Blackadder Attempts to build an Emperor Titan

  • Ammo Belt:


    After a few bad starts I finally went back to my original plan of how to create this structure.


    Also I decided to commit to an onboard round magazine rather than the drum attached to the weapon.


    https://i.imgur.com/X0SKDLq.jpg


    The reason is twofold.


    1 The Ammo drum is too bulky to attach to the loading housing and would look ludicrous.


    2 Plus the drum would be too small to store a significant number of rounds. The hull would be a better option.


    Maintaining flexibility was also a challenge which necessitated splitting the rounds on the ammo belt strip. Since the belt is merely for show I can make this presumption.


    It took me two weeks to come up with a viable plan and I haven't even applied the details;

    Whew!

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

  • I broke my foot a couple of weeks ago and I haven't had the ambition to proceed with the project for a while.


    I've been itching to get back to it over the Past two days so expect an update soon.


    EB

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

  • Back in the Saddle Again


    After being laid up with yet another bout with Covid, the worst one yet, these past few days have seen me in a flurry of industry where I managed to add quite a bit of detail to the upper works.


    This first images of the superstructure shows the angular shaped stained glass window frames that decorate the bastions in groups or threes;


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


    I made dozens of these basic decorations and they are used throughout the model in various sizes. Each one will ultimately be embellished with cut out paper 40k stained glass themes.


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


    I may or may not cut these out and install lighting behind the frames but that is far down the road from where I am today.


    The next images show the Gatling blaster mounted once again with the rear position of the gun mechanism lined up with the hull magazine. Amazingly it lines up with the proposed belt chain of projectiles even though I had not initially planned for this.


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


    https://i.imgur.com/tx26jkL.jpg


    And another view for clarity....


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

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

  • hey guy, nice to see you back in line; I was a Kind of worried about your healthstatus and hopefully you're doing good after all this crap.


    It's great to see your progress and the idea of doing the windows is awesome. :up:


    I'm looking forward to see the ammuntionbelt and all the other gimmiks to come.


    Stay concentratet and healthy and I' stay tuned for the future.


    Greetings

  • Bastion Base Detail


    Yeah I know; it looks like a step backwards but it took me a couple of days installing these stained glass window frames and the details thus far.


    But now I can install the finer detail items such as layered armour, skulls and Aquilae, corner angles and tchotchkes. You'll see where I am going with this..


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


    I've already decided I need to make two more building structures, rectories if you will' between the front and rear bastions which will really make the interior of the superstructure really POP!


    https://i.imgur.com/OTa0XJJ.jpg


    But right now I am excited about how will these components have come out.


    https://i.imgur.com/bY9Obu9.jpg


    Naturally these will not be stacked like these but instead will serve as the corner bases for the superstructure.


    I just thought it would be amusing to show them off before I install the really fun details.

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

  • Ye Gods, Has It Been That Long!


    Over the past six years and four months since I started this project I've been repeatedly asked, What colour am I going to paint this beasty.


    Well I've finally found a colour scheme I think will be befitting this endeavor.


    It combines the understated mechanical appearance of a Lucius Pattern Emperor Titan with the garish opulence of the upper works.


    The concept is credited to Joazzz2, the original 3D designer of the images I follow.


    https://i.imgur.com/S2KmceV.png


    You can see I quite a bit of detailing still to do on the upper works before I commit to painting.


    And the four spires on the superstructure will be "Vengeance Weapons Batteries" for aerial defense.

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

  • Are We Having Fun Yet!


    It took me the better part of a week but I finally have 22 cathedral style window frames for my buttresses.

    Basilica Adminstratum


    https://i.imgur.com/7DCwNlo.jpg


    I cut them out from the panels of couple Basilica Adminstratum kits I had lying about.

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


    Cripes! Blackadder Do you know what those kits are worth?

    Yeah, in point of fact I just purchased one on ebay for a hundred bucks free shipping ( I still need more windows and door panels.)

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


    But "In for a penny, in for a pound." I always say. It's only money.

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


    So, was it worth it?

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

  • Thanks for the replies...


    Octagons... That Feeling You Get When Things Go Awry


    It was a matter of disappointment when I found the turrets were hexagonal and would not fit the upper bastion assemblies.


    Ultimately I had to make my own...


    https://i.imgur.com/i7Ahp5P.jpg


    Fortunately I could still use the guns.


