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I too am dyslexic, never diagnosed with ADHD, but if you've seen my project logs you could easily see I fit that description. Numbers are easy for me as well, but once the letters start moving into the equations I'm out the door. Call me racist, but numbers and letters shouldn't mix, no 1,2,3 a,b,c soup for me .

Luck is only your mind not telling you how it's going to work out in the end. Your subconscious has already figured it out and the "ah-ha moment" is when you conscious mind catches your unconscious mind dawdling.

Worked and Worked:

But so little actually visibly accomplished. I began this project telling myself I would not make the same mistakes I made with my Warlord but Damn! it's coming out so good that I keep retrofitting more and more interior so I'm back to building inside out again. I had hoped to start on the chest and shoulders by now.

http://i.imgur.com/f8Kz6J5.jpg


So here's the Landspeeder cockpit that will eventually fit into the head which has a floor ready to receive the cockpit but is just a slab of angled 0.040 sheet styrene so really nothing to see yet. But trust me it is inside.

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


A little more visible are the cheek canisters whatever purpose they serve other than clutter the face up and therefore add esoteric detail.

http://i.imgur.com/rsv6BnD.jpg


I notched out the canisters to mount on the secondary cheek armour which is where I am now in the construction so before I glue the on why not take some teaser images to tantalize my loyal readers.

Hopefully I'll have more progress to show next time.

Machine-God I love all the extra details you've put into the face of this beast.
Canisters are looking very appropriate too. Maybe they are filled with mechanical spit to spit at opposing titans if they ever went machino-a-machino

This just gets MORE detailed every time I see it! it has personality without a speck of paint-and as always, looks FANTASTIC!

Pure Gold:

Gold is where you find it as the old saw goes and you find it in the least likely places. I was in a variety store a few days ago and found these Hair bands 4.76 MM (3/16 inch) diameter that are ideal for the canister conduit.

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


I felt the image conduit aesthetically too large of a diameter.

http://i.imgur.com/UYsIE1r.jpg


I have used these before on my Warlord and my Warhounds but those were only 3,0 MM (1/8 inch).

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


If I could find 6.3 MM (1/4 inch) that would be also of use. I'll keep on looking.

http://i.imgur.com/h4c8TLk.jpg


Whilst we have the head apart again I can show the cockpit which is coming along quite well.

http://i.imgur.com/G760IsE.jpg


Working on the interior is much easier if you can remove it and reinstall at will so I work with a detachable floor.

It also makes it easier to paint if I ever get that far.

Great, now I can pilfer stuff from my daughters too instead of just my son

The Fearful Symmetry:

As most of you know I rarely measure when producing my work. Therefore symmetry is a problem for me as revealed in the image below. The face shield is canted a degree or 2 counterclockwise which is readily apparent in this head on image.

http://i.imgur.com/il8GXeZ.jpg


Of course no one will be standing full dead on eye level with the construct so I may let this discrepancy slide.

The Low angle view seems to hide the flaw.

http://i.imgur.com/befX1AH.jpg


Now for the crux of this discourse; the conduit run to the ear pieces.

http://i.imgur.com/W69lm36.jpg


Magnets hold the ear disc on with a fender washer to take up the gap.

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


And a 5 inch scale for reference to the size of this, seeming, never ending construct..

The mechanicus might be picky about symmetry, but symmetry in humans is nonexistent. Cheek bones, eye sockets, and the bane of all hairstylists ears are never perfectly symmetric. Some of the most physically hauntingly eirey people out there have very symmetric faces, but even they have discrepancies. I think that the mechanicus would see that as the god-machines personality breaking through to the mortal plane. Besides it's like he's scowling .

That ruler for scale...This thing really is HUGE!

Hi Blackadder (great name btw)

I have been a "lurker" on this site for a few years, to get inspiration for my painting and for tips etc. But this thread and project has made me create an account just so I can comment here and subscribe.

I think this project is absolutely epic and I have really enjoyed reading about it so far! I can't wait for you to finish! Good luck with the rest of the work!

You should totally watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0klMZ7r8M

 STG wrote:
You should totally watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0klMZ7r8M

Wow, thanks, best titan reference I've yet seen


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Disciple of Mephiston wrote:
Hi Blackadder (great name btw)

I have been a "lurker" on this site for a few years, to get inspiration for my painting and for tips etc. But this thread and project has made me create an account just so I can comment here and subscribe.

I think this project is absolutely epic and I have really enjoyed reading about it so far! I can't wait for you to finish! Good luck with the rest of the work!

Thanks and welcome aboard. You've seen my other threads on this forum, right?

