Blackadder's Imperator Titan Build

zathros · Dec 21, 2017

Looks good now, painted up, it will be awesome!

Blackadder · Dec 26, 2017

Head and Neck Passage Assembly

The Emperor Titan head and neck passage assembly basically accomplished and ready to install as a component although the detailing is far from completed.

https://i.imgur.com/2nbtjON.jpg

Overall shot of assembly

https://i.imgur.com/9tMzz90.jpg

Interior Bulkhead looking toward passage way to Cockpit.

https://i.imgur.com/0alziBR.jpg

Neck installed into forward panel; visor and helmet removed for clarity.

https://i.imgur.com/dWr7z0N.jpg

Interior view of passage to Cockpit from Command Deck Upper Gallery.

https://i.imgur.com/rZ1csGC.jpg

Blackadder · Dec 30, 2017

Plan Ahea
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Horrors, I ran out of CoD Manufactorum Bitz.
I have become accustomed to accessing my CoD bitz box for whatever details I need so it came as a great surprise last evening when I found I had exhausted the larder.
Fortunately ebay had a kit at a reasonable price and it will be delivered next month on the fifth. Whew!

Meanwhile I have plenty to occupy my time working around the omission.

zathros · Dec 30, 2017

Picture uploading is working now.

That painted assembly looks fantastic!!

Blackadder · Dec 30, 2017

zathros said:
Picture uploading is working now.

That painted assembly looks fantastic!!

Thanks, When I get some time I'll go back and reup the images on the forum uploader.

The painted Blast Doors are from the interior of my Warlord. I just about copied it more or less completely for the Emperor to show the technological homogeneity of the Titans carry through between the classes.

zathros · Dec 31, 2017

Forum uploader is a P.I.A., but it's part of the price of freedom, and independence from faceless website providers, that would delete all you content on a late payment. Your Titan surely is a Titan in all respects!

Rhaven Blaack · Dec 31, 2017

The blast doors look FANTASTIC!!!

Blackadder · Jan 5, 2018

Well enough procrastinating, it's a dirty job but I must address it. The rear of the Titan has to be interlocking with somewhat hidden seams but also allow the decks to be drawn out easily to view the interior. Yet the whole thing must be pinned together so the deck don't fall out when handled.
it's going to be hard to see these pieces in place so here they are unassembled.
https://i.imgur.com/q2gvkMS.jpg

Assembled and in place rear view
https://i.imgur.com/E3VjA8p.jpg

and side view.
https://i.imgur.com/jIzZ6Cw.jpg

Gluing them on as I type.

Blackadder · Jan 9, 2018

Wanna See Everybody From Behind
So the first step of building the back elevation is roughed out and two more decks to go.

https://i.imgur.com/E2WkIJj.jpg

I've no idea what these compartments do. I do know there are louvered exhaust ports on either side of the center structure.

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

Interior detail is lining up satisfactorily.

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

Blackadder · Jan 11, 2018

In A Rears

The rear panels are finally underway and the coordination with the interior is satisfactory. Everything is lining up as if it were planned.

https://i.imgur.com/ccQ0A0b.jpg

The two side chambers have their reinforcing floors and ceilings

https://i.imgur.com/77LMP9x.jpg

Next up, the engineering compart rear wall and the completion of the pelvic /hip plate

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

zathros · Jan 11, 2018

My lord, I have a set of those same computer speakers. The Headphone circuit is really made well for inexpensive speakers.

Blackadder · Jan 16, 2018

Problem:
When I built this Titan I raised the head off the Promenade deck because it looked too close and the function of the head to 'look' down was impeded.
https://i.imgur.com/CJWsRHP.jpg

The artist had no such problem because he had the flexibility of adjusting the position of the head to suit his whim
https://i.imgur.com/RPAbOUs.jpg

but in the real world that option is not available to me
https://i.imgur.com/pZBtXrt.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2PDAbIv.jpg

So now I am in the position of filling 4 inches of space with extemporaneous Titan gobbledygook to fill this void

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

Such is the pitfalls of scratch building without a plan.

zathros · Jan 17, 2018

That's always the problem when turning drawings into real form. Practically trumps fantasy though, and I am of the opinion you made the right choice.

Blackadder · Jan 18, 2018

Rear Heat Exchanger and Exhaust Ports:
The waffle styrene panels are proving their worth.
https://i.imgur.com/myADBwI.jpg

The constructions I make are far more easy to build, stable, and true to square without having to resort to extreme measures in fabricating.
https://i.imgur.com/fHIE3GJ.jpg

These two shots of the assembly on the desk and mounted on the model demonstrate the durability of the construction.....
https://i.imgur.com/zrfZ33d.jpg

Whereas before it resembled a house of cards.
https://i.imgur.com/ZCDY7Bo.jpg

zathros · Jan 19, 2018

I wish I could see this in person when it's done. alas, it good to have seen it come together.

Blackadder · Jan 19, 2018

Thanks for the replies,

Thar's Gold In Them Thar Hills...........
Of recyclable trash that is.
I struck paydirt last month when I saw this discarded tv. Readymade Static louvers says I for my Emperor Titan.

All that needs be done is cut them out and install them.
https://i.imgur.com/slKIyuF.jpg

It's worth a shot...........

zathros · Jan 20, 2018

This thread has well over 5000 views. I guess are too dumbstruck to comment. They could click "Like" though.
The ultimate in re-purposing. The Flyback transformers are getting hard to find too, for you high voltage nuts who may want to do Tesla experiments.

Blackadder · Jan 20, 2018

Heat Exchangers Sheathed:

They look a tad large but I'm hoping once the rest of the stern/back whatever is made they will blend in.

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

I was too conservative in my estimate of the size of the rear deck but no matter I can spline on an addition.

https://i.imgur.com/d5ILOFA.jpg

Now for the side intakes.

zathros · Jan 20, 2018

Seeing your previous builds and sense of proportions, I am sure it will all look great.

Blackadder · Jan 25, 2018

The Basic Structure:
Is pretty much delineated. Now it just remains to fill the void left by raising the superstructure platform about four inches.I already have ideas about adding another deck to the interior and with access to the rear of the titan in the mode of the FW Warlord That should fill the space nicely.

https://i.imgur.com/mu1o5UN.jpg

I spent the past couple of days building another pair of Aquilae for the rear portion of the Cathedral platform just because it's there.

https://i.imgur.com/1M68If6.jpg

The rear panel was quite an effort to design especially so the whole thing can be disassembled readily.

https://i.imgur.com/EOYSz7z.jpg

Right now it just hangs on the back by friction but eventually it will have locks to hold it to the main structure.

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

Amazingly it's less than a millimeter off symmetry wise.

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