Blackadder's Imperator Titan Build

Blackadder

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Coming Together:

In a burst of optimism I have a feeling that this is somehow coming together.

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In this 360° panorama you can get an idea of the magnitude of this construction

https://i.imgur.com/bGrP0MV.jpg
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Awright so a few images are missing but you get the idea.

https://i.imgur.com/b0uKOsE.jpg
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Blackadder

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She's Got Legs

Well she's gonna have legs but we have to start with a single step (Groan!)
First the basics.... The Greaves

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I'm using a 3D image provided by joazzz2 on Deviant art for my inspiration

One of the problems with the representation of many Imperial Titans I notice, especially those that CoD for detailing bitz, is the panels are not truncated. This causes a boxy square look that is æsthetically unpleasing.

https://i.imgur.com/ogerbBt.jpg
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So to begin with we are going to sneak up on the correct angle incrementally.....

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I'm only going to do one this time in case this doesn't work out.
 

Blackadder

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You've gotta get these grids

If you're gonna build an Imperator.

These are a godsend for this type of construction.

https://i.imgur.com/JoaSwcP.jpg
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Tipping the greave to match the 3D image brings home what this skeletal structure will eventually become.

https://i.imgur.com/dQWAmgw.jpg
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I just hope they are not too big or too small

the Goldilocks conundrum......... :D

https://i.imgur.com/yQQJiUN.jpg
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Image taken earlier today leaves me a bit up in the air regarding proper sizing. Then I thought too small. but they've become so massive.
 

Blackadder

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We might be talking over a meter and a third tall when finished.
I've already played around with the greaves quite a bit combining the best features and adding modifications I deemed necessary (But nothing is etched in stone I hasten to add.)

https://i.imgur.com/CblbgPo.jpg
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First I do not hold with the Space Marines rattling around in the greaves trying to stand on a shifting floor with every step the Titan takes plus when the model is static say on a shelf I plan to display him in the classic Emperor pose with legs slightly spread, greaves at an angle to the ground/shelf for maximum stability.

https://i.imgur.com/e1ZsFfj.jpg
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A pose I'm sure a working Emperor would take when firing at an enemy. When you speak of Infantry I presume you mean Space Marines.... I'm not up on Titan lore but I was under the impression that they transported armoured combatants (?)

https://i.imgur.com/VD6NAQg.jpg
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I plan to have my Marines held in place with harnesses as in the 'Drop Pod' model which would be the only way they could survive the walking jostling.

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Once the Marines prepare to disembark the Titan can assume a stance that is more conducive to discharging the personnel.
I've always felt the main body of the Emperor titan held all the business end of the of the vehicle; Command deck, Engineering, Reactors, Machinery.

The top hamper being reserved the worship of the Machine God Omnissiah or Deus Mechanicus the supernatural entity worshipped by the Tech-priests and other servants of the Adeptus Mechanicus as the embodiment and bestower of all knowledge and technology in the universe.

Other than the manufacture of the deck I've done little in planning the superstructure which will be a project almost as big as what has already been done. I do have a Skitarii crew and tech priests and Belisarius Cawl to inhabit the deck once completed but all that is far off even in the planning stage. :D

Right now I have the model sitting on the floor of my den. Even without legs it's two feet tall and I'm wondering what to do with it when it's done. We might be talking over a meter and a third tall when finished.
 

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I like some of the WarHammer stuff, but the whole theology and workings, well, just not enough days in my life to digest that. Looking Good! :)
 

Blackadder

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Mistakes Were Maid
Fortunately the materials are relatively inexpensive and much of the material was salvageable.
https://i.imgur.com/omRVt7P.jpg
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My perception of the bulk of the greaves was seriously flawed and until I started on the second level structure was this apparent. The corner spires were too bulky and would have necessitated cutting down the central second level structure making the flying buttresses too small as well and perhaps unworkable. The biggest flaw was my persistent insistence on using the Sanctum Imperialis beautiful double doors as a focal point of the greaves This may or may not be workable......
https://i.imgur.com/OIYJP0m.jpg
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Anyway I'm back on track with a minimum of hand-wringing and downtime. I frequently make errors taking the time to correct them is always a priority with me because good enough is Never Good Enough.
 

