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Awesome, really good job Blackadder.

This is a good opportunity to point out some minor flaws in FW's otherwise beautiful design.

Note that the toes do not twist to maintain full contact with the ground in this particular pose. Arrow D

This is because there is not sufficient gap 'Arrow C' between the toe bases to allow this twist.

FW acknowledged this in the base of the toe design but didn't splay the toes sufficiently to allow for it purely for asthetic purposes as when I duplicated the toes I found allowing for the twist made the toes look ungainly.

Note the piston position at 'arrow A'; t is fully compressed. At 'arrow B1' it is fully extended likewise at the 'arrow B2' the piston is fully extended but the toe does not contact the ground. This is because the cylinder is too short for the piston travel.

Reworking to allow for these imperfections would distort the look of the toes too much and change the overall appearance of the model but I have seen poses on the net that discounted these restrictions and gave the most ludicrous appearance to the stance.

Note that the stance in the crushed Rhino pose show a piston extended to such a degree that it is at an angle to the cylinder.

Also the foot pad angle is such that the ball has disengaged from the socket in the gimbal joint.

While a dramatic pose this clearly is beyond the capabilities of the mechanism.

Very interesting look into the logic of the design of the toes. Your look into this reminds me of the Renaissance artists learning anatomy of humans to be able to capture a best rendering, and this study would very well transfer to this stuff as well.

I must remember to look into these sorts of questions...

Whoa high praise indeed. It's a little know fact that the Blackadder posed for Leonardo's Vitruvian Man but later on Leo pasted his own face on instead Fortunately we have a copy of the original in the family archives.



Virtruvian Adder


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I stand corrected it is my model that is in error. It appears there is sufficient space between the toes in the FW model to allow for twisting of the toe bases. I didn't consult Jabba's excellent manual



http://www.scribd.com/doc/2670070/JGTBSv2

when gluing on the toes otherwise I would have incorporated the twist-ability into my model. I'll save that rework for another day when time hangs heavy should I live that long.

The miraculous disappearing piston length (into the fourth dimension I suppose) still stands.....

The red faced Blackadder

I think the logic is that given the sheer engineering reasons for massive two legged titans being impractical if not impossible, then slightly impossible toe poses are pretty minor in comparison.

I think humans actually have a milder version of the ork's 'believe sincerely in it and it will happen'. How else do you convince a thunderhawk to actually fly?

The major difference between the two armies, as I see it is paperwork...

Also, I agree, bending the toes a bit too much should look fine if you do it right. The model will need some serious cutting and rebuilding. But a titan griping something in its foot, like a bird talon, would look cool.

Page 23... and still wanting to see more...

Wait no longer I am back. After many months of procrastinating I have bit the bullet as it were and commenced aging weathering and otherwise s--ting up Lucie so she doesn't look so new and clean. I studied a lot of weathering techniques and some of them are quite involved. Layers of this and that paint and wash and fixative and most of them I would have quit before the fifth or sixth coat. Having actually served in a combat zone I have first hand knowledge of what military vehicles look like in battlefield conditions and usually they're just grimy and battered. Now I didn't pour my heart and soul into building Lucie just to inflict battle damage unto her but I did attempt to add some filth and this is the result.

I used my old standby that I used on model railroad rolling stock i.e. Graphite scrapped from a soft lead pencil and automotive windshield washer fluid. I added some Tin Bitz just to keep the FW flavor. I liberally spread the mixture on with a wide flat fine haired brush until the whole thing looked like a disgusting mess. Then before the fluid dried I brushed the whole area with a soft tooth brush until the fluid evaporated. If it doesn't come out to your expectations, slather on some more wiper fluid. The beauty of this technique is you can change it if you don't like the result.

Below is the initial result and I can't say I'm displeased with the outcome but the pictures are a bit more coppery than the actual model. I pictured the megabolter along side of the aged and weathered turbolaser for comparison and the greaves and waste /hip armour is also done but not to the degree that the lascannon is. I can't decide which I prefer.

These came out satisfactory so tomorrow I'll apply the same technique to the rest of the model.

EB

This entire undertaking has been/is one of those projects that takes the hobby to an incredibly high level... I would never, ever be able to tell that this wasn't a FW Warhound from a glance; even from a close inspection! I eagerly look forward to what Lucie will look like when she's completed - and how close that is!

I can't honestly criticize you as it seems your understanding and expierience of weathering is far greater than mine. As for the TurboLaser/MegaBolter/main armour question, I'd strongly suggest that you go with the TurboLaser's degree of weathering for all of the armour. It has far more depth and just looks so much more... real!

This is a great model! I really REally Wish i could get a titan!
But 560$ is too much.

My god is that what they cost now? It was around $400 when I decided to make Lucie instead of buying one. Of course there is always ebay.

I agree Cosmic, I'm going with the more intense weathering.

EB

I really like the way the turbo laser body looks.

