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[KingKurama]

The Maintenance Bay




Welcome one and all to the Maintenance Bay, a place where we can look at and discuss the role and place of the Questoris Knight Titans and their big brothers from the Legio Titanicus, why the name you ask? Well to put it simply enough we wished to create a place where those who are enthusiastic about their Titans can come and discuss or source ideas/information, trade war stories or just find general inspiration. Along your travels of the battlefields of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy you will find no talk of cookies and dancing or 40k in this thread not even the mention of the MDRC fabled choom, here we are a Brotherhood and we are founded on the principals of a good scotch or beer coupled with some top class paint jobs and conversions.

I would also like to thank the following frater and Moderatii for their efforts in creating the Maintenance Bay;
-KBA
-Olis
-Depthcharge12
-Slipstream
-Wolf_Pack

So I see your interested in becoming member of the maintenance crew, well firstly let me welcome you to our humble abode hidden within the Deeps of the Age of Darkness forum, now let us get into the nitty gritty items such as the Code of Conduct and Rules for this group.

1• This thread is dedicated to the Questoris Knights and God Machines of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy which means that we accept Questoris Knight houses, Freeblades, Chaos knights will be subject to approval so send a PM first (this will be due to the nature of this thread being based in the age of darkness forum) and the titans of Mars and other corresponding Forgeworlds.
2• Constructive criticism only, I can not stress this enough we are here to help all frater and unless they specifically ask for feedback we shall strive to keep all criticism positive and help one another, we will be accepting of all skill sets.
3• Limit all WIP pictures so as to not clutter the thread, or use the spoiler option if necessary.
4• Remember were all gentlemen here so use common sense and there should be no issues.

1• Only discuss the topics with regards to knight titans, please try not to go off topic on the legion astrates etc as this is discouraged.
2• Conversions are acceptable as long as 50% of the model is based on the plastic knight kit or one of Forgeworlds Cerastus models.
3• Discussion of new Weapon profiles/creations is encouraged, the only thing we ask is that you have a concept beforehand.
4• Membership to our society is obtained by owning at least one Knight, we ask you post a picture and a brief description of your knight (house, rank, noteworthy features etc) or your Titan, then you will be registered as a member.
5• Strictly no referencing the knights 40k counterparts ranks etc, and campaigns that concluded after the Horus Heresy we are strictly here for the 30k community.
6• As you produce "finished" knights or titans your banner will be updated, as you achieve new ranks you can choose what you'd like represented on your banner, those that achieve multiple ranks will be noted in a future addition to the section "Those who fight further".
7• Last but not least have fun and enjoy this thread (just keep the banter on topic )

The reason the maintenance bay was created was to compose a resource that the Bolter and chainsword community can access, we will try to keep a comprehensive array of information and updated descriptions and information. Frater are encouraged to ask questions in regards to the Questoris Knights and College Titanica from army lists, to allies to fluff background etc.

Now in order to help with this we have Decided to a fortnightly overview of a household or legio giving a brief description of them, this will cover colour schemes, assets, strengths and weaknesses and notable campaigns. As the thread grows we will touch on tactics and bat reps, and as we progress we will showcase members knights and titans contacting them with a brief interview for them to answer. We aim to delve deep into the Questoris Knights and the process people use when approaching their army.

No this is not in regards to Final Fantasy VII!

Here we will have a record of Set goals that fraters can obtain by meeting the criteria awarding them a rank and honour within the society;

Scion Aspirant- Completion of a single knight.
Scion Martial- Completion of a trio of Knight's.
Scion Implacable - Completion of a Cerastus based Chassis.
Scion Arbelaster - Completion of a Cerastus knight-Atrapos.
Scion Uhlan - Completion of a trio of Cerastus chassis.
Scion Dolorous - completion of either a Knight Styrix or Magaera.
Legendary Freeblade- Completion of 3 knights from a single household and an additional Freeblade knight.
Aucteller - Completing 5 Knight's.
Preceptor - Post a battle report containing minimum 3 knights with victory as a condition.
Lord Scion - Post a battle report where you slay a super heavy and field 5 knights.
Sneschel - Complete 1 of every knight; Paladin, Errant, Gallant, Crusader, Warden, Renegade, Magaera, Styrix, Lancer, Castigator, Acheron, Atrapos, Porphyrion.
Princeps - Complete a single warhound/reaver/warlord titan.
Princeps Majoris - Complete 2 or more Titans
Princeps Senioris - Complete a Warlord Titan.
Fabricator General- Complete 5 Knight's (Including 1 Cerastus chassis) alongside a Warhound, Reaver & Warlord Titan

Alphabetical order of members, containing household representation, loyalty, and named knights.

