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 Jin wrote:


Can't wait to see how you plan on adding in those heat vents in the front!

The Three slots in each of the four cowl segments? This will be my second attempt at reproducing these on a Plasma Blaster. I failed initially on my StormBlade Titan Hunter but of course I was new to plasticard modeling at that time. Hopefully I'll do better this time

 The_Blackadder wrote:


But I don't like these new light bulbs. Why is everything yellow?

That would be the OSL coming from the plasma coils as it’s heating up . The machine god is ready to blast something even if you are not done with all your safety checks.

Are the bulbs daylight bulbs? Cool white bulbs? LED? Or halogen?

Template Frames Removed:

From the Muzzle

Which opens up the four highly detailed cowl segments.

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


This is where the FW artists prove their mettle. The meticulous detail that no one ever sees in the overall scope but sets their creations apart from run-of-the-mill efforts.

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


I really cannot wait until FW releases a Warlord Chaos version so I can adequately demonstrate my appreciation by purchasing one.

BTW whatever turned the preceding images yellow has gone away???

Ooh that is looking very good.

The new GW terrain (including the huge statues, etc.) might be an excellent source for bits when the top city/fortress is attempted. Love watching this thing come together.

That thing is a work of art all on it's own. And huge to boot.

A Budding Neophyte:

Back in the days when the Blackadder was a budding neophyte he attempted to make a Plasma Blaster for a StormBlade variant. The result was of indifferent quality but I could not figure out a way to make the muzzle cowl long thin exhaust ports.

So today I was faced with the same problem ( Fortunately these are much bigger ) plus I have a wealth of experience to draw on so we shall see how I do.

https://i.imgur.com/ekQR0U4.jpg


I laid the groundwork for these ports and they take about five minutes each to replicate those in the screen above.

At this point we needn't worry about the length and the slight bowing of the 0.040 inch strips. I need 12 of these of exact length.

Are those earwax remover tools? Never thought I’d ever see those used on a titan

Eeww! Does such a thing exist??? No they are hand made, but still..... perhaps I could patten them; hmmmmmm

No; I refuse to prostitute myself.

 The_Blackadder wrote:
Eeww! Does such a thing exist??? No they are hand made, but still..... perhaps I could patten them; hmmmmmm

No; I refuse to prostitute myself.

Yours looks similar to the ones we used on our dogs ears many years ago, which is why I remember.
Here’s a quick one I found on eBay just for reference https://www.ebay.com/i/181846248323?chn=ps&ul_ref=https%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-117182-37290-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fi%25252F181846248323%25253Fchn%25253Dps%2526itemid%253D181846248323%2526targetid%253D411422719620%2526device%253Dt%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9022878%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1425762668%2526adgroupid%253D54746042863%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-411422719620%2526abcId%253D1139066%2526merchantid%253D110810379%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMI6Iap8M3w3AIVl7XACh1kdA78EAQYDCABEgJZ3vD_BwE%2526srcrot%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526rvr_id%253D1633838403989%2526rvr_ts%253D40bc1aab1650ad4d91b74688ffe807a7

Bogged Down On Minutia

These bits are time consuming

https://i.imgur.com/pelIe6R.jpg


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


https://i.imgur.com/a09Up8I.jpg

Needs larger heat exchangers.

Oh that is really coming together!

 jabbakahut wrote:
Needs larger heat exchangers.

What are the Heat exchangers?

Plasma likes getting hot, so the weapons have Heat Ex-changers aka heat sinks, great for cooling.

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Plasma likes getting hot, so the weapons have Heat Ex-changers aka heat sinks, great for cooling.

Yes, plasma is the fourth state of matter but what is the physical component that Jabba is referring to; what structure that I have built is too small?

 The_Blackadder wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Plasma likes getting hot, so the weapons have Heat Ex-changers aka heat sinks, great for cooling.

Yes, plasma is the fourth state of matter but what is the physical component that Jabba is referring to; what structure that I have built is too small?

I'm pretty sure that the little nozzly things (sorry for the really technical terminology, lol) on plasma weapons are the heat sinks.

So in this case there is a row of them down the centre of the weapon (on most hand held plasma weapons they are on top) - so I think yours will be spot on as they will match the picture reference.

Also the plasma vents reminded me of a brand of coffee stirrer we have at work which is made of styrene - not sure if this helps for future projects:

https://www.gophersupplies.co.uk/product.aspx/tea-coffee-stirrer-white-plastic-5-x-5000-stirrers/TS1000/2

StraightSilver wrote:

So in this case there is a row of them down the centre of the weapon (on most hand held plasma weapons they are on top) - so I think yours will be spot on as they will match the picture reference.

