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The level of dedication that you have expressed throughout this project is truly outstanding, Blackadder.

The_Blackadder wrote:I hasten to finish these toes before this becomes the foot fetish corner of the Dakka Forum.

I think that this part provides an insight into how the foot fetish mind works. It's such a shame, though, that not many of them have seen this hot stuff. Mmmm.

...So get it finished ASAP! I can't control the feeling within for much longer...

Cosmic rates this work highly indeed!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:You astound me again. such attention to detail!!! Fantastic!!!! I've got to figure out how you do such detailed work with plasticard

I'll be more than happy to impart any of my techniques after all this is a mutual aid discourse. Mr Hutt was kind enough to provide me with the necessary photos to accomplish this model. can I do any less than help those that want to know how I managed to build it.

The treads were made of 0.5mm Evergreen boxcar siding which comes prescored with each board approx. 1.5mm. I cut the strips with a standard Stanley Utility knife (not an Exacto knife which is too flexible.). To make the treads I first sanded the edge of the plastic card so instead of 2 slats of siding I had 1 1/2. i laid them out on the foot pad and used a scrap 0.5mm strip to provide the spacing. I figured the spacing based on the need for six units of tread per side toe and the center toe with the aquilla emblem was spaced between the toe treads as space would allow. That was pretty much of a guess as I don't measure and do much of the work by eye. I find that when working with such small scale that measuring is more of a hinderance than a help and pencil lines and even scribed lines are too thick to give a satisfactory result.

I laid out each course of tread and cemented it with Tam. super thin cement. When all the courses were laid I used a razor saw to cut out the center section from toe to heel and cut out the scrap with a #11 exacto knife. I cut 45° tips from the center of each tread end and guestimated how far to cut each back as the toe tapers with each segment. I then pared every other strip as the tread segment s are not uniform with a # 11 exacto blade. I installed each of the chevron shaped treads and again guessed at the angle to cut them as they are way too small to measure being >4mm in length. After all the chevrons were glued in place I used my needle files to dress the rough intersies and sanded the whole tread pad smooth with very fine sandpaper.

I then added the small triangles pieces between the chevrons and sanded and dressed again. I the applied a thin wash of glue to insure the whole set of treads were firmly attached, did a final cleaning after it was dry and another light sanding as needed. I then used my pinvise drill and a 0.030" drill bit to cut the tread holes by hand.

Then I painted the whole mess with Krylon grey primer.

Cosmic wrote: The level of dedication that you have expressed throughout this project is truly outstanding, Blackadder.

The_Blackadder wrote:I hasten to finish these toes before this becomes the foot fetish corner of the Dakka Forum.

I think that this part provides an insight into how the foot fetish mind works. It's such a shame, though, that not many of them have seen this hot stuff. Mmmm.

I don't know, a well turned ankle is hard to beat. :LOL:

...So get it finished ASAP! I can't control the feeling within for much longer...

Cosmic rates this work highly indeed!

Man, no one is more anxious to finish this than me,

Blackadder

Wow, great to see the inner workings of a half-crazed
lunatic!!!

Seriously though, its really interesting to get an insight into your methods

Looks great.
How thick is that card your using for the treads?

jabbakahut wrote:Looks great.
How thick is that card your using for the treads?

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/Sheets.htm

I use the freight car siding .020"thick (0.50mm), 0.067"spacing $5.49. I have used less than two sheets for all the models I have built.

A true value and well worth the price considering the time and aggravation saved in cutting thin strips.

The easily ballistic Blackadder

Blackadder, your work is nothing short of amazing. I would request that should you want your titan to be stepping on soming, the Ork trukk makes a lovely wreck.

Breotan wrote:I would request that should you want your titan to be stepping on soming, the Ork trukk makes a lovely wreck.

lol, an ork trukk is already effectively a wreck. not really much to 'make' it into that

"She's got legs and she knows how to use them."

"She's got legs and she knows how to move them. "

To quote an old song BTW the real lyrics for that song are a bit too racy for this forum.

Finally she's standing on her own (well sort of I need to install some junk in the trunk) don't worry, I've got room for half a pound of lead weights.

but the joints seem strong enough to bear the weight and then some and she is fully possible within the limits of the design.

There are flaws in the FW design and the cylinders built to scale length do not allow for the full range of motion as represented by the various poses of the production model. FW employed a fudge factor (artistic license). The main problem is with the waist to hip cylinders. the piston length is too short and when posed at the extreme end of the socket orbit, the opposite piston slides out of the cylinder. The toe cylinders are likewise too short. I could change the length but it would alter the look of the model which I don't want to do so I'll just have to settle for a limited range of motion.

Now I can start on the weapons.

EB

And when did I start referring to her as she? Well just today.

Is that a custom super-heavy Stormblade in those pictures?

So, I take it you don't paint much, besides terrain of course. But still, good about finding out Forgeworld's little 'mistake'.

Nurglitch wrote:Is that a custom super-heavy Stormblade in those pictures?