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You're designing as your building. This isn't a model, it's a work of art! :)
 

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I like some of the WarHammer stuff, but the whole theology and workings, well, just not enough days in my life to digest that. Looking Good! :)

Yeah I don't follow at all, but I LOVE what Blackadder is doing, and also took a little jaunt into youtube to see what I could see..
from the game...
I have seen cutscenes / trailers that will blow your socks off with the cinematic beauty! This build is bringing all that to LIFE!
 

zathros

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They are awesome, that one was great. Convinces me I'll never go near the game, not enough hours in my life left to indulge in such a thing. That's different from the Titan Blackadder building is though. That is tangible, and is visible with your eyes and hands. I've had enough of virtual reality, personally. :)
 

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They are awesome, that one was great. Convinces me I'll never go near the game, not enough hours in my life left to indulge in such a thing. That's different from the Titan Blackadder building is though. That is tangible, and is visible with your eyes and hands. I've had enough of virtual reality, personally. :)

I was just looking at some others..and there is a WHOLE set of 11 lasting about 40 min average of game play in each one.. and that is after they figured out how to get the right moves to do it in the best possible way.. must have spent all their free time on it.. but there are some GREAT stuff to hack out and convert to paper!!

 

Blackadder

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Yeah I don't follow at all, but I LOVE what Blackadder is doing, and also took a little jaunt into youtube to see what I could see..
from the game...
I have seen cutscenes / trailers that will blow your socks off with the cinematic beauty! This build is bringing all that to LIFE!

I've seen this video before and I'd like to flatter myself that the Warlord imaged is a dead ringer for my Luteus Pattern Warlord Luteus Vexant but the real honor goes to Dave Smith whose creation it initially was and what I based my model on.

My Warlord............

https://i.imgur.com/zRkQzS3.jpg
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And Dave Smith's which antedates mine by a couple of years.......

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Blackadder

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I think you got it SPOT ON!


No,no; Both of the models Predate the game. Dave Smith's came first. His was a Static model of foam filled poster board. Stability was a big problem for him as the weight keep breaking the glue bonds.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/03/showcase-40k-scale-warlord-titan.html

I built mine after seeing his. I built mine entirely of Styrene and steel and brass hardware with completely movable joints so it can be posed in any position plus the hardware can be tightened so it will hold the pose.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1560/300245.page

A few years after I built mine the game came out and a friend showed it to me. I noticed at that time the Warlord in the game was a bit more blockier than either model but I assumed that was because of the limitations of the 3D graphic program. Anyway it was wonderful to see the Titan in motion. My only regret is it only walked for a few minutes and never got out of the maintenance bay.
 
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zathros

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My only regret is it only walked for a few minutes and never got out of the maintenance bay.

I think, unless some exotic materials were used, that's about how far a real one would move!! Of course, in these stories, "unobtanium" is to be found everywhere, otherwise, what fun would they be? Your model is spot on, and gluing to foam board unless you notch and use glue only to hold pieces in position, could not take the stress as the glue is only holding to the outside of the foam board, and will pull away without much pull, and break, unless structured properly. ;):)
 

Blackadder

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When is the image host going to be up and running again?

I'm accumulating quite a backlog of images.............

Might I recommend Imgur which seems to be a stable host but I know little about such things.

The Beat Goes On:
Before I get too far ahead I should keep you all apprised of recent developments.
By the slow method of how I build some thoughts enter my mind as to how to make this Titan more interesting.

https://i.imgur.com/0kRs1V0.jpg
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It came to me that the front of the greaves is too bland and to add more interest I decided to recess the assault doors.

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I also began work on the top cupola, the area immediately below the knee, These greave may prove to be an interesting focal point of this titan.

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While working I happened to glance a the seeming pile of rubble in the corner of my workshop. A sad array of unfinished Emperor Titan parts that bear little resemblance to what may prove to be my best effort to date.........
 

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Since (as I have explained too many times) this forum is hosted on a private server, not some conglomerate, the picture uploading, which means spending money, on memory upgrades, must be spent, and this forum does not pay for itself, and in fact runs in the red, we have to wait till it gets done. So it will be fixed rather quickly, usually it takes less than a week, a few days. I have no magic ball, so can offer not speculation. Too many threads have images "gone" as people do not keep up their accounts, so that is why we require picture uploading. Now, yes, there are those would keep up on uploading pictures when this periodic problems with pictures arise, but for the most part, most don't, and there are threads still with pictures posed from image hosting sites. I don't write anything, but when those pictures disappear, so will the threads.

If you wish to link to Imgur, go ahead, as you are one of those who have always understood the situation, and my confidence in you is high. :)
 

zathros

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Your progress seems to be really rolling along!! :)
 

zathros

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Picture upload is working. It only took them 3 days, that's not too bad, for a "free' forum!. Standard picture rules back in effect! :)
 

Blackadder

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I really like the system that is endorsed on this forum but My posts are usually image heavy and to have to make a special update is unfortunately rather time consuming although I'd be willing to bet not so much as trying to run a frum single-handed. I must have caught the image loader between fixes..... I usually do try to use the forum loader.
 
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