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From what I remember of the old Apocalypse rules released by GW, they should have doors on multiple sides, to deploy in multiple directions. That could solve the issue by making a door everywhere...?

Whoops. Meant to write "FOB"- Forward Operating Base.

I might have been thinking "Forward Operating Expedition" or something.

Quite a Feet

As I estimate right now this is about the size of the foot print for this baby.

https://i.imgur.com/pfI5l2y.jpg


Whereas the Warlord had baneblade size feet. This Emperor will have half again more

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


With the greave in place it seems I can trim the toes a tad but no hurry as I am now in the process of designing ankles.

https://i.imgur.com/47tgGJL.jpg


Yeah, you read me right, ankles.

Good lord. That really rams the scale of this home!!!

Good god that is a Mars pattern Forge World Baneblade.

The gobs of cash I would pay... (I have 2 Mars Patterns, need a 3rd for a full company :O)

That really drives home the size, especially with the baneblade on there... And: ankles? Colour me curious

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
Good god that is a Mars pattern Forge World Baneblade.

The gobs of cash I would pay... (I have 2 Mars Patterns, need a 3rd for a full company :O)

Here's your chance,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-40K-BANEBLADE-PAINTED/122976975452?hash=item1ca1ffba5c:g:fHYAAOSwoFVai2iQ

too rich for my blood.

I Cannot Help Myself:

It seems I am again in the situation where I cannot compromise this construction by taking short cuts.

Originally this thread was a tutorial on how to make a quick and gratifying Emperor Titan out of recycled plastic debris and GW bitz plus some plasticard. I expected to bring the thing in for about a hundred bucks American.

https://i.imgur.com/JC06rvC.jpg


Starting with the waffle lenses and a few items purchased on Amazon The project has now run into about twice as much which still isn't bad but far beyond what I hoped for.

In the series of images presented here is My solution to a problem that has vexed me since beginning; how am I to reconcile the leg joints? So here's my solution......

https://i.imgur.com/ClaHuT8.jpg


A ball joint ankle. In the two images above I made a cup recess for a two inch wood drawer pull ( A design I made for my scratch built Warhound years ago) so who's to say, "You have to keep teaching an old dog the same old tricks."

https://i.imgur.com/oBFCt4n.jpg


By carefully cutting out and stacking the waffle pieces and reinforcing them periodically I managed to build a close tolerance socket fit for the drawer pull knob. This will allow the foot to pivot front to back and side to side and any combination in between

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


The upper part of the assembly captures the ball and with luck provide sufficient friction to keep the ball in position by clamping it in place. Otherwise I'll have to reinforce the cup with A4 epoxy resin as I did on the Warhound.

https://i.imgur.com/DeJ7lf1.jpg


Next, the shank.

Looking awesome. Blackadder you have run into the ole Rule of 3 From Cosplaying costume making.

1.) It can be cheap
2.) it can be good
3.) it can be completed fast

You get to pick 2.
Cheap and good, will take a long time.
Good and fast, will be expensive
Cheap and fast, quality with be compromised.

I would say you went cheap and good, as its been well over a year. Definitely worth it. keep it up.

I found another thread, does this also happen to be you?

http://www.40konline.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=baefd33ed3aad9af053bafb2de54fc2d&topic=221963.240

 Dynas wrote:
Looking awesome. Blackadder you have run into the ole Rule of 3 From Cosplaying costume making.

1.) It can be cheap
2.) it can be good
3.) it can be completed fast

You get to pick 2.
Cheap and good, will take a long time.
Good and fast, will be expensive
Cheap and fast, quality with be compromised.

I would say you went cheap and good, as its been well over a year. Definitely worth it. keep it up.

I found another thread, does this also happen to be you?

http://www.40konline.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=baefd33ed3aad9af053bafb2de54fc2d&topic=221963.240

Yeah, that's me. Five years ago I somehow lost all my bookmarks and relied on replies to get them back as at the time I was posting on 15 different forums. Apparently I never heard from 40K on Line so they got lost....... Needless to say I've finished the Warlord (at least well beyond what is done in my last post on that forum). Dakka, Warseer, BoLS are just about the only forums left from the originals. I drop fourms that do not seem to be interested in what I post e.g. I'm about to drop BoLS.


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Anybody Know What This Is:

Gold is where you find it but from the moment I saw a couple of these in my neighbor's recycling I knew I would some day have a use for them. All along I was thinking some FW/GW futuristic Plasma weapon for a big Titan.

https://i.imgur.com/El7xQNq.jpg


But the unique and unusual design works well with my plans to build a troop transport greave interior right down to recesses for the huge actuators that stabilize the foot and the levels to hang the troopers shoulder harnesses when their being transported.

https://i.imgur.com/9nFLn7k.jpg


So now the ball and socket may make more sense especially with the sleeve removed..........

https://i.imgur.com/uHF50bg.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/8oXCttD.jpg

Can you post the finished version of your Warlord?

