War Angel Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 If the inner struts are just for show, what's holding this thing up? I only see (what I think is) the inner struts... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3332604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 I just added the inner struts up till now the original struts are all there were........... Atomic powered spacecraft have the problem of cooling the primary source. I suspect that a 'Fast Reactor' would be necessary because of it's efficiency in nuclear fuel and the compactness of a vehicle borne unit. Liquid Sodium as a coolant has a much higher temperature that water but it is extremely corrosive. I would say that running the return sodium external to the vessel would not drop the temperature of the coolant significantly, a vacuum being an excellent insulator. The heat exchanger would do more to transfer heat to the secondary fluid source. I suspect the large cooling fans on the rear of the titan back pack are used to cool both these fluids and I shall have to simulate ducting to that pack.Meanwhile:http://i.imgur.com/df5TR7e.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/df5TR7el.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3332692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 The speed in which this is taking shape is very gratifying. It is too bad I didn't realize the error of not putting the reactor on the right level.http://i.imgur.com/gSftxbX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/gSftxbXl.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3332763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 It strikes me that I am not utilizing the two story reactor deck to it's full advantage. Heres the reactor stuck at the bottom of this huge area like a duck in a bag so I'm going to put it up on a platform with legs under it plus there will be room for all sorts of nifty piping and whatnot............and I get to make more perforated steel beams.Holy holey metal Batman!http://i.imgur.com/0WaTXoL.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0WaTXoLl.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3333405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Oh yes, a smile crosses the Blackadder's countenance, this is how it should look. I have to admit I was nonplussed at what to do with the interior for a while but it all seems to be going together rather well.I had a cunning plan. if I may say so myself.....http://i.imgur.com/3oYqVzS.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3oYqVzSl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/sXMZx8W.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/sXMZx8Wl.jpgNow I just have to extend the ladder. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3333466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 You're a mutant. Your titan is too good and your pace of work too fast :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3333502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 I've got a lot to do and I have given myself a time limit to completion of mid Summer. I wanna start on a Desimator Chaos Titan: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/DefaultFW/xlarge/decimator9.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3333520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Decimation is a good thing..it means 90% survivor rate =D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3334028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah Decimator is a poor name especially for a construct as badass looking as this one. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3334096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 So many people scratch build these and, though an admirable undertaking, they don't do the model justice by skimping out on the sheer level of detail required. This isn't one of these cases, damn fine looking piece of work. Looking forward to seeing the final product dude! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3334152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hey Adder, got a question. Can you explain how you go about cutting the thicker sheets (IE 2mm+ in thickness)? I'm working on some styrene models myself and when I'm cutting the 2mm thick pieces I'm going through Exacto blades at a rather alarming rate. So I'm wondering if maybe you have some advice for more efficient cutting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbringer Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Decimation is a good thing..it means 90% survivor rate =D Depends if you look at the Oxford Dictionary which defines it as "to reduce to non-existence, blot out of existence" which is pretty bad if you ask me!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 You mean a 10% survivor rate. 90% casualty. Something the guardsmen can only dream of having. