Blackadder's Attempt To Build a Lucius Patten Imperator Titan 'Invictus'

Blackadder

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Thanks,

Disaster:


While attaching the new part disaster struck and the whole assembly toppled off of the display console five feet to the floor first falling on my work desk. The whole thing shattered into half a dozen pieces on the desk and floor and I feared for the worst


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But inspection revealed no damage done to any of the discrete pieces and the titan readily reassembled none the worse for the experience.


So here's a closeup of the new piece in approximately the finished location. the legs may have to be shortened.


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This piece relies on the CoD Manufactorum railings for the detail so far. More yet to come and of course I need to make another one.
 
Blackadder

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The God Machine Arises:


Sorry to be so self indulgent but this is coming out much better than I expected.


http://i.imgur.com/2fgqC8V.jpg
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In the beginning I had shall we say neutral enthusiasm for the project because when finished (If Successful I must add) it would relegate My Luteus Vexant to second place.


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Now with a clear idea of how to build the chest area everything is falling into place and with both hanging buttresses in place the true width of the chest becomes apparent.


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In point of fact this beastie has wormed it's way into my heart and I am beginning to regret compromising on the hip structure.


Tonight I am going to start on the superstructure platform which will support the Cathedral-like top hamper


http://i.imgur.com/QX9aTK8.jpg
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And tomorrow I have to make a Hobby run for more 1/2 inch square square tubing.
 
Meph

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Luteus Vexan will turn out to have just been the gentle warm-up for this exquisite God-Machine.
 
nels0nmac

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That's looking soooo cool. It's going to be one hell off a beastie when finished - you'll probably need an extension to your house by the time you're done with him.
 
Blackadder

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Ha! I fear you overestimate the scale of this work. A meter tall is what I project for this Titan and while it isn't exactly small it requires no more room that the average spousal knickknack or spouse if needs be if she protests too much.

Once again serendipity:

rears it's head. The "Hanging Butresses have structures that I suppose reinforce the arches and perhaps act as drains or down spouts. A large central one and two secondary on the wings. Inspecting my CoD bitz for inspiration I found the bas-relief tech priests on either side of the gothic arch windows made ideal. accents for these structures.


http://i.imgur.com/ZHOW76K.jpg
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I used a razor saw to fine cut the figures from the window frames by first cutting off the square beam, then the footing course, finally the figures from the remainder. I discarded the the excess of the top and sanded the back side smooth. I then glued the figure to 3/8th inch square tubing (9.5 MM)


http://i.imgur.com/KBJU3Wk.jpg
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I still haven't decided how long to make these so for now I'll just make all four and adjust the length at another time after I make the inverted square spires.


But as you can see, blind luck has favored The Blackadder. :D
 
Meph

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Oh boy, I will have run our of superlatives even before this masterpiece is 10% done.
 
Blackadder

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The Emperor Has Entered The Third Dimension:


With the realization that not much more could be done with a two dimensional chest I made allowances for a more robust facade.


http://i.imgur.com/oA6FQue.jpg
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The Buttresses installed (albeit held in place with hemostats) with allowances for positioning I will be proceeding with the cutting in of the superstructure deck.


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my mind's eye has main gun arms and supports engineering, command decks, and all important altars to the Ominissiah Machine God and suitable Tech Priests to carry out the requisite ritual.


Onward and upward the superstructure is nascent in my brain.
 
Blackadder

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Now It Can Be Told.


I finally managed to isolate a decent image from the video model I've been working from. As you can see I've followed the concept rather closely but installed a few of my own and others ideas. Such as a different 'head' and raising the head off the waist plate; in this case about 4 inches (10 CM)


I like the idea of the Imperial Eagle wing in the buttress but that may be a late add on. Right now I am working on the deck. Where the artist uses corbel to support the front edge I shall be using PVC 'cove' moulding. Enhanced with strip styrene trim; you'll get the idea once I start the process.......


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Laters, I'm off to cut the second course.
 
Blackadder

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Now this raises an interesting point regarding Forgeworld discrimination. To date there are five resin Titans in the Imperium of Man; Mars and Lucius. Two in Chaos (also men technically) I myself am waiting for a Chaos Warlord before I plunk down my hard earned shekels. One rather fey Eldar Titan Warhound equivalent and a Ork Gargant, also Warhound size, and a rather blandly designed Necron Titan which is more properly a tank. Why is FW ignoring the proponents of other Galactic races whilst doting on the armies of the backwater Third Rock from the Sun? I claim Galactic racial bias, shame on you FW.


From a selfish standpoint I want an interesting 'Emperor' equivalent for one of the other interstellar races to model because where do I go from here after I finish this Titan. And it has to be ambulatory.
 
wargamesculptor

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With the new titan game their working on should be lots for you to build in 28 mm scale before too long BA. Their building it in a smaller scale but larger than epic, now some of the races like the orcs have a mega gargant but no 28 mm model has been produced, and Tyranids have the Nuln Queen which they've not even shown a picture of.
 
Blackadder

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wargamesculptor said:
With the new titan game their working on should be lots for you to build in 28 mm scale before too long BA. Their building it in a smaller scale but larger than epic, now some of the races like the orcs have a mega gargant but no 28 mm model has been produced, and Tyranids have the Nuln Queen which they've not even shown a picture of.
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Doh! I actually have a Hierophant and clearly forgot about it, but is it technically a Titan or just a big bug? I also have a Harridan but that is a Thunderhawk equivalent.
 
wargamesculptor

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I believe it's a titan class bug, and the Harridan as you say is a Thunderhawk equivalent, the Heirodule is a smaller Titan bug. The biggest recorded bug is the Nuln Queen according to the background but when they do the new game, you never know what may get added.
Dark Eldar and Tau were not around for the earlier epic games so never had a titan but we may see something this time round. Eldar had 3 titans 2 were variations of each other and the revenant was a smaller titan but with todays knight models would be a very similar size to them
 
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