Blackadder Attempts to build an Emperor Titan

    Barbican Phase Two:


    Show your work is my motto regardless how sloppy. Never fear this is only the underlayment I build for strength and durability.


    https://i.imgur.com/5D4RNcq.jpg


    This first image shows what a godsend this defuser lens material is. Had I to make all the interior framing for a model of this size it would probably cost twice as much or be very flimsy. One thing you don't want is a limp Titan.


    https://i.imgur.com/dxLSwfl.jpg


    The second image shows the corner outcropping structures which are probably too narrow to serve any purpose other than decorative. Were this a stone Barbican it would serve as a buttress for the corner.

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

    I cheated:


    I wanted to see what the Citadel would look like so I put the lower leg structures on the deck behind the Barbicans.


    https://i.imgur.com/lQyxVjb.jpg


    I think this might amount to something after all


    https://i.imgur.com/zj7gJb6.jpg


    From the top view it seems I made the superstructure deck lust big enough.


    https://i.imgur.com/EyJfZJN.jpg


    And the Barbicans appear to be the right size as well.


    Martini Time!


    Skoal.

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

    Barbican Spires


    The Barbican corner reinforcements have been enclosed and This evening I began creating the ornamental spires to cap the corners.


    https://i.imgur.com/srGi6nW.jpg


    These are purely decorative being too narrow for occupation.....


    https://i.imgur.com/BxOB5tH.jpg


    But no doubt they serve some 40K esoteric purpose


    https://i.imgur.com/67Rbhhi.jpg


    Anyway there are 16 of them and I have managed to complete one and made inroads on seven others before saying ENOUGH!

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

    An Error In Perspective:


    One of the major drawbacks of OCD is good enough is never good enough. All the while I was building these Barbicans something just did not seem right about the positioning of the spires until last week when I finally deduced what should have been readily apparent from the get go. The corner buttresses were wrong in shape which would have lead to a mistake in the position of the spires and affected the whole upper structure were it not corrected. After relentlessly studying the 3D images I finally discovered my mistake. The buttresses were rectangular not square.


    https://i.imgur.com/s2lXuEW.jpg


    Short of rebuilding the whole structure I opted to modify the buttresses which in itself was an arduous task compounded in the further mistake of trying to economize on material. That never works and almost always guarantees more wasted time than than savings in material. Ultimately I went for materiel extravagance and in one day managed to outpace the proceedings week's work.


    https://i.imgur.com/rTpodUq.jpg


    I hope the images convey were the problem laid and how if not extending the buttresses 9,5 MM the spires would be to cramped together to replicate the 3D art projection. Now I have to readjust the height of the Barbicans pretty much back to my original perception.

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

    By the God Emperor! This fellow is huge! What is the weight by now? Very impressive! I can imagine how little crew members (28mm) walk on this one. Keep going!

    Zitat von thamior

    By the God Emperor! This fellow is huge! What is the weight by now? Very impressive! I can imagine how little crew members (28mm) walk on this one. Keep going!



    Ha! you second guessed me; I just took some images of Adeptus Mechanicus Tech Priests



    https://i.imgur.com/vciqZk4.jpg




    https://i.imgur.com/28cnOGl.jpg



    Yeah, about 10 kilo so far.


    Thanks for the reply,


    Blackadder

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

    10 kilo? Impressive! Nice pics! Thanks for showing the scale. Just have to imagine this guy on the table. *crush*

    Leaps and Bounds:


    Vis-à-vis ennui. Virtually 99% of this construction is utter boredom. Yesterday I was so jazzed about completing a major milestone with the fabrication of the first tier of the Barbicans I began construction of the second tier.


    https://i.imgur.com/3VIX6P7.jpg


    Two hours into it and I had the basic structures in hand.


    https://i.imgur.com/NOtRSaZ.jpg


    Things don't usually happen this way but I have become adept at making these structures. So now the tedium sets in. The best thing I can do is share my basic building techniques while waiting for the glue to dry...........

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

    First Inkling:


    Today I got my first inkling of this model in it's entirety. Up to now I've manufactured separate components but the overall magnitude escaped me. Now I see the full scope of it's height which will be about 5 feet tall so scale-wise at the 25/28 MM the model will stand 336 to 360 feet tall or (102 to 110 meters tall.)


    https://i.imgur.com/NFxfldf.jpg


    I'm assuming the uppermost spires to add an additional eight to 12 inches to the overall height.


    https://i.imgur.com/xha4k2k.jpg


    Although some might call that cheating :D


    https://i.imgur.com/g5wNzMc.jpg


    Tomorrow I plan to have the other Barbican completed


    https://i.imgur.com/ooaxrJE.jpg


    and with luck reassembled with the legs again.

