Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan

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**kestral**

I like that plasma arm!

**The_Blackadder**

Cochlear Implant:

I'm frequently asked how I develop a construction from just images on a computer screen. and I suppose this is a prime demonstration candidate. the Cochlear shaped reactor core at the back end of the Plasma Blaster. Since I already had the disc mount assembly it was a simple matter of transporting the dimensions off the disc to the rectangular grid material and eyeballing the divisions on the screen I used my compass to define where the concentric components would be arranged.

https://i.imgur.com/EWLsQftl.jpg

Using the mount block module I made a U shaped construction of the apparent size of the basic structure and alternately layered 0.040 inch sheet styrene with the same sized grid material until I had a sufficient thickness with two left pieces over for the final rough detail.

https://i.imgur.com/K31AUOk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/U3NwU5K.jpg

So finally we have the size of the complete weapon realized at least in the rough.

https://i.imgur.com/AzHRLlZ.jpg

and now I can take on the actual upper mount arm............

**The_Blackadder**

That's About the Size of It:

I finally can appreciate the size of this construct and I am revisiting my anxiety over the scale Vis-à-vis the actual Titan.

https://i.imgur.com/XLL36Aw.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/990xV1i.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vchVYlh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KNciCjg.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/htf5EPr.jpg

It seems about right................

**CommissarKhaine**

Definitely looks right! How will it be attached?

**Snrub**

That looks amazing.

This is going to be phenomenal once it's finished!

Is that warlord I spy in the background, next to what looks like a thunderhawk?

**The_Blackadder**

Snrub wrote:
That looks amazing.
This is going to be phenomenal once it's finished!

Is that warlord I spy in the background, next to what looks like a thunderhawk?

Yes to both and they can be found on these threads elsewhere on Dakka Dakka:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1560/300245.page

and

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/900/372703.page

**Kid_Kyoto**

Amazing work as always!

**The_Blackadder**

CommissarKhaine wrote:
Definitely looks right! How will it be attached?

Beats the hell out of me. I haven't figured it out yet. This is what comes of using more than one titan design

**The_Blackadder**

Just a Quick One Today:

Working on the reactor coil (whatever) It's a complex piece of machinery with a lot of delicate parts. The Plastic cement eats through the curved 0.040 inch square stock instantly so I had to use 0.5 inch tubing for the ends of the slots.

https://i.imgur.com/IBhq3II.jpg

It seems to work okay.

**Commander Cain**

Looking good! I have recently started messing around with plasticard (albeit in a much much smaller scale) so I have a new appreciation for what you have accomplished

**CommissarKhaine**

Not a clue how it's going to fit together, but I'll be awaiting your progress with eager anticipation

**Snrub**

What plastic cement do you use BA?

Eating through .04" of plastic seems like it'd take some strong stuff.

**The_Blackadder**

Snrub wrote:
What plastic cement do you use BA?

Eating through .04" of plastic seems like it'd take some strong stuff.

The fact that plastic cement dissolves plastic is what give the joint its strength. In normal bonding that is a plus but when a thin strip of styrene is put under stress such as too tight a curve the dissolving process works faster than the drying process and the molecular bond of the strip breaks. Other forms of adhesion do not work as well and the construct will fall apart eventually and sooner rather than later.

I tend to stay away from materials and adhesives other than styrene and styrene cement.

I use Tamiya Extra Thin Cement now that Ambroid Proweld is not available. Proweld was a bit more forgiving when gluing thinstrips which is another way of saying 'weaker'. I use 'Fresh' Tamiya for virtually instant bonding and stale Tamiya for these sort of applications as the volatiles have somewhat evaporated but in this case not sufficiently.

**Snrub**

Interesting thought on using fresh and stale glues for various jobs. At what point does plastic glue become "stale"?

I knew that plastic cements dissolve/melts plastics and fuses them together in order to achieve cohesion, what struck me though was that it was able to eat through a millimetre worth of plasticard.
But I've always used Revells Contacta glue. So maybe that's got a different chemical make up to the stuff you use and isn't as full on melty.

**The_Blackadder**

Snrub wrote:
Interesting thought on using fresh and stale glues for various jobs. At what point does plastic glue become "stale"?

I knew that plastic cements dissolve/melts plastics and fuses them together in order to achieve cohesion, what struck me though was that it was able to eat through a millimetre worth of plasticard.
But I've always used Revells Contacta glue. So maybe that's got a different chemical make up to the stuff you use and isn't as full on melty.

I've always used Testors Red Label even back when the tube was yellow and blue

for all my modeling until I began scratch building with styrene.

