Blackadder's Attempt To Build a Lucius Patten Imperator

[Smiley]

that thing is looking to be a beast. I have been enjoying watching it come together can't wait to see it finished

[Blackadder]

Getting There:

 

What else can I say? 

 

https://i.imgur.com/jbx20fT.jpg

 

This is a labor intensive project...........

 

https://i.imgur.com/WR4APDH.jpg

[Blackadder]

It's been said that the only reason that people go to Cockroach Races is to see a Cockroach crash.

 

By extension; the only reason people view my threads is to see me Frak up. 

 

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

 

Well sorry to disappoint but it ain't gonna happen this day. Today is the first time I have  aligned and imaged my Imperator and the never ending Plasma Blaster project together...... 

 

https://i.imgur.com/6msMmTC.jpg

 

( Honest to the God  Emperor ) 

 

https://i.imgur.com/pBXee9X.jpg

 

 

and it seems to be in the right ballpark scale-wise. 

 

Omnissiah be Praised. Genuflect! Genuflect! Hail in Oates.

 

 

[Naryn]

Holy! Love your work, and every time I check this thread there’s a new marvel to, uh, marvel at. Can’t wait to see more progress! Do you anticipate any particular challenges to come as you build the rest of this weapon, or do you think it’ll be smooth sailing from here on out?

[Subtle Discord]

"Charging plasma reactors! Flushing coolant! Calibrating trajectory! Ready to fire in... 8... 7... 6... "

 

So insane, in the best possible way. All praise the Omnissiah.

[Jackalwolf]

Yes it's pretty incredible. Just thought from seeing that top half that it would be incredible if your replicated the cover of the binary succession by making a building with the new terrain and put them both together in display!

[lionofjudah]

[Lord_Mephistopheles]

 

 

 

 

and it seems to be in the right ballpark scale-wise. 

 

Omnissiah be Praised. Genuflect! Genuflect! Hail in Oates.

 

I adore this project.  The design, the execution, everything.

 

That said, my only "concern" such as it is is with that last picture.  The Sunfury blaster, while impressive in it's scale, construction and execution, looks a bit... weedy? At least to my eye anyway.  it looks like a Warlord weapon mounted on an Imperator.

 

Shame you haven't fabricated two of them at which point a twin-mount would have been impressive and perhaps better proportioned, but given the labour-intensiveness I my be asking a dancing elephant to learn the tango...  A better approach might have been if you had simply built it 50% overscaled from the prototype resin.

 

That said, keep up the good work!

 

--** EDIT **--

 

Regarding upscaling, actually the length doesn't look too bad once the gubbinz is on the back edge.  it's the width i think that is throwing my perception off.  perhaps making it wider (i.e. more square in cross section) and adding a second barrel a la Warhound plasma blastgun would help

 

Just my two penn'orth. 

 

You may also find this image of use if you have not previously seen it:

 

 

ttps://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/8/88/UFFSr35.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161116031526

Edited September 4, 2018 by Lord_Mephistopheles

[Blackadder]

Time to Take Stock:

 

I've reached a point where I need to economize on the number of components to duplicate and for the past week I've been thinking of a way to save work on making redundant items and I believe I have come up with a way. 

 

https://i.imgur.com/ZeUtl3H.jpg 

 

The suspender arm disc was labor intensive especially if I have to make one for each weapon variant so below is a removable Mount Disc Component that I will be making for each of the two weapon arms which will facilitate rapid exchange of weapon types with the exception of the CC claw which i am given to understand is not a usual Emperor Titan Weapon anyway.

 

https://i.imgur.com/lC2lwrG.jpg

 

I included a scale on the top image, even though it is only 2/3 of it's ultimate dimension, for the convenience of those who have requested a size reference.

[Knightsword]

You sir are positively mad... and a massive inspiration for what imagination can do in this hobby  The interchangeable joint mount is genius.

[Blackadder]

Weekend Update:

 

I had hoped to be further along in the rear mechanisms by now but I ran into a bit of a snag when I realized the the rear section of the weapon expanded further than the surface armour surrounding the mount disk. Since my gun is wider overall than the Warlord weapon I have decided to not expand this section unless I see the overall appeal of the Plasma Blaster is compromised.

 

https://i.imgur.com/opWDHf4.jpg

 

Another modification is the rear mount must also be removable and be able to slip onto the mount disk assembly which should pose no problem but was something I had not anticipated. 

 

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

 

Now that that is recognized I can proceed with the actual manufacture of the rear sections.

[Blackadder]

One Week Later:

 

It's been a busy week but I managed to fit in a bit of building. The biggest accomplishment is a second Arms Mount section for the other armament items. 

