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I am expecting a full interior on this one. Dont let me down.

I am expecting mind totally blown on this one... (you're already well on the way to that target... )

I do think that the head is small, but that is due to being influenced by the size of the Warlord head in the old comic they did about a titan, where a Warlord's head was roomy for five.

Still, this is your interpretation of it, so build it to the scale you're happy with, dude.

Hanging Knees:

That's what they are called in shipbuilding They support the deck beams and are usually curved. In this case I shall leave these flat until I see how the rest of the detail manifests itself.

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


Since I seriously have no plan at this stage other than the black and white video captures and this beautifully rendered 3D image I shall be taking what I deem best from both.

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


I changed the rear panel from round to flat so I can show the interior space.

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


I do like the idea of the railing and balcony and will try to work it into the design just so i can display my Tech Priests.

the same as I wrote on CMON. This project is awesome

It would also be a great spot for a vindicare assassin to hang out and take pot shots from . I can just see him sitting out on the balcony sipping back something shaken (cause he's riding on a titan) not stirred, and going all scar face on people.

A Broken Precedent.

I don't usually do this but it seems such a 'gimme' that I am running it by without testing the concept.

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


I want the neck to be movable on both axes' up /down and side to side and I went to great lengths to accomplish that with my Warlord.

http://i.imgur.com/05bFt6y.jpg


With the Emperor Titan I have a lot more room so I'm trying something different. A 3 inch to 2 inch PVC reducing coupling which gives a 20° up/down and side to side flexibility.

http://i.imgur.com/gDjQ7cZ.jpg


In the coming days I'll show how this works out but in the meantime I intend to show the interim work for better or worse because once done it will be difficult to reproduce.

http://i.imgur.com/FOnI1Gv.jpg

Well no one will call him no neck anymore . Looking forward to see how you craft the movement between the parts.

Neck Articulation:

This was so much easier than the engineering gymnastics I had to go thru with the Warlord articulation. After stripping down the head to the basic neck components all it required was drilling four holes and threading them with a 6-32 tap. I countersunk the outer holes for flat headed screws.

http://i.imgur.com/unU2vdq.jpg


I then made a collar for the neck to slide into and mounted it into the middle deck forward bulkhead. Not glued because I want to be able to disassemble the model for painting and upgrading. Everything is as close a tolerance press fit as I can make it.

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


Centering the neck in the outer ring I secured the screws.

http://i.imgur.com/0hombQK.jpg


So after all that work I got about a 15 to 20° downward tilt to the neck.

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


Sliding the assembly together gives an idea of what the finished model will be able to do by way of articulation.

http://i.imgur.com/7rEDYH1.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/9i3annL.jpg


After reassembling the head I'll be able to see how much more downward angle I can add if needs be.

Hate Mail:

I'm gonna get a lot of hate mail because this damned thing works perfectly and no one is more surprised than I am.

http://i.imgur.com/l8yW8Fd.jpg


The range of motion is still rather limited but after I get the breast plate detail completed I can increase the range up/down and side to side by I'm guessing at least double.

http://i.imgur.com/QMaF2j6.jpg


I'm hoping to reassemble the head today so I can test out the balcony clearance.

http://i.imgur.com/TR2NsNa.jpg


It's really fun to sequence these thru my image viewer. Ha!

http://i.imgur.com/fJff7vh.jpg


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


This mechanism is actually a two axis gimbal.

Good job, Blacky. Good solution.

Hmmm, "Blackie"

Amendment:

Because of my fixation on having a railed promenade for my Tech Priests I mounted the head higher than the You tube Video Imperator.

http://i.imgur.com/LubKGr5.jpg


Since my version has a dynamic structure I feel the snaky conduits are out of place and the chin armour is too close to the deck.

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


There is no need for the cramped claustrophobic appearance when all the space above is free to interpretation.

http://i.imgur.com/m4wYGvX.jpg


Of course I may just have added another 5 centimeters to the overall height.

 The_Blackadder wrote:
Hmmm, "Blackie" ...

Or if you prefer I could call you Slack Bladder. I have happy memories every time I see you post.

