed cutting and placement convinced me that it’s doable. I decided to subscribed. Thank you.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

I really love the mastery of space marine design language shown in your pannel work. That laser cutting alwas absoluteky the way to go for the precision this job asks. Also your mystery gunner console was a leftover from your spartan conversion, its normally held by the tank commander

[@LiliaArmoury]

thank you for identifying it

[@BillosUK]

Always an instant click when your videos pop up! The amount of effort that you put into building and video editing is tremendous!!! Please keep making more videos and I'll always click on them when they pop up!!! Also, I loved that "unnecessary" clip at the end!!!!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you kindly. Yeah, this one was a labour of love. Not helped by the fact I had to film and edit around 60 commercial videos between the build and edit phase. I need a holiday! ;)

[@SamuelGeist]

What a phenomenal project you've made! It looks amazing.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you very much. Have a good weekend!

[@OmegonAlpharius20]

This is the COOLEST scratch build I’ve ever seen! Such a load of inspiration!

[@jab127]

We have all just watched a master at work, absolute masterpiece and has helped start the hobby juices a flowing

[@tyconbom]

There's no other hobby channels videos I click on faster than this one. Banger after banger after banger!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you kindly, that's made my evening!

[@helmutlvx]

Good god, this is absolutely incredible.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much!

[@dazor86]

The effort you put into your builds and videos is inspiring. Exceptionally edited!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much. The edits are a labour of (mostly) love. With the models, the effort is very obvious in the final product, but it's hard to tell with video editing - as I guess when it's at it's best nobody notices it!

[@osiris4457]

This is an absolutely fantastic build! And the video editing is on point as well. Incredible!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@dustandcobwebs]

This was very enjoyable to watch. The whole process was fascinating and the end result is top notch. Great work

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias amigo, much appreciated!

[@rimmyman]

In a world where 3d printing is the new norm, i absolutely love the dedication and ingenuity of scratch builders. Awesome work. Now i gotta figure out how i can 3d print myself one LoL

[@Chris-lr2qb]

I think your hobby videos are some of my favourite.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much, you're too kind!

[@widowpeak6142]

Those panels - Chef's kiss - Amazing work, it looks like a perfectly legit model.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias! Much appreciated.

[@misterglo1394]

This is insanely cool! It really feels like a black star but bigger, binging all your videos currently

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

Awarded the "Crisp Look" medal. Awarded the "Best Thumbnail" medal.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Ah thanks! Much appreciated!

[@wombleking]

What a great build from scratch!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks! I'll be finding rivets in the carpet for months I'm sure!

[@michaelsimmons9296]

damn i love watching talented people such as yourself do builds like this!

[@swiftsabre28]

Your editing and story telling and… the build too!… are just wonderful and really fascinating

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you. A lot of work goes into the writing/edit, so it's always nice to hear when it's appreciated. Have a good weekend!

[@wulf2757]

Amazing as always, cockpit detailing and OSL in particular look great.

[@echodelta2426]

such an excellent video with a great final build. Love that the pilots and cockpit are kit bashed.

[@Darkcur]

Another banger form the best produced 40k channel.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks.... you're too kind. Stop it! don'tactuallystopiamfuelledbyattention

[@ChallingerScaleModels]

Some great scratch building! Brought back memories of making my 3d printed Thunderhawk 👍🏻

[@gregq8]

Wow. So I had to stop and think for a moment before commenting because everything about this build is amazing and deserves attention. But if I wanted to single out what impresses me the most, it has to be how CLEAN everything looks. From the angles of the hull to that control panel - everything is so neat. This is easily the coolest scratch-built flyer since Adeptus Papercraftus and g0rb made their papercraft Fire Raptors 5 years ago.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much. I've been doing this for the better part of 20 years, and I guess I still see my builds as quite messy compared to some of my "idols". So it's very flattering to hear! Thank you, and have a great weekend!

[@PraetorGix]

This thing is stupidly amazing! And the fact that it resembles the Blackstar a.k.a the coolest astartes flyer is just gravy on top!

[@NewWarhammerNerd8881]

I literally just saw this on reddit, algorithm put it here for me. Very well done!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

thanks! Sometimes, KZbin does good. Well job, you terrifying algorithmic monolith!

