Reaver Titan WIP

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**f74**

Thought i would have a go at scratch building the Reaver since:
A. there is a data sheet (see BELLOFLOSTSOULS )
B. just got the templates from the net
and C. have a bit of free time on my hands at the moment.

where to start.....

There may need to be some modification to various parts, but hay thats what scratch building is about!

**f74**

Just started on the feet and will work up.
Needed a stronge base so went for balsa wood, as this will let me Pivot the toes to get a stable footing.

**f74**

Please feel free to add comments, positive or negative all are greatly recieved

**f74**

Just for scale

**H.B.M.C.**

Mmm... this thing's gonna be huge. The way a Reaver's meant to be, really.

BYE

**covenant84**

yup, huge. I like

**f74**

Feet finished, will be filling gaps at a later date.

**Feor**

Why does the schematics of the Titan have Butt Cheeks?

**sleazy**

I think they are cables, you are following the same templates I used.... check out mine, they are a lot of work but worth it.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/207555.page#254026

**f74**

Cheers for that clarification, i was thinking i would have to make Titanicus Glutimus Maximus!!!

saw your titan, it looks great, see you went for Power fist, i want to use this......

**f74**

Chain Sword!!!!!

**sleazy**

nice, is that from the Crusader/Blockhead templates? I'm gonna do one of those next, as soon as I get round to finishing the Reaver, you know what is like, so many projects.....

**Wehrkind**

Wow, its looks great!
I am personally a little sad you won't be making butt cheeks though. I always think 40-GRIMDARK-K can use a little splash of humor. Plus, with a zippo in front, you could have made a hell of a flamer.

Do you find the balsa easier to use than thick styrene? I never liked working with wood, but seeing how large the feet are, I am thinking it was a very good idea.

**f74**

I love Plasticard sheet for most models my warhound is made just from it bar the resin toes!!! I hate making toes!!!!
the thickest sheet i use is 1mm, so it was easier and less time consuming to make them out of bulsa. The feet only took half an hour to cut all the bits!

**f74**

Couldn't wait to do the Main body.

Wanted to see how large it would be.....

**Savnock**

Fast work.

Did you CAD that chainblade yourself?

**f74**

no its from someone else, they drew a whole Leviathan in cad and made up plans

**Brother Bartius**

Nice work. Looking forward to seeing more.

**f74**

Got into gear with this project, just made up a chain sword,
I had to cut it down from warlord size to fit in with the Reavers shoulder.

**Boss Salvage**

Impressive scrathbuild! Are you working directly from printed templates, or using your own skills to work off a CAD rendering / schematic? Which I suppose would also involved printing templates ...

All the same, great work

- Salvage

**f74**

I got the templates from BWC Archive, i'm Ajusting parts as i go

The Chainsword is from a different titan

**f74**

Chain Sword is looking better, might replace teeth with something that looks more rippy and teary and less woody!

Will be using a fine screen of body filler on all wood sections to remove the grain effect.

Just started boxing up the legs and I will start on the shoulder armour later today.

**sleazy**

looking awesome mate, I think you are definately going to surpass mine.

**f74**

Cheers Sleazy, Its thanks to you and your model that i'm even doing this!

**f74**

Story so Far..........

**Death By Monkeys**

Lovin' the chain sword and the plasma blaster. I'm trying to think what material you could use for the teeth of the chain fist that would thick enough to look right, but easy enough to cut....nothing comes to mind right off, but it looks dead rippy right now!

Oh, and the Stagg Chili leg? SWEET! (btw, if you ever look at the dietary numbers on one of those - 1 serving has 96% of your daily fiber allowance. One can has 2 servings...) I'd love to see this guy get a Stagg Chili banner when he's done.

**sleazy**

Fear the Chilli titan!

I think this one might end up taller than mine too, which is probably a good thing as the templates were based on the Armorcast dimensions which can seem a little small next to current FW scale.

**f74**

do you not know anything? everyone knows battle titans run on a stagg chili reactor! just watch out foot the exhaust gases!

**f74**

Sleazy: I will have to crank the size up because the Chain sword is real big!

May make another weapon for it and save the Chainsword for my Warlord.

**sennacherib**

thats a great brand of chili. awsome...keep up the good work