Considering I haven't made the 5 vents (per side) as yet it's no wonder they look too small but I would call them vents not heat sinks

Also the plasma vents reminded me of a brand of coffee stirrer we have at work which is made of styrene - not sure if this helps for future projects:

https://www.gophersupplies.co.uk/product.aspx/tea-coffee-stirrer-white-plastic-5-x-5000-stirrers/TS1000/2

$13 bucks for 5,000 may seem reasonable but since I only need twelve it's a bit much + shipping.

I assumed he was joking, referring to the absolutely ginormous plasma coils on that thing!

 The_Blackadder wrote:

 jabbakahut wrote:
Needs larger heat exchangers.

What are the Heat exchangers?

I thought the heat exchangers were the frond-y things in the middle of the nozzle. In which case, yeah, they could be bigger, since in the photo I think they're deeper into the mechanism than you have them mounted.

Disappointing:

To say the least but it's good to show your failures occasionally lest you become too full of yourself.

https://i.imgur.com/7pkSCnG.jpg


I think I am getting tired of replicating this weapon The above image of the er whatever this is and the image below which I thought would be so cool just didn't come out as I had hoped.

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


With the two components installed and the elevation spool temporarily in place

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


I can only mutter "Meh!" Not even good enough for Gov'ment work.

Faa!

I'm failing to see what's wrong with either of them.

Had you not pointed it out, would any of us have noticed?

I’m still in awe.

It looks better than government work in my book, but you do have much stricter tolerances than me. I’d be more than joyed with it especially after a primer coat.

Ha, sorry. I should have included some sort of sarcastic tag. I was just pontificating on the theoretical sci-fi physics. I mean the heat generated by this thing (presumming scale accordingly from a hand held version of a plasma weapon) would be ridiculous. It looks great though, I probably should have lead with that. I'm surprised you're not building one that is self illuminating? Maybe I missed that in a post somewhere. Seems like one of the best places to add some fun lighting solutions.

I suppose I should explain what I meant by disappointing but something did not look right about the panels on either side of the muzzle and the five exhaust ports between the vertical coils. I researched a lot last night and finally found an image that shows where I went wrong. It is irritating that I did not perceive this earlier; D**n!

Note to Jabba,

I had considered clear rod and tubing for the coils including fluorescent weed whip monofilament but could not find a suitable diameter and clear filament made it look too toylike.

These are the best images I have managed to come up with and presumably they are vert current as I don't recall them before. The front view shows the heatsinks (Whatever) are slightly convex on either side of the muzzle and the muzzle itself is exquisitely detailed for my purposes Much better than any previous image.

https://i.imgur.com/IW4MQlm.jpg


The rear image shows the five exhaust ports and demonstrates where my error lies. I have mine vertical and the actual ports are inclined toward the rear.

https://i.imgur.com/o17orvM.jpg


I'm still hoping to find detailed unpainted top and bottom images of both the muzzle area and the rear area aft of the coils; areas sorely neglected in images thus far. I also need a view of the back of the weapon.

In and Out of the Doldrums:

Yesterday I found myself dissatisfied with the progress of this construct. Today after finding what was the problem I'm optimistic about the progress.

Plus I found an image that shows the length of the Primary weapons at about 13 inches.

https://i.imgur.com/EL8Ukgw.jpg


The SunFury as it is in the images at present without the rear components is 14 inches so the scale is correct as well.

https://i.imgur.com/3YopBin.jpg

Mine is painted, but I can take any pics you need.

I mean, you realize that you can make this however you want, right? LIke, sure it's a Standardized Template thing, but it's also a millenia old god-machine. The cultists probably ... tinkered, a little, and maybe did some odd stuff when repairing battle damage.

^^ What he said. You are mostly working from fan art anyways, so give yourself a little slack.

I am lucky, I have gone the Ork route, means it will look kinda right, but every mek for himself.

P.S. I am building a Mega Gargant, the thing destroyed at the end of Helsreach is a Great Gargant, smaller cousin of the Mega, about half the mass of one actually. I probably still need 2 to beat you in a straight fight mind you. Your build far exceeds mine though, I will be getting there in scale, but the level of detail you are going for is a little too close to insanity for my liking. I mean I am mad, no question, but your of the chart bud.

 Camkierhi wrote:
^^ What he said. You are mostly working from fan art anyways, so give yourself a little slack.

I am lucky, I have gone the Ork route, means it will look kinda right, but every mek for himself.

P.S. I am building a Mega Gargant, the thing destroyed at the end of Helsreach is a Great Gargant, smaller cousin of the Mega, about half the mass of one actually. I probably still need 2 to beat you in a straight fight mind you. Your build far exceeds mine though, I will be getting there in scale, but the level of detail you are going for is a little too close to insanity for my liking. I mean I am mad, no question, but your of the chart bud.

Love to see it. I'm toying with a 'Mega Gargant' myself but probably won't be starting on it for a couple of years.