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Ha,Ha, Ha; 25 years ago........

Facial Planes:

We're going to experiment with this visor as I don't have an overhead projection so I made the angle gussets flexible until I see how the 'face shapes up.

http://i.imgur.com/9ysjqn4.jpg


That way I can make the minimal adjustments required for an approximation of the artist's intent.

http://i.imgur.com/Qc99a8q.jpg


Note the strips in the foreground. The one with the heavy pencil line glues to the inner surface of the visor. It is slightly scored so it acts as a hinged gusset. It can sustain a minimum of flexing before fatiguing the same as the visor plate. Once I am satisfied with the position of the visor planes I'll reinforce the the back side of the visor to hold the shape.

Well any failed attempts will make awesome 80s party glasses

Raising the Ears:

When I was a kid going to the barber was called, "having your ears lowered." Well in this case the operative word is raised. and bring the ears forward and shorten the helmet.

BTW after having been to the barber, you had "White walls."

http://i.imgur.com/AeNn6yB.jpg


Anyway this side view projection shows I need to cut the helmet a minimum of 6 MM (one quarter inch) on each side and shorten the length almost half an inch (13,0 MM) which necessitates re-positioning the spear points.

http://i.imgur.com/eNjbnNv.jpg


Or I may just go with three after the one in the forehead.

http://i.imgur.com/8stjVq5.jpg


The close up also doesn't do it for me; Fah!

http://i.imgur.com/xa0CkQU.jpg

Great work, reminds me of the "Gladiator" helmet from the film.

Fun and games the level of detail you go into never fails to amaze me. Watching this face come together is fun to watch.

Looks a lot like Russel Crow's helmet from gladiator - to me, at least. It might be me, but shouldn't the visor be curves for the most part, instead of angled? The only hard angles I see on the drawing are the ones on the sides

Wow! I like the look of the scalloped crest. Great detail so far on the head.

Family Portrait:

Who's your Daddy? I accomplished a whirlwind revamp of the Command Deck aka the 'Head' shortening the rear overhang (Wait, he is talking about the head of this beastie not the loo???) but I did leave the cock's comb alone. (he is talking about the loo!)

Seen here along side my Warlord to give a proper scale.

http://i.imgur.com/NvG8rtI.jpg


And a closeup.

http://i.imgur.com/tZgfEjR.jpg


More images to come............

That thing is going to be massive when the lower part of the mask is added!

The warlords face now looks like he's grumpy since he won't be the "big kid" for much longer

Naaahhh! that's just his badass face.

Whoops:

Seems I may have miscalculated on the size of the Titan. That face is huge compared to the Warlord. Of course I had planned upwards of 36 inches ( 0.9144 meters )but I had hoped to keep it under 33 inches (0.8382 meters ) just so it didn't relegate my Warlord to a minor player. This may not be the case now.

http://i.imgur.com/928kBV1.jpg


The front view in my estimation is spot on and I shall proceed with the styrene version and make the cutouts on the basic structure. Once I am satisfied with the overall size relationship of the various parts of the 'face' I'll make the details.

http://i.imgur.com/MBwgT4X.jpg


The side view doesn't look quite right as there is too much forward projection with the cardboard template. When rendered in styrene wot the extra cheek plates added all will line up as it is supposed to......
At least that is my expectation.

Now that looks Even better , i was worried that it might be a bit on the small side before, but that worry has been stomped on.

Thanks,

Once the 'head' is bulked up with the detail it will be twice the size of the Warlord head.

Your skills have really "gone to your head"

Lookinjg good. From the pics, an emperor class titan always seemed to have a proportionally bigger head than the warlord, doesn't it?

Especially looking at something like this



I think the head looks perfect! Looking Great!

Chin Guard Detail:

Back from Easter holiday; before I left I started the detail of the chin guard because I might have to put slots in the backing as well as the decorative spear shapes. The slots are ready made aligning points so duplicating the spear point is a cinch.


http://i.imgur.com/i8pheXC.jpg


I used a slightly modified tongue depresor to file the pieces to roughly the same shape and each pair is roughly 2 MM longer that the other S M L respectively

http://i.imgur.com/1IMWqXh.jpg


Now that the three pair are rough shaped I can clean up the edges and thin them all down to the finished width.

This model head seems a lot easier than was the Warlord so far.

Easier? I'd imagine your past experiences would help you since you don't have to figure these things out, no?

I'm with CommissarKhaine...with your experience I'm sure some things really DO get easier

Experience not withstanding, The helmet, visor and chin guard are substantially easier to build and the new neck made out of PVC tubing and fittings make what was previously a nightmare of innovation virtually child's play.


