Adeptus Titanicus - House Malinax - Acastus Knight Porphyrion and Cerastus Lancers

Hello Titan fans, thanks for dropping by. This week's additions to the Adeptus Titanicus forces, to accompany the Legio Mortis titans. Allied with the traitor forces of Mortis, House Malinax was a Traitor Imperial Knight house that repudiated its oaths to the Emperor of Mankind and followed the Warmaster Horus into the service of the ruinous powers during the Horus Heresy. The Knight house of Malinax was founded shortly after the rediscovery and incorporation of the Forge World of Xana II, located on the western fringe of the galaxy in the Vicidax Thule Sector within the Segmentum Pacificus.

The Porphyrion is a beast, perhaps over powered with the twinned Magna Lascannons, secondary Lasscannons and Acastus Missile Launcher. More firepower than a couple of Warhounds! 

Malinax triple-tailed Scorpion decals on the gun shields

Not many large panels to put any decals so a simple stripe and quartered reds add some detail, and a Malinax scorpion on the banner.

And two Cerastus Knight Lancers to accompany the larger Porphyrion.

These are fast and in close combat deadly to the larger titan Engines

Cheers, Siph (9pts)

Imperial Knights - Acastus Knight Porphyrion Proxy - COMPLETED

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Well I bought this on a well known auction site but it turned out it was 3D printed so I decided to build and paint and move on to fund an official FW purchase. Here it is completed and ready for distant shores.

I chose House Terryn as its ripe for re-homing. And a fairly familiar scheme as its just substituting cream for yellow to make Vassal Knights of Legio Astorum. 

As proxy 3D sculpts go, this was a good one, hghly detailed and not far off FW quality, no warping but instead the giveaway is print lines and stepped curves.

The Terryn icon proudly on the flanks and pauldron.

The sensor cluster (head) I had painted Astorum yellow before I decided to re-home, but it suits the scheme regardless. I hand painted the chequers on the face gorget. The official model has a engraved cross where the horse decal is. That's where I confirmed it wasn't FW, but as a decent kit otherwise I chose to build, paint and move on to fund an official one - the official FW model can be used at our Titan Owners Club events - we like to support FW as we want more titan goodness in the future in uncertain times for the design studio as most of the catalogue has moved to plastic and only specialist models remain.

The pilot access hatch is adorned by the crest of House Terryn

I added heat staining on the barrels of the twin-linked Magna Lascannons

The Ironstorm Missile Pod adorns the rear of the carapace, and the secondary Lascannons are on the front of the hull

The banner details the exploits and kill markings

And for practicality it is magnetised at the waist for transportation or storage.

Cheers, Siph (25pts - almost a Warhound Titan!)

Imperial Knights - Acastus Knight Porphyrion Proxy

Hello All, and budding Knight Scions, a huge addition to the Imperial Knight forces, though numerous and aligned to Legio Astorum Titan Legio, they lack serious titan-killer firepower themselves, enter the affectionately named "Murder Turtle"... a somewhat overpowered Acastus Knight Porphyrion (at least in AT28mm where most of the titan action occurs). This will also be an allied Household to the Vassal Knights of Legio Astorum, but this time (mainly for re-sale opportunity) House Terryn.

Lots to do so I started on a few of the smaller bits and pieces first, cables...

I then progressed to the armour plates and legs section - once these were done, I fastened the Armour Plates to the endo-skeleton leg structure. Lots of trim! I will try to reflect what colours I use on my Knight Banner as to where I place red panels, personal heraldry etc. As this is a cheaper 3rd party print, I will not be using at Titan Owners Club Walk events as we try to support FW whenever possible and  Forge World models if they exist to support and hopefully stimulate titan development (Reaver still only has Apoc Launcher for carapace and it's long over a decade old, but Warmaster in 28mm will be gladly received if planned?!).

Getting there, legs now done.

So I will paint it up and sell to fund the purchase of an official Forge World Acastus Knight Porphyrion in due course, I have an Acastus Knight Asterius in the to-do pile. Painting as Terryn Household is quite easy for me, as they have the exact scheme of my Legio Astorum, gold and blue, just the creams on heraldic plates rather than yellows as seen on the Shoulder Plate above. In the meantime, I can game with it because House Terryn are an allied House to my Vassal Knights of Legio Astorum.

I've also purchased a couple of suitable sized oval bases to provide stability and match the Knight and Titan forces which are all based for my future resin Acastus Knights. More progress to be had and I'll report back here with photos!

Cheers, Siph.