Legio Astorum - Forge World Reaver Titan No. 3516 - Legs and Base

Hello Titanseers, thanks for dropping by. Work on Reaver 3516 'Incaeduus Prime' continues and good progress has been made with main torso completed, the legs are already constructed and pinned and the armour firmly in place so its been quite an effort to paint in-situ. Seen above one leg done, the right leg yet to lose it's Defensor colours.

The base has been cut from 6mm MDF, sealed with MDF sealant and PVA glued sand mixture. Recesses underneath will house the screw head and washers. The base has had tracing around the feet marked out and scored ready to accept the glue when the titan is added. The underside has furniture teflon coasters added to allow smooth movement with ease on the Titan Owners Club battle mat at Walks and aids picking it up. Bases are completely optional but I use them for stability and strength, forming a triangle of leg-leg-base making legs rigid and stronger than if left without.

I used a pillow whilst re-painting the legs so I didn't have to hold the substantial weight for long periods.

The knees will be added when painting the armour has been completed. I have preserved some of the former Legio heraldry, Legio Defensor, I do this with all my second-hand transferred titans - now reacquisition for Legio Astorum. This is a departure from the Imperial Armour scheme for Incaeduus Prime, where the kneecap is striped yellow and blue but I will paint the stripes on half the rear carapace instead.

And here is the completed legs structure attached to the base. The feet are glued and screwed to the base for a super strong hold. An excellent pose by the former owner Andy B. And now immortalised in the Defensor/Astorum kneecap.

Next post will be the final reveal. And the next project is the other Reaver 009 to complete the Corsair Maniple.

Cheers, Princeps Siph

Chaos Daemons - Nurgle Great Unclean One - Done!

Hello one and all! Up this week is for review is a 3d printed, Great Unclean One! with an additional Relictor!

This model was printed on my P1S, as 2 parts, body and base - and then painted up ready to bring the Nurgle's Rot to the opposition!

The GUO was based sprayed with Grey as a base, then black, then a slight highlight spray from above in grey again for highlights. To give a different appearance to my other GUO, the model was painted in Ork Flesh contrast paint, several thick coats have added definition to the model. Details were then picked out. 

I really like how the 2 yellow boil's and the mouth look like a face, and that the daemon is actually inside its Torso - this works as well due to the lack of any character around the face,

... and of course the dying Relictor.

 LH (10pts)

Legio Astorum - Forge World Reaver Titan No. 3516 - Torso Done

Hello Titanseers and all, thanks for dropping by. The continued progress on the Reaver "Incaeduus Prime" is nearing the end result. I've completed the main torso section now, adjusting the Imperial Armour scheme yellow and blue stripes from the knee to the rear carapace due to the preserving the former Defensor logo on the kneecap.

Completed stripes

Hidden decal work on the front armour panel, this is hidden by the main carapace armour (original concept of the Reaver had a cutaway here so this decal would have been visible but design change to prevent 'bullet catching' cutaway means this detail is now hidden).

Main carapace with decal scriptwork and Legio Astorum heraldry.

The carapace will have a Vulcan Mega Bolter, not available through Forge World so a 3D printed one was made.

Magnetised of course so if the ranged loadout is used for the arms I can place an Apocalypse Missile Launcher instead.

Underside detail too, access hatch and AdMech symbols add some colour to these parts. Waist is magnetised for transport ease. Nearly completed re-paint, will post completed titan soon. Legs to go, painting armour in situ takes longer than usual...

Cheers, Princeps Siph

Necron Dynasty - C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer

Hello all, thanks for dropping by. This week I have updated my C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer from the old metal sculpt to the positively huge new plastics! A vast improvement to accompany the stronger rule set which reflects its status as a shard of a xenos Star God... this was a Commission I asked my good friend Rob (Eyecon74 on IG) from Titan Owners Club do for me as I had seen his Warhammer Community painted one and thought yep, Rob you can paint mine!

I love the dynamic posing and scythe, and the nod to the old sculpt with the inclusion of the Canoptek Scarab swarms.

The 'cloth' has an aged look to it, befitting a Star God

I darkened the soil to look burnt after the passage of the gauss energy lightning and did the usual basing rim and added tufts, otherwise its all Rob's work.

The aforementioned Canoptek Scarab swarms, a nod to the original sculpt which was riding a cresting wave of Scarabs. These look to have blocks of Blackstone in their abdomens.

And a shot of my Necron bigger models, I must do an army shot of the whole force, it has grown considerably since my last group photo years ago!

And thanks Eyecon74! Cheers, Siph

Legio Astorum - Forge World Reaver Titan No. 3516 - Head and Internals

Hello Titanseers and all, thanks for dropping by, more progress with one of the two Reavers, as this one metallics are already done to a good standard it's the one progressing faster. The Head usually takes a while as it is where all the small details and crew are which take significantly more time to paint than the standard panels.

