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Advantages of screwing your Model


Not what you're thinking,

Below you can see the advantages of my construction technique. Many months ago I installed a bit of detail on the lower legs promising to return later in the construction to add the final appurtenances. By using screws and threading the adjacent styrene not only does it afford me an movable joint but allows me to disassemble the sub components to add further refinements. Were everything glued into a solid immovable mass this would be much more difficult and therefor modification nigh improbable.

Now at my leisure and a fresh outlook on what is needed to be done I can approach the lower legs (In this case) as a separate modeling project.

http://i.imgur.com/m2EAMbB.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/ZFneRv1.jpg



This is I feel a major clue to my building results.

Donut Holes


Years ago a popular donut retailer came up with an idea to profit from selling waste. In the manufacture of cut donuts the 'hole' was scrap. Hey! sez a bright young proto-executive, why not fry the holes and market them? Hence the "munchkin" was born.

Employing that logic why not use the scrap styrene for interesting cryptic detail?

http://i.imgur.com/oCdoHu2.jpg


Hence the styrene donut shape was born and I use it through out my Warlord as interesting esoteric bitz.

A few minutes with my portable drill and a piece of scrap 1,5 mm styrene and I have quite a few little tidbits to add to the leg assembly.

http://i.imgur.com/o2Pg65s.jpg

Harder and Harder

It's getting harder and harder putting this thing back together as everything is hand made and fitted and my markings which identify the left leg components from the right leg components were obliterated by the paint.
http://i.imgur.com/w4gCFi5.jpg


Aww poor baby Blackadder..............

Anyway the paint (primer) came out swimmingly and the extra detail is right in the ballpark in my estimation neither too much nor too little. Grey is certainly Luteus' colour, I had to make a Kmart run this morning to buy more primer. Great stuff only $1.59 a can and covers fantastic.
http://i.imgur.com/HBveRNA.jpg


I detailed the "lollypop" screw covers with extra races and rivets (White pieces foreground) so they are done except for paint:
http://i.imgur.com/brbxCif.jpg


Tomorrow I start on enhancing the detail on the upper legs.

As the Rabbi said, "It won't be long now!"

Though I've enjoyed watching the build, I have been eagerly awaiting your painting of the beast. All those details, would take me three lifetimes, and it would still look like

Wow. Looking from the early beginnings of this monstrosity to the posts now, I can't even... Idk what to... Eeeuuugghhh... Must stop drool.

That now over with, I too can barely wait to see this baby finished, painted and blasting some Xenos to kingdom-come.

The one question I have is, how pose-able is she, especially in the hip joints and knees? In a lot of the full body pictures, the main body is aligned with the legs almost straight, which I find gives the whole model a very static feeling. It isn't a bad look, but I personally love the way that the warlord you're drawing inspiration from is striding forwards. That being said, the sheer amount of details, thought and sheer awesomeness that has been put into this project more than makes up for anything.

I congratulate you sir. Come to my estate, and in my stable you will find my finest horse. Take him, he deserves a master more worthy, one that has made a MOTHER AMAZING WARLORD TITAN!!! WWWWWAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH

Any and all poses capable by the ''Real Warlord'' can be mimicked by 'Luteus Vexant' (The name I have decided on for this ambulatory abomination) of course due to the total weight of the model the screws have to be loosed and re-tightened after the new pose is positioned unlike the friction based posing of 'Lucie' of course she the Warhound is much lighter.

I am continually in awe of the depth of your work here. This is madness, but a particular kind of madness that must be admired. Bravo, good sir.

The Glass is Half Empty

Actually completely empty and by no means is the Blackadder advocating imbibing demon Rum er Vodka but truth be known I cut and pasted both sets of over-sized flaming winged skulls under the influence of my daily triple Martini.

Note the focus!

http://i.imgur.com/1YCDVg2.jpg


We're talking the white winged skulls at the top of the armour......
It will be interesting to see what these look like under the cold cruel light of dawn.

http://i.imgur.com/T0mxY0i.jpg


Anyhow the thigh guards are complete and ready for primer and may g-d have mercy on my soul.