•DARK BJOERN- HOUSE TARANIS/LOYALIST/SCION AUCTELLER/OMNISIAH'S WRATH/SWORD OF MARS/GODSLAYER/METAL STORM/IRON FIST/INDOMINUS/RED THUNDER/BLACK KNIGHT/CONQUERER/BLADE OF JUSTICE
•DEPTHCHARGE12- HOUSE MALINAX/TRAITOR/SCION ARBELASTER/HOYT
•EZERIEL- HOUSE TOREN/LOYALIST/SCION ARBELASTER/THUNDER IMPULSE/STORMBRINGER/ARIA OF FINALITY/ASTRAROTH VOID
•FREDRATSAILOR- HOUSE DAGARIUS/LOYALIST/SCION AUCTELLER/KAVAN/INVINCIBLE HONOUR
•GANDERS- HOUSE PHORGAL/TRAITOR/SCION ASPIRANT/FATES WARNING
•GRAND MASTER LAERTES- HOUSE RAJHA/TRAITOR/SCION ASPIRANT/DATA THE WATCHER
•KURAMA- HOUSE HERMETIKA/LOYALIST/SCION ASPIRANT/VIRIDIAN/OBSIDIAN
•NINJAMAN- HOUSE MAKABIUS/LOYALIST/SCION IMPLACABLE/THE LANCE OF DAWN
•PETERH- HOUSE ORHLACC/LOYALIST/SCION IMPLACABLE/THE BLEAK TRIUMPH OF REASON
•POOM- HOUSE AVON/TRAITOR/SCION ASPIRANT/BOURNE
•RANDOMMARINE- HOUSE ROHAN/LOYALIST/SCION DOLOROUS/IRONHELM
•RANGAMAN- HOUSE ÆRTHEGN/TRAITOR/SCION DOLOROUS/WRÆKON DREOR
•WITCHKING501- HOUSE HAWKSHROUD/LOYALIST/SCION ASPIRANT/BARTHANIEL

Hyperlinked posts to over views of knight houses covered in fortnightly post.

•HOUSE TERRYN
•HOUSE VORNHERR
•HOUSE MALINAX

A self contained record of all Freeblades home to the Bolter and chainsword

•CRAZYTERRAN- REAPER ETERNAL/CASTIGATOR

An individual overview and summary of each pattern of chassis and load out of every possible knight titan.

•Questoris Knight Paladin-

[i]Amongst the most widely used mark of Knight Armour, the Paladin is renowned for its rugged dependability and the versatility of its Weapons array. There are few challenges on the Battlefield that cannot be met and overcome by the combination of brute force, agility and stubborn resilience represented by the Paladin Armour. A Scion mounted in a Knight Paladin Armour can lay down a withering hail of blast and shrapnel, yet despite the utility and firepower of the battle cannon, many scions still favourite the use of the Reaper chainsword, considering it more honourable to stand face-to-face with their enemy.

These armours are little different from the ancient war machines carried to the stars by the first long March colonists. Only the hand-forged and intricately embossed Armour plating separates them from those early exo-armours, and many of these machines have fought in the defence of mankind for long centuries, bearing the honour markings from wars long since forgotten on their plating.

So the Questoris Knight Paladin is a very decent troop choice when put in perspective, at 375 points stock you get the option of 2 Battlecannon profiles;
•The Questoris Battlecannon- a 72" Strength 6 AP 3 weapon that fires 3 ordnance level 5" templates at the enemy, perfect for nuking power Armoured marines in a highly Marine dominated meta.
•The Rapid-Fire Battlecannon- a 72" Strength 8 AP 3 weapon that sacrifices a 5" template but can glance AV 14 on a 6, perfect for Tank hunting and can even help in wrecking higher profile units.

Now looking at the start line your pretty much guaranteed to hit most things on a 3+ if you don't change him to a Scion Aspirant (admittedly -35 points can help if your finding yourself points heavy but ultimately you need to weigh up the pros and cons of a -1 WS/BS and 5+ Inv save). Now if your versing xenos or lightly Armoured enemies don't pass on the bio corrosive rounds for the heavy stubbers; 10 points each is a pretty decent Upgrade for 4+ poison especially with the likes of high toughness units such as primarchs running around the battlefields.

