Mechanicum - Ursarax Tech Thralls #3

Hi all, thanks for dropping by. Again this week I have more Mechanicum goodness, another six Ursarax Thralls to add to my existing six I have already to I painted these to match.

The Ursarax are heavy, rapid-moving close combat killing machines. Like the Thallax, Ursarax are thralls rather than servitors – selected from suitable human candidates for conversion. Their living components retain a consciousness and dim recollection of their former humanity, providing them with superior tactical abilities and the instinct to kill.

These are FW resin versions and the previous owner had shaved the heads smooth on the front facing so I had to paint back on the visor.

And here are all the Ursarax to date, leaping death robots!

Cheers, Siph (12pts)

Mechanicum - Magos Dominus

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. My growing Mechanicum Taghmata have a new HQ choice, a Magos Dominus from Forge World, now OOP, but can be a Techpriest, Magos or ArchMagos.

It is armed with a Rad Cleanser heavy weapon and a huge heavy Servo-Arm and his fragile body is carried upon an Abeyant

I chose to keep the cloth blue to match the Myrmidons I already have, but the carapace/head cowling thing was painted in Mars colours to show it's allegiance to Mars, under which it stows many Servo Skulls.

I love this Geiger-esque silhouette, reminds me of Aliens Xenomorphs. 

Cheers, Siph (10pts)

Legio Astorum - Reaver Titan Carapace Plasma Blastgun

Welcome Titanseers, thanks for dropping by. Since the release of the Reaver Titan by Forge World back in 2006-2007 they have fundamentally failed to produce any more carapace options than the Apocalypse Missile Launcher even though the AT version has several... anyways, I made one using a Plasma Blastgun from a Warhound Titan.

The mount is from a 3D printed Turbo Laser carapace option

The barrel section was cut down from a Warhound Titan Plasma Blastgun I picked up on eBay for half price, nice.

The Plasma Canisters were from a 3D print as was the main body section and armour plates, the rear from a Drop Pod and Kataphron Breacher and an Armorcast Baneblade hatch.

I love the fatness profile of the gun when compared to the Turbolaser. It suits the wide-bodied Plasma barrels.

Up-gunned Reaver 'Honorum'

Here you can see the parts used or printed

A Necron cable from a Night Scythe links the main body section where a sensor should be, to the incorporated sensor atop the PBG barrels.

The drop pod central column made a perfect rear of the weapon, alongwith a Ad Mech piece and Armorcast Baneblade hatch.

A Rhino Radar covers the join nicely.

Shorter wider profile suits the PBG. These are magnetised so swappable between the two weapons.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Terrain and Scenery - Wrecked Warhound Titan #3

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Following on from Monday's other wrecked titan terrain, the other half! This is a wrecked Warhound titan to be used as terrain. It is also 3D printed much to my chargrin as I like to support Forge World when buying actual titans, but £457 is way too much to spend for a piece of terrain, even for mad ol' me with my many many FW official Titans! 

Like before, I took inspiration from a mate's own titan, this above is John's Legio Ignatum Warhound "Omnissiah's Fang" so I have recreated in it's image.

The 3D print has several scars from battles, unfortunately it's legs have been taken from beneath them. The smoke marker is also 3D printed.

The quality compared to a FW resin one is very poor with wrong scale and print lines, however as terrain it is perfectly adequate.

The scale of this print bought on eBay is nowhere near to scale, noticeable on the weapons but less so on the main bulk of the torso, however as terrain it's not really noticeable and doesn't detract.

And for ease of storage and transport to events where this will be used as scatter terrain, the smoke marker is magnetised.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Terrain and Scenery - Wrecked Warhound Titan #2

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. The only good use of a 3D printed Titan in my book is as a wreck terrain piece. I am an avid fan of Forge World and do my best to support them with my numerous official titans, but I am loathe to spend £457 on a piece of scenery so a quite crappy 3D printed version will do for that! This is PLA line printed and boy can you see the layer lines but as terrain it's completely usable.