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hey Adder, got a question. Can you explain how you go about cutting the thicker sheets (IE 2mm+ in thickness)? I'm working on some styrene models myself and when I'm cutting the 2mm thick pieces I'm going through Exacto blades at a rather alarming rate. So I'm wondering if maybe you have some advice for more efficient cutting. I'm not the one to say that this is the way cutting thicker styrene; I'm only saying this works for me: Xacto blades are too small and thin and flexible for heavy duty work like cutting 2MM styrene. I recommend a good 'Utility' knife such as General or Stanley. I use a retractable blade Stanley: http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/400/21373.JPG The blade is strong and sharp and won't wobble during the cut, easy to change and durable And cheap! I buy the 100 blade pack. Cutting the material is a snap literally. Using a straight edge (I use a 6 inch steel scale): http://www.excelhobbyblades.com/images/6%20inch%20stainless%20steel%20rule%20-%2055677.jpg score a line on the styrene. still using the straight edge or free hand cut another pass down the scored line applying slightly more pressure. Snap the plastic along the scored line. The cut should be virtually perfect if you hold the knife 90° to the work. This works well with slightly curved work as well. but for circles and extreme arcs you have to cut free hand usually you can cut about half way thru the material and snap the rest. Cut the piece slightly over-sized and file it down to the desired shape. You mean a 10% survivor rate. 90% casualty. Something the guardsmen can only dream of having. Decimation is a good thing..it means 90% survivor rate =D Depends if you look at the Oxford Dictionary which defines it as "to reduce to non-existence, blot out of existence" which is pretty bad if you ask me!! Decimate in my estimation means destroy by ten percent at a time............ I spent a lot of time in the past few days preparing to build the huge steam turbines for the new Engineering Deck. In the meantime I began the piping to and from the reactor. I believe the best approach is to run the piping up the back of the reactor room to the back pack and from there to the steam turbines on the top level. Not the most optimum design but you can imagine the primary to secondary circulating system heat-exchanger in the back pack from there to the turbine then to the condensor and back to the reactor. The only thing worthy of note here is the spherical 'shutoff valve' and 'hand wheel': http://i.imgur.com/Y8KavaO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Y8KavaOl.jpg Note the coupling flanges: http://i.imgur.com/pvQk7JP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pvQk7JPl.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best of British Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Unless Togusa-san had just been watching Spartacus : War of the dammed, in which a legion was punished with what was called Decimation. In the particular episode a regiment ( excuse me for not using the proper name for 50 Roman soldier ) in which a bag was filled with 50 stones ( one for each soldier in the regiment) 5 were white the rest black. Each soldier took out a stone, those unlucky enough to pick a white stone were to be beaten to death by the remaining 45 soldiers. it was used as a punishment for running away in cowardice. this would have given the 90% survival rate Togusa-san was referring too I believe. I do not know if it is historically correct, but that is what happened in the episode. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Unless Togusa-san had just been watching Spartacus : War of the dammed, in which a legion was punished with what was called Decimation. In the particular episode a regiment ( excuse me for not using the proper name for 50 Roman soldier ) in which a bag was filled with 50 stones ( one for each soldier in the regiment) 5 were white the rest black. Each soldier took out a stone, those unlucky enough to pick a white stone were to be beaten to death by the remaining 45 soldiers. it was used as a punishment for running away in cowardice. this would have given the 90% survival rate Togusa-san was referring too I believe. I do not know if it is historically correct, but that is what happened in the episode. Yesh I have been watching Spartacus, and decimation -was- a Roman practice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_%28Roman_army%29 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbringer Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 It does mean to reduce a population by a minimum of 10% like Togusa-San has said but I was just saying its one of those odd works which used in the english language can have total opposite meanings Like the link shows 10% loss rate, same as above. But is also used as i've quoted :) I think GW mean to reduce to non existence as to mean reduce your population by 10% wouldn't be anywhere near as cool :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3335585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 I'm luv'n it............. This room keeps getting more and more cluttered. Thanks to suggestion I have made more support girders and walkways (I was gonna do that anyway but I appreciate the support. Considering I haven't even added the 'bitz' and personnel the Reactor room is sufficiently cluttered 'n don't forget I still have to add the electrical conduit, more ducting, piping and lighting. Note the side panels open for ease of viewing. http://i.imgur.com/Y7DnF9I.