Legio Astorum - Warhound Titan - Lupus Regent Walks for Astorum!

Hello Titan fans and readers all, I have completed my 5th Titan, Warhound "Lupus Regent" of Legio Astorum Walks! And a fine hunting Scout Titan she is too.

Those seeing my previous posts will have seen this was a transferred Engine from Legio Sargasso to Legio Astorum. I did a lot of work to the paintjob, but the rather excellent pose was all Princeps Damiem. I just added a base to give more stability and tie both legs together to form a strong triangle of support.

I re-did the Plasma Coils to match those of my first Warhound "Canis Bellum", with pulses rather than a full glow, the blues used are the same as my Warlord Sunfury Plasma tutorial (HERE). The banner (by Drake Seta) was the same as the other hounds, I just painted over the name tally and added that with Micron Pen.

The head was based on the same fade from orange to yellow as the other hounds, however brushwork rather than super smooth airbrush (by Richard Gray) and I am rather pleased with the look. The bronze of the Plasma Blastgun was aged using Nihilakh Oxide Technical Paint.

The Shin Armour was swapped over between legs as my 'Hounds have an Aquila on the left leg. The Legio Sargasso icons were removed on the right Armour and the Carapace received its Legio Astorum markings. I also added rubber cables from the rear of the armaments to the carapace, rubber skipping rope was used and it is the same thickness as FW resin cables, but much more flexible! They are glued and pinned into the weapons but just slot into the carapace hose housings so they can be swapped out.

I added heat staining to the Turbolaser Destructor barrels and lightened the centre of the barrels akin to the other 'Hounds. I also re-did the trim throughout to match Warlord Dominus Victoria and attached the caps on top of the shoulders with magnets to securely hide the nut and bolt assembly.

The base was made using 5mm MDF, and sand and PVA applied with a few slate chips. The wrecked Spartan track unit was repainted Iron Warriors with chevrons and weathered and aged. The reverse of the banner shows the Titan Owners Club sigil.

I added some small details like camera lenses in the groin (for seeing enemies around its feet) and some indicator lights/lenses on the rear of the hips and carapace. All the pistons were painted Stormhost Silver and weathered using Chesnut Ink where the grime would collect. I also added black soot marks on the vent screens.

The swapped shin armour had the Titan's name written on it, and you can also see the Engine Certificate number on the rear Carapace, Engine 4189.

The white diagonal stripes were on the original paintwork, nicely done and kept as all my Maniple have white striped sections, this is a continuation of this, and looks quite fetching I think!

The Princeps in his Command Throne with the Moderati up front. I picked out the details in the Command Deck and lavished gold where the Princeps would be, so you know who is in charge. I also gave the Moderati Astorum Blue coveralls and gold Moderati rank badges.

The Void Projectors were to match those on my Warlord, with Soulstone Blue glow. These were missing from the kit however with some clever use of bits for my forthcoming Reaver, I managed to use two from that kit to replace them.

Here you can see the Iron Warriors being bought to heel, quite literally... I edged the toes with some Hawk Turquoise.

And a nice shot of the Scout Maniple, from left to right - Canis Bellum, Lupus Regent and Canis Praetor.

And the banner under which I field them, part of The Emperor's Halo Titan Battlegroup of the Legio Astorum. Ave Imperator, give thanks to the Omnissiah for this blessed gift of a mighty War Engine!

Cheers, Siph. (25pts - half points as construction and basecoat/white stripe was already laid)

Deathwatch - Primaris 'Lieutenants' Characters

Hello one and all!

Further additions to my growing Deathwatch force, this time in the form of several Primaris Lieutenants.

I really liked the look of the Dark Angels Zakariah, and Blood Angels Tolmeron models, and really wanted to add these into the Primaris force to add a chapter character feel to the force. After getting these, the Space Wolves lieutenant was released,  and again I saw the potential to add  him as well!

All have had the shoulder pauldrons swapped to have the Deathwatch left pad, and a chapter symbol on the right. Zakariah has had a weapon swap, using the pointed finger from the Primaris sprue, with the over the shoulder Bolt Rifle added to complete the look.

These have been painted up in the same style as the other Primaris in the force.

 

I have also kit bashed the 2 Lieutenants that come with the Dark Imperium box set, both are now armed with Plasma Incinerators as I had loads spare, and wanted to try something different! Pretty happy with how these guys are shaping up, I am toying with getting a epic scale captain to add to the wrist communication system on the second Lieutenant to appear as a hologram projection.

