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Hopelessly Outclassed

I'm Afraid my Warlord will be hopelessly outclassed by this new addition to my Titan Stable which I project to be half again taller than the Warlord. About 40 inches tall or one Meter if you are into an inhumane system of measurement.


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


My new Workshop arrangement is better able to display my creations as I build which makes for a more inspiring atmosphere.

Spur me along as it were.

http://i.imgur.com/OVDi3BC.jpg


Sitting at the computer having these two staring down at me is a bit disconcerting. Almost accusatory in their gaze seeming to say, Get busy and finish this up.

http://i.imgur.com/Eqn6RlT.jpg

That is a couple of ominous gazes, as if to demand subservience to the Machine God...

It's going to be large enough to accomodate an air compressor, right? You need to install a Warhorn.. errm.. foghorn in that thing!

It will need red aircraft warning lights on top. Local ATC will need warned when you put the legs on. It is magnificent.

The Razors Edge:

I'm trying to walk the tightrope between the two most interesting Emperors I've yet seen taking bitz and bits from each and incorporating in my model.

I've already departed from both in giving my 'head' a lot more play than either and it comes down to how tall this beastie will be.


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


On either side of the head are two balconies that I feel give purpose to the garish ornamentation yet still retains the Gothic flavor. True to my word I am attempting to make the build and ornaments as easy as possible so those so inclined may follow along building their own Emperor Titan.

http://i.imgur.com/b1cbeJV.jpg


We'll see how successful I am with these compromises.

Will they have the same ball turrets that you made for your thunderhawk mounted under them?

Blackadder, why not making a sketch of how you want the titan to look like in the end?

It doesn't have to be super detailed or have any artistic quality, but just to see the proportions of the torso and the legs, the width of the upper cathedral, etc...

Just to gen an overall idea of the overall proportions of the titan. A front view should be enough to give you the idea.

Vintersorg wrote:
Blackadder, why not making a sketch of how you want the titan to look like in the end?

It doesn't have to be super detailed or have any artistic quality, but just to see the proportions of the torso and the legs, the width of the upper cathedral, etc...

Just to gen an overall idea of the overall proportions of the titan. A front view should be enough to give you the idea.

Wow, Italy, my first reply from Italy I think; I love the cosmopolity of the internet.

There are so many sketches, drawings, and 3D renderings on line that the physical proportions are etched in my mind. but as I add detail I find I have to alter previous work a smidgen here or there. and a drawing isn't always helpful, witness the FW Warlord Titan were they made the legs too short!

http://i.imgur.com/o3XkR4q.jpg


Plus even the drawing I initially took the head from shows dwarfish lower legs that I find hard to reconcile aesthetically.

http://i.imgur.com/jxlQ99A.jpg


Even in my own Warlord it took me a couple of tries to get the right proportion in the length of the legs.

See pages 15, 16, & 17 of my Warlord build.............

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/450/300245.page

In my 'standard model' rendering for the Battle Titan genera I got the proportions wrong as well. Only the physical model in the flesh...er... styrene seems to work for me proportion wise:

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


And of course my perception is purely subjective. Someone else surely might think differently.

Thanks for the reply.

That last pic is even worse than the diagram of the ne t generation Enterprise. At least Picard and the crew had 1 bathroom to use, the Titan doesn't have any.

 Theophony wrote:
That last pic is even worse than the diagram of the ne t generation Enterprise. At least Picard and the crew had 1 bathroom to use, the Titan doesn't have any.

I thought that was what the 'void' generators were for

Side Galleries:

On either side of the 'Head' there are these side galleries. I'm a bit disappointed in these but I shall probably leave them as they are because I'm tempted to put dual guns or lasers in the windows instead of my initial idea of stained glass.

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


Once these galleries are surrounded by other detail, they'll blend in better.

http://i.imgur.com/G0L4vLV.jpg


Still to come on these galleries are the ball turret gun mounts and lots of skulls and stylized eagles, but for now they will remain removable to ease amenability.

http://i.imgur.com/zh2NbZw.jpg


The above image probably mimics the drawing best and I feel my solution to what is under the 'head' is better that the nondescript python-like cable conduits in the video I assume just put there to fill the void.

http://i.imgur.com/RDmYM4F.jpg


Again a couple of Space Marines for scale.


And a high angle and side view shot to round out last evenings work.

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


Note the serendipity of the curved corbels which allow the head to swing side to side without interference by the galleries. Purely accidental I assure you as I'm not sure that the Emperor titans have that capability.

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


As with the Thunderhawk, once I began to personalize this construct I've begun to warm to it's intrinsic majesty and ignore the obvious impracticality of the monstrosity.

Nothing about that thing is impractical. Name one real-world problem a massive battle titan wouldn't solve, and I will eat my MK IV helmet.

I'm still stunned every time I see an update on this thread. I know you have the skills, but each addition just makes this better and better and always exceeds my expectation. I see where you are going with the design, but constantly I'm blown away.

I know I joke along, but I just wanted to let you know how privileged I feel to be an onlooker of the construction of this beast.

Turret Housing:

http://i.imgur.com/vQtW9ZK.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/1yG9jkW.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/7a2Y9Bd.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/G8UvO4T.jpg


I'm on Fire Today.

Those detailing parts really bring home the majestic nature of this behemoth

You're moving fast, and doing fantastic stuff too - wow!