--
E. Blackadder

I don't know what you add to those martinis but they seem to be working, thigh guards look excellent!

It is also incredibly exciting to see some paint on the legs, too long have I been waiting for this moment!

Everything is comming together really nicely
The details you put in there are once again amazing!

Lower Legs Range of Motion

I thought to have these images posted before the majority of you depart for the weekend hiatus. Since the lower legs are primed and mounted in their respective final assembly I feel it's a good time to demonstrate the full range of motion capable by both legs. Each leg is positioned in their full extreme position the right leg in the full extended arc and the left leg in the full reflexive arc. Both legs are capable of these extremes and anything in between so I hope this forestalls anymore questions as to what static pose I will be attempting.

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


The greaves primed showing front and rear projections:

http://i.imgur.com/2D1vG7f.jpg


Note the search light mount flaps are not installed until the lighting is completed.

I hope to have the upper leg sections final detailed, primed and assembled by the end of the weekend

That's soo crazy and awesome and big!

You, Sir, are my hero! I've spent the last hour catching up with the thread, giggling hysterically. I really hope you'll be able to get this finished and painted. I cannot fathom the awesomeness!

Giggling hysterically!!!!!!!!! at my jokes I hope? XD

A.M. Logo for lollypop

Thank the Emperor for the CoD Manufactorum kit. There is a wealth of detail to be gleaned the latest of which are the tiny A.M. logos on the unseen bottom of floor panels trap doors.

Using my half inch Xacto chisel I surgically shaved the upper half-gear and skull intact sanded the back smooth and removed the flash.

I next fabricated a scratch lower half-gear and installed on the small lower screw cap.

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

sorry for the poor image quality, something wrong with the macro setting.........

BTW the upper legs are done and the paint is drying, whew busy day; images to follow.

I've been following this for a while, even as a lurker. This thread is awesome, and I love your work. You have helped encourage me to scratchbuild some stuff for myself. Keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing what you have in store for later.

Just insane, man. What are you going to do with it once you're done?

I have been hoarding away bits for a large project like this, which I WILL start and complete someday, but I keep asking myself "What am I going to do with it once I'm done?" What I'm planning will be 9 1/2 feet long. Long, about 4 1/2 feet wide and 5 feet tall.

It just won't ...store. I'd have to sell it once I'm done admiring it, otherwise risk the wrath of SHE.

Great detail. I'm just so impressed, I don't have words.

Nine and a half feet long!

This model is 26 inches tall and fits easily into my den display. Not much larger than my sailing ship models in point of fact.

I don't know what I would do with something of that magnitude?????????? What is it?




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Legs Again!

Well it took me 10 minutes to reassemble them but Luteus has legs again primed and ready for paint.

All the detail (on the legs) is done I might add Tech college ''T'''s to the greaves but upper and lower legs are done

Tomorrow I'll start on the waist which will be a challenge as I forgot how they are assembled. I'll have to refer to my posts for a crib.

The six images below may seem excessive but I wanted a 360° display of the work (Indulge me) and the little guy jumps from background to foreground as you scroll through them which is kind of neat.


http://i.imgur.com/Dbdt7b9.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/0GosQQm.jpg


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


http://i.imgur.com/5qr5XQz.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/iM7GYiH.jpg


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


http://i.imgur.com/hlh8YFJ.jpg



Err seven images.

 The_Blackadder wrote:
Nine and a half feet long!

This model is 26 inches tall and fits easily into my den display. Not much larger than my sailing ship models in point of fact.

I don't know what I would do with something of that magnitude?????????? What is it?

At that size... it'd have to be some sort of scale Fleet ship?
Madness whatever it is!
(A 28mm scale Battle Barge would be roughly 40ft long - I kinda want to convert a bus into a Battle Barge one day, with working Nerf turrets...)

Luteus has some sexy looking legs, I'm enjoying this slow reveal as you build up with the completed sections. Roll on the next update.

BTW, any more shots of those super detailed grips on the feet

This is ridiculous

Waist Pelvic Block
The waist of this beastie is the single most strong area of construction yet it is diminutive in size and almost delicate in construction.