Are you asking what this part is?

https://imgur.com/EnaezLM

Damn son, well done. That waffle material is such a fantastic base building material. Love the idea of a ball joint too.

But i have ZERO idea where that plastic piece came from... looks epic though...

maybe the handle to a cleaner, like a swiffer?

 Master Azalle wrote:
Damn son, well done. That waffle material is such a fantastic base building material. Love the idea of a ball joint too.

But i have ZERO idea where that plastic piece came from... looks epic though...

maybe the handle to a cleaner, like a swiffer?

Yeah You've got it; actually a self wringing mop by Libman.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0941/7092/products/02000_02065_1024x1024.jpg?v=1503071768

yeah i was thinking broom handle or something too.

Ingenious bitz find. And are you really going to keep this thing fully posable? Kudos to you sire . Maybe your next one should be able to walk?

 The_Blackadder wrote:

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
Good god that is a Mars pattern Forge World Baneblade.

The gobs of cash I would pay... (I have 2 Mars Patterns, need a 3rd for a full company :O)

Here's your chance,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-40K-BANEBLADE-PAINTED/122976975452?hash=item1ca1ffba5c:g:fHYAAOSwoFVai2iQ

too rich for my blood.

THE SHIPPING NOOO WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE AUSTRAILIA.

I'd pay the base price in a heartbeat...

EDIT: Also I'd have to ask how removable that extra barrel length is... gross.

EDIT2: Also the sponsons are all kinds of FUBAR. Not that attractive at second glance.

Madness! I love it!

Its been five days, I need my next hit of Blackadder awesomeness! D:

Seriously though, whatre you up to? Silence for this long either means a distraction (hopefully a positive one) or something *really* cool coming our way soon... which one is it?

Eight Set Of Toes:

Boring! That's why I'm not posting...............

Producing eight identical toe sets was tedious in the extreme but at any rate they are done except for the detail of course.

https://i.imgur.com/4sHkM6R.jpg


I modified the side toes to be shorter than the front and rear toes for what I consider aesthetic purposes and I made the ramp a bit shallower than on the image as well again because I think it looks better.

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


Another of the same image but I think it portrays the greave better than the one above so hell, I posted them both.

https://i.imgur.com/w7f4rYp.jpg


And Damn; I forgot the obligatory Space Marine for scale.

Might seem boring, but looking seriously awesome

Meh im sure the chapel leg will distract from the simple foot design.

besides most titan and even dreadnought feets are pretty plain and practical.

Looking good as always

The shear scale of this is monumental. And I do not mean the physical size, the level of detail is beyond sanity.

 Camkierhi wrote:
The shear scale of this is monumental. And I do not mean the physical size, the level of detail is beyond sanity.

Thank you but with any luck, you haven't seen anything yet.


The Bottom of the Foot Pads:

The Movie Helsreach shows the bottom of the foot pads as a rather bland tread pattern.

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


So be it. I like it for it's simplicity.

https://i.imgur.com/FYk80zj.jpg

You have the patience of a saint, replicating so many parts. Amazing as always though, and nicely paced updates so that we can all recover from and pick our jaws from the floor in between..

I've been requested to provide Scale for the Emperor Titan. Unfortunately the legs are not attached to the pelvis, in point of fact the upper leg segment has yet to be designed. But one lower leg is avail so for reference we can compare it to a standard Space Marine Trooper and to a Warlord Titan that I just happen to have.....

https://i.imgur.com/V4kBmmr.jpg[


One of these day I'm going to have to break out my green screen.

This next shot is from ground level

https://i.imgur.com/BvHyUA4.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/V4kBmmr.jpg


TTFN

That leg on it's own is just ridiculous, serious amount of plastic - even with your ingenious waffle core, this will no doubt be a hefty model when finished

 The_Blackadder wrote:
...One of these day I'm going to have to break out my green screen...

Ah, but it won't be as good as a periodic table; although you need a new one to include the latest elements.

Smashing work on the titan. I salute your efforts. (with a thumb as there isn't a saluting Orkmoticon)

Legs Akimbo:

It's time to put my theories to the test. Yesterday began designing what I hope will be a movable leg system that will use friction locks to maintain the pose.

The PVC pipe couplings have "O" ring compression gaskets that will lock the upper thigh in place yet allow me to change the position in seconds.

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


The Lower Thigh to knee joint will be trickier and require a screw driver compression joint the same as on my Warlord.

https://i.imgur.com/3yoV86m.jpg


The biggest problem and one I just solved today in a fit of serendipity is how to make the legs sprawl out into the classic Titan pose.

https://i.imgur.com/iQn5Ci2.jpg


That will require a homemade gimbal assembly that I may have worked out in theory. It remains to be seen if the material is up to it.

Looking at these images I can just see my loyal readers cringing...........

I'm putting a lot of hope on flimsy styrene components.

I'm telling you man, shoulda gone with steel for the leg supports. Keep it from being top-heavy, be sure it'll stand up under the weight. But we'll see how it goes, I guess.