Blackadders Warlord WIP

[SotonShades]

They look spot on mate (as if we'd expect anything less by now...)

[Blackadder]

Paint, yes it's been a long time coming but finally I have applied a bit of paint to the old girl. I'm about ready to glue the face armour on permanently so before I do I primed the area covered by the armour and the back side of the armour itself.

I'm pretty sure all the head detail is done. I finished up last night while I watched old ''Untouchable'' reruns.

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[Blackadder]

So face armour glued on, fine detail finished; except for conduit and decals and of course the finish painting.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/OoZb9W8.jpg[/url]



I'm talking about the head only; still a lot of detailing on the body and legs to go................

[miteyheroes]

Gosh this is impressive!

[Blackadder]

You're going to have to look close to see the differences between the last posted image and the current one.

I added a lot of secondary armour to the side of the carapace and the front of the carapace and under the hood.

All the little pieces bordering the the carapace skirt and chest plate are installed.

The secondary tertiary and quaternary armour plates are installed on the side panels to the chest plate.


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A lot of work but not much change in overall appearance.

[Blackadder]

A busy weekend getting all the laminated armour on the chest and front of the carapace. Still a few bits to add but the overall effect of the slabs of plating gives a weighty look to an otherwise bland facade.

Note the diagonal strips on either side of the chest and head radiating out from center. These obviously were part of the original frontal escarpment installed when the Titan was first constructed.

Although further additions over the millennia supplemented these reinforcing stringers the buttress-like carapace bracing was left in place being an integral part of the original structure.

Initially armour was added with a nod to aesthetic appeal but more recent supplemental additions gave way to having a more haphazard and utilitarian appearance.

Wiring, conduit, and components were added where ever they would fit without consideration to the Majesty of the 'Builders' original concept for they, 'the Builders' were of a different time and almost, nay decidedly a race apart from the current custodians of the God Machine.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/6cF2r7D.jpg[/url]


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Note the test of colour to the interior of the void generator housing. A lovely Pistachio matte green for base coat. The Tesla coils will be emitting residual sparks in the mode of a Jacob's Ladder when finished.

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


Such goes through your mind while this monster takes shape before you...................

Time to take a ride in 'the cookie wagon' Blackadder!

[Frost451]

You never cease to amaze with the level of detail. This is truely the best looking most detailed scratch built titan ever! Now, get to painting.

[Blackadder]

Truth is I love to detail. I consider it the icing on the cake; especially anachronistic machinery. Having worked for years in various mechanical venues I have seen a lot of home made applications to machines and vehicles. Some beautiful, some functional, and some downright detrimental to the operation of the machine. I try to apply that look to my models.

[heretic marine]

DANG!!! that's awesome, best one I have seen in a long while.

[Blackadder]

Thanks,

Mind the styrene dust. Took a break from scratching to surf the web while waiting for glue to dry. The flash image came out rather well although the desk is encumbered with it's nightly debris.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/htlxw9f.jpg[/url]


I'm in uncharted territory with the carapace side panels but from what I can gleam there are vertical reinforcements that just didn't look right so I changed them to match the diagonal seams of the side armour. Much better............