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2018/03/11 13:36:00
Subject: Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
Camkhieri: "And another very cool thing, my phones predictive text actually gave me chicken as an option after typing robot, how cool is that."'
Meercat: "All eyes turned to the horizon and beheld, in lonely and menacing grandeur, the silhouette of a single Grot robot chicken; a portent of evil days to come."
From 'The Plucking of Gindoo Phlem'
2018/03/11 20:19:54
Subject: Re:Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
It is my hope to have fully articulated legs on this beastie although I will not go to the effort I went to with my Warlord giving the legs a "Toe in" and "Toe Out" capability. That was much too much and although workable I have never employed that feature when posing my Warlord.
Finally I can get a glimpse of what I have been working toward for these past few weeks; with the hip connect scaled to size, and the upper leg finally attached at the knee. I can now make some inroads towards an actual knee structure. I am now thinking of cutting the knee joint into the upper tier of the greave. which I believe will look much better.
Onward and Upward as they say...............
"It is easier to deceive people than it is to convince them that they have been deceived."
2018/03/12 14:05:55
Subject: Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
Very very nice! It's all coming together nicely! I'm sure when it is mounted that everything will look fine. Add some weight at the bottom if need be, but very very very very niiiiice work so far!
Stormonu wrote: For me, the joy is in putting some good-looking models on the board and playing out a fantasy battle - not arguing over the poorly-made rules of some 3rd party who neither has any power over my play nor will be visiting me (and my opponent) to ensure we are "playing by the rules"
2018/03/13 01:29:00
Subject: Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
Ha! Well I wanted to set up the model to see if the sizes were in scale but the upper torso was too heavy to suspend over the lower torso and legs. I instead Photo shopped a quick composite to present here. First the image of the torso and the legs and then the green screen composite. The legs right now are like a house of cards so mounting the body on them is not possible.
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
2018/03/16 00:19:15
Subject: Re:Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
Camkhieri: "And another very cool thing, my phones predictive text actually gave me chicken as an option after typing robot, how cool is that."'
Meercat: "All eyes turned to the horizon and beheld, in lonely and menacing grandeur, the silhouette of a single Grot robot chicken; a portent of evil days to come."
From 'The Plucking of Gindoo Phlem'
2018/03/17 09:35:30
Subject: Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
My local hobby supplier has let me down and I cannot get the large amount of strip styrene of a particular size I require. Normally I cut my own but even that did not produce enough.
Are you planning on keeping the very square look of the 3d render? I have to say, it looks unpleasantly boxy, and not in keeping with the other titan designs (even the Lucius pattern Titans have more of an angular look, rather than boxy). The original model also had rounded leg armour for the crew areas, as seen in this image.
I think the minarets are a nice addition to the design, but the lack of curves really hurts the aesthetics. Especially when you went to such great effort to make a beautiful, curved head in line with Mars-pattern Titans.
Adding a curved plate to the front three sides, with a curved recess to accomodate the toe, would look much better I think. I appreciate this is significantly more difficult to do though.
ChargerIIC wrote: If algae farm paste with a little bit of your grandfather in it isn't Grimdark I don't know what is.
2018/03/24 21:13:43
Subject: Blackadder Attempts to build an Imperial Warmonger Titan
Well you can make yours in any shape you want but I always found the inverted trashcan/flower pot shaped greaves on the Emperor lacking panache and the Helsreach Inquisitor animation sealed the deal for me. The flying buttresses and staging decks all go to make this the apex of Emperor design.
Of course, it is your Titan to build as you wish I didn't mean that you should use the legs of the old design, but something between the two.
So if you take the design you have currently, instead of leaving the panel with the three gothic arches flat, you could curve it out somewhat, a bit like a church apse at the end of the nave. That would keep the feel of the Helreach film version, but prevent the legs from looking so blocky compared to the rest of the design.
Here is an example of an apse. Now, for your leg, I think the curve could be far more gentle, rather than semi-circular, and when viewed from above, the sides probably shouldn't form a circle. But having some curve would smooth out the whole thing, and make the design look more three dimensional. It would also look like an applied armour plate to protect the crew-hold behind. So basically a much flatter version of the apse below on the front three sides.
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ChargerIIC wrote: If algae farm paste with a little bit of your grandfather in it isn't Grimdark I don't know what is.
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