Blackadder WIP Warlord Titan

[TomG]

Heh nice. I see you are building it whole from ground. I hope it will walk via RC set.

[The_Blackadder]

Well the weekend is over and in a flurry of productiveness I managed to attach one front toe With hinge as planned and it works and seems relatively strong

Now the diagonal stabilizers need a bit of work but nothing extraordinary and they do allow the foot to flex so there's no cause for concern. I can't mount the back toes yet as I have to find 3/8 dia light springs to stabilize the disc; much better than my piston cylinder design, a suggestion from Zathros, a Moderator on another forum and to whom I say thanks.

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[The_Blackadder]

I found some 1/2 inch springs 1 inch tall and set about modifying the disc stabilizing system to accept them. I have to admit it works rather well.

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[The_Blackadder]

Not too much to show for this mornings work; the reinforcements for the diagonal stabilizers are installed and the second front toe mount hinge is drying. The stabilizers do not appear to interfere with the toe movement and they appear a close fit to the mounted disc, about a millimeter clearance. I should be starting on the shank of the leg this weekend if the holiday doesn't interfere too much.

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[SDKFZ]

Awesome, Mate ! Do like the time and effort you put into your models.

(Third pic above, looks like the titanfoots going to flatten some minis )

/ SDKFZ

[The_Blackadder]

Yes it does, didn't notice that before.

With the paranoia of machine shop precision I managed to drill and tap two perfect (with apologies to Werner Heisenberg) holes with a 10-32 tap for my axle shafts. Tack glue them in place and set aside to dry and for photos.

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[The_Blackadder]

I pulled a virtual all nighter and managed to apply a bit of colour (gray is a colour) to the mechanical interior of the foot before final assembly. once the rear toe compartment is glued on it will require micro surgery to access the stabilizer components. I did a lot of reinforcing before I sealed it up. Its a good thing I took pictures because painted gray not much of the mechanics is visible.

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[SDKFZ]

Great work, Mate ! It looks even more "military mechanic" in grey

The idea with those springs is a stroke of genious, getting the angles right otherways would have taken ages.
Now the model does the work for you, smart

/ SDKFZ

[The_Blackadder]

I like gray it's monochrome without being goth

I cut the lower leg panels today, four rectangular pieces 8 inches by 3.5 inches nothing to show really but for dessert I installed some of the detail on the feet which has to be in place to check the clearance the when I bolt the lower knuckle to the foot.

I also got an idea for making the diagonal more flexible, note the right foot the diagonal toes may rotate in place to work with the front toes refer to the third image.

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[the damned artificer]

The feet are looking extremely great, will be looking awesome with the last two toes in place.

How will you go about the torso, it's a rather hefty piece of the titan and it's easy to make it way too heavy so I'd like to hear your ideas on this one

[The_Blackadder]

Interestingly I weighed the feet this morning. each weigh 9 ounces as they are at the moment (Surprisingly heavy).

I plan to make the legs and lower body very dense as they have to support the upper structure and make the torso and shoulders out of thin reinforced 1.0 mm styrene.

Since the weapons are in the main hollow cylinders they shouldn't pose a problem but I can counterbalance them with sheet lead as I did with Lucie if needs be.

[the damned artificer]

Interesting, I would probably build a frame inside the torso then to support the structure and make it more sturdy

I made the mistake of making a rather heavy torso for my own, which I now need to counter balance by making it back heavy so it doesn't tilt over. But it's an easy fix for my problem and it allows me to use the rather heavy head I have built based on the torso front of a fw warhound without fear of making an apocalyptic face plan if he ever reaches a battle field

[The_Blackadder]

She's got legs, Er lower legs, Er well plastic rectangles and she knows how to move them, Er well you gotta move them for her.

Hmm sounds like my ex-wife.

Anyhow the pivots seem adequate and should easily support ten lbs each.
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[koran]

This is just awesome. I love the detail you're putting into the model.

[SDKFZ]

ZZ-Titan Looks like theyll work great, Mate !
Are those bolts plastic or metal ? Ive used both and they have their pros and cons. (but i guess you allready knew that....)
Looking forward to seeing how your going to dress her up

/ SDKFZ

[The_Blackadder]

I see no benefit in plastic bolts. These are plated steel flat headed Philips 10-32 machine screws with appropriate nuts. They will be have to be loosened and tightened to pose the titan so it will not be readily moveable as Lucie is but poseable non the less in any number of ways within decorous constraints of course.

The SFW Blackadder

[SDKFZ]

Plastic bolts dont cut into the surrounding plasic as metal ones do, correctin this can be a pain in the ***.

/ SDKFZ

[khaosBlizzard]

Have you thought of pvc pipe for the frame of the legs? its tough, and pretty cheap. You can glue the plates onto it without worrying about it falling apart.

[The_Blackadder]

Thanks for the suggestion but I've had it with non-styrene components, for the cost savings it engenders a LOT of extra work making compatible glue seams etc. This project will take long enough without that hassle TYVM.

Assembling these lower legs, as basic a structure as they are, teaches us how to build in strength with a minimum of material. I have assembled a box beam structure out of thin plastic and glue that can easily sustain for years if needs be a weight of 50 lbs or more. The ankle to leg joint likewise. There will be no need for buttresses as in the DS model (A problem he acknowledged in his sparse construction text.) except for decorative purposes plus the leg is moveable.

To quote the old carpenter's maxim, "Measure twice cut once." or the old Italian carpenter's lament, "Sunnva bitcha I cutta thisa two times and it'sa still too short!"

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[The_Blackadder]

Macro setting didn't work too well but these are just interim images There will be others later. To reinforce the ankle joint I applied arc segments for the spacer slides to ride on. This model will be of considerable mass, I figure about 7 kilo, so these shanks must be protected from torsion effects.


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