[@ironbomb6753]

That laser cut panel bit was brilliant. Im gonna use that. 👍

[@OffbeatBuilds]

If in doubt, cheat! Honestly, I bought a cheap 20w laser a couple of years ago, and it's been a fantastic tool. But being able to outsource styrene cutting to professionals is something I didn't realise was possible. love it!

[@ironbomb6753]

@@OffbeatBuilds the results are just mind blowing. Scribing panel lines is not an aspect of model building I enjoy. Great video 😎

[@davidgoliath1808]

This was awesome! Thank you for sharing and for the high production value of your video.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks. Usually the edit takes longer than the build, but in this case... not so much!

[@volkarve]

Loved this. Your dedication and skill making, which then edited with humor, was superb

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you kindly, it's much appreciated!

[@spruceforester3038]

Finally some more scratch builds thank you so much for this 🙏

[@OffbeatBuilds]

No, thank you!

[@spruceforester3038]

@@OffbeatBuilds at some point I really want to make some scratch builds of my own but mine will most likely be monsters rather than vehicles, I like Tyranids

[@Darkcur]

Instantly had to leave a like for the styrene sheet montage.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha. I still have nightmares about that! ;)

[@craigpattenden]

This is utterly outrageously good. Well done.

[@saul6134]

This is very impressive, like a model built for a film set, well done!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Honestly, if I'd been born 40 years earlier, I'd have been right at home making models for Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlet!

[@UnfocusedHobbie]

mate, this is seriously impressive!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias!

[@watchdiving400]

Best kitbashing/ 40k build channel about! Games workshop should give you a job in the development team 😂

[@dustinzaccaria7644]

What beautiful build. No way in hell I’m going to make one. But I’ll download your instructions in case I ever change my mind. Good job anayway, you should be very proud of your work. Kudos.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha! As a fellow hoarder of guides, instructions and templates, I feel you!

[@JennyfaninSweden]

We need more "Thunderbird style cuts"!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Sold!

[@larsstrohmeier2320]

stellar work! this just looks ridiculously good! As others stated here before, it's not only incredible for the quality of the build but also the dense presentation of it - i would also watch you work for hours on it, but this has been a very quick blast of a video =D thank you so much for the templates - they are a work of art in themselves!

[@BlindedbyDaylight]

Perfection. The edit is so tight and well done, let alone the project! Extremely well done

[@Nick-gk6jc]

Damn dude, you got talent by the bucket load.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you, you're too kind!

[@ph0n1k]

my jaw has hit the floor, outstanding work.

[@CorneliusStudentOfTyr]

Sir, you have just gotten yourself a new subscriber. What an excellent video! I applaud your attention to detail, effort, and sheer willpower to get this done. Not only that, but also the video is well done.🤘

[@roccolindemann]

You are such a great artist!!!! Thanks your showing your awesome work!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much!

[@williamculverwell7738]

What an amazing video! Just popped up on my feed, hope to see more

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it.

[@sbeaber]

You're a madman! Excellent. Hope your sanity returns:)

[@OffbeatBuilds]

No denial here. I need a lie down now!

[@davidhenderson4754]

I’m definitely gonna follow this tutorial so I can make my own tabletop ship

[@Knight-chaplainashriel]

My Dude, that is wicked dope!!! Seriously! .....and now I want one...😅

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you kindly!

[@johnclarke25]

Fabulous build,looks great.

[@garethbattell9989]

Incredible work.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias!

[@LeonardSchrahe-pn2wp]

Incredible, just incredible!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks dude. Much appreciated!

[@tinyfishhobby3138]

Smashed it. Had to hit subscribe about halfway through the video when I realized that yes, I'd watch so much content in this style.

[@FriggenGrotRock]

its good to see you again dude. thought you had jusrt disappeared for good, but lo and behold, a big old airship for the primaris SM

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha, it felt like it. I ended up doing a bunch of commercial work over the Summer, which got in the way of toy-solider time! ;)

[@senorsuave]

hilarious commentary and fantastic edits... i dont know if the overlord or this video is better constructed

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you so much. That's made my day. Have a good weekend!

[@alexanderhutchings6070]

Tell me you were an architectural model maker without telling me you were one lol, Great build nice to see someone making something from scratch.

[@chasonlapointe]

What a fantastic build, I must give thanks to the Omnissiah for blessing my feed with your video. Subbed!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias amigo!

