Tyriks' Titan

[Tyriks]

I sold off a ton of old models on ebay recently (with more to sell soon). Like any rational adult, I decided to use some of that money to buy a titan. Ended up getting a Revenant because I wasn't sure if the Phantom was too much for me. I've barely started working on it but it's already been a lot of work so I want to keep track of it.

 

To start with, I wanted it standing victoriously over something. I have some vehicles I printed for marines, which is an army I've given up on. Since I don't want to sell models I printed using someone else's designs, I decided to chop up one for the Revenant to be standing on. I wanted to cut this along the red line.

 

 

Cutting this ended up being harder than I expected. I wanted to clamp it and use a power saw, but I couldn't do that safely so I tried a handsaw which took forever so I gave up. I ended up just pressing it into an orbital sander at an angle. That worked much better (though I ruined 2 sheets of sandpaper, which I'm 100% fine with).

 

 

The front rail thing broke off when I was sawing it but I can either reattach it or have it in the dirt nearby, whatever I think works better.

 

I built this foot on the top of the wreck (though it isnt glued on yet) so that the heel and toe would fit better on the uneven surface, but I honestly don't think that mattered at all. I only used super glue (not epoxy) due to the small size of the connector bits so I hope that holds. But to be honest this whole model doesn't weigh that much so I think it should be fine.

 

 

This is where I left off last night. I pinned the shin to the foot with 1/8" brass rod which is probably overkill but that seems fine. Very glad I got a nice pen drill last year, I hate drilling resin by hand! I'm hoping to build the other leg (to stand flat on the ground beside the wreck) tonight, if I have time.

[Firedrake Cordova]

I vote for the bit that broke off becoming debris on the base  

 

Part of me wonders if it's worth making that point an impact point from some kind of anti-tank weapon?

Edited February 20 by Firedrake Cordova

[Tyriks]

I will definitely need to make some battle damage, either cracks under the foot or some kind of blast damage.

 

My pose wont work as intended, trying to figure out how to modify it. It just looked super casual the way I had it before, not at all like it is in the middle of a fight. I might use just a tiny drop of super glue to glue the legs together to see how a pose looks (but easily broken apart) because posing it with putty is not working! My Seraptek (the first FW model I built) turned out kind of bland because I made mistakes in the posing I want to avoid this time around.

[Tyriks]

So I ended up not liking how the pose was shaping up. The height of the wreck made it look like someone just standing around bored. So currently I'm thinking about reposing to be mid-stride, as below.

 

 

If I go this route, it would either be pushing off the wreck with the back foot, or just walking over it, but I plan to keep the wreck still.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Both of those options sound like good poses  

[ZeroWolf]

Not often you see an eldar titan  Can't wait to see what you do with it!

[Tyriks]

Didn't have much time over the weekend but I worked on this a bit yesterday. I put the leg together how I wanted it, then took the thigh piece off and drilled through the knee and shin at the same time. Then I put the thigh back on, took the shin off and drilled through the same hole into the thigh. I still somehow got it slightly off, but its close enough. It isn't glued together yet. I won't have much time until Friday probably but I'm hoping to do the other leg then.

 

 

 

I still haven't settled on a base either. I think I'm going to assemble the legs and hips and measure how long it needs to be. I left the pin going into the foot extra long so it can go about 3/4" into the base when I get to that.

[Tyriks]

Progress has been slow. I haven't had much hobby timrle, and I had some trouble with my original epoxy choice (JB Clearweld) not bonding for some reason. I had wanted QuickWeld but the hardware store in my neighborhood had been out, and I ended up just going elsewhere and getting QuickWeld. That has helped a lot.

 

Then I had problems posing and aligning and everything but I think I'm back on track and through the hard parts.

 

 

 

This is where I'm at now. The hips aren't glued yet, so the exact angle of the raised leg is somewhat fluid, but I got a pin through the waist without somehow angling it in a way that makes it look stupid, so that's a win for me!

