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Blackadder's Attempt To Build a Lucius Patten Imperator

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The Neck Passage:

 

Before I leave for Las Vegas a little something that came to me this past evening. Since I am making a full cockpit interior I'll need a sufficient mount so why not use the mount to simulate a passage thru the neck.

 


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

 

And to reinforce the floor and give me something to attach the cockpit why not a few Lightening holes.

 


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

 

I'll explain how this was done when I

 

See you all next week; Ciao.

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Thanks for the reply; I am back from a tedious 2600 mile odyssey traveling the breadth of the United States in three days in a 16 foot truck trailering a car which was no picnic. It took me a day to recuperate and a day to unload the truck and a couple of days to get my groove back. Yesterday I began again to make pieces for the interior and I hope to have a post update ready tomorrow. Meanwhile thanks for all the posts and the support. I'll try not to let you all down. Worthy of note; I spent three days in Las Vegas and didn't spend so much as a nickel gambling. Somewhat of a record to my mind but I did see the Arizona Meteor Crater which was a life long ambition.

 


http://i.imgur.com/U16SLn8l.jpg

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Slowing Down:

 

Am I slowing down in my dotage?

 

A week ago I was somewhere in Texas, Windmills to the right of me, windmills to the left of me from horizon to horizon.

 

The tallest wind turbines in the U.S. have been installed in Texas — the Vestas V90 turbines are 345 feet high, and are rated at 3 megawatts each. They are part of the 63 megawatt Snyder Wind Project, a wind farm that’s just been installed in western Texas.

 

Today I finally put the floor in my Emperor Titan head. a weeks worth of work and damned little to actually show

 


http://i.imgur.com/XQ8Z1Xsl.jpg

 

I vacillated from not enough room to too much room...... 

 


http://i.imgur.com/RZR7ltml.jpg

 

but now that the actual floor is installed it all is coming together correctly

 


http://i.imgur.com/NdhT0avl.jpg

 

Sorry for what seems redundant images but the previous ones were without the floor and not able to be handled. Now at least they are held together with gum bands and aside from being somewhat askew are just about right for installing the interior furniture.

 


http://i.imgur.com/Kj1OPHRl.jpg

 

With plenty of room to spare.

 

Tonight's repast; Martini, Texas Chili and the Doctor Strange BlueRay Video....

 

Skoal.

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Don't Be So Proud Of This Engineering Marvel You've Created

 

It pales to insignificance compared to the force.

 

So it's been quite a while since I posted; I've been really busy with community activism. But I did manage to work a bit on the interior. So the best thing to do is to show how it breaks down......

 

The Complete er-ah- Head as it is today.

 


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

 

Slide the visor up to disengage the faceplate.

 


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

 

The Faceplate engages the neck corridor floor with a tongue in groove joint.

 


http://i.imgur.com/nds5dpal.jpg

 

Revealing where the interior cockpit will eventually be assembled.

 

The Chin fighting platform floor is held in place by a single screw , the only hardware needed so far in this assembly.

 


http://i.imgur.com/HwqgtR6l.jpg

 

and tongue in groove edges

 


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

 

To round out the effort the visor slips off to reveal the cockpit interior when the model is completed.

 


http://i.imgur.com/R7pxo3Tl.jpg

 

Long Island Ice Tea Time. Skoal!

 

BTW I'm open to any questions regarding the construction if the pictures have you puzzled but only on the thread; not a PM please.

 

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It's seriously amazing how precise with plasticard you are! I wish I had even a quarter of your skill with plasticard :teehee:.

The reason I post these threads is to try to help those with the problems they have with plasticard construction; I'd be more than glad to assist you.

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Throne of the Emp...  err, Omnissiah be praised.
I read your topics about the Warhound and Warlord, but you seem to excel yourself once again.
I only ever tried to scratchbuild two Warhounds, but stopped when the Body of one crashed down.
To this day it's broken body lies in a shelve of my sideboard.

Keep up your amazing work.

PS: Give the man a custom title, something like Forge Lord :D

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Well you can always use it for battlefield scenery.....

 

Thanks for the reply,

 

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/f8Kz6J5l.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/jAQSZjWl.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/rsv6BnDl.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.
 
BTW, just noticed the floor of the cockpit is visible in the image directly above but as I said it's just a sheet of thin styrene so whoopdeedoo!
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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/WrBYXrWl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/UYsIE1rl.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/rGefJtxl.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/h4c8TLkl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/G760IsEl.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.

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Those guys are artists, I just copy.but thanks for the accolade.

 

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/il8GXeZl.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/befX1AHl.jpg
 
Now for the crux of this discourse; the conduit run to the ear pieces.
 
http://i.imgur.com/W69lm36l.jpg
 
Magnets hold the ear disc on with a fender washer to take up the gap.
 
http://i.imgur.com/hKHuYWMl.jpg
 
And a 5 inch scale for reference to the size of this, seeming, never ending construct..
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Ok I;ve been following since the start but have to comment, man that things coming together a treat and looks fantastic. I wouldn't worry to much about the couple of degree wobble as it's not noticeable in the pictures even pointed out an once mounted between some shoulder pads on the finished model will have so much awesome no one will see it. 

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Welcome aboard,

 

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/Lo2sTXKl.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/ljCWQH3l.jpg
 
We'll see how far I'm off the mark in a few days.
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I use Testors Red Label Plastic Cement 3512, for heavy adhesion where I want the joint strong and durable such as these deck plates. I've only just started experimenting with the more fluid Testors Cement in the black vial. It seems to bridge the gap between the tube Testors and the ultra fluid Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. I use the Tamiya for areas that will be visible as it doesn't build up and dissolve the styrene causing unsightly blemishes.

 

I rarely use superglue as it has a tendency to separate on styrene due to the oils in the plastic I presume. I sometimes use a two part epoxy to adhere large magnets in wells where I want to be able to detach the components such as for weapons swapping.

 

I also drill and tap threads in the plastic to allow rotation of components using 6-32,8-32, and 10-32 &etc 'machine screws. 

 

I've begun using PVC pipe fitting which I shall cover extensively in my further posts on this thread. The trick here is to not be too obvious in the usage and I'll cover how to camouflage the fittings so the model doesn't look like just plumbing fittings screwed together.

 

I don't know what glues are available in Sweden but I presume there are comparable adhesives. 

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