Mendi Warrior's Adeptus Titanicus project log

[Chaeron]

An incredible pledge Mendi - really looking forward to seeing the finished result during the event!

[Fajita Fan]

Thanks guys!

What’s the length of your hexagon? It looks excellent so I could 3D print something like that.

Ask and you shall receive :D

Have fun and show us the results!

Gracias! I can use Tinkercad to lay down shapes of exact dimension because I can’t cut plastic straight like that for my life. Fun fact: not even my movement trays in WHFB were square and they had the damn lines premade.

[Mendi Warrior]

@Fajita Fan: de nada!

Thanks guys! I sure hope to tackle the task.

Thanks for sending those measurements. I’m thinking of doing something similar, though octagonal instead of hexagonal.

Ask and you shall receive

A long time ago in a galaxy very, very close, I learned some trigonometry concepts … since then it became long forgotten knowledge So, after some research on google, I came across this interesting formula that allows to compute the radius for any division of a circle:

AM = rho * sin(Pi / n) <=> rho = AM / [sin(Pi / n)]

where rho is the radius, sin the sinus, Pi the Pi constant (3,141592...), and n the number of parts in your circle. AM is half of AH, which, here, is the width of the civitas imperialis component of interest. AH = 29mm, so AM = 14.5mm. In the case of an octagon (n=8), solving the equation gives rho equal to 37.89mm.

This demonstrates why trigonometry can be important to wargames

Lol, I would never had thought of putting that in a post about Adeptus Titanicus.

I might add another octagon later, I'll see.

Edited January 20, 2020 by Mendi Warrior

[Mendi Warrior]

Gracias! I can use Tinkercad to lay down shapes of exact dimension because I can’t cut plastic straight like that for my life. Fun fact: not even my movement trays in WHFB were square and they had the damn lines premade.

I sometimes do it as well. Here is an example. I added a bit of cardboard (1mm large) to rectify the mistake and avoid problems later.

Very small progress, starting a second floor:

I'll likely combine with other components to save on the civitas imperialis components.

Reinforcing the structure helps a lot

[Fajita Fan]

I’ve 3D printed a bunch 2x2 squares for reinforcement but they’re kinda thin, I need to make them thicker but they’ll be hard to peel off our newer heated bed. Are you gluing all those levels together or making them stackable? Think that’s worth it? Edited January 20, 2020 by Fajita Fan

[Mendi Warrior]

Thickness at the edges need to be about 1mm, max 1.5 mm. The slot in the walls is slightly beveled if you look very close.

So far, they are stackable. They are easier to store that way and you retain some flexibility to combine them differently.

[Mendi Warrior]

A bit more progress, still wondering if I add more civitas imperialis components or if I go for something alternative to finish levels 2 and 3 of both towers … something alternative means more civitas imperialis components for more buildings

[Fajita Fan]

Looted. Those will be the towers for my cathedral. 

[Mendi Warrior]

Sounds cool!

I'll give a try to an alternate roof as well.

[Mendi Warrior]

Some progress to report

I glued many of the spires components. One little piece of advice for those willing to have the arch nicely fit the main body of the building: remove the two round things on the back, it fits much nicer afterwards.

Readying some components, here we go with some alternative stuff

The parts with 3 arches are from very old vitamin boxes I took when I was a student. I liked the shape, so they ended in a bits box. They are about 25y old, I just regret not keeping more of these …

More alternative stuff, this time packaging from something, I don't know what it was but well these ended in my (big) bits box

Playing with textured plasticard and readying some civitas imperialis components for a large wall.

I added 1mm thick plasticard on the back of these so as to increase the surface for gluing some kind of guide, hence obtaining a nice fit for a wall made of 3 panels

One rule to ensure I get the precise measurement (width = 3 x 29mm) and one wooden block so the top is nicely aligned

Removing some details of the floor/roof

And you get stairs and roofs

And finally, as I was busy with stairs, I did a bigger one

and that is it for today I think, more later

[Chaeron]

The textured plasticard works wonders for those small details, and adds so much. So good to see this continue to develop!

[Fajita Fan]

What size square is that?  I never thought to use those as a marker for stairs, is that like 2mm or so?  

[Mendi Warrior]

Some progress was made in the last few days

The stairs now lead higher

I transformed a messed up hexagon into a platform, not sure yet where I'll use it, most likely on some industrial building

A bridge

Supports

Readying the foamboard to insert the supports

And there you go …

This leads to a proof of concept for a drawbridge

that you can open and close of course (otherwise it is too easy)

A view from the rear, before I came up with a more stable and efficient solution to be actually able to open and close it without needing to leave it open like that

A bit of origami

A terrace to enjoy the view

The origami result put in place so it can support some tiles to give texture at the angled wall

The entrails of the beast, because a bit of supporting structure helps a lot

[Mendi Warrior]

Let's add some height

The drawbridge can be moved using the brass rod serving as flag pole (the "flag" can be removed).

Combining with the stairs

Continuing to build up, adding more height

Now, that is cool but I forgot one little thing: gluing a civitas imperialis component to the foamboard increases the width of the building by about 5mm, hence my measurements were off … so I started again and did another similarly shaped building.

Starting with the top

More origami, to make the lateral roof

Step-by-step, adjusting as you go

A bit of an overview (still very much work-in-progress)

[Fajita Fan]

 
It’s like Helm’s Deep...

[malika666]

wow...just wow...

[Mendi Warrior]

I'll add more stuff 

I think I'm a bit crazy

[Captain Semper]

This is overwhelming... 

 

You are a bit crazy, but that’s the attribute required to get a project of this scale underway - let alone to complete it!  Go for it champ! 

[Mendi Warrior]

In truth, that is the "complete it" part that scares me the most  

[Mendi Warrior]

Well, it seems I currently can't upload pics into my albums so pictures will have to wait a bit.

 

I did cut some foamboard panels, quite a few actually as I am now out of foamboard. Planning to get some more in the coming days.

I got glue sticks for my hot glue gun.

A few more things are needed and then I can make more progress.

[Fajita Fan]

I had to create a new album, I couldn't upload to my AT album so I made one for terrain today.

[Mendi Warrior]

The album access problem was just a temporary issue, Brother Tyler fixed it

So here are a few more pics

Foamboard cut to the desired shapes

Then glued with some plasticard

I made 4 of these

It allows for taller walls, without spending too many of the civitas imperialis components

More foamboard and measurements, lots of measurements and lines, always

Adding more plasticard and buttresses

Checking by eye if the alignment is ok, it doesn't seem too bad

Bird's eye view, ok-ish even if the one on the right could have been a little bit better aligned (there is some optical distorsion as well).

Switching to something else: how can I incorporate this CoD component into AT scenery?

Well, by turning it into a gigantic door of course Details to be added/removed of course.

Fun fact: the rivets at the extreme left and right at the top are 87mm apart, which quite conveniently equals the width of 3 civitas imperialis components.

I added some foamboard on the back so I can have more contact surface for gluing this to a skeleton structure.

Before that I cut the skulls and the keypad as they can be reused for 28mm scenery.

Edited January 31, 2020 by Mendi Warrior

[Guest]

Man your scenery will look so good.

[Fajita Fan]

That’s amazing, just awesome.

[Rabenga]

I still can't get over the effin draw bridge!!!