Blackadder Proposes a Warmonger Titan of the Emperor Class

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Win One For The Gripper

Or Fail to do so; it's the moment of truth when we'll see if my makeshift bender will work or not.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/mpEkKz4.jpg[/url]


After a hiatus of three days I finally had the time and nerve to see if all my work was for naught.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/GCK6X9J.jpg[/url]


I put a lot at stake with this wooden jig which in spite of its crude appearance is actually pretty precise.

All that needed to be done is boil up an quart of water and pour it over the clamped sheet of Styrene.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/0jQKQbQ.jpg[/url]


In my moment of mental anguish all my better half could say is, "Couldn't you have Hoovered the Floor?"

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Finished!

Two weeks in the making but the coils are finally moulded. All the dire predictions were circumvented

[url]https://i.imgur.com/6F25N1C.jpg[/url]


and judging by the on screen scale my estimate of 1/8 inch (3,2 MM ) coil rods was pretty accurate afterall.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/k03OmcZ.jpg[/url]


The biggest problem is I overestimated the size of the gun. The onscreen gun is 18 inches (46 CM ) overall

[url]https://i.imgur.com/QF2zA9j.jpg[/url]


Whereas my coils could work on a gun upward of 20 inches but I made the coil extra long to allow for selvage. BTW Nature does that on the DNA molecule and is the reason we age.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/sA7NpvV.jpg[/url]


Suffice it to say I am pleased with the outcome.

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SunFury Plasma Blaster Annihilator

Mistakes were made but right now I need some assistance from someone who has a Warlord SunFury Plasma Blaster Annihilator. I need an front end on image of the weapon so I can get a ratio of width to height similar to this image.

Can anyone provide this?

[url]https://i.imgur.com/3qQhUBm.jpg[/url]


A top view would also be greatly appreciated

Thank you,

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Step 2

I'd like to take credit for foresight when I manufactured these coils but it was pure luck that I made them oversized. As it is I made the depth about a half inch too long but it did give me a smoother curve to the coil segments when glued and clamped where they would have been too hard to glue successfully had they been manufactured to a precise size.

(I think that statement makes sense)

[url]https://i.imgur.com/NLriT3c.jpg[/url]


In the image above we see the foreground segments cut down albeit crudely to the proper depth and the back ground segments still to be cut.

The image below shows both top and bottom segments cut down and ready to be sanded.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/7qrUAAf.jpg[/url]

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SunFury Channel Details:

The Channels between the coils are first on the agenda today now that I need to replicate the detail.

I reassembled the Imperator to check if the 'SunFury' (Doesn't that sound like an old Plymouth with a roof hatch?) Blaster is of the proper size befitting a weapon of this calibre compared to a Titan of this stature. and it seems like it's a Goldilocks fit. I'll have to whip up a temporary hanger to take a picture.

Meanwhile there are some linear coils in the 12 and 6 o'clock position on the coils that I have to address first

[url]https://i.imgur.com/Sj602ZO.jpg[/url]


An old spool of 0.062 60/40 resin solder supplied the coils and the core is 1/8th inch rod

[url]https://i.imgur.com/BFM2FEm.jpg[/url]


They nestled in quite well so now onto the 9 and 3 o'clock channel detail.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/jbGqnzB.jpg[/url]

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Naked Frenzy:

When I get in one of these "Everything's Coming Up Roses" moods I lose track of I'm supposed to be documenting the work process.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/yJ9c5ye.jpg[/url]


The image above shows the naked channel with the beginnings of the detail and both of the channel filling detail basic runners completed.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/tIBCwd7.jpg[/url]


And this next shot with the basic runner in place.

Well it's not all that big of a deal but it does show how I plan to work around replicating the umpteen castings that constitutes the equivalent FW masterpiece.

Ha! He said, "Naked."

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A Horrible Bollixed Up Mess:

Or, who knows, this just might work out after all.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/Pl4cvpI.jpg[/url]


I've put a lot of work into this thing and it's finally time to apply the finishing strakes. Each one has to be custom fit but we'll follow this together.

Right Now I am cautiously optimistic. ;-)

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That Wasn't So Hard:

I don't know why I dreaded this, it wasn't so hard.

I figured out the secret of layering strakes ( Contoured planks on a frame ) and where I have previously gone awry with this sort of construction. What you need to do is install backing strips to the inner surface of the main planks so you have something to glue the filler planks.

Previously I attempted to add the filler planks without backing. I used 1,0 MM X 6.3 MM styrene for the planking which moulded easily but was still thick enough to take a finishing sanding.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/GJbJxNz.jpg[/url]


The image above shows the upper nose segment rough sanded and the lower segment with the plans in the rough unsanded stage.

The image below may make the explanation clearer.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/r0ZrGeM.jpg[/url]


Once I have the muzzle segments completely rough sanded I'll wet sand the whole cowling.

I never use filler such as Greenstuff and Milliput because it looks like hell ( Especially the Green Stuff ) and you have difficulty gluing additional styrene to the foreign surface. Plus flaws in the contours are difficult to see until the surface is painted.

Anyway, "Onward and upward" as the saying goes I'm quite pleased with the result.

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Rough Sanding Completed:

The business end of this construct is reaching fruition

[url]https://i.imgur.com/yvyPN5f.jpg[/url]


Space Marine Provided for scale

[url]https://i.imgur.com/9c3Mhe4.jpg[/url]


A couple of more layers and I'll be ready to remove the templates.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/EZA696X.jpg[/url]


But I don't like these new light bulbs. Why is everything yellow?

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Template Frames Removed:

From the Muzzle

Which opens up the four highly detailed cowl segments.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/zUwGAKO.jpg[/url]


This is where the FW artists prove their mettle. The meticulous detail that no one ever sees in the overall scope but sets their creations apart from run-of-the-mill efforts.

[url]https://i.imgur.com/LpErLTP.jpg[/url]


I really cannot wait until FW releases a Warlord Chaos version so I can adequately demonstrate my appreciation by purchasing one.

BTW whatever turned the preceding images yellow has gone away???