Blackadder Proposes a Warmonger Titan of the Emperor Class

[Blackadder]

Thanks for the reply,

Rough Shaping:

Final rough shaping involves truing up the block to 90° then cutting a 45° bevel each side and finally two 22.5° bevels each side on top and sides.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/9DUyTiT.jpg[/url]


Next (and this is the tricky part because it takes a bit of an eye for roundness) sanding off the excess in a controlled arc movement on the sanding belt.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/bdNKxBZ.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/8vAqAXM.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/W0ZiUMI.jpg[/url]


so the helmet has a slightly flattened ovoid shape in cross section.

[Blackadder]

Basic Helmet and Head

Well it took far more time than I thought but I do finally have the basic helmet cut to size.


[url]http://i.imgur.com/P1eCper.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/fNkomQv.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/J6b7rWg.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/5egDBeZ.jpg[/url]


The rear view shows how much I cut out of the interior so I can add the under helmet detail when the cockpit is complete. I may still remove a lot of the inside material but for now it's sufficient as the helmet is as fragile as an eggshell with out it's interior framing.


[url]http://i.imgur.com/n4znz4T.png[/url]


BTW you may have noticed the background image. This is what I am hoping the finished Titan will look like but leaner and longer legs.

[Meph]

Muy bien, señor, muy bien.

[Blackadder]

Suffice it to say I am not happy how this helmet is turning out so I am revamping it. Update coming soon.

Meanwhile:

I naturally assumed my Warlord crew would fit into an Imperator head but never really checked so while I'm waiting to complete the face shield I just tried them for size.....

There's plenty of room; even for a Princep and a few attendees And a cadre of Tech Priests as well.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/Hgx7B75.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/ApSGtc4.jpg[/url]

[Meph]

Oh? What's the hickup?

[Blackadder]

I just didn't like it. I can do better. I've never been afraid to strive for perfection. Compromise is the downfall. Once you accept second best you'll be wasting your time.

[Blackadder]

Now It Can Be Told:

Now that I have resolved the issue I can reveal why I had to revamp the helmet. It all boiled down to an assumption on my part that the artist drawing the two elevations of the head was a draughtsman. In a proper draught you project lines from one plane to another and ideally there should be a top elevation as well but I accepted the two elevations as sufficient for my 3D rendering. I built my model slightly oversized than the plan as I wanted the 'head' to be larger than my Warlord's head as the finished model will be 10 to 12 inches taller than my Warlord. I blissfully used the side elevation for all my calculations and after laminating all the layers proceeded to sand the contours of the helmet but after the rough sanding was completed I found the helmet dome was significantly flattened.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/8vAqAXM.jpg[/url]


It did not have the look of the front elevation at all. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed as I had based my interior design and mechanism on the front projection......


[url]http://i.imgur.com/56WnEFl.jpg[/url]


Rather than scrap the helmet and start afresh I opted to build on the original to increase the height of the dome which is seen in these to images. It was last night that I managed to glue in the compound curved pieces requisite to obtain a smooth contour; the final pieces to be installed later this morning.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/2QebzHA.jpg[/url]


So with this setback resolved I can continue with the building of the head; my obsessive compulsive integrity intact.

[Blackadder]

A Cure for a Rainy Day:

After a rough rounding sanding I scored the armour panel lines. First with my utility knife. Then with razor saw and finally with xacto keyhole saw blade
[url]https://www.widgetsupply.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/x-acto-x215-5pc-no-15-keyhole-saw-2016-main_519x340.jpg[/url]

to widen the gaps between the armour


[url]http://i.imgur.com/rer2DpT.jpg[/url]


Now the helmet is ready for wet sanding which will hopefully remove the striation lines.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/Vuhruvo.jpg[/url]


[url]http://i.imgur.com/iKwkjcl.jpg[/url]


Now we're back to making the visor.

[Haighus]

Bloody hell, this is an amzing project you've got going here! I am going to keep following this. Great work so far! I can honestly say that this is so far shaping up the be the best looking Imperator I've yet seen.

Also, you are pretty much spot on with the height- whilst sizes have been all over the place in the past, the current official height equates to about 3 foot based on the FW models of other titans and GW materials. The stuff in the BL novels can be considered largely propaganda in this sense.

[Blackadder]

Thanks for the reply and the input, glad to have you along.

Crest:

The crest seemed a daunting task but after the helmet it was child's play. I began by laminating six layers of 0.030 thousandths styrene last night because 1/4 inch styrene is too expensive and to hard to work with plus 0.030 is what I had on hand.

I then scribed two lines and equa-spaced the drill points with my vernier calipers.

I used my #11 Xacto blade to deepen the drill points and hand drilled 1/16" pilot holes for the scallops.


[url]http://i.imgur.com/I6LWbhV.jpg[/url]


Then I drilled 1/8 inch holes to center the 1/4 inch final holes for the scallops.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/shluvZ1.jpg[/url]


After drilling the 1/4 inch holes I cut off the excess material and sanded to the appropriate half hole depth.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/5ugL5iz.jpg[/url]