Attempting to maintain the scale proportions of the Warlord yet provide the monster with an adequate set of hips was a real challenge. I eschewed the single steering cylinder for what I deemed necessary (minimum) for a vehicle of this size adding eight more cylinders to the construction at some cost to my faithfulness to the FW DS design but it has to be viable to me don't ya see; if I don't think it will work, it won't work............

http://i.imgur.com/AV2FyRS.jpg


Anyway I built the pelvis as I thought fit and the devil take the conventional wisdom.

http://i.imgur.com/4aJtCf0.jpg


Seeing as how I expect my Warlord to achieve any pose required of it I built it according to my subliminal engineering intuition.
Now it's not svelte as say the ''Tacoma Narrows Bridge'' (Galloping Gertie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw

but then I haven't an engineering degree so I tend to overbuild
--
E. Blackadder

Incredible, Blackadder. Just incredible. This is the most intricate scratch-build I think I've ever seen. Marvelous work.

I just looked back at the time stamps on this build Black...you've been at it for over a year. Your perseverance, while maintaining the integrity of such artisan craftsmanship, is absolutely incredible, especially given such a herculean task and physical marvel of engineering it to be fully functional. Always a pleasure to check up on you and your build a few times a week. Keep inspiring us Black, and leaving us slack-jawed amazement of course.

Nicely worded,

The Hidden Components

Okay while I have this apart I should explain what the various locking devices I have installed to make this thing readily repairable.

On the image below you see the inner sleeve that mounts the hip screw to the hip axle. That inner sleeve contains a blind nut that the bolt holding the hip to the axle is installed. The blind nut is epoxied in place and I am hoping never breaks loose but if it does I need to get at it to repair so at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions I threaded locking setscrews that hold the sleeve in place half the thread being in the sleeve and half the thread in the outer mount ring.

http://i.imgur.com/MLl6Ziy.jpg


With any luck no one including myself need ever see this again.

In the image below the steering disk is press fit over the outer mount ring. The hip bolt passes through the leg and tightens into the inner sleeve locking the steering ring in place without the need for glue so that the steering cylinders can be repaired if needs be.

http://i.imgur.com/jNQY6pd.jpg


Again I am hoping that none of this ever need be disassembled but better that it can than not.

The two following images show the front and back of the waist/pelvis. I have installed various icons and symbols that I hope are not at odds with the Titan/A.M. guild. I would appreciate any input regarding a conflicting error in the logos.

The Front:

http://i.imgur.com/reY0w5D.jpg


and the rear:

http://i.imgur.com/PExe5ay.jpg

Titan Hunter Formation

The first time Luteus Vexant has stood in full stride without careful balancing (I still need to pack half a kilo of lead in the back for optimum stability) but the hip joints are solid and capable of supporting Luteus' 7 kilo bulk.

Here he is with a third of my Superheavy company in vanguard support. Sorry no infantry as yet.

http://i.imgur.com/hrg4Zev.jpg


This image has been a long time coming...............

The Blackadder is pleased.

damn.. It really shows the size in that last shot lol.. Amazing job Blackadder..

Lucie Errant

Conspicuously absent from the above assemblage was Lucie.

Removing her from her cabinet revealed she had lost a bit of stiffness in her joints over the winter so she is standing with the aid of a makeshift prop. So in this family portrait are two scratchbuilt Titans and two scratchbuilt Super-heavies.

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


In the second image I repositioned Luteus' legs without adjusting the screws. A bad move; the void generator fell out of the housing and dislodged the aux tank on the Titan Hunter. No big deal but I didn't notice it when I took the picture.

Anyway the repositioning demonstrates the flexibilities of the appendages.

http://i.imgur.com/g4vvZQw.jpg


BTW I forgot to mention, the two tanks in the foreground are the scratches.

That warhound is an epic model right.. right? Must be.. so tiny.

Awesome.

Lucie is slightly more robust than the FW offering but the proper 28 MM scale size i.e. about 50 feet tall. And Luteus Vexant is also in the proscribed Warlord size range at about 170 feet tall.

BTW the length and width of the average Superheavy tank is about 40 by 40 feet.

Awesome! Paint?