When I began using thin cement (actually a solvent that softened and melted plastic so the parts actually welded together) I noticed the cement got weaker especially if you forget to screw the top on tight. I found the cement took longer to work and required more liquid to weld a seam plus it became cloudy with the white styrene residue. I frequently use "stale" cement for thin material that melts to quickly with fresh glue.

**The_Blackadder**

When Will There Be An End?

I am so sick of this weapon. It's like pushing a snowball uphill. The bigger it gets the harder it is to push it further...

https://i.imgur.com/67h9Z7P.jpg

My only consolation is; the rest of the weapons will be a piece of cake in comparison......

https://i.imgur.com/6wvPzCp.jpg

The reactor core is almost complete, I need only add 13 more silver coils and the rest will be eyewash.....

https://i.imgur.com/ZY6Yr3Z.jpg

Last night I built the obverse side and am about ready to install the silver coils on it as well.

**Jin**

Looks great, Blackadder! Keep up the good work, even if it seems a bit Sisyphean at the moment.

**Frodeck**

It become more spectacular with every post

**War Drone**

Keep pushing, BA .. Keep pushing ... It's phenomenal

You may have mentioned it previously, and I have read every single post in this thread, but I forget .. what actually is your day job?
In my fantasies about you (which are not just limited to the bare-chested Charlton Heston on the beach photo), I kind of imagine you as some "dark science" engineer in a "black" laboratory, laboriously unravelling the secrets of exotic alien tech ...

**MajorTom11**

Still in awe at your project stamina above all else... the work is incredible both artistically and engineering wise, but the dedication and perseverance to stick it out for literally years is the most mind-numbing thing to me. I tip my hat to you sir, keep at it.

**Ratius**

Whats the total cost on materials to date?
Or are the Mechanicum funding the project?

**The_Blackadder**

Ratius wrote:Whats the total cost on materials to date?
Or are the Mechanicum funding the project?

I've quite gone beyond calculating how much this has cost because of the convoluted way I acquire the material. I'm guessing when completed it will have cost me about $500 dollars considering I estimated my Warlord cost was about $300 and likewise the Thunderhawk.

I should not count the bitz from the Cities of Death because I did not purchase them. They were left over from an other's builds.

War Drone wrote:Keep pushing, BA .. Keep pushing ... It's phenomenal

You may have mentioned it previously, and I have read every single post in this thread, but I forget .. what actually is your day job?
In my fantasies about you (which are not just limited to the bare-chested Charlton Heston on the beach photo), I kind of imagine you as some "dark science" engineer in a "black" laboratory, laboriously unravelling the secrets of exotic alien tech ...

Yeah, you've pretty much nailed it.

Jin wrote:Looks great, Blackadder! Keep up the good work, even if it seems a bit Sisyphean at the moment.

"Sisyphean" By George! You ARE quite the Cunning Linguist.

**War Drone**

I love it when my fantasies are confirmed!

**The_Blackadder**

Plasma Blaster Reactor:

Or whatever it is will serve as the counterweight for this monster of a gun.

https://i.imgur.com/SEj3WO1.jpg

Once I finish the basic detail I'll be putting about ten ounces of weight in the rear compartment.

https://i.imgur.com/Ru9zoyb.jpg

**CommissarKhaine**

I was wondering what you were going to do for counterweighting. Elegant solution!

**Snrub**

Elegant and fantastic looking.

**War Drone**

Stunning stuff, BA

**The_Blackadder**

Consider Me Crazy:

If someone had told me that it would take me all Summer and then some to make this Annihilator Plasma Blaster I would have considered him crazy.

https://i.imgur.com/huG26nX.jpg

After all I build a Warlord Titan in less than two years and it took about two weeks to make the main Volcano Cannons for that Titan......

https://i.imgur.com/kW0FlHB.jpg

So anyway I've decided to make this weapon modular

https://i.imgur.com/MkkbQDj.jpg

Here we see the four basic components

https://i.imgur.com/4Wla4Tu.jpg

First the mounting disc slides into the main gun housing.......

Then the internal adaptor module for the rear of the Plasma blaster

https://i.imgur.com/zsvdW0Y.jpg

So I can add different parts to convert from one weapon to another easily......

https://i.imgur.com/Y42m4MJ.jpg

The Reactor section then slips onto the internal module.......

https://i.imgur.com/V62R0AE.jpg

This long shot of the business end of this weapon give an appreciation of the scale 30 meters ( 98feet ) length.

https://i.imgur.com/jKUslSu.jpg

And we're back to the assembled weapon... I've got to have my Tech Priests ready next time to have them show of their wares.

**Commander Cain**

It is looking amazing Blackadder!

**JohnnyHell**

That's gorgeous