Apologies for the large gap in progress. I just passed my 40th year and celebrated in huge style in Las Vegas. Then work has been mad since I got back… So anyway, since I recorded video number 2 for your viewing pleasure there has been a little further advances on this assembly project.
The main torso is now assembled as can be seen in the following picture. Clamps used quite a lot to hold the box square as possible and to minimise the gaps between parts. More WIP shots can be seen after the jump.
So I had to work on making the weapons interchangeable. This was a simple process on the Reaver and Warhound Titans, but on the Warlord, this is more challenging.
As you can see from the below pictures, there is a C type receiver on the weapon arm mount for the Volcano cannon to slot into. Each new weapon released from FW will be the same mount so to make them changeable while being usable in the first place is tricky.
The solution is simple really, but required some forward planning. I ordered some brass tube 3.5mm and some brass rod 3mm which fits inside the tube. I drilled out the centre of the weapon mounting and also the parts of the C bracket, cut and glued in place the brass tube. Then creating a pin from the rod, made that slide in and hold the weapon. Added to that, a single pin will be fixed in place to stop the rotation around that axis and the weapon “droop effect”. That will be explained more in the next update!
In order to get to the pin to make it removable, the side armour places required magnetising.
Ok this does fix the weapons pointing in one direction only, which is not a big deal really. But it does allow me to change the guns out when FW release some new goodies!
The carapace weapons are far easier to deal with, and a magnet just secures them a little better.
Since this stage was received, I realised that time was running out for my campaign weekend in 3 weeks time! So I had to down tools and finish of a Knight “Inquisitor” in readiness to ensure that I was fully ready to attend with a 5 Knight 2000 point list. Who needs friends right? Haha!
More to follow as always. Feel free to comment below.
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What's going on with this project. Followed it and was really interested in how it came together.
Good idea with the swappable dual pin. Very effective. I haven't pinned anything on the Legs or Torso yet (will be though). http://titanownersclub.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/00058-seething-released-warlord-titan.html is where my Warlord is up to. Ordered a few cans of Leadbelcher online as they are out of production now. Been waiting for them to help with the basecoat and just got a cancellation email saying they had none in stock 🙁
Will hopefully get Airbrush to Seething Released this week. Love the kit though.
Glad you guys are enjoying this. I apologise again for a little slow going. Am now off with work for 4 days now!
Daniel – yes I have seen the square stuff you mean. Never crossed my mind that would stop rotation! The issue on this model is sheer weight though. The guns are 1.5kilos each, so not sure the regular size of square tube would hold. Certainly worth looking at on smaller FW projects going forwards though.
I love using brass tube for fixing arms and bits. Have you ever looked at the square section telescopic tube you can get. Workso like a charm without any need for extra pins.
Can wait to see some paint going on, looking great so far.
Yeah, these tutorials are so great; just like poker when you slowly spread the cards in your hand one by one I watch the pictures and read every sentence twice before moving on 😀
If the weapons are fixed in one direction will not matter a bit imo since the sheer size of this beast will strike anyone with awe 🙂
Keep up the excellent work 🙂
/leffegnu
Loving these tutorials and tips, I have a 'big' interest in this one! 😉