Sensor lenses painted

Comfortable seating for the Moderati with head cushion dampeners behind where their helmets are. Sensorium and gubbins, I added some terrain mapping to main view screen

Princeps and Moderati crew in the Command Deck

The poor unfortunate soul incarcerated as the carapace Weapon Servitor

And internal racks show the two arm Weapon Servitors too.

And head sensor plexiglass lenses fitted before Rites of Colour commence

Legio Astorum distinctive yellows done, which is a base of wraithbone, followed by AP Demonic Yellow, then edge shading of DRPA Skulker Yellow and two glazes of FW Sigsmund Clear Yellow to give that deep rich glaze.

Cheers, Siph

Legio Astorum - Forge World Reaver Titan No. 3516 - Another Acquisition

Hello Titanseers,

After last week's introduction to Reaver 009, in tandem I managed to secure a second-hand Reaver Titan in great shape from a mate. Seen here in original Legio Defensor livery, the kneecap has been re-painted to show the combined loyal service of this Engine now undergoing re-dedication to Legio Astorum.

Undergoing the Rites of re-construction and re-dedication, but a awesome walking pose from TOC Member Andy B. means this God Engine really suits close combat weapons, already armed with a 3D printed Reaver Chainfist and a carapace Vulcan Mega Bolter - such a swagger! (Forge World Chainfist is long out of production, and carapace VMB haven't been made in 28mm scale!)

(Artwork from Siege of Vraks by Games Workshop)

This one will follow the footsteps of Honorum and Astor Tyrannis, also from Siege of Vraks Imperial Armour books, this will be Incaeduus Prime - with blue/yellow stripes moved to the carapace as the knee is honouring Andy's work with Defensor (I often honour the previous owner's machine spirit with preserving some of the original scheme - Atarus with Warlord Ex-Noctia, airbrush work with Warhound Canis Irae and carapace stripes of Warhound Lupus Regent)

I have already started some weapon options, a Melta Cannon

And a second one for the Reaver No.009 to match

And the carapace with scrollwork is done, courtesy of the Legio Astorum FW decal sheet

Next comes the armour plates and superstructure, mostly done to a great standard on the metallics so this one should progress quickly compared to Reaver No.009, meaning the Corsair Maniple of four Reaver Titans will be realised. My favourite Forge World Titan Engine Class, about time I had more Reavers!

Cheers, Siph

Legio Astorum - Reaver Titan No. 009 - New Acquisition

Hello Titanseers, May the Fourth be with you ;)

Thanks for dropping by. I came across for sale, after a recommendation from a buddy, an ancient relic Titan, Brother Engine of "Honorum" Reaver No.10, and Lord TITANium's Reaver No.11, this new acquisition is Reaver Titan No. 009! So, I thought I'd put in a bid and it was enroute a journey north so I was able to pick it up in person and give it a once over and talk to the seller, lovely chap - once I told the story of Reaver 10 and 11, I think he was glad to part with it to me and knew it was going to have a good life battling in Titan Owners Club Titan Walks! A fresh lease of hobby life! Seen above disassembled for re-posing, re-arming and repainting. Magnets in the shoulders to enable swapping out between Close Combat weapons (Fist or Chainfist) and ranged weapons. 

Image from Games Workshop

I will be painting this in the scheme of a Brother Engine of "Honorum" from the Siege of Vraks Part Two book from Forge World, the Astorum Battlegroup of Reavers and Warhounds included "Honorum" and "Astor Tyrannis", this will mean flame stencil work like the previous Reaver "Aquila Occulus" and some chequered shoulder plates. It will be interesting how this matches against blogger buddy Zzzzzz at DevosIV Blog is going to have his same "Astor Tyrannis" scheme too, commissioned by my mate Eyecon74 (over at IG).

I basecoated the blue field and edged Night Lords blue in recess as I always do for blue panels. I started the chequered work using a plain sheet of vinyl stencil cut into 1cm squares. 

Then sprayed Demonic Yellow from Army Painter

Then removed the vinyl patchwork, and need to tidy up the overspray and seepage

Here is the first coat of gold trim applied and chequers tidied up on the lower shoulder plate. A coat of Skulker Yellow from DRPA paints was applied to the yellow and a glaze of Sigsmund Yellow Clear to give my distinctive Astorum Yellow. One more glaze is required and another Gold trim edge coat.

And another coat of gold to smooth it and Reikland Fleshshade wash. Then some detailing on the metal work and the shoulders are done.

A lot of work, but I hope to have this and another Reaver Engine come together, one built and requiring repaint from it's Defensor scheme to another Brother Engine of "Honorum", in the scheme of "Acaeduus Prime" also of Vraks fame, and this one - work in conjunction towards a Corsair Maniple I can use at Titan Walks! Reaver Titans are my favourite class of Battle Engine - it's about time I had a few more ;)

Cheers, Siph