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A Cog Disc
The more I build this thing the more I think these are actually revolving barrels. But they are energy weapons so what is the point???
Anyway my production schedule has been compromised by the Holiday Festivities I made time today to make the Cogged backing chamber for the barrels
[url]https://i.imgur.com/10kf0vn.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/10kf0vnl.jpg
You can see by the image below that it looks like the backing plate and the barrels rotate as a single piece
[url]https://i.imgur.com/C5XZ2u6.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/C5XZ2u6l.jpg
Anyway the component is straight forward and simple to replicate thanks to the Waffle material; the Fluorescent Light Diffuser Panel.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/fpkT8hb.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/fpkT8hbl.jpg
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Eight into Five just don't go evenly;
Cogs that is. Yeah I know but that's what the image calls for. It was either eight or nine and there wasn't space for nine cogs. I could have done six but the spacing would have been too great. No matter how you slice it the revolving chamber just doesn't work. But you know I just don't care anymore. I'm tired of playing with these guns :D
[url]https://i.imgur.com/M7Jc32J.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/M7Jc32Jl.jpg
Last night was the first time in three weeks I actually had time to work on this thing since New Years.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/xMwHSlu.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/xMwHSlul.jpg
I've decided that the 5 barrels remain stationary and the cylinder revolves. Don't ask me how or why but dimmit that's the way it's gotta be.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/qYlONTk.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/qYlONTkl.jpg
Now I've gotta adjust the barrel length and the support carriage.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/mCUqsMZ.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/mCUqsMZl.jpg
And get this show back on the road.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/dOnd5s2.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/dOnd5s2l.jpg
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Egad! I've forgotten how this thing goes together!
It's been six or so months since this Emperor Titan took a header (fortunately without sustaining much damage) and it was, at the time, inexpedient to reassemble the completed components. So this past week I've been trying to figure out HOW I BUILT THE D@MNED THING! All the body components interlock together without glue to facilitate assembly and disassembly (So I can add the interior detail when I get to it) but there are 20 to 30 major components and the sequence of how they are assembled has been trial and error. HA!
[url]https://i.imgur.com/ErYsfTT.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/ErYsfTTl.jpg
Anyway here is what it looked like before it toppled and we can go from there.
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A Crash Test Dummy:
Is building this Titan.
I wish I could blame this on the cat or something but instead I am making inroads into stupidity.
I was going to show the interior with the positioning plugs I have been working on for the past few days but instead here we see a pile of rubble which was the inner levels of the interior.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/ZzEMFGN.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/ZzEMFGNl.jpg
Fortunately its not all as bad as it seems in spite of falling the same 5 feet again in much the same trajectory as the previous fall a couple of days ago although the computer chair did not intervene to soften the mishap this time so a few items actually did break this time.
As I type the glue is drying and most of the damage is repaired (I'm getting good at it by now)
Anyway, with hope, I'll be able to photograph the aligning plugs later today.
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Quarter Galleries:
For lack of a better term; this is the area I'll be working on
[url]https://i.imgur.com/gjLeebc.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/gjLeebcl.jpg
The images are pretty much self explanatory; I'll be framing out the "Quarter Galleries" with cut Florescent light panel waffle diffusers purchased at Home Depot.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/rr4ohCP.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/rr4ohCPl.jpg
The panels are made of very hard and brittle styrene plastic but are plenty durable for framing and is cheap compared to hobby shop styrene. About 4 feet long and about 2 feet wide metric users can do the math....;)
[url]https://i.imgur.com/FrpJg0s.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/FrpJg0sl.jpg
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The Ground Floor:
Actually about one hundred fifty feet above the ground but what the hey. The superstructure of this Titan is what makes it unique and I've been putting it off long enough trying to come up with something earthshaking. Try as I might I just cannot top Joazzz2's incredible architecture so I'll just copy that so first the gatehouse battlements sometimes called the barbican.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/WaYJaCe.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/WaYJaCel.jpg
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Never Be Afraid:
To take the plunge. If the wine is sour, don't throw it out; make vinegar.
Something just didn't look right about these two barbicans but until they were sheathed I couldn't quite figure it out.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/f9QGDXh.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/f9QGDXhl.jpg
Ultimately I realized they were too tall.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/267X9Ne.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/267X9Nel.jpg
A couple of minutes with a razor saw and utility knife demonstrated I was right and through careful surgery I managed to save the upper section for the second stage of the construct.
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Exercise In Tedium:
The problem with building so large a model is the tedious repetitious building of identical parts.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/OF077uL.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/OF077uLl.jpg
Even an assembly line approach does not sufficiently relieve the boredom.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/s9hNX7D.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/s9hNX7Dl.jpg
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Barbican Phase Two:
Show your work is my motto regardless how sloppy. Never fear this is only the underlayment I build for strength and durability.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/5D4RNcq.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/5D4RNcql.jpg
This first image shows what a godsend this defuser lens material is. Had I to make all the interior framing for a model of this size it would probably cost twice as much or be very flimsy. One thing you don't want is a limp Titan.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/dxLSwfl.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/dxLSwfll.jpg
The second image shows the corner outcropping structures which are probably too narrow to serve any purpose other than decorative. Were this a stone Barbican it would serve as a buttress for the corner.
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I cheated:
I wanted to see what the Citadel would look like so I put the lower leg structures on the deck behind the Barbicans.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/lQyxVjb.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/lQyxVjbl.jpg
I think this might amount to something after all
[url]https://i.imgur.com/zj7gJb6.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/zj7gJb6l.jpg
From the top view it seems I made the superstructure deck lust big enough.
[url]https://i.imgur.com/EyJfZJN.jpg[/url]
https://i.imgur.com/EyJfZJNl.jpg
And the Barbicans appear to be the right size as well.
Martini Time!
Skoal.