Back in the Saddle AgainAfter 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
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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
Last edited by Blackadder; 07-27-2022 at 01:46 PM.
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Good to have you back again BA. This build carries on looking awesome and the extra detail thus far is great. The gatling blaster seems suitably meaty and love the look of it.
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Thanks for the reply. I am having a lot of difficulty posting on this forum so I am running this test message. I would hate to lose contact with this forum but I take exception to be regarded as SPAM after many years of posting what I consider interesting threads.Originally Posted by nels0nmac
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
Last edited by Blackadder; 08-05-2022 at 07:06 PM.
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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.
Last edited by Blackadder; 08-05-2022 at 07:18 PM.
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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.
Last edited by Blackadder; 08-16-2022 at 02:43 PM.
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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?
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Yes, I think it was worth it - although sets a nasty precedence for the amount of detail that will need to be added over the rest of the model
What you leave behind is not what is written on your tombstone but what is written in the heart of others.
You've got that right. It's going to require more than just piling production kits onto the scratch build. The kit details have to be cutout and modified to enhance rather than overwhelm the scratch work.Yes, I think it was worth it - although sets a nasty precedence for the amount of detail that will need to be added over the rest of the model
Thanks for the reply.
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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's getting more and more difficult to post on this forum.
After all these years I hope I will not have to end my building threads on this forum.
Last edited by Blackadder; 09-12-2022 at 05:08 AM.
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Do you mean the incessant nagging to "Verify yourself as human" nonsense? I know, it gets to me too.It's getting more and more difficult to post on this forum.
After all these years I hope I will not have to end my building threads on this forum.
I've switched to using Safari on my mac to view the site, and I don't have any adblocking going on - so far it is leaving me well enough alone.
The build is looking very impressive, as always. You have the willpower & stamina of a hundred men. Keep going please!
Yeah, I've been totally remiss in posting new work but in spite of the tedium of adding all these bits and the time consumed it does not seem very much to report...
https://i.imgur.com/4zBKlBr.jpg
So we'll take it from where I installed the spikes on the corona.
This actually is a chaos feature but it looked so d@mned good I couldn't resist.
https://i.imgur.com/yPi1QhQ.jpg
Then I had to adjust the cannon emplacements to fit the new design otherwise all the new detail wouldn't fit.
There's a months worth of revamping to post but here's some tidbits to nosh on whilst I get some pictures together.
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Joint Armour
I've thought about this a lot over the past few months and nothing I could come up with filled the bill of what I am looking for.
The joint armour must cover the knee and hip joint but still not be bulky and clumsy looking. It must be logical and functional but still be pleasing to the eye.
So to refresh your memory and not have you shuffling through dozens of pages of images I'll present the original leg sections as they are at present.
https://i.imgur.com/zHAQrvy.jpg
First of all I've decided to reverse the knee and hip joint so the quadricep actuators are in the front and hamstring actuators are in the rear of the knee.
The quads are the only actuators I really need so the hamstrings will be just for show.
https://i.imgur.com/GBbCQ7M.jpg
Suddenly the leg actuators begin to make a lot more sense.
I started with a couple of rectangular cards and reinforced them with the egg crate fluorescent lens material
https://i.imgur.com/pk4ZHMs.jpg
and started to pare away material until a shape began to emerge
https://i.imgur.com/XtNURj7
That's all for today but this is beginning to take shape.
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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.
Last edited by Blackadder; 05-21-2023 at 02:36 PM.
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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.
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