Happy Easter everyone - hope you're all having a lovely long weekend. I managed some time of work to go with our public holidays so managed a 6 day weekend - hooray. Today is day 5 and the first day I have had to do any hobby - lots of house work has been done and the family caught up with - it's not like I've been lazing around playing Mario Kart (much).
As the title aptly describes, I now have a pair of Warhound Titan legs - currently drying on my work bench rather than the kitchen table, or the back lounge room - part of that cleaning effort I mentioned before - the missus gets her way sometimes too it seems.
The bits laid out in the sun drying after another clean - bathed in Simple Green, then warm soapy water, then two baths in clean warm water with lots of scrubbing after each bath.
The rear leg is lifted slightly as if taking the next step forward - that's why it is resting on that card. The whole thing will receive multiple pins to link it to the base when I get around to that stage.
I have been busy pinning and mixing two part resin epoxy glues most of the afternoon. I've pinned rods through the lower leg assembly through the feet, and again through the pelvis ball joins and hips. I have used a two part epoxy for the major joins as it is designed to offer a superior grip to normal glues. I have stuck with super glue for the pistons - they were lots of fun to fit. Lots of dry fitting, trimming a little bit more, then another dry fit - just to ensure that everything lined up, wasn't twisted and fit snuggly. I guess though when you're spending this much money on a model it pays to take the extra time to do it right.
This is about as much as I can currently do without rushing and cocking something up. Looking back at the pictures, I wish I had twisted the feet outward somewhat - it was hard to get a sense of how it was going together up until I started dry fitting the pelvic assembly - I was trying to ensure everything lined up flush and at the correct angle rather than have something too dynamic - if I ever have the nerve to build another (or maybe a Reaver Titan) then I will definitely apply the lessons learned here to improve the final pose.
Tomorrow I hope to get the final pistons on the hips, and get a start on the upper carapace. Although looking through the bits, this won't be attached to the body yet, and won't be built as one part until after bits of it (like the interior detail) have been painted as it will be too hard to do later on.
I don't have pictures, but I have also glued the loose bits on each of the weapon arms (Vulcan Mega Bolter and Plasma Blast Gun). There will be some green stuff work needed on moth guns to fill in air bubbles and gaps around the hose connections at the rear of each gun. I will also need to greenstuff some gaps I have found while dry fitting bits together to get an idea of how it will look in the end. It's a great piece of work - the designers have done a tremendous job.
In other news, I am continuing with my first Tactical Squad for my Minotaurs. They are coming together reasonably well - my next post should be a WIP or close to finished shot of the next batch.
Cheers all,
Pom
Man, it seems complicated, like a 3D jigsaw puzzle for gamers. It's already looking good though, like you have it well in hand. I agree - steady as she goes with such a big investment. The Mario breaks are deserved.
ReplyDeleteThe question is, do you know how to use them?
ReplyDeleteI remember putting those together and being so burned out on them I didn't go back to the kit for six months, but then the rest only took a week!
They're certainly the toughest bit from memory, so well done on the quick assembly/
The Reaver kit is much better to assemble than the Warhound if you're considering one. The designers certainly learnt lessons from the problem areas of the 'hound.
Hey Porky - you're not wrong about it being a 3d jigsaw.
ReplyDelete@Gotthammer - I reckon the big issue I had with them is that its the reverse jointed thing like with the Sentinels - if you don't take your time with them the whole thing can end up cock-eyed or look unnatural. I spent a good 10 minutes striking different poses to see how my legs worked and how they look if I was to step off a point before the missus highlighted that the Titan legs are reverse double jointed so the poses I was making didn't translate. It's been fun!
Looking good! I applaud your quick progress. I too had some time off for the holiday weekend. Mine was mostly spent with family and chasing my kids around. Not too much work got done on the warhounds. So I'm excited to see somebody is getting some done on one!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive work so far! I admire the skill and craftsmanship that goes into building such a massive resin kit. Even the small FW models give me enough troubles that a project on this scale is truly intimidating. Eventually I would like to buy a Thunderhawk to use as the centerpiece for my Raptors, but that should be rather far off as I still need to build up more modeler's courage. I'm sure I can take some inspiration from your experiences, though, thanks for sharing the journey...
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Rogue Pom!
I'd love a warhound! I might have to open up a warhound savers fund when I start the phd.
ReplyDelete@Papps - Cheers mate - the Inner Geek also has a great Titan project log on the go for his 2 Warhounds - make sure you drop by his site and check it out. I always wanted a Thunderhawk and have been hoping for a plastic one since the Baneblade and Stompa kits came out showing how big GW can go. I told the missus that if there isn't one out this christmas I will be getting the FW one next year.
ReplyDelete@Smurf - thats definately the best way to go - I did that while I studied and it got me my car one year and the deposit for the house a couple of years later. Saving goals are great as it gives you a real reason not to spend your hard earned - and a Titan is a wonderful goal.