Thanks for stopping by! Cheers, Lord Halfpenny  (30pts)

Legio Astorum - Warhound Titan "Lupus Regent" WIP #2

Hello Titanseers and other readers, thanks for dropping by again. The transformation progress of Lupus Regent continues, her main Carapace and Body is now complete, trim re-done, FW Legio Astorum decals applied and just awaiting some Void Shield Projectors.

I like to base my Titans for stability and the base provides a third arm of a triangle making the Titan strong and stable and less prone to splayed legs over time. The base is made from MDF, sand is glued using PVA and sealed with watered down PVA, I've scored and masked off where the titan is glued to the base.

The underside of the base was hollowed out using a Forstner Bit and screws and a washer applied to 'pin' the Titan to the base to make extra sure the 2-part Epoxy Resin never fails! It's awesome stuff but designed for plastic to plastic but works equally well on MDF.

The solution to the arms so I can remove and swap weapons is using screwthread nut/bolt hidden by the top caps, however room for a washer prevents the resin splitting and provides a surface the top plates can be magnetised too, just needs a spacer for the nut thickness - easily achieved using the spacers given when I purchased some magnets for the Reaver.

These appear as part of the Titan when put in place and painted so I am very happy with that!

I also painted the Plasma Coils to match the first Warhound "Canis Bellum" painted by Richard Gray. I have subsequently repainted the trim to a brighter gold, as see above. It is also mounted on the left arm rather than Canis Bellum's right, just to add variety.

Next week I should have her completed and ready for showcase and re-registration at Titan Owners Club as a proud Titan of Legio Astorum! Again, thanks to Damien for the canvas to work from and make it my own.

Cheers all, Siph.

Deathwatch - Primaris Redemptor Dreadnought of the Relictors

Hello one and all! Thanks for swinging by!

Up next, to the growing Deathwatch force is a Primaris Redemptor Dreadnought, with the Primaris hailing from the Relictors Chapter. (I love painting near dead Relictors...)

The Dreadnought has been armed with a Macro Plasma Incinerator and Heavy Flamer in the close combat arm. The Dreadnought was painted like the other Deathwatch, with a metallic black base, and highlights up to Thunderhawk Blue. The weapons are painted with a red base, Agrax wash with a orange final highlight.

I've added the same symbol as Siph uses on his Relictors, to link the dreadnought to Siph's force. I have also added the phrase 'Death' to the scroll on the front of the dreadnought sarcophagus armour, with 'Mortis' and a nod to 'Siph' on the scrolls on the sarcophagus itself.

Thanks for looking! Lord Halfpenny (5pts)

EDIT - picture of the Relictors symbol.. should have checked the images! 

 

Imperial Guard - Caliban Jaegers by Dark Canon

Hello All, thanks for dropping by, a guest post today from my mate Dark Canon, yes he is a fluffy player and treadhead as well as a Dark Angels player, hence the natural name Dark Canon. He has a great Dark Angels Deathwing, Ravenwing and fledgling Greenwing army painted by Rob at the sadly now defunct 30kplus40k blog (at the time of writing - perhaps he will post again).

Anyway, these are Dark Canon's foray into the world of painting and a true Guard player he is, what is not pictured is a shed-tonne of Guard on foot and many Leman Russ' tanks. Being a fluff bunny and a fan of Dark Angels these are painted with that in mind and Caliban Green being in the uniform - I like to think these as the Caliban Jaegers, the Regiments raised from the populace of Caliban at the time of the Great Crusade and now recruiting from Imperial Worlds throughout the Sector.

For a mates meet up last year at Warhammer World we all had a superheavy, and this took a heavy toll on 6thDegree's Iron Warriors and Daemons force, a Hellhammer Superheavy.

The mighty Hellhound with lots of flamer goodness, a Fast Attack option and rightly feared by the enemies and friendly troops standing too near...

Backing up the Caliban Jaegers are a few Companies of Militarum Tempestus Scions, the Taurox Prime with Taurox Gatling Cannon's puts out a lot of shots coupled with fire ports and twin-linked Hotshot Lasguns or Autocannons.

The trusty Artillery Basilisk putting out a barrage at long range, i'm sure Dark Canon will have plans for more Basilisk's or Manticores.

And the latest addition, some DKoK Deathriders, which can be great stand-ins for Roughriders whichever the friendly game requires. Love these models, they have been painted in the same blue trenchcoats as the DKoK Ogryns converted from old metal Ogryns.