This was the subject of one of my Dakka construction articles and one of my pride and joys. Actually it was my first attempt at a total scratch build.

I saw a beautifully rendered model on ebay and had to make it.

Read all about it here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/210995.page





Blackadder

I read that thread! I thought it looked familiar.

Lord Kaesar II wrote:So, I take it you don't paint much, besides terrain of course. But still, good about finding out Forgeworld's little 'mistake'.

As a rule I like my tanks grey. I figure a house sized vehicle moving slowly across a field could only be disguised as a big ass boulder. I called my tank platoon the Steel Legion before I was apprised by my son that such an army already existed. The difference is my vehicles are steely grey

My favorite color (or lack thereof) has alway been black before it became chic and grey is a logical extention of that.

The Warhound will be an exception. It just doesn't grab me all grey. initially I was going for a grey on grey camouflage see below:



but even that wasn't what I was looking for so I've ultimately decided to copy the FW signature Warhound piece:



Unless someone has a better suggestion

Ah, that makes some better sense, lol. "Sir! A boulder is closing in on our position! Shall we open fire?" But still, certainly a lot of post have said this, but you've got some mad, possibly even psyker induced skills. Better just not let the inquisition find out about you and your scratch builds...

IT WALKS!!!

And its awesome.

The joints which have remained dynamic, how loose are they? Is it able to support its own weight in various poses? Will you glue it solid once a final pose is picked?

As of right now the joints are extremely stiff in the knees and ankles. the toe joints are somewhat looser and I may glue them if I can't stiffen them up. While it was fun(Yeah Right) to try to design moving toe joints there is a limit to practicality and endurance of the material.

Blackadder

Titan pilates?

Walked onto a floor covered in marbles.

First time I've seen a Titan breakdance.

Awesome job on this, I'm amazed at the effort you've put into the whole thing.

This stuff is just too awesome, Blackadder. She's a Blackadder Pattern Warhound for sure!

jabbakahut wrote:Titan pilates?

SargesSquad wrote:Walked onto a floor covered in marbles.

Neith wrote:First time I've seen a Titan breakdance.

Awesome job on this, I'm amazed at the effort you've put into the whole thing.

My son let the cable guy in to hook up my new 'FIOS' and that was how I found the model when I got home from work.

Fortunately there will be no evening news account.

The very much in control Blackadder

At last the long awaited raison d'etre. I mean walking about towering of the battle field is all well and good but ya just gotta have sump'in to kick some ass and here is the first of those somethings. I started with the megabolter because it looked like it would be the toughest to make and I was right. There's a lot more to this boxy weapon than meet the eye of the casual observer. Angles and step ups and downs telescoping parts and for the life of me I can't determine if those two lumps on the back are moulding vents or actually part of the gun.

Anyway here's the first days work.

The_Blackadder wrote:There's a lot more to this boxy weapon than meet the eye of the casual observer.

Funny, that. When I see a Warhound Titan, I just think "wow, a Warhound Titan!" On the other hand, when you next see FW's resin version, I'll bet that your thoughts will most likely be much more about the actual model itself. I guess that's why many people would rather just to pay up than attempt it themselves... Or that they can't actually do it anyway!* This is what makes this project different, it's about Blackadder doing the more difficult thing and pushing his boundaries further outwards. Like has been mentioned before, this is inspiring stuff.

Oh yeah, good luck with the megabolter. Finally, some shooty-killy things!

*Neither can I!

EDITS: OCD spelling/grammar corrections!

I'm speculating that the two lumps on the back are in fact the places where the tubes/lines from the titan connect to.

Thanks for the replies.

How stupid of me to not include a picture of the "lumps."

Blackadder

Tres Sweet Blackadder,

It'll be great to see him marching in the 'arm' y.

bring on the gun show.

I hope is bite is bigger than his bark.

(the last one wasn't a very good pun at all)

Always wondered how much ammo that thing could carry, considering its ridiculous rate of fire.

Cosmic wrote:

The_Blackadder wrote:There's a lot more to this boxy weapon than meet the eye of the casual observer.

Funny, that. When I see a Warhound Titan, I just think "wow, a Warhound Titan!" On the other hand, when you next see FW's resin version, I'll bet that your thoughts will most likely be much more about the actual model itself. I guess that's why many people would rather just to pay up than attempt it themselves... Or that they can't actually do it anyway!* This is what makes this project different, it's about Blackadder doing the more difficult thing and pushing his boundaries further outwards. Like has been mentioned before, this is inspiring stuff.

If I ever see a FW production Warhound I've never seen a real one and apparently they're a rare item here in Jersey. No one here has ever seen one in the flesh er resin. Most of the GW company stores have closed in this area also. I had four local a couple of years ago and now they are all closed?

I guess the scratch builders put them out of business the Ba----ds,

EB

Wow. The mega-bolter looks amazing. Your build prowess is something to behold. Can't wait to see it when it's all together.