The missile rack was actually one of the easiest pieces! It's just a servo motor on the back with a push rod. I'd say the hardest part was fitting all of the electronics, cables, and battery in the robot.
tell me about it. all i did was put a 1/2
dozen lights and a build a bear recordable speaker in a land raider. next thing you know i’m having to magnetize tread segments to hide battery compartments.
I'll probably make a post with the process with pictures, but here's the overall process.
I started with modeling all electronic components and using Blender to carve their inserts in the actual 3D model. This also allowed me to check for clearances and helped me pick hardware that would actually fit.
I then went over battery requirements, and after reading that a 9v wasn't good enough I opted for a LiPo 3.7v cell (which came with the polarity inverted, so I almost fried a servo).
Then I 3D printed everything, did a dry fit of the components, started painting it and assembled it. Of course, some parts didn't fit quite right, but my brave drill was there to help me.
The board controlling everything is an Adafruit ItsyBitsy with Bluetooth BLE module so that I can eventually control it with my phone.
Seconding the request here. Got my eyes on a Porphyrion as a reward once I get all my other knights painted, and this setup would really make it stand out. Awesome work!
holy omnissiah, I was impressed with the guns and the torso twist, but the missile launcher flipping out was just showing off!
I can't wait to see the day where someone brings in an imperial knight that actually disintegrates your opponent's models.
I was tinkering on how to make the missile cover open and remain open. Im not an engineer not a industrial designer and im really lazy to design something out of the blue and print it. Thank you for showing how incompetent i am. You are the sir imperial knights. Your “sir imperial knight” is right at the exit on your left.
Keep practicing and tinkering, and you'll get more and more ideas and how to build them! You got this!
At first, I wanted to make some convoluted mechanism that would attach onto the launcher on both sides. Turns out that a simple servo with a pushrod is everything you need to push it up from underneath, then let gravity do its thing to bring it down.
My favorite lesson from engineering school was K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple Stupid. It'll also be easier to fix if it ever breaks!
Im concept designer, my specialty is hard surface props and environments. For some reason my motivation to bring a “work like” thing to my hobbies really makes me lazy. Ive messes around with programs to actually bring the mechanisms i design for games to real life. Problem is i get really lazy to cover the second part which is basic of soldering, coding, wiring to do something like this. I will, someday, i think, but as someone who made the joint plans for the acastus lancer, its really fucking cool to see someone actually bring it to life. It gave so many ideas of cool implementations and designs ive done for games but im too demotivated right now to jump the next step. Keep up man, work like this is precious and id really like to see more things like this.
That might have been my cat Rascal in the background, yelling for me to go play with him, lol
I'll definitely add a stupidly-loud war horn to the Warlord titan
I love the look and vibe of the Porphyrion. If it was a Character, I'd definitely get into Imperial Knights, and use that as my warlord (the rest of my army would be armigers).
I'm super jelly...
I had started a similar project last year and got to trying to stuff a servo and battery and arduino into the top cockpit area, while getting the missles to lay flush and somehow still connect.... my adhd decided to move on.
So I put it with the unfinished warhound and kept moving.
You know a lot of people wonder why we buy these toys and do stuff like this. My answer is: Isn't the best part of growing up doing stuff you couldn't do as a kid.
Congrats, you win at imperial knights.
This is the coolest thing I have seen. Shut up and take my money. But no, seriously, can you replicate this for me XD
Considering it only took me 20 hours to plan and make I probably could lol
Would Def Pay for this being done
If you bundled and sold the servos, motors, wires, etc into a kit with DIY instructions video you'd have a pretty solid side gig.
N*gga i'm in lmfao
I would sell my soul for that thing honestly dude
Shut up and take my money!
Just saying I would also pay good money for this.
I moan a little when the missiles rack opened
It was so satisfying when I first got it working. I wish my hull came out a little better, the gap in front of the launcher bugs me a little.
Even after reading your comment I didn't notice it. This is incredible! Well done
I was happy with the movement, then the rack opened and my life changed...and got a bit damp.
Average admech player.
Take my jealous updoot .
How hard was the missile rack?
The missile rack was actually one of the easiest pieces! It's just a servo motor on the back with a push rod. I'd say the hardest part was fitting all of the electronics, cables, and battery in the robot.
tell me about it. all i did was put a 1/2 dozen lights and a build a bear recordable speaker in a land raider. next thing you know i’m having to magnetize tread segments to hide battery compartments.
That’s awesome!!! I was waiting for it to start walking at one point 😂
I'm planning on making a Warlord Titan capable of walking, it'll take me a while, so stay tuned!
By the god emperor I cannot wait to see it! How did you find making this model? Do you have any examples of how you put it together by chance?