What's 5cm when the whole is going to be a metre tall.

2 inches and only my Urologist knows that information for sure.

 Dr H wrote:

 The_Blackadder wrote:
Hmmm, "Blackie" ...

Or if you prefer I could call you Slack Bladder. I have happy memories every time I see you post.

What's 5cm when the whole is going to be a metre tall.

Another reason I love this thread.

Very true about the 5cm not meaning anything when your talking about a walking god.

That's an impressive piece of engineering with the neck rotation. Keep up the awesome work!

A Matter of Scale:

A side by side comparison with my Warlord. Egad this thing will be huge.

http://i.imgur.com/p3iP5PD.jpg

*slow clap* He's finally realised it, boys.

A Yard Stick Won't Be Enough:

I'm beginning to think that even a meter is too conservative an estimate for the height of this behemoth.

http://i.imgur.com/cBNuX3z.jpg


The yardstick as presented indicate the 27 inches tall my Warlord stands.

http://i.imgur.com/qPPFq0U.jpg


The Triangular shoulders represent the width of the platform the cathedral superstructure sits on so even with out the legs the yardstick comes up short.

http://i.imgur.com/oFxMq13.jpg


The closeup of the passage to the Cockpit from the command deck.

http://i.imgur.com/3GBtkIb.jpg


Looking down at the upper reactor room

http://i.imgur.com/K4ofb9U.jpg


And a bird's eye view of the titan as it is today.

http://i.imgur.com/uWgWhC9.jpg

Rubber bands.....the secrets of the machine god revealed .

When my kids were smaller I thought about making a costume for them to wear to be a warlord.

Cities of Death Bitz:

When I first started this project I stated I would be relying heavily of Prefab Bitz so as to make this model more accessible to would-be modelers. I fully expected readers to be able to make their own Emperor Titans following my examples. Certainly there are no big secrets revealed in this construction

The problem I see in most Emperor Titans that employ bitz is a lack of imagination. You cannot use the pieces directly out of the box. Witness below.....

http://i.imgur.com/h72NPQJ.jpg


The flying buttresses as they come out of the box have little application to speak of in this area of the Titan but with a bit of judicious cutting and filing they find purpose.

http://i.imgur.com/dbpQ3LL.jpg


Likewise the area below the 'head' calls for a processional egress onto the balcony/podium/pulpit.

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


Of course this is all subject to interpretation, You might have reservations about a huge vulnerable door in the front of the chest, I do myself but nothing is etched in stone and I may change my mind in the future but something is better than nothing so I'm going for it at this moment.

I think if someone can breach those doors then the princepts isn't doing it right. I'm sure there's plenty of shields that can absorb the damage before the doors would even budge.

Great use of the flying buttresses.

 The_Blackadder wrote:

The problem I see in most Emperor Titans that employ bitz is a lack of imagination. You cannot use the pieces directly out of the box.

This is 100% the reason I pass over most Emperor Titan builds. They are usually the same low effort builds. I'd not expect that from you, and am happy to see you call it out.

So inspiring, and so brilliant and so bloody vast.

And completely agree with the sentiment above. might as well stick some cardboard boxes hot glued together if you are not going to make the effort to add the beautiful detail achievable.

The buttresses look good, great use of existing resources!

My God! He is actually doing it!

A Week Vacation:

Doldrums, I could not think. I knew what I wanted to do but the process eluded me.

This morning I came up with a solution but it was my original thoughts, I just needed to hunker down and do it.

http://i.imgur.com/JunT8km.jpg


so first I needed the rear housings,pretty straight forward just a rectangle with a 45° chamfer.

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


I need to make the housings removable so the interior detail can be added later.

http://i.imgur.com/240UkLw.jpg


The model will have a wrap around balcony below the head so doors on either side for access to the weapons observation deck is needed.

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


All this is subject to change as the model evolves

http://i.imgur.com/G5vSgr2.jpg

Really great work on this project.

Inspirational!

Well you got me inspired, working on a warhound. The detailing is stunning on this, fantastic work as usual.