Blackadders Scratchbuilt Titan projects..................

    Looks epic! And much more in THAT light! xD
    Can't wait to see the wohle titan!

    Those legs really catch attention. :thumbsup:



    Zitat

    What's ''soldier colour?''


    I meant the possibility of fixing microscopic errors with paint.

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    show them that there can be something far more
    cruel and fearsome than their pity Chaos Gods."
    ~Chaplain Kolthren of the Brass Beholders Chapter~

    Thanks for the reply...........




    Waist Pelvic Block
    The waist of this beastie is the single most strong area of construction yet it is diminutive in size and almost delicate in construction.


    Attempting to maintain the scale proportions of the Warlord yet provide the monster with an adequate set of hips was a real challenge. I eschewed the single steering cylinder for what I deemed necessary (minimum) for a vehicle of this size adding eight more cylinders to the construction at some cost to my faithfulness to the FW DS design but it has to be viable to me don't ya see; if I don't think it will work, it won't work............


    http://i.imgur.com/AV2FyRS.jpg


    Anyway I built the pelvis as I thought fit and the devil take the conventional wisdom.


    http://i.imgur.com/4aJtCf0.jpg


    Seeing as how I expect my Warlord to achieve any pose required of it I built it according to my subliminal engineering intuition.
    Now it's not svelte as say the ''Tacoma Narrows Bridge'' (Galloping Gertie)


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw


    but then I haven't an engineering degree so I tend to overbuild.............
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    E. Blackadder

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    The Hidden Components


    Okay while I have this apart I should explain what the various locking devices I have installed to make this thing readily repairable.


    On the image below you see the inner sleeve that mounts the hip screw to the hip axle. That inner sleeve contains a blind nut that the bolt holding the hip to the axle is installed. The blind nut is epoxied in place and I am hoping never breaks loose but if it does I need to get at it to repair so at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions I threaded locking setscrews that hold the sleeve in place half the thread being in the sleeve and half the thread in the outer mount ring.


    http://i.imgur.com/MLl6Ziy.jpg


    With any luck no one including myself need ever see this again.


    In the image below the steering disk is press fit over the outer mount ring. The hip bolt passes through the leg and tightens into the inner sleeve locking the steering ring in place without the need for glue so that the steering cylinders can be repaired if needs be.


    http://i.imgur.com/jNQY6pd.jpg


    Again I am hoping that none of this ever need be disassembled but better that it can than not.


    The two following images show the front and back of the waist/pelvis. I have installed various icons and symbols that I hope are not at odds with the Titan/A.M. guild. I would appreciate any input regarding a conflicting error in the logos.


    The Front:


    http://i.imgur.com/reY0w5D.jpg


    and the rear:


    http://i.imgur.com/PExe5ay.jpg

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    Titan Hunter Formation


    The first time Luteus Vexant has stood in full stride without careful balancing (I still need to pack half a kilo of lead in the back for optimum stability) but the hip joints are solid and capable of supporting Luteus' 7 kilo bulk.


    Here he is with a third of my Superheavy company in vanguard support. Sorry no infantry as yet.


    http://i.imgur.com/hrg4Zev.jpg


    This image has been a long time coming...............


    The Blackadder is pleased.

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    This is so EPIC!

    Im Namen des heiligen Imperators Seiner Inquisition und dem Rat des Ordo Hereticus zertöre ich hiermit deinen Körper und führe deine Seele der gerechtigkeit zu! Möge der Imperator euch gnädig sein, denn ich bin es nicht!


    Meine Marines (noch ganz am Anfang ihrer Karriere ;) )
    [40k] "We die for the Emperor!", Die KNIGHTS OF GOLGOTHA


    fÜr fehLerhafte GROß uNd kleinschreibung kann iCh nichts, Da ist Meine tAstatur dran schuld!

    No, they are 28 MM scale......... ;)


    Lucie Errant


    Conspicuously absent from the above assemblage was Lucie.


    Removing her from her cabinet revealed she had lost a bit of stiffness in her joints over the winter so she is standing with the aid of a makeshift prop. So in this family portrait are two scratchbuilt Titans and two scratchbuilt Super-heavies.


    http://i.imgur.com/vOWzxEY.jpg


    In the second image I repositioned Luteus' legs without adjusting the screws. A bad move; the void generator fell out of the housing and dislodged the aux tank on the Titan Hunter. No big deal but I didn't notice it when I took the picture.


    Anyway the repositioning demonstrates the flexibilities of the appendages.


    http://i.imgur.com/g4vvZQw.jpg


    BTW I forgot to mention, the two tanks in the foreground are the scratches.

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

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    This is truely a sight to behold. Respect Blackadder!

    Pissed the Day Away


    Just so ya don't think the Blackadder pissed the day away posting on the various forums I subscribe I did do some experimentation on the cockpit lighting. It looks as though I may need a light diffuser to obtain the particular form of malevolence I am reaching for. But for a first try very gratifying............


    http://i.imgur.com/DL7JIQb.jpg

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    Zitat von Butch

    Epic 28mm!
    :thumbsup:


    Very impressive. I can't wait for a picture with 2000+ IG soldiers crawling around the superheavies.


