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Well I have finally bit the bullet and decided that I am going to build a warlord titan.

I have looked around and done a lot of research on sizing and methods of building.

I had always loved this one but it was kind of daunting. It was too good. I was of the mind set that...That would take TOO long and I do not want to spend a year building and detailing, and spend $1000.



There were others out there. But they were all really bad. Looked either too cheap or out of scale, or complete out to lunch like a certain studio's recent build.

A few weeks ago I was looking around ebay when I came across an ad for a warlord commission. The pics looked good. The detail level was good but not over the top. It looked like a project that would take about a month or two, and cost maybe $100.00. It was then when I decided that I could do make one that I would be happy with for a reasonable investment of time and money.




My Warlord will be a little different.

This titan is one of the nicest titans I have found on the internet, and it is made completely of wood. I figured my titan will have wood legs and feet for a strong base.



I like the way its legs are more rectangular I want this effect not the round tubes many use.



However I do like the way you get easy disassembly and light weight on the body by using pvc tubing and unions for the hips, waist, torso frame and arm attachments.

So I will be doing a hybrid design. My feet and legs will be may out of wood. With detail glued on and armor plates made out of foam board 9(i may make the basic structure out of wood) and plastic card detail. Similar to this.



The rest of the torso and arms will be made of light weight foam board and plastic card.

I have a few days of vacation coming up next week and I plan to make my start.

Any comments or helpful hints are appreciated.

I have some folded paper plans that I am going to be referencing for some measurements, but any help in this respect would definitely be helpful. Getting the thing to be actually scaled properly is difficult.

I have been really busy.

I had 3 days off this week and basically got most of the structural work done.

Here are some updates.

I had some spare wood that I hadn't used in a few home renovations.
I figured this would be a good way to use it up.
a 2x6 peice of cedar and a wainscoting panel as well as some extra melamin that was left over from some shelving i had made.


I used the melomin for the base for the first part of the titan's feet
For the feet I figured on 9"x9"


I used my router and gave the edge a bit of detail and then primed them.


I am a little worried about the edge. The melomin I used has a a bit of a rough edge. I figure if it looks bad I can partially sumbmerge them on the base and use some flock or basing material to fill in the holes.

Second I cut the paneling into strips for the stabilizer toe flaps.


Then cut some small strips for detail


I added some dowling and the finished product looks like this...




I made some patterns for the legs and armor.



Then cut them out




Used some PVC Fittings to make the hips


Here it is assembled


I will post some more pics later tonight. Forgot to upload some of the upper torso pics. to photobucket.

I basically took a picture of an Epic Warlord Titan and changed scaled it up. I used 1/4" Foam Board (which I found on sale at Micheals)I really think I should have used thicker board on some panels for a thicker look. I had to double it up on certain spots to get the right look.

This part alone took about 2 days








I had a PVC Tube Frame for strength to support the arms. I am thinking that I should have brought one arm out to support the head as well. I haven't started the head yet but I think it may be heavy.



inside the Titan


Then I started on the arms I had some extra packing wood left over from a dishwasher I just bought from Bestbuy it was the perfect size for a base for the arms. Light enough and yet strong enough.

This is for a Laser Blaster - My play group generally has A LOT of super heavies so he will need to be busting armor.






This is the other arm



Still have a little more work to do on the elbow joints on both arms.

So now all I have to do is build the Double barrel Turbo Lasers and the head, and do a absolute ton of detail work.

Damn! This is coming along QUICK.

I like what you're doing with the arms and torso. The legs, though... Something just looks "off" about that shin armor on the sides. Like the angle where the pieces meet isn't right.

Either way, it's more than I'd bring myself to do.

So, what are you going to do about the surface? You plan on covering it with plasticard or leaving it as foamcore (or something else entirely)?

Eric

P.S. You should magnetize the head and make two. The second head will have the Ork Trukk driver in it to reflect a LOOTED version. LOL Maybe even have some magnetized "Orky" plates you can stick on.

I like what you're doing with the arms and torso. The legs, though... Something just looks "off" about that shin armor on the sides. Like the angle where the pieces meet isn't right.

Yeah they are a little wide. I was going to change it but figured I would get comments on it first. There is that and the space between the two top columns. It looks a little wide.

It IS coming along quick I had three days off of work and basically worked on it morning to night.

o, what are you going to do about the surface? You plan on covering it with plasticard or leaving it as foamcore (or something else entirely)?

I plan on doing armor plates with plastic card. I was thinking about doing something a little thicker, so maybe foam core on top of the foamcore body. But I do want some added strength and damage resistance. The foamcore damages easily.

I based my legplates on this one.

They are a little on the wider side as well and I thought it would even out the bottom and top. I think I may have to re cut and glue on a sharper angle.

I agree with Eric. The shin armor is a little too wide with not enough wrap around.

Other than that though, it looks really great and it's amazing how fast you're cranking it out.

Was looking at plastic card prices and almost died.
http://www.thewarstore.com/product26647.html

Seeing as I need a TON for armor plates.

Then I remembered a buddy of mine owns a sign shop and called him up and asked if he had any styrene card stock for signs. He said yeah its REALLY cheap.

Long story short 4footx8foot sheet of 1/4" plastic card $25.00 Nuff said!!!

Quarter inch?
Holy crap. What are you cutting it with? A chainsaw? LOL


Eric

Hmm. Thinking about it... That might be TOO thick for armor plates on top of your structure.

Eric

I will do up a few this weekend and post some pics.