 

https://i.imgur.com/9yj9h3H.jpg

 

It is a source of irritation to me that each of these disc mount appendages seem dedicated to a particular weapon so hopefully I can circumvent this need for redundancy by making a generic disc and adding a discrete weapons module pack for each weapon I produce. The Discs are really time consuming to make.

 

https://i.imgur.com/6MMTHmi.jpg

 

https://i.imgur.com/axub5XT.jpg

 

So above we have the Plasma Blaster modular assembly that slips together as two pieces and subsequently in the image below the sections installed on the Plasma blaster body......

 

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

 

https://i.imgur.com/G4yHwBI.jpg

 

Next the Meta Snail module...........

 

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

Simply amazing. You must have a tremendous amount of patience!

[Blackadder]

Cochlear Implant:

 

I'm frequently asked how I develop a construction from just images on a computer screen. and I suppose this is a prime demonstration candidate. the Cochlear shaped reactor core at the back end of the Plasma Blaster. Since I already had the disc mount assembly it was a simple matter of transporting the dimensions off the disc to the rectangular grid material and eyeballing the divisions on the screen I used my compass to define where the concentric components would be arranged. 

 

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

 

Using the mount block module I made a U shaped construction of the apparent size of the basic structure and alternately layered 0.040 inch sheet styrene with the same sized grid material until I had a sufficient thickness with two left pieces over for the final rough detail.

 

https://i.imgur.com/K31AUOk.jpg

 

https://i.imgur.com/U3NwU5K.jpg 

 

So finally we have the size of the complete weapon realized at least in the rough. 

 

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

 

and now I can take on the actual upper mount arm............ 

 

Edited September 17, 2018 by Blackadder

[Blackadder]

That's About the Size of It:

 

I finally can appreciate the size of this construct and I am revisiting my anxiety over the scale Vis-à-vis the actual Titan.

 

https://i.imgur.com/XLL36Aw.jpg

 

https://i.imgur.com/990xV1i.jpg

 

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

 

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

 

https://i.imgur.com/htf5EPr.jpg

 

It seems about right................

[Subtle Discord]

Damn, those fluorescent light lenses being used for sub-structure seem all but indispensable for a build of this scale. Such a great solution.

[Grotsmasha]

[Blackadder]

Damn, those fluorescent light lenses being used for sub-structure seem all but indispensable for a build of this scale. Such a great solution.

yeah I've created such a run on this market so much so that Home Depot has raised the price two bucks.

[Nostromo]

It is SUCH a relief to see that someone retains a level of insanity surpassing my own level with a comfortable buffer.

Seriously... i do not work that much with styrene, but you are a constant source of inspiration and a reference point what "good" means.

[Canadian_F_H]

I can't help but feel you should have inserted assorted models of techpriests, engine-seers and servitors into all of your progress pictures...

 

Opportunity missed.

 

Great work so far tho!

[Blackadder]

It is SUCH a relief to see that someone retains a level of insanity surpassing my own level with a comfortable buffer.

Seriously... i do not work that much with styrene, but you are a constant source of inspiration and a reference point what "good" means.

 

 

I can't help but feel you should have inserted assorted models of techpriests, engine-seers and servitors into all of your progress pictures...

 

Opportunity missed.

 

Great work so far tho!

 

Great Idea and I do have Tech Priests Look for them in future posts. :up:

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2018 by Blackadder

[Blackadder]

Just a Quick One Today:

 

Working on the reactor coil (whatever) It's a complex piece of machinery with a lot of delicate parts. The Plastic cement eats through the curved 0.040 inch square stock instantly so I had to use 0.5 inch tubing for the ends of the slots. 

 

https://i.imgur.com/IBhq3II.jpg

 

It seems to work okay.

 

[Brother Lunkhead]

Thanks again for the update...… the consistently detailed documentation of your fine work has been an immense help to me in my own projects. Looking forward to seeing more progress all the time

[Subtle Discord]

Ahhh... Tamiya Extra Thin, oh how I love you. Let me count the ways...

 

I'm surprised it's giving you issues at all. I've used it on 0.18mm thick styrene (very sparingly) and it worked out just fine; compared to other solvent glues it's much less 'hot' and more forgiving to work with. Granted, I've never used it on anything this large in scale, so I suspect you need to be more liberal in applying it. The heavier plastic seems to be working just fine and doesn't seem out-of-place.

 

*Sigh* Seeing your work always makes me want to dive in and start a large titan scale build I have planned for the future. I'm forcing myself to wait until a more appropriate time, but there are so many ideas and inspiration in your work that I'm making a note of for when the time is right. Thanks as always for the insight and documentation.

[Chief Captain Redd]

I quite like the scale of the Plasma Annihilator so far, opposed to simply taking an Epic based cartoonish design and upscaling it; feels more inline with what GW/FW is producing now.