 STG wrote:
You should totally watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0klMZ7r8M

wow, just wow.

Aha! Ha! Ha!

Fun and games boys and girls, fun and games. Thanks to an andante admirer I've a new direction to follow gleaning the best from all info available. I've managed to begin the mid-waist decking and observation platform.

http://i.imgur.com/Lo2sTXK.jpg


I truly want a railed promenade deck on this beastie and a fully articulated neck as well so letting you all in on the ground floor of this is a bit daring especially if I fall short but this is how I work; off the cuff.

http://i.imgur.com/ljCWQH3.jpg


We'll see how far I'm off the mark in a few days.

Never think of it as being off the mark. Just think of it as doing the job on your next project first as a practice run

Throne above, how big will that thing be?

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
Throne above, how big will that thing be?

Revised guess, a meter tall 39.37 inches tall.


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Finest Kind:

Intermediate platform and turntable.

http://i.imgur.com/2QpGFBp.jpg

Still looking Fantastic! good to see those PVC hips too! This thing is going to be just MASSIVE!

Are you going to put a lazy Susan in the belly of the titan. It might help carry some of the weight that the upper body will have.

 Theophony wrote:
Are you going to put a lazy Susan in the belly of the titan. It might help carry some of the weight that the upper body will have.

That is my intent but I needn't go so far as installing a thrust bearing. A simple friction bushing will suffice otherwise the upper torso would move too easily.

Massively inspiring work.

I know you will notice the very minor discrepancies, but I did not until you pointed it out. Looks stunning bud.

Probably telling you how to suck eggs here, but what about magnetising the waist to a degree. would locate the waist in different positions but allow it to move still, for the size of it you could easily do 16 positions, like a clock face.

Anyways, shutting up now, please continue, so amazing need more.

just wow.... how big is the torso going to be? ive seen a few people integrate old Vape pen things into exhaust fumes on warlord titans, looks really sweet with some red LED and the steam pumping through.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Massively inspiring work.

..........what about magnetising the waist to a degree. would locate the waist in different positions but allow it to move still, for the size of it you could easily do 16 positions, like a clock face.

Actually you give me something to think about. Stability of the upper torso rotating on the axis of the pelvis block by situating magnets on 360° fractional increments of a compass is not a bad idea. Thanks for the suggestion.


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Mid Waist Deck:

So today I started with the mid waist deck and already I have an improvement.

http://i.imgur.com/CkT8L9E.jpg


Unfortunately after I glued in the walls but I came to the realization quickly enough to remedy the anomaly.

http://i.imgur.com/qQz0lrU.jpg


I'll leave to you to guess what I found wrong but suffice it to say the construct lacks panache.

http://i.imgur.com/SWmCG0P.jpg


I'll have it corrected tomorrow so you'll see if you guessed right.

Ciao.

This Will Happen:

I've never felt so confident in a project as in this one.

http://i.imgur.com/o1XeD88.jpg


The mistake of last night bore fruit in that I did not have to rebuild the turn table piece.

http://i.imgur.com/NFr0iQZ.jpg


Even the Mid-Waist Platform is the right width for the hips

http://i.imgur.com/hNbbv4f.jpg


But Lord please don't let it be that the head is too small

That heads already the size of a 40k tank and bigger!

That's a master price of plasticard.

Excellent work on tapering in the walls. Did you fil the void in between the angled wall and the straight wall with anything to give it some more support?

jhe90 wrote:That heads already the size of a 40k tank and bigger!

That's a master price of plasticard.

I'll have to find a 40K Russ to compare. I appreciate the confidence

Theophony wrote:Excellent work on tapering in the walls. Did you fill the void in between the angled wall and the straight wall with anything to give it some more support?

Right now the area is under development but it will be sufficiently sturdy to bear the weight of the upper works. I designate the floor in question 'Lower 41' The electronic and avionic section of Boeing Aircraft, a relatively small cramped room below the cockpit of Boeing Aircraft. It shall serve the same function here.

Nice work. Good shapes you have going.

First Engineering Deck:

Situated below the reactor bay and the command deck this room contains (maybe) the electronic and navigation equipment plus the Adeptus Mechanicus altar and tech priests. I'll figure it out later once I get the other decks laid out.

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


Below are the inner walls of the deck and the center reactor core.

http://i.imgur.com/SQAo709.jpg


And the deck as it stacks up on the titan pelvis block again subject to change as i am not sure how much detail I should add to the top of the pelvic block.

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

That head you've made is amazing, it's detail like that that can make your end result amazing rather than just complete. Good luck and keep up the good work.