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


    The upper works of one of the four corner bastions.


    https://i.imgur.com/DapA7Uo.jpg


    And some ideas of how to flesh out the basic structure..


    https://i.imgur.com/lU9C8RC.jpg

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

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

  • Guess What These Are?

    https://i.imgur.com/U9bu6Vk.jpg




    Hints;


    They're grey and gold.


    There will be 32 of them on the model when finished ... yeah I'm making a couple extra and picking 32 of the best.


    They are divided into 3 panels with 2 spacers.


    There are two of them in the Emperor image below.


    https://i.imgur.com/kyiViH9.jpg


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

  • Glad to see you working on that Titan again. :) Progress is looking great, insane details on the bastion and the overall size and compilation looks fitting.


    Have you considered to 3d print those window frames and parts? Pretty sure there are files for that, at least very similar one.



    greetings.

  • Whoa We're back,


    What happened?


    I haven't been able to post for almost a year???


    We've got a lot of catching up to do.




    Relegated to the stone age.


    I've been too long in the manufacture of this model and 3D printing technology has consigned me to the dust bin of "also ran."


    I was quite proud of my recently manufactured spires until I saw this Emperor Titan.


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

    WspZArdl.jpg


    How' I supposed to compete with that! Look at the detail! absolutely incredible!


    3D printing has set the bar by a couple of orders of magnitude.


    https://i.imgur.com/k3mGhdF.png

    k3mGhdFl.png


    Witness my latest effort...


    https://i.imgur.com/3qAZJJ5.jpg

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    which pales in comparison.


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

    qpzAKjEl.jpg

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

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  • Laser Blaster Armour and Shroud


    It's finally time to address the armour for the arm weapons. I've been putting this off long enough.


    One of the things I have been noticing in many attempts to build one of these hulking monstrosities is the walls of the cannons (in this case Blasters) and the weapons armour is too thin.


    https://i.imgur.com/tMyVk0c.jpg


    As you look at the photos below, take note that the construction walls are very thick.

    This affords a modicum of realism to the item rather than sticking a toilet paper roll into a turret and passing it off as a gun barrel.


    https://i.imgur.com/J3yKGjD.jpg


    Note how the walls of this construction are very solid looking. I would not try it but I'm pretty confident it would support my 16 stone weight.


    https://i.imgur.com/wUvLut4.jpg


    I'm going to do something different with this shroud assembly and design and shape it whilst on the cannon assembly just to make sure its a proper fit.


    So we'll start with a sheet of 0,50 mm styrene and reinforce it later from within.


    Every time I do this I end up regretting it because building something outside/in is very difficult. Ha!

    I just want to make sure it's a tight fit.


    I had the same problem with the Mega Blaster.

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

  • Armour Continued:


    The decorative armour seems to be more difficult than I anticipated.


    My version of the Sun Blaster is more robust that the FW cannon so it requires some aesthetic compromises which I hope will work out.


    I scribed out some lines to show where the plate reinforcement strips will go but I'm still wrestling with making the curves.


    I'm also trying to make the louvers aft of the mount drum.


    https://i.imgur.com/lIy5GWC.jpg


    I had to increase the length of the shield by half an inch which caused some distressing of the surface. I'll call it "battle damage."


    After all, these machines are millennia old, they must have taken a hit once in a while.


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


    Yeah, I'll go with that rationale.

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

  • Superstructure Detail:


    Whew!


    After a month or more I finally have something to show for all this effort...




    https://i.imgur.com/Xh3Kgyv.jpg




    First I found that a lot of the detail previously done was wrong or unsatisfactory.


    The secondary armament in the corner bastions all had to be redone. I ran out of ossarium panels and had to redistribute them and substituted scroll panels...


    https://i.imgur.com/mL5GhLf.jpg




    The panels I thought I could use gun turrets were too wide and had to be altered


    I had these doors I was going to use elsewhere.


    https://i.imgur.com/e6TFq2I.jpg




    They work rather well on the main gun.


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




    In spite of the seeming dishevelment of the project it may surprise you to know; I'm thinking I am very close to priming certain areas.

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

  • Wow this is really awesome! :up:

    "One unbreakable shield against the coming darkness,
    One last blade forged in defiance of fate,
    Let them be my legacy to the galaxy I conquered,
    And my final gift to the species I failed."

    — Inscription upon the Arcus Daemonica, attributed to the Emperor of Mankind


    In der Kampagne "Krieg um Smarhon" erhaltene Orden:


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