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2013/11/17 19:38:39
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
The_Blackadder wrote: Verily I bow to your great knowledge; having never played the game I was led to believe the possibility of owning an army large enough to face a Warlord (and its supporting army) was remote. Of course that doesn't preclude a couple of armies ganging up on it...........
Thanks for the info.
Now to the business of this reply:
Once again I am forced to demonstrate my ignorance;
I have in my possession a figure hardwired into the fabric of a Reaver
Could this be a Princep or failing that could it be used as a Princep?
If so, THEN all things come to he who waits!
What you have there is a weapon servitor. Whilst you could use it for the Princep, I would suggest a different model that is more human in composition, although I do like the tank idea.
The_Blackadder wrote: I have lost a lot of small muscle coordination during my convalescence and was going stir crazy looking for something I could do. I found a new Hive tyrant kit on ebay at a great price and bid it and won. My plan is to try a unique method of painting tyranids other than the usual 'carousel pony' motif. I hope to be able to demonstrate this technique and regain some of my motor skills as an incidental benefit. Right now even typing is a chore and I frequently strike the wrong keys with my right hand fingers; thank god for spell check. Things are improving though and my PT and Surgeon expect full recovery.
While I am at it painting the Tyranids I think it might be a good time to paint as well Luteus Vexant. I have found an interesting tutorial on painting and weathering machinery:
but where he is painting a few square inches of model I shall be painting several square feet perhaps a square yard.
I also think he went a bit overboard at the end of the clip but that may have been all that beer thinner.
Anyway despite all protestations I have settled on the Dave Smith Camo for my colour scheme but to distinguish mine from his I shall designate my unit as 007. How many Warlord titans are in a company?
Also I found an interesting photoshop of a Titan assembly plant you may enjoy. I might manipulate Luteus into the scene.
monkeyh wrote: It will look awesome when painted! Are you gonna use one of those air brushes they paint cars with?
Silly you'd need a compressor with that, he's just going to use a paint roller
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2013/11/30 23:40:01
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
While I am at it painting the Tyranids I think it might be a good time to paint as well Luteus Vexant. I have found an interesting tutorial on painting and weathering machinery:
but where he is painting a few square inches of model I shall be painting several square feet perhaps a square yard.
I also think he went a bit overboard at the end of the clip but that may have been all that beer thinner.
Anyway despite all protestations I have settled on the Dave Smith Camo for my colour scheme but to distinguish mine from his I shall designate my unit as 007. How many Warlord titans are in a company?
Also I found an interesting photoshop of a Titan assembly plant you may enjoy. I might manipulate Luteus into the scene.
Its a jager assembly plant seen in the movie at the beginning. Horizon brave is the jager with unamed twin.
2013/12/01 15:03:38
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
After a search I have found the big brother of the 1/2 inch conduit sleeve I used on the initial arm; a one inch conduit adjustable connector that seems more in keeping with the size requirements the Warlord scale requires.
Note the new sleeve has more than four times the mass of the previous arm and I think will be more in keeping with the mount one would assume proper for a Lucius Titan.
In the following days I shall be replacing the original sleeve with what I hope will improve the look of the shoulder mount.
"It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."
2014/03/06 10:18:13
Subject: Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
And lo, did the angelic choirs burst into songs and harmonies of heavenly beauty, filling the hearts and minds of men with the incredible joy of Blackadder's return to his Warlord Titan.
2014/03/06 18:37:52
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
Not to nitpick, or criticize, but the lower "tube" looks to be off kilter a bit. Is that planned or in the original design. I'm no good at photoshop, but its the longer tube underneath the ammo barrel?
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/06 20:32:15
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
So long as I keep dragging my feet with nonsense such as below it'll be 40.1K AD before it's done.
Adeptus Mechanicus Altar:
I suddenly have an urge to work on the interior of the Warlord.
Last night I had an inspiration how to arrange the Tech-priest altar in the command deck area so we'll start with a refresher regarding the interior compartments of Luteus Vexant.
Access to the interior if you're taller than 28 MM is through the rear access panel which is held in place with 4 screws.
The Command deck has two levels, the upper Observation Gallery and directly above the Blast Doors will be the Adeptus Mechanicus Altar where the Tech-Priest performs his rituals:
Well you don't have to wait until 40.1k to have people praise your building talents as the tech priest extraordinaire.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/19 16:15:13
Subject: Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
lotsa conduit cables ducting to come but I needed reinforcement regarding use of proper icons. I won't make the mistake of the CoD backwards Adeptus Mechincus skull again.
For your edification two symbols for the side corridors under the Gothic arches:
they look like those shock/force weapons carried by space marine priests and sisters of battle .. umm Crozius, not sure that they wouldn't be suitable decoration but that may be up to the crew and tech priests maintaining this monster.
The USS Orinoco was a Federation Danube-class runabout that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to Deep Space 9. It was outfitted with a sensor pod.
Absolutely incredible, I can't imagine how great this thing will look painted. How are you going to go about painting the interior?
I like the idea of a princeps more integrated into his titan; I believe a side-effect with larger titans is that the machine spirit begins to erode their hold of their physical bodies. This brought up in the Horus Heresy novel Mechanicum, where by the end of the book the Princeps was in a tube floating in amniotic fluid (if this has been discussed before my apologies).
2014/03/20 20:12:57
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
Most of the interior components are removable for painting.
Study in Blue Light:
Accomplished a bit of work this morning on the interior, railings and buttresses but the big plus to the work is the LED Blue /White lighting.
With all the work I put into the College Titanica and the Adeptus Mechanicus skull icon they can barely be seen in the corridor on either side of the Altar nave.
Love the blue light ,now just need some flashing red warning klaxons.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/21 19:46:08
Subject: Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
I was never satisfied with the future tech look of the front bulkhead that was not in keeping with the battle weary slapdash Gothic interior of the 40K universe.
The main hull in my estimation is five decks high starting with the Void Generator housings not shown in the included images due to the fact that they must be removed for visual access of the lower decks.
Deck four is the upper Observation gallery and the Adeptus Mechanicus Altar recently updated now with 28 MM scale figure.
Deck three which I call the Command deck even though I have been advised that Titans do not require large spaces as they have a minimal crew.
Below that is the Fusion Reactor, I have no idea what a fuctioning Fusion Reactor would look like but I imagine it would glow with Cherenkov radiation represented by to central component on deck five.
http://i.imgur.com/zB5mFRj.jpg
To either side of the Reactor deck is the triangular shaped cooling grids and coolant recovery system that recirculates the reactor's sodium transfer medium.
"It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."
2014/03/21 20:35:35
Subject: Re:Blackadder's attempt to build the BOLS Warlord Titan
hk1x1 wrote: Beautiful work as always, and I'm loving the attention to detail on the interior.
ditto.
The USS Orinoco was a Federation Danube-class runabout that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to Deep Space 9. It was outfitted with a sensor pod.
Come on adder, you know they want a statue of their girlfriend, not a self portrait.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
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