Now as tempting as it is to charge head first sweeping your Reaper chainsword just remember we can stomp the enemy to death which sometimes is the best option.

So utiliser your paladins, realise they can work in any rank but if your running them consider them alongside the Errant to fill your troop choices and hold those objectives.

Please note: I do not yet have the latest Crusade Imperialis list but I will edit in the cost of equipping carapace mounted Weapons, you can now equip all Questoris Knights (minus the Cerastus chassis variants) with the Iron Spear, Storm Spear & Twin Icarius Autocannons)

•Questoris Knight Errant-

•Questoris Knight Gallant-

•Questoris Knight Crusader-

•Questoris Knight Warden-

•Questoris Knight Renegade-

•Questoris Knight Styrix-

•Questoris Knight Magaera-

•Cerastus Knight-Castigator-

•Cerastus Knight-Archaeon-

•Cerastus Knight-Lancer-

•Cerastus Knight-Atrapos-

All posted Battle reports will be recorded here with links to the original post.

As we developed tactics we will post overviews from hammer and anvil deployments to creating kill zones utilizing your knights to their peak efficiency

A new addition is the oath bound, for those of you who choose to join a titan legio and fight alongside them as bonded brothers. All Oath Bound will receive a custom banner for their titan completions.

There are 4 ranks to achieve for those of the Legio Titanicus, recorded below will be those that have met the criteria.


•DARK BJOERN- VENERATOR TYRANNIS/LEGIO ASTORUM/WARHOUND TITAN/PRINCEPS
•FREDRATSAILOR- CALIX ASTELDAS/ALLIED TO HOUSE DAGARIUS/WARHOUND TITAN/PRINCEPS
•POOM- SYRGALAH FIRST HUNTRESS OF LEGIO AUDAX/WARHOUND TITAN/PRINCEPS

Edited by Kurama, 11 July 2016 - 04:36 AM.

[KingKurama]

So I guess I'll start this off;


I Kurama, son of Kaldeia and Aspirant of the path of the eternal flame present my first Completion for membership.

Viridian "the Burst"



Viridian is an ancient Questoris Renegade Pattern chassis piloted by the young Scion Arbelaster Nicola Del'Kearn, an aggressively charming pilot with a trigger happy finger.



The eldest of her siblings after her Uncle fell during the Pacification of world #76/16 classification Lux during an Eldar raid on the developing agricultural world, his chassis was retrieved and returned to Kaldeia for repairs.



out of all the prepared aspirants only Nicola had the ability to calm the blood thirsty machine spirit dwelling in Viridian's core, after much consulting and deliberations the Households Heirachy gave her Custodial Approval to don the knights Armour and progress further on the path of the eternal flame.



Currently engaged with Traitor forces within the Coronid Deeps making preparations to assault the Forgeworld Mezoa, Viridian has been a constant thorn in Traitor XVIth Legion forces within the area.




And reinforcements are on route from the household;




So with that we have our first member;



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Edited by Kurama, 08 June 2016 - 07:56 AM.

[Memento Of Prospero]

Awww yus!

[KBA]

That is one slick knight!

Very cool to see this thread daylit. If we can promote this half as well as Olis and his choom thread, it should flourish! I can't wait to paint up my knights. I'll take shots of the WIPS and throw 'em up

[KingKurama]

That's what I want to here brothers! Remember finished pieces gain you those nice little tokens, who knows we may end up with a fabricator general one day 😆

So as people register I'll give them their achievements, and we shall start household reviews later today, first up house Terryn

Edited by Kurama, 08 June 2016 - 06:37 AM.

[depthcharge12]

Unless I get ninja'd, I'll go second lol.

I, Depthcharge, bonded to the Forgeworld of Xana under the treatise of House Malinax, do so elucidate upon two of our most distinguished Knights.


-Rear Seneschel Hoyt Malinax-


The thing inside his chest pounded as he was lowered into the techno-cocoon...he vaguely recalled it being named a heart. From what he was told by those tech lords it would likely be the last that he would ever cherish something so innocuous.

"Your primary heart will slow as will your bodily functions as they are overtaken by this holy machine," the face of what was once a man would have smiled benignly beneath the bone colored robes if anything was left of his face, "You are a very lucky man indeed to be chosen for bonding."



The aperture ejected him with a hiss as Hoyt neural interfaces accepted the cocoon's plugs like a lover's embrace. Hoyt had a...lover? Was it a wife? He could barely recall the term as Malinax tradition and binding to Xana had done away with those ancient terms. He remembered her face and those of his kin as the cold liquid