Blackadders Fully Articulated Warlord Titan

[Blackadder]

I found these marvelous 'Tee' fittings that are just perfect to supply the fore to aft swing of the hip joint. They take a nice 1/4 -20 thread and are strong enough to support the weight of the model without being too cumbersome. I was going to go with copper tube 'Tee' fittings filled with epoxy and drilled and tapped but these are better as they are machined perfect and the tap self centers when cutting the thread.

Now some readers of this may baulk at the employment of these tools but they are easy to use and readily available at the local 'Home Depot' or 'Lowes' and a cheap 'T' handle and tap set is adequate for modeling purposes. I happen to have a fairly good machinist set but that quality is not necessary.



http://i.imgur.com/X28BG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/823ZR.jpg

 

[khavor]

Nice. I agree, the plumbing section at Lowe's is always good when you're stuck for an odd part. There's always good stuff in the faucet / fitting repair section too. But you've now gone against your 100% plasticard statement. (Though it's probably necessary to support the weight). Those legs are gorgeous with all the details.

 

[Blackadder]

Well hardware doesn't count as the parts have to durable as well as movable. I shall probably be using wooden spheres and rubber conduit as well. My 100% styrene assertion was regarding basic construction material surface to surface bonding.

 

[Blackadder]

Today I worked on the pelvic mechanism which needs a bit of revising. Even though it works just as I wanted the sphere halves need to be undercut to fit the 'Tee' fittings thereby retreating further into the pelvic block. Therefore I need to mount the 'Tees' further outboard so they will be visible and allow for a great range of motion.


http://i.imgur.com/kiq1U.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LjIlP.jpg

 

[mud duck]

Brilliant! Just BEEPING Brilliant! And here I was going to suggest CADing up a pelvis and hip structure and have it 3D printed. It was a brilliant idea, beautifully thought out and constructed, and you come along with something simple and home built. I hate you :smile-big:

 

[Blackadder]

It strikes me that this model is insufficiently complex.



Just kidding but over the weekend I received a query on another forum as to whether I was going to include an interior to the cockpit. I had alway intended to make the cockpit interior but it got me to thinking about my regrets when building the Lucie Warhound; namely no interior whatsoever. So...........


I threw together a front view of the compartments this weekend just so I could get a feel for how the various areas might be arranged.

Surprisingly it all fits and each compartment has about an 11 ft ceiling.

My dementia is serving me well.

Naturally the cockpit will be forward of the bridge and is not represented in this diagram.


http://i.imgur.com/eJxy0.jpg

 

[Blackadder]

I'm toying with the idea of stacking the decks like a child's stacking toy about the center pivot post:

This should afford ease in viewing the internal detail.

There are so many interlocking armour plates that alignment should be relatively easy to maintain plus there is the added bonus of modular construction which should facilitate modification and repair not to mention adding lighting at a later date as opposed to wiring it as I build.

 

[roninjr]

That sounds very reasonable. It should look great as well.

 

[Meph]

Aye, indeed. I like the idea of that thing having a 'spine'.

 

[Blackadder]

Spinosaurus Wrecks hmmm a bad name.

Not only bad but simply awful

I just finished reinforcing the top and bottom of the block with 3mm scrap plastic which will give plenty of strength to this all important area as small as it is it must take all the weight and movement from the above structure and also the legs.

Theres a 10 inch 3/8 ths diameter inch bolt threaded through 'Tee' nuts top and bottom and the for to aft hip gimbals are mounted with 10-32 screws through 'Tee' nuts as well. There is a 7/16 dia. inch tube inside of a 1/2 dia. inch tube as a compression spacer that the pivot rod runs through and the whole is strong enough to stand on if you don't weigh 18 stone.

Now that I've taken the pictures I can seal the gimbals in under their cap plates and the pelvis will be completed.



http://i.imgur.com/EloLM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Gl1GE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JZ9tO.jpg

 

[Meph]

I stumbled accross this... Wow...

View attachment 13494

Now imagine a Titan that size. ^^

 

[marjedi]

Yes the japs built a live size Gundam!

Now GW, get the finger out and five us a live size Phantom Titan

 

[Blackadder]

I can't ignore this, it's an impressive Titan awright but why does it have a computer monitor in its codpiece?????

 

[marjedi]

Ignorant bufoon....GUNDAM!! Not titan....

 

[TrystanGST]

I can't ignore this, it's an impressive Titan awright but why does it have a computer monitor in its codpiece?????

Because it's Japanese.

 

[Blackadder]

Because it's Japanese.

Then why isn't it pixelated? (Censored)

Ignorant bufoon....GUNDAM!! Not titan....

Sorry I lost interest in Japanese Sifi after the original Godzilla (GOJIRA)

 

[marjedi]

Dang dude you must be oooollld!

 

[Blackadder]

I prefer to think of it as experienced.

With good taste

 

[TrystanGST]

Then why isn't it pixelated? (Censored)

Lack of high school girls and tentacles?

 

[Meph]

^rofl!

The cod-monitor also seems to be just on screensaver. Luckily it's not active as, with it being Japanese, it would show only lots and lots of hair. Hell, that country even sells nether-region wigs, of all things...

On a side-note, the Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, and Gundam 00, are well worth a watch. It's nice that those series have a closed story arc from beginning to end, and none of the characters remain completely sane by the end.