    Gad the thought of painting all those tiny soldiers makes me cringe............ That is where the true artistry lies and the obsessiveness.


    2000; is that the number of personnel or the army point value?

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    I'd imagine 2000 toysoldiers.
    But I think nobody would be crazy enough to buy and paint such masses.


    If everybody from all over the world following your work sends you 5 soldiers, you might would have more than enough.
    Or sombody can photoshop the masses into the final pictures.

    Inner Workings Update


    Hi Blackadder here; I took a few day off to plan where I was going on this and decided to work a bit on the interior as I have run out of ideas on the exterior.


    Fortunately this model is so big and complex that I can jump from one area to another and still keep fresh on inspiration resolving detail.


    I went back to my CoD scrap and found vents and conduit, push buttons and panel and fantastic ducting that lend itself to the ultimate consummation of this model.


    Serendipity reared its ugly head in the for of the chimneys of the Manufactorum model gave me ducting to the condensers of the reactor coolant; a fortuitous accident that worked better than if I planned it.


    http://i.imgur.com/6HAP4pd.jpg


    Note the huge duct that exhausts (unfortunately over the view window). This leads to the condenser that cools the radioactive coolant for recycling through the reactor. ''PURE LUCK, NOT AT ALL PLANNED!''


    http://i.imgur.com/jrhTdSX.jpg

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    What a difference some gray makes


    To paraphrase an old song.................


    I started priming the interior and under the carapace and it really breaths some life into this construct; gray being a much more contrast bearing colour than white.......


    We'll start with the interior construction of the reactor chamber (with the reactor removed for clarity you can see to the other side wall the various controls on the mezzanine level and the major ducting for the condenser grid that cools the radioactive coolant.


    http://i.imgur.com/TF5XYQ9.jpg


    http://i.imgur.com/597AsUi.jpg


    In the image below I displayed the left side interior for clarity


    http://i.imgur.com/m9ZNDnF.jpg


    And the left side exterior so the following images make sense


    http://i.imgur.com/9yRxZ23.jpg

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    Under the Carapace


    In continuation of the above post showing the right side exterior wall in place the interior ducting powered blower ducts air to the condenser grid much as the radiator works in your car. This cools the reactor coolant. A bit of license is taken as the duct doesn't actually connect to the radiator as the side panel is on a hinge that swings open for interior viewing because if it can't be seen all this work is wasted.



    http://i.imgur.com/HWlYvg2.jpg


    The rest is just the same albeit with a coat of primer. The rear backpack now has a purpose; it is now the heat exchanger that transfers the superheated primary (and radioactive coolant energy to the secondary steam jacket which in turn drives the turbines (which will be in the top deck i.e. above the command deck )


    http://i.imgur.com/eYnNOGB.jpg


    The backpack panel right now is just held in place by friction but ultimately will be secured with hidden screws..............


    http://i.imgur.com/e81YIWR.jpg

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    CoD Bitz



    Once again after a bout with a computer virus, lawn mower, installing a door in my kitchen and adjacent mouldings I have taken up the cudgel of building Luteus Vexant........... strange how menial trivialities take precedence over that which is of true import.


    I resume the task by supplementing my dwindling supply of prefabricated bitz to detail the areas of the carapace that seem too sparsely decorated.


    The CoD kits I have been cannibalizing are still providing ample fodder for my demands because I prudently have conserved both front and back of each floor and wall panels by by splitting them in half through the thickness axis with a razor saw instead of just sanding off the reverse face of the panel thereby doubling my inventory of parts and saving myself thirty bucks for another Manufactorum.


    http://i.imgur.com/l3Q1Pj9.jpg

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

    Catching a Mold Relief


    I am trying a new method of casting


    I intend to make a gantry for the Warlord diorama showing it parked alongside for service/repairs. This will make a huge model display stand.


    I'm using 'Sculpey' mold material to make a few more A M skulls for the aft end of the main guns.


    Since 'Sculpey' is heat hardened I am trying to cold mold 5 minute epoxy directly on the soft uncured clay relying on it's heat resistant properties to not lose detail as the resin heats and cures


    Below you see the mold that only required seconds to make once you sculpt the original:

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."

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    Catching a Mold Relief 2


    At the risk of redundancy I include the mixing and applying the 5 minute epoxy to the soft clay. I refrigerated the clay to accelerate the cooling before drizzling the resin mixture into the mold.


    the slow application of resin allows the air to be evacuated from the recesses as the resin slowly flows through the mold thereby eliminating air bubbles............... I hope:



    http://i.imgur.com/wJNbsuh.jpg

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    Irons in the Fire


    Granted I have 'way too many irons in the fires what with the Warlord, T'hawk, refurbishing my Superheavy Armour and now a display stand for Lucie but a full plate keeps you young to mix my metaphors.


    The basic display stand for Lucie and the forward cowl for Luteus basic primed


    http://i.imgur.com/i2Q7DMl.jpg


    http://i.imgur.com/snEfMnu.jpg


    What's with all the L's Blackadder?

    "It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."