One thing the Imperial Guard excel at is the ability to lay down a lot of fire support and indirect fire support is invaluable, I will be getting a few of these too for the Brood Brothers for my Genestealer Cult.

The Bullgryns are a decent choice, Slab Shields or the Supression Shield have frustrated my Relictors firepower and by Veterans died under the Battle Mauls relentless attacks.

Backing up the Astra Militarum, (Imperial Guard) is an operative of the Officio Assassinorium, a Eversor Assassin - in a permanent state of searing rage, kept in check by massive doses of sedatives; when the time comes for him to act, he’s roused from his coma and unleashed. Only his death will stop his berserk mission - he can tear through Power Armour and even take out Dreadnoughts with his Melta-Bombs!

More Fire Support with Missile Launchers and a Lascannon in the background, more of these will be on the way.

Finally, the Deathriders, the latest addition - here just before the bases were finished off. Superb sculpts, if I had the time and inclination and not six armies on the go, I'd get loads of these.

Thank-you to Dark Canon for letting me share his Guard, great speed so far and I look forward to seeing the latest additions before I have to face them on the battlefield!

Cheers, Siph.

Legio Astorum - Warhound Titan #3 "Lupus Regent" WIP #1

Hello Titan fans and thanks for dropping by. I was lucky enough to be in the position to buy a Titan off of a fellow Titan Owners Club Member when the chance came along. A fellow Titan enthusiast Damien wanted to concentrate his Titan force using just Reaver Titans and was selling his Warhound to fund a second Reaver. His original scheme was as above, Legio Sargasso which was a lot like Legio Astorum with Kantor Blue and a gold trim. By purchasing this Engine it would also remain in the auspex scans of Titan Owners Club and indeed Damien would get to Walk alongside his original Titan at TOC Events! So win win!

Now, I thought, I could just repaint the head and I was 90% done. I am currently doing just that, and re-gilding the golden trim to match my Warlord Dominus Victoria. I will add a base like my other Warhounds, add a few details, finish off the crew and add spacers on top of the arms to finish off them. Add some Astorum Decals and remove the custom Sargasso markings to change it's allegiance.  So maybe a little less than 90% done but these changes will make the Engine my own. I love the pose Damien has achieved and the ruined track unit of a Spartan will remain, I might paint it as Iron Warriors by adding a chevron plate and some weathering on the tracks. But, as Titan's go, thanks to Damien I was 70-80% done on arrival!

Here is the current state of the Warhound, I've removed the separate bases and will add a joined base so the base forms a strong third spar of a triangle with the legs, this makes the build a lot stronger.

The crew will get a little detailing to finish them off. And I may repaint the head unit blue to match my other two Warhounds, but not decided yet. I have some Void Projectors coming too, to replace the missing ones.

Here is the head now in Legio Astorum livery, and the scrollwork has a new name emblazoned - the original name Damien gave this hound was "Spectral Reagent", I will honour it's Machine Spirit and rename him as "Lupus Regent", to Walk alongside his brother Engines "Canis Bellum" and "Canis Praetor". The Sargasso emblem was removed from the armour and the stripes remain, they will go nicely alongside my Maniple who all have white striped panels on a blue field.

I have removed the ankle Armour Plates as my hounds have the Imperial Aquila on the left leg, so a swap was needed.

An excellent addition to the Maniple. Thanks Damien, and cheers all, Siph.

Deathwatch - Primaris Intercessors and another Leviathan Dreadnought

Hello one and all,

Further progress on the ever growing Deathwatch force, this time in a 5 man squad of Primaris Intercessors, and a Hellblaster to add to the 5 man force from last week, and another Leviathan Dreadnought - this time a Red Scorpion version.

Primaris

I've added 5 more troops with the same scheme as previously used, with details picked out and additions to some to make the individual models look more like their chapter of origin - for Space Wolves this is pretty easy - with head swaps and wolf pelts etc.

The force looks good with the other Primaris Marines!

Leviathan

I've used the Culln Drednought as the base for this model - I love the look of the Leviathan, and the Red Scorpion version has a lot of character to it! The model has had details picked out to go with the metallic black finish, and Deathwatch icons added.

I've also done an option to swap the weapon using magnets, so I can either use the assault cannon as default with the model - in game terms a Storm Cannon, or to go for the Melta option.

Thanks for stopping by! Cheers, Lord Halfpenny.
(10 points)