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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/CkT8L9El.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/qQz0lrUl.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/SWmCG0Pl.jpg

 

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

 

Ciao.

 

 

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This Will Happen:

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/o1XeD88l.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/NFr0iQZl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/hNbbv4fl.jpg

 

But Lord please don't let it be that the head is too small :D
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Insane but in a good way then? I'll accept that, :D

 

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/9ncdXOyl.jpg
 
Below are the inner walls of the deck and the center reactor core.
 
http://i.imgur.com/SQAo709l.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/YYHQDgBl.jpg
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Thanks for the replies,

 

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/5ZSdeIMl.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/jxlQ99Al.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/GIUsTFal.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. 
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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/hxXUwqfl.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/05bFt6yl.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/gDjQ7cZl.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/FOnI1Gvl.jpg

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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/unU2vdql.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/CCUVtMCl.jpg

 

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

 


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

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/AwOfNFll.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/7rEDYH1l.jpg

 


http://i.imgur.com/9i3annLl.jpg

 

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

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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/l8yW8Fdl.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/QMaF2j6l.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/TR2NsNal.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/fJff7vhl.jpg

 


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

 

This mechanism is actually a two axis gimbal.

 

http://i.imgur.com/1zfyIyP.gif

 

 

 

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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/LubKGr5l.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/PltSEDMl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/m4wYGvXl.jpg

 

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

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:cuss me.......

 

I follow most of your logs, and rarely comment, but godamnit I couldn't let this one pass. I knew it was going to be large, and you've mentioned numbers, but the side by side REALLY rams the scale home........

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Thanks for the replies,

 

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/cBNuX3zl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/qPPFq0Ul.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/oFxMq13l.jpg

 

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

 


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

 

Looking down at the upper reactor room

 


http://i.imgur.com/K4ofb9Ul.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/uWgWhC9l.jpg
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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/h72NPQJl.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/dbpQ3LLl.jpg

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/vfLQMxjl.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. 

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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/JunT8kml.jpg

 

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

 


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

 

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

 


http://i.imgur.com/240UkLwl.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/THDKwIJl.jpg 


 

 

All this is subject to change as the model evolves

 


http://i.imgur.com/G5vSgr2l.jpg

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Hopelessly Outclassed

 

I'm Afraid my Warlord will be hopelessly outclassed by this new addition to my Titan Stable which I project to be half again taller than the Warlord. About 40 inches tall or one Meter if you are into an inhumane system of measurment. :D

 

 


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

 

My new Workshop arrangement is better able to display my creations as I build which makes for a more inspiring atmosphere.

 

Spur me along as it were.

 


http://i.imgur.com/OVDi3BCl.jpg

 

Sitting at the computer having these two staring down at me is a bit disconcerting. Almost accusatory in their gaze seeming to say, Get busy and finish this up.

 


http://i.imgur.com/Eqn6RlTl.jpg

 

 

 

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The Razors Edge:

 

I'm trying to walk the tightrope between the two most interesting Emperors I've yet seen taking bitz and bits from each and incorporating in my model.

 

I've already departed from both in giving my 'head' a lot more play than either and it comes down to how tall this beastie will be.

 

 


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

 

On either side of the head are two balconies that I feel give purpose to the garish ornamentation yet still retains the Gothic flavor. True to my word I am attempting to make the build and ornaments as easy as possible so those so inclined may follow along building their own Emperor Titan.

 


http://i.imgur.com/b1cbeJVl.jpg

 

We'll see how successful I am with these compromises. 

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