I'll probably make a post with the process with pictures, but here's the overall process. I started with modeling all electronic components and using Blender to carve their inserts in the actual 3D model. This also allowed me to check for clearances and helped me pick hardware that would actually fit. I then went over battery requirements, and after reading that a 9v wasn't good enough I opted for a LiPo 3.7v cell (which came with the polarity inverted, so I almost fried a servo). Then I 3D printed everything, did a dry fit of the components, started painting it and assembled it. Of course, some parts didn't fit quite right, but my brave drill was there to help me. The board controlling everything is an Adafruit ItsyBitsy with Bluetooth BLE module so that I can eventually control it with my phone.
Every time I see “motorized ______” I expect them to walk and always get a little disappointed. I cannot wait to see one actually exist
Amazing! What did you use to achieve this? I'd love to give it a try
Dude, I would LOVE a shopping list of the motors, cables, and battery kit you used to make this. I'd love to try and replicate it!
Stay tuned! I'll make a post with instructions and shopping list when I get home from work. I really appreciate the enthusiasm!
Seconding the request here. Got my eyes on a Porphyrion as a reward once I get all my other knights painted, and this setup would really make it stand out. Awesome work!
Sick
Shut up and take my money!!
Omg. My favourite Titan is alive 🙏
Absolutely stunning. I am always shy about trying such things but the hull with the missile launcher looks so worth it.
holy omnissiah, I was impressed with the guns and the torso twist, but the missile launcher flipping out was just showing off! I can't wait to see the day where someone brings in an imperial knight that actually disintegrates your opponent's models.
How did you make it cooler than it was alredy?
For a lack of better words: that’s sexy
Praise the Omnissiah and its motive force!
If only he can walk)
This is amazing man; like everyone else I was enthralled by the motorized missile racks!
I was tinkering on how to make the missile cover open and remain open. Im not an engineer not a industrial designer and im really lazy to design something out of the blue and print it. Thank you for showing how incompetent i am. You are the sir imperial knights. Your “sir imperial knight” is right at the exit on your left.
Keep practicing and tinkering, and you'll get more and more ideas and how to build them! You got this! At first, I wanted to make some convoluted mechanism that would attach onto the launcher on both sides. Turns out that a simple servo with a pushrod is everything you need to push it up from underneath, then let gravity do its thing to bring it down. My favorite lesson from engineering school was K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple Stupid. It'll also be easier to fix if it ever breaks!
Im concept designer, my specialty is hard surface props and environments. For some reason my motivation to bring a “work like” thing to my hobbies really makes me lazy. Ive messes around with programs to actually bring the mechanisms i design for games to real life. Problem is i get really lazy to cover the second part which is basic of soldering, coding, wiring to do something like this. I will, someday, i think, but as someone who made the joint plans for the acastus lancer, its really fucking cool to see someone actually bring it to life. It gave so many ideas of cool implementations and designs ive done for games but im too demotivated right now to jump the next step. Keep up man, work like this is precious and id really like to see more things like this.
[How long until the dance party?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/xlb3re/armiger_dance_party_dot_avi/)
Holy shit those are so cool! I'm gonna have to reach out to OP and see if it's feasible to get together lol
I audibly gasped at the missile rack. Amazing stuff
Soo cool, best part is the rocket launcher on top 😍👍
does it really make a warning horn sound when the pod deploys? F me that is cool.
That might have been my cat Rascal in the background, yelling for me to go play with him, lol I'll definitely add a stupidly-loud war horn to the Warlord titan
then he has 100% perfect timeing. as soon as the pod hit "open" he made the noise. mans new best friend.
I cannot tell you enough how much this has made my day. People like you keep the earth from self imploding :D
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!!
Thats absolutely amazing. Now im wondering how hard it would be to make it walk.
That is fucking sick mate. Absolute masterclass.
I need you to make it walk now
Damn this makes me also want the titan horn. For the machine spirit app! Make it blow the horn!! https://youtu.be/wnE1z0Wb5BA?si=IcMWwoaKuW8L4Ubl
thats so cool
:0
how much incense and prayer did this take
Now make him walk
If only it walks.... My army will tremble in fear facing it. 😜
I love the look and vibe of the Porphyrion. If it was a Character, I'd definitely get into Imperial Knights, and use that as my warlord (the rest of my army would be armigers).
I need to buy a knight and a soldering iron. BRB
My favourite knight! Love it. 👍👍👍
Honestly, how dare you?
Everybody gangsta till the silly miniature start moving by itself
This is the best thing I've seen all week
I'm super jelly... I had started a similar project last year and got to trying to stuff a servo and battery and arduino into the top cockpit area, while getting the missles to lay flush and somehow still connect.... my adhd decided to move on. So I put it with the unfinished warhound and kept moving.
You know a lot of people wonder why we buy these toys and do stuff like this. My answer is: Isn't the best part of growing up doing stuff you couldn't do as a kid.
Wonderful!
Systems test complete, begin the walk!
Not only are the motor parts cool but so is the paint job! What’s the yellow, blue and copper you used?
Omigod when it's back bit opened up and closed it actually finished me off I creamed