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OMG:

Seriously this is probably the most gratifying construct I have done in quite some time.

http://i.imgur.com/LpUWR8T.jpg


Everything is falling into place.

http://i.imgur.com/pmnMplO.jpg


Even though the chin armour is too far forward (easily remedied) it gives a hint of the majesty to come.......

http://i.imgur.com/oeVW0v7.jpg


It's still not too late to start following/building along on this construction. I forsee this will be quite something when finished. :blush:

I wonder if the fortress thingy on top of the titan would be large enough to be used as a battleboard for killteam missions?

Oestergaard - I bet it will totally be big enough!

Head looks ace so far!

Experience not withstanding, The helmet, visor and chin guard are substantially easier to build and the new neck made out of PVC tubing and fittings make what was previously a nightmare of innovation virtually child's play.

Out of curiosity: if you'd rebuild the warlord now, would you use the same techniques as the ones you're using for the emperor? Or wouldn't these work out as well?

Head is looking great!

 Oestergaard wrote:
I wonder if the fortress thingy on top of the titan would be large enough to be used as a battleboard for killteam missions?

Probably for CC missions


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 CommissarKhaine wrote:

Experience not withstanding, The helmet, visor and chin guard are substantially easier to build and the new neck made out of PVC tubing and fittings make what was previously a nightmare of innovation virtually child's play.

Out of curiosity: if you'd rebuild the warlord now, would you use the same techniques as the ones you're using for the emperor? Or wouldn't these work out as well?

Head is looking great!

Probably, I made the Warlord's connecting bridge to the cockpit square and had no end of design issues giving it all the movement capability it has. this round neck is just the ticket.

See? Your experience is helping you! :p. Also, that info is tucked away in case I ever build up the courage to get started on a big guy!

Then A Miracle Happened:

But no, it didn't.... I was working without checking on the so far completed 'Skull' (well that's what it looks like to me) and I got away from the proper relative sizes. and so far it looks okay. The cheek armour under the visor seems about right especially since the large round canisters under the eye sockets still need to be added.

http://i.imgur.com/kdIR6Gf.jpg


I still have to pare down the nose and chin dart embellishments and I'm having difficulty reconciling the extra wide vertical strip under the nose; it looks too wide to me on the skull but less so on the 2D image. I like it thinner as it give the lower face a more refined look.

http://i.imgur.com/vUrJCti.jpg


I'm going to have to bit the bullet and be less slavish to the prototype image and do what my instinct tells me looks best.....

So here is today's effort just tack glue in place temporarily.

http://i.imgur.com/yUS4JfD.jpg


and I'm already not liking the chin dart (What was I thinking???) but the roughed in nose seems pretty close to what I looking for.

Good work, Blacky.

I find that going with the flow is always better with scratch-building.
You can have all the designs in the world, measured to perfection. But a creation will always have a mind of it's own and will progress in it's own direction. It's much less stressful and gives better results to not try to strictly stick to the original plan.

What looks good on paper (or computer screen) doesn't always translate to what looks good in 3D. Tweaks are always needed.

Flow like water, Bend like bamboo, hit like a rock... er... adapt.

Space Marine regalia:

Sorry, I got 'way too ahead of myself last night and in a fit of inspiration came up with the resolution to the nose and chin gewgaws but also the iron prow boot.

First the boot as I don't know what the interior looks like I got the inspiration to make it a solid floor and use the slots for small arms loopholes,

http://i.imgur.com/wDcB6Y2.jpg


just about enough room for a coupl'a sharpshooters shoulder to shoulder firing down at retreating infantry probably not in

http://i.imgur.com/5uE0rpp.jpg


The floor is 0.040 inch (1,0 MM) styrene which still needs to be trimmed to size but I still left one side not done so you can see the gusset strips needed to spread the floor. 70,0 MM (2.75 inches).

http://i.imgur.com/i71rWhT.jpg


Gluing the strip inside first and letting dry for an hour

http://i.imgur.com/7oBz3p8.jpg


And finally finishing up the nose vents and rebuilding the chin gewgaw.

http://i.imgur.com/XhTN3b1.jpg

Not sure if you saw this thread - few years old and sadly never finished (or at least not shown here...), but some, possibly, useful techniques in the pages for you?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/238420.page?userfilterid=2367

 Ruglud wrote:
Not sure if you saw this thread - few years old and sadly never finished (or at least not shown here...), but some, possibly, useful techniques in the pages for you?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/238420.page?userfilterid=2367

No I've not seen it before and there are some definitely interesting ideas here. Too bad the project was never finished. Is the author still active on Dakka?

Certain aspects are reminiscent of my own Reaver Project:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/542441.page

http://i.imgur.com/i9pRHzr.jpg