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Y7DnF9Il.jpg And the flash reveals the left side walkway leading to the core inspection access. http://i.imgur.com/spgknQn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/spgknQnl.jpg Ah the well deserved Martini; Life is good.......... The hedonistic Blackadder Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3339152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Ah the well deserved Martini; Life is good.......... The hedonistic Blackadder Given your avatar I would have thought a pan galactic gargle blaster would have been more appropriate... On a serious note I'm blown away by your dedication to detail and plausabillity. So much so it has inspired me to get out my neglected for many years technical drawing bord and start drawing plans for my own scratch build non deamonic forgefiend. Oh and Best of British there was no 50 man unit in the roman armies, a contiburnia of 8 men was the basic building block of the legions, a century was 10 contiburnia or 80ish men in the republican era post marian reforms (the time of the spartican rebellion) a cohort was made up of usually about 6 centurie so aprox 480 men (in theory) a legion was somewhere in the order of 5000 men. I think in the program the junior Crassus was supposed to be in command of a vexilla that is an ad hoc unit of almost any size formed for a specific task. Sorry I think I wandered a bit of topic there... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3339319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Whoa! That's about all I'll ever need to know about the Roman Legion! Thanks for the info now I'll just stash that away in my eidetic memory so people will edge away from me when I bring it up at parties............... XD Tread DesignFinished detailing the feet and toes this morning except for three 19mm x 4mm aquila I have yet to scrounge from my son's seemingly bottomless bitz hoard.I hope he has a few still stashed away.I started on the tread and decided to use a bas relief Adeptus Mechanicus emblem on the center of the foot pad similar to the Reaver cog and gear pattern belowhttp://i.imgur.com/LpFxBeN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/LpFxBeNl.jpgbut mine will have the 'Borg' style skull and accouterments. I was thinking of Aquila with folded wings for the toes as I did for the Warhound distal phalangeshttp://i.imgur.com/xBRDkWy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xBRDkWyl.jpgGetting the proper spacing for the gear cogs was a pain having to resort to the formula to divide a circle into 24 segments to make the gear. Still looks rather crude as my compass is wearing out.http://i.imgur.com/ySXHSl4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ySXHSl4l.jpg I sometimes find being an obsessive compulsive debilitating............. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3352554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Tread Adeptus Mechanicus EmblemIt's going to take some doing to translate this into a tread design :?:http://i.imgur.com/L1J0yw4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/L1J0yw4l.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/S1DGBM6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/S1DGBM6l.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3352831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 I don't know how I get pigeonholed into these side projects, it seems a lot of trouble to go to for something that will be rarely seen but I had fixated that I would do a A.M. emblem on the sole of the feet along with all the other tread designs so I lose a few days what of it.http://i.imgur.com/xuPkyt4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/xuPkyt4l.jpg Anyway it's a good project for a stepped presentation and someone may benefit from my particular form of obsessiveness. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3353177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Totenkopf MonocleSince my supply of tubes only go up to 12.75 MM (1/2 inch) I needed to fabricate a 14.0 MM ring to duplicate the monocle on the A.M. right side. Searching through my scrap bin I found a discarded marker that would serve as a plug. Begin by drawing the strip plastic between your thumbnail and index finger while applying pressure. This will impart a curve to the strip and make it easier to wrap around the plug. Taper the end and hold it while wrapping one full turn. Put a drop of thin set plastic cement on the overlap and draw the ring tight for the first wrap. Be sure your wrap is aligned properly. I needed two wraps for the monocle rim so while it is drying I typed this reply.http://i.imgur.com/yqkksKk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yqkksKkl.jpg You can see a finished ring and a armour right section in the above image. Finding the right diameter plug was the hardest part of this procedure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3353267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Totenkopf Neufassung This is difficult to tutor as I cannot demonstrate that which is innate with me. but if you look closely at the objects in the images you may see a few co-ordinate lines that I use as reference points. These lines give me a ballpark position of where the various points of the (skull) in this case are in relation to edges, centerlines, peripheral borders. http://i.imgur.com/r53ra7J.jpg http://i.imgur.com/r53ra7Jl.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3353378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 very impressive work through the entire build, but I have to say that the thing I find most impressive is the fine details, the overall titan is incredible of course, but it's the little details, such as the treads you're now making (don't forget you have two to do... unless you cast the result maybe?) that are truly awe inspiring, alongside your technical knowledge and understanding that is evident in the fact it all stays together, can stand upright and doesn't need to be a solid block to do so. Kudos to you sir Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248599-blackadders-warlord-wip/page/20/#findComment-3353449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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