In honour of co-author here, Lord TITANium H's own Legio Crucius titans I painted to match his Warhound Titan "Blood of Caldos". The first wreck was Legio Mortis, seen above and HERE.

The smoke was another 3D print and clipped to size on the base so match the hip ring, to simulate some catastrophic explosion leaving just the legs! The torso is being used for another terrain wreck maximising the terrain pieces to spread around the battlefield.

On the base is the remains of the blown off arms, a Vulcan Mega Bolter and a Turbolaser Destructor.

The smoke was simply painted black all over then sprayed from above with grey and lighter spray of bone and a red light spray on base to simulate fires burning. Simple and really effective.

As you can see the 3D print is not to scale to the official Forge World titans and of poorer quality but as terrain it does the job admirably and the scale isn't actually noticeable unlike the shot above! 

The base and smoke marker are also magnetised so they can be detached for ease of storage and transport to Titan Walk events. The first wrecked Warhound terrain can be found HERE.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Necron Dynasty - Chronomancer Cryptek

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. The latest addition to the Necron Dynasty is a Chronomancer Cryptek, armed with Aeonstave. 

I love the dendrites and how one is wrapping around the Aeonstave. His whole lower body consists of these, not too dissimilar from an octopus i guess.

The Aeonstave is not much but decent enough, in game the real bonus is in 9th, he can be a Cryptek with Cronomatron, a device confers a 5++, or in 10th, the squad he is attached to hits boons and the Cryptek confers move-shoot-move to the Unit and he wears a Timesplitter Mantle giving a to-hit bonus.

A nice addition to the ever growing Necron Tomb

Cheers, Siph (10pts)

Legio Astorum - Warbringer Nemesis Titan - Laser Blaster Weapon

Hello Titanseers, I've upgraded my Warbringer Nemesis Titan weapon arm from a Gatling Blaster to a Laser Blaster for better reach and shield penetration. After a couple of Titan Walks I found the Gatling Blaster too short ranged for the role the Warbringer Nemesis - it sits back in the back field and volleys fire into the enemy from afar. The extra range of the Laser Blaster and the Shieldbane will help drop shields before the main armament opens up! 

The weapon kill banner from the previous arm was re-mounted on the new arm using some small 2mm magnets.

To fit the power cables a small raising of the sockets was needed, I converted these from the elbow joints not needed for newer titans like the Warbringer Nemesis.

I added the heat staining to the muzzles using washes - Nuln, Drakenhoff Nightshade, Hormagaunt Purple and Seraphim Sepia.

The rear Mechanicus cog motif was painted and an Astorum sigil added to the centre.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Mechanicum / Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Axiarch

Hello Titanseers and all, thanks for dropping by. The recent released Forge World characters peeked my interest when there was a character to lead my Mechanicum Secutarii forces, a Secutarii Axiarch.

He/It is armed with an Arc Lance and Mag-Inverter shield and sheltered by a harmonic Kyropatris Field Generator. The mini also has a pistol so not sure what rules that will have.

The Arc Lance was a 12in, S6, Assault 1, AP-1, Dmg1 weapon, but when damaging vehicles is D3 damage. In melee it is also S+3, so S6, AP-1, Dmg1 and against vehicles D3 damage. The Kyropatris Field Generators so have a 5++. Where the Shield comes into force is in melee, it gives a 4++ against melee weapons and if an unmodified save from a melee weapon hit is a six - that inflicts a mortal wound on the attacking unit after the attacks have been resolved - back in your face! I hope this made it into Legends for 40K rules not just 30K, regardless, it's a cool mini I had to have to lead my 50 Hoplites and 50 Peltasts.

Legio Astorum sigil on his cloak to mark his devotion.

And protecting his charge, a Warhound Titan, from infantry attacks.

Cheers, Princeps Siph (10pts)