Not to get too far ahead, but I can't wait to see the weapons take shape too!

 Alpharius wrote:
You're moving fast, and doing fantastic stuff too - wow!

Not to get too far ahead, but I can't wait to see the weapons take shape too!

The barrels should be big enough to have servitors inside cleaning them

A Revelation:

After butting my head against the wall for the past few days I came to the realization I've run out of ideas for the front of this beastie. I've tinkered with CoD panels and cut and pasted said panels in various positions and nothing looks right.

http://i.imgur.com/P5AOD9w.jpg


Fortunately I have the rear elevation to fall back on, when in the doldrums work on something else, is my motto; too bad I quite forget it all too often.

http://i.imgur.com/1K0D9JX.jpg


No sooner did I turn the beast around than I came up with a plan for the front but I'll save that for next week and concentrate on the back.

Always look at things from other angles. You turned it around to see your next target area, I constantly turn my figs upside down to see them differently. It might be because I'm dyslexic, but I've always found looking at things a different way gives me better perspective.

It could also be tunnel vision at times when we get too focused on one item which throws us off. I just learned in an active shooter class that if you get tunnel vision you should shake your head side to side real quick to break the tunnel vision. I've been trying it with stressful situations since and have had good success in regaining my focus.

That's actually an old Art trick. The human brain is wired to see and interpret Symbols, and so things like figures or mechs can quickly get locked into a 'This is a Person/Robot' block in our head, preventing us from thinking clearly about how they actually look.

Turning them upside-down/backwards/sideways lets us break that symbolic interpretation, and see the shapes/colors/patterns for what they truly are, so that we can more effectively consider our options.

Cripes! Now I know why I need such huge doors!

http://i.imgur.com/t2yEa6Z.jpg


These Tech Priests are gianormous!

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


I don't know what this thing is supposed to do but somehow a Emperor Titan needs a body guard.

http://i.imgur.com/G4cNkjY.jpg


And a company of lesser warrior priests.

http://i.imgur.com/9fEW3Zu.jpg


As you can see I have found a purpose for my balcony. Purely serendipity I assure you; I had no idea these creatures existed.

just saw the legs next to the chest of the warmonger and instantly thought of the space marine dreadnought with the tiny leg syndrome.

I am jealous of the haul of troops you got there. I don't play 40k, but I really like the look of the mechanicus.

I don't play either but I need a crew.

FW has shown a Titan guard upgrade kit, should be out soon. It's based on skatarii.

The Warmonger seems to be even bigger now I see it in comparison with the spider walker, wow!

And I would be tempted to model the Skitarii with some shotgun-type weapons for close quarters fighting inside the titan itself barring the one with the sniper rifle which would have a blast shooting from his own balcony..

 whalemusic360 wrote:
FW has shown a Titan guard upgrade kit, should be out soon. It's based on skatarii.

Ha! FW offer an upgrade kit on ten plastic figures that cost 33 bucks. The upgrade costs £19 plus shipping.

Plus tell me why you cant order FW resin kits from Games Workshop distributors at a US shipping rate? We all know FW gouges the excrement out of us on the overseas shipping charge and I just answered my own question.

Some people are willing to pay for the coolness factor. I'm not one of them.

How else are they supposed to make the 15% shipping (on top of the built in vat that we shouldn't pay)?

I do pay for the "coolness factor", but only when I can hit the free shipping threshold.

Blackadder's Instant Paint Job:

So I'm watching these Youtube videos how to paint Skitarii and they are quite involved what with the spray painting with grey primer and then gunmetal silver and washes etc. A marvel of tenacity and patience........

http://i.imgur.com/Uo7S4mn.jpg


and I look at my Warlord and Thunderhawk and to my unpracticed eye I see very little difference between all that work and the relatively simple Flat Black Primer and rubbed in Graphite powder.

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


So I'm going to share my simple yet effective and cost effect method of acheiving the same effect with a tenth the effort.

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


First I spray paint all the figures with ElCheapo Walmart brand $0.99 cents a can Flat Black Primer.

http://i.imgur.com/JDEw8ah.jpg


Just one light coat and inspect out of doors in bright sunlight to make sure all the areas are covered.

And let dry overnight.

Adeptus Mechanicus Update:

Just to keep you apprised of my lack of progress in a physical sense at least. I have found why I have hit a wall design wise and I shall be making corrections this weekend. Most of my problem was two dimensional thinking.

On the painting front I have cranked up the old airbrush because these Skitarii figures are too finely detailed for painting with a brush. Even the youtube tutorials with so-called pro-painters show heavy brushstrokes that are unacceptable to me.

http://i.imgur.com/bGuhu71.jpg


I began with the Dune Crawler which was not my fav anyway so I used it to practice on. It is not coming out to badly but I think the Airbrush can do better.

http://i.imgur.com/ghaQ0sY.jpg


I managed to find a Belisarius Cawl on ebay unencumbered by the other two models in the kit which I also have no interest in and spent Saturday evening assembling it. It is ans extremely delicate model full of threadlike plastic parts and I have my doubts of it's survivability on a game board

http://i.imgur.com/IqVmXq4.jpg


Fortunately my Belisarius Will be a display companion piece for my Emperor Titan and reside in the completed interior Command center utterly safe from the vicissitudes of beer swilling 40K combatants.

Yet perhaps not from Martini Swilling judgmental old farts.