It's amazing what happens when you stick with project instead of taking a year or so off like mine huh
You've done an amazing job and it looks great!
The scheme isn't my favorite but you've done a great job with it.

Glad to see you back Jabba.

I really feel I've been procrastinating letting this go for a few months but I couldn't bring myself to administer paint until I had psyched myself up to the task. This wasn't the time to rush into as it could only be done once. i experimented with a lot of weathering techniques, some very complex and for the life of me I can't say I see any benefit to a lot of steps especially using "fixative" and "clearcoats". Mainly they just make the paint look too thick and obliterate the fine detail. On a small figure that may be okay but since I omitted a lot of detail on Lucie as it is I didn't think I could afford to diminish what there was of it.

Lucie has a uniform base coat of gray automotive sandable primer, a coat of white primer on the head, and body armour because I made a mistake and needed a lighter base coat for the yellow bits. I used Testors flat yellow with an airbrush to paint the head and body armour.

The legs and feet were gray primer with a wash of graphite (shaved pencil lead), washer fluid and "tinbitz" after which I rubbed in some copper powder for highlights.

Foda_Bett; I did solicit colouring suggestions but of all the iterations of the Lucius Warhound schemes I always preferred this one and I'd be damned if I was just going to go with shades of gray as my gut feelings dictated.

Thank God I didn't have to decide on a Mars pattern theme; there isn't one scheme that I like.

More images and damn me if she still doesn't looks blue in flash pictures. I antiqued her last night; took some photos early this morning 4:00AM and rushed to post them. I used a wash of Citadel "gunmetal", powdered graphite and windshield washer fluid to thin the paint, smeared it on and worked it in with a tooth brush, stiff bristle 1/2" flat and a fan blender for the hard to reach places. The hull under the carapace looks a bit too gray but that should be amendable with some Windex and or washer fluid.

The shield projectors and exhausts are washed with "tinbits" and washer fluid.

God help me I have done the deed,

The Blackadder

Great work. Someday....whenever I finish the 5-7 armies i have in mind already...im going to start this project...someday :(

Jabba take note!

At long last I have installed the power cables to the underside of the head, er cockpit, er command deck. I wanted to keep the head removable for repair and modification and I stumbled on the idea to make the power cables plug in so they can be disconnected regularly.

I took advantage of the 'Evergreen' tubing telescoping properties and built up some male plugs to fit into the sockets previously fabricated soooo long ago although at the time I had no inkling of what I would even use for power conduit (which was so graciously donated by Jabba ka Hutt) and are the only truly FW items on Lucie. The rubber cable lent itself well to drilling with a fine pin drill bit and subsequently a 1/16th inch drill bit. I cyan-acitate glued 1/16th rod into the hole and added the appropriate sleeves to build the plug into a snug fitting end to fit into the connecting sleeve.

After waiting for the glue to dry I actually went on a customer call whilst I was waiting; below is the result.

Fully detachable conduits with very little evidence that they can be disconnected.

Man if i could only work this fast full time I could build dozens of these babies.

The indolent Blackadder

Excellent attention to detail as always!

Man, again you never fail to impress, even when you're ostensibly done with your project. That is a very cool function you incorporated.

I'm wondering why I'm not receiving email notifications of replies to this thread. Here I've been waiting for a Jabba reply and all the while it's been sitting since almost a month.

Let me state that Lucie looks fantastic with her gen-u-wine FW accouterments and I am forever in your debt for your generous contribution.

Lucie suffered some battle damage last month and broke a middle toe on her right foot. Repairing her was difficult as I still wanted the toe to function. I'm happy to report the repair went very well and Lucie is still ambulatory with nary a sign that the repair was made thanks to 'METALSET A4' Military Grade Epoxy Resin Cement. Lucie could not have been manufactured as she is without this stuff.

Blackadder

*Looks jealously at model*
*Stomps off*

Nice work!

Love the titan!

I think you will find that the lack of replies is due to the quietness of the boards at this time of the year...Damn Christmas!

Very very nice work on the titan!

You and the guy named Foda are my inspiration on this scratchbuilding endeavor, good job man!

Awsome work. I would love to see that IRL.

I jsut love the look of the Vulcan Megabolter on a Titan.

AgeOfEgos wrote:I used to think I was good at a few things, then I found the internet.

I would sig that if I had the room.
looking good! You make me feel like crap now.

Merry Christmas






Blackadder

Looks great! Looks very similar to the forgeworld one- Brilliant work as always.


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Oh, and merry Christmas.

Forgeworld has a Necron Christmas card?

Fleas navidog

A cold, soulless metal Christmas to you too!

I just popped into this thread, and I cannot believe that this wasn't made by forgeworld. Kudos to you, dear chap.

You are the master of the Warhound, that is by far the greatest scout titan i have ever seen, i would take that over a forgeworld WH anyday.