[@sadlyanuxtakustan8950]

Looks like a 40k thunder bird 2, I love it.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha - very much what I was going for. Should have added removable pods really!

[@michaele8157]

Absolutely incredible

[@deadswordsman]

We need you more subs, mate. Awesome stuff!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks, working on it!

[@Carolinapantherz9]

The goat is back! I love your vids and your editing style, keep up the good work!

[@WillReynolds88]

Awesome build. Looks amazing 👍

[@arrond5745]

That looks fantastic great job

[@Lord_of_Beard]

Just discovered your channel and what a build! Love it!

[@_tensketch]

1-2-3 blocks! Finally I know what these things are.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Yeah, it's surprisingly hard to find their name. That's why I try and point it out in every video. Arguably the most useful tool I've bought beyond the basics.

[@_tensketch]

@@OffbeatBuilds I first saw it in one of your shorts and on your insta and my god, searching Google for 'metal box with holes in' got me nowhere. I should've just jumped on your longer videos. This one was great by the way. I need to find a place that does so much styrene because you've got some excellent shapes and sizes.

[@MagnumN117]

Remarkable build, well done!

[@mikedube1031]

This is super cool! Nice work!

[@tarscase7653]

Seriously impressive stuff!!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you most kindly!

[@joshpuffpufftekken]

absolutley insane piece of work! Wow

[@matthewcheeseman6453]

I was laughing all the way through the video and don't worry, not a chance I am attempting this build!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha. Nobody should! ;)

[@Captain_Max]

Beautiful work!

[@MiniCountry-zu9yl]

Wild, very impressive!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thank you! I need a holiday now!

[@echlinryan]

Another awesome build!

[@newqlar]

Wonderful work! Congratulations :) The Emperor would be proud.

[@zieg0r]

Blessed be the Omnissiah, Magos Dominus Offbeat has uncovered a new STC to share with us!

[@AshleyBlackwater]

Amazing incredible build as always. Its a crime this channel isn't more popular The Navigator/Gunners tablet comes from one of the horus herasy tank kits btw, I think the proteus land raider or the spartan?

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks! Yeah, it's been pointed out that it's an accessory on the HH weapon sprue.

[@joostcbruikman933]

Wow. It looks amazing, it's hard to tell it's not a plastic or resin kit.

[@bas2312]

Amazing build!

[@alecchurch308]

It's a fantastic build, and thanks so much for making the templates available! a Quick note, it looks like Panels "Pod Side 2A," both of the "Pod Side 2C," and both of the "Tail Upper E" are missing their outlines in the Overlord Panels pdf. They're present on the Laser Template doc, but thought to mention it.

[@DuceDesigns]

Love it ❤ Can't wait for some patreon-exclusive extended build videos 🤞

[@ashton7742]

The little ipad thingy comes from the HH land raider / spartan kit meant to be used for the guy coming out of the hatch I just built one so its fresh in my mine.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks. I got min with the Age of Darkness box.... so it's very not fresh in my mind!

[@kevinburgoni4010]

Seriously amazing work. Truly inspiring!

[@Laserspartan117]

It looks very cool, I want to build one now ^^

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias, you should!

[@lovellharmon3494]

Don't listen to this guy...he's obviously a Warlock! This level of magic is AMAZING!

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Haha, I subscribe to the don't listen to me part! ;)

[@sussy_6998]

Amazing work. GW should just upscale the files for the Corvus +150% and call it a day lol.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

This!

[@pointandshootvideo]

Really cool, dude! Thanks for sharing. I've been trying to figure out how I can build something similar to a LEGION SOKAR STORMBIRD.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Gracias. And yeah, that's a bucket list project for me. Beautiful model.

[@iceman00265]

Amazing build and video, best one yet!

[@BoatusUK]

Very new here and blown away by both the build and the editing! Similar vibes to the Aussie Luke Towan. I’d love to see that fusion360 mock up too

[@ThePaintmarine]

There is a description in one of the dark imperium books where the Overload is described that Thunderhawks were dwarfed by it. So a model representation would be at least as big as a Manta

[@NicolaiVE]

Well done, some real old scool work ;)

[@JamesWilson-sg7im]

Totally awesome. Love it.

[@OffbeatBuilds]

Thanks James, much appreciated!

[@stevoc9930]

Fantastic work