 

I will say, this has had a lot of challenges I wasn't really expecting. I knew it would be tough to get a result I was really happy with but it feels like every step has had some weird hurdle so far. I'm honestly surprised my Seraptek doesn't look atrocious. That was my first Forge World resin model, and I've never been super thrilled with how I built it but now I'm realizing I did a great job considering it hasn't just fallen apart or anything yet.

[Tyriks]

I didn't miss 6 months, I don't know what you are talking about.

 

Worked on this last night. I think I can wrap it up shortly. I bought it with the pulsars but printed some sonic lances, so magnetizing those is the last big challenge.

 

 

I put one giant pin through all the torso pieces (that piece in the neck goes down into the hips) so it should be very stable.  We'll see if that holds true.

 

I still need to decide if I want to paint this to match either Eldar or Drukhari, or something in between the two, or something different than either. If I find files for it I might print a second. My Eldar and Drukhari are named after characters in the Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny, so I'd like to have a pair and name them something after Grayswandir and Werewindle. Since those swords are silver and gold (respectively) and mirror each other, a neutral scheme with gold on one and silver on the other is appealing.

Edited September 18 by Tyriks

[Tyriks]

Not much left to build. Just the shoulderpads and the jump jets.  I broke off one of the hip jets while messing with the left arm (they were the only things I used super glue instead of epoxy) so I put a tiny pin in it and reattached it. It feels more secure now.

 

The head is not glued on, just friction on the brass rod. I want to change the angle of it so it is looking down more.  Seems like every piece (or nearly every piece) went on just slightly wrong from what I intended, but it works.

 

The guns are also not attached yet. They're very snug right now (iirc I had to actually shave them down to make them fit at all) so I think once they're painted they likely won't fit.

 

I realized I never posted some of my earlier thoughts/progress. For the base I ended up doing a plaque mount that I believe is 7" - would probably feel too big if I didn't put that wrecked tank on it. But I would rather have too big a base and know my massive, expensive model is stable than risk one that is smaller!

[Firedrake Cordova]

Sounds like it's been a right pain to assemble..!  

[Tyriks]

At least some of that has been my own fault. I never used this kind of epoxy before, and probably should have tested it out first. That caused some problems for me early on. I also have made a habit of putting a piece on and only then realizing my clamps weren't around to hold it while it sets. So my arm angle isn't quite what I intended because of that, and I think that happened on the hips and torso angle too.

 

But yeah its a lot of weight for very slender bits. Almost every piece is pinned because of that. A lot of people recommend putting the bits where you want them and then just drilling straight through, sticking the rod in and then cutting it flush. I avoided that in a lot of places because I don't enjoy green stuff work but I should have just done it.  It's the best way to get the pose you want and still be secure.  If I do it again I would definitely do that instead. 

[calgar101]

I always quite liked the look of the Eldar titans, and that slender more 'natural' look. I've had the pleasure of seeing several up close and fighting against them.

I can only imagine how much of a pain it is to build, keep up the good work. 

[Tyriks]

I should say, as much hassle as it has been, I am legitimately considering a second still. So it's not that bad, haha. Better than the plastic Flayed Ones!

[calgar101]

 

I should say, as much hassle as it has been, I am legitimately considering a second still. So it's not that bad, haha. Better than the plastic Flayed Ones!

Well if you are considering a second, it can't be that bad 

They also work better in pairs 

[Tyriks]

 

Well if you are considering a second, it can't be that bad 

They also work better in pairs 

Can't have it getting lonely, can we?

[calgar101]

 

Can't have it getting lonely, can we?

Definitely not! 

[Tyriks]

Finished this up yesterday, more or less. Some green stuff patches to do, and the guns and head are not actually glued on. Trying to decide the best way to make it so I can swap guns, and I might leave the head just sitting on the pin so I can move it if I want.

 

 

The wreck is also not glued down yet. I am tempted to cut it a little smaller but haven't decided yet.