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

    Zitat

    Today I got my first inkling of this model in it's entirety. Up to now I've manufactured separate components but the overall magnitude escaped me. Now I see the full scope of it's height which will be about 5 feet tall so scale-wise at the 25/28 MM the model will stand 336 to 360 feet tall or (102 to 110 meters tall.)


    Impressive! Keep going! I am really excited about your further construction!

    These complex structures are amoung the most difficult I have built for this Titan. Considering they will have to bear little weight in comparison they are extremely over built.


    https://i.imgur.com/MKAMJX8.jpg


    Compounding this the corner towers are octagonal in shape. This does not lend itself readily to the square grid material I have chosen for the substructure. Compensations in the structure have to be made to make the cross section conform to the octagonal shape.


    https://i.imgur.com/ofpjp2n.jpg


    The top of the Barbicans will have either spires which will increase the height to around 60 inches or AA laser cannon emplacements which will decrease the height to somewhat less; about; 54 inches as far as the Barbicans are concerned.


    https://i.imgur.com/2bPuKBl.jpg


    The main Keep will be another story.

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

    Sanctum Sanctorum:.


    Awright no comments on the man-cave.


    https://i.imgur.com/MBOgm4T.jpg


    As you may have gathered I'm single. Who else could dump thousands on stuff I should have outgrown ages ago but hey, I love working on this stuff. Prior to this I built 18th century American warship models plank on frame wood..... but that's for another area of FB


    I find styrene a much easier medium to work with and my son was an avid player so Dad obliged him.


    I spent the better part of the week building the components seen here. That and my current occupation of President of my Condominium.
    https://i.imgur.com/aQgITmu.jpg


    The octagonal column center of the image above represents my third attempt to make this part, successfully (Finally) I might add. The secret was, "there are no shortcuts to a quality representation." Eventually I must learn that.


    The image below show the basic work of the remaining seven columns waiting in the wings for the success of the first.


    ]https://i.imgur.com/bSP02tN.jpg


    My apologies for the crudeness of the construction appearance but the basic shape is all I need for the present. The polish and detail will come later.

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

    You do not need to apologize - what you show here ist the among the very best I have seen on scratch build models / scenery, and I have seen a lot. Just simply the scale of it is breathtaking. I believe we all here are impressed by your work and are anxious to see the final, painded result. Although just seeing you step by step in the process is very entertaining in itself.
    Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

    Corner Towers Done......


    The basic octagonal structure that is. There are still two levels of surface detail to apply but aside from the AA cannon emplacements this will be the height of the Imperator version of this Titan.
    https://i.imgur.com/z7u8CZ9.jpg


    I'm so confused as to what the seemingly interchangeable names and classes of the Emperor Titans. Initially I set out to build a Warmonger version to match my Lucius Warlord and Warhound (seen here for scale). Lucie was my first major scratchbuild project and she is slightly more robust compared to the Forge World Warhound Version.


    https://i.imgur.com/B8BcNAW.jpg


    This aerial view gives a better perspective of the upper deck.


    https://i.imgur.com/SV2cXJw.jpg


    And finally a head on shot with the various Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii slated to infest the upper works of this monstrosity.

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

    Composite Image:


    I've been asked to put this together for an overall image of the work thus far.


    Well it's too tall for the work console I have to stack the two major components, legs and torso, plus the whole thing is front heavy at the moment with none of the rear counterweights installed; I'm figuring the completed model will weigh in the neighborhood of two Bowling balls overall weight when finished; i.e.32 pounds or about 14.5 kilo.


    https://i.imgur.com/aoOOzdX.jpg


    The only other leastwise finished component is the Sunfury Plasma Annihilator which also cannot be mounted until the top and bottom body sections are together.


    https://i.imgur.com/D6Tumkw.jpg


    But my clumsy photo editing can give you a general idea of where I am heading with this construction.

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

    Emperor Titan Pelvic Block:


    My obsession with having the option of posing my creations has worked out previously, My scratchbuilt Warhound, Warlord, Thunderhawk and Reaver have the ability to be positioned an virtually any configuration even beyond that which is mechanically sound in practice.


    With this newest model I hoped to carry on the tradition but it did open up areas of concern. I designed this model to have no swivel fore and aft as in the Warlord and Warhound. I calculated the weigh of the model above the hips would collapse the hip joints were I to attempt functioning ball and socket joints as I did with the other two Titans.

    https://i.imgur.com/c9K9SzG.jpg


    With that resignation I began the Pelvic Block this weekend.


    https://i.imgur.com/iFhj62W.jpg


    My original Pelvic Block seen here was naively small compared to the 1.66 meters tall construction this has evolved to. My original estimate of the height was on the order of a meter tall.


    https://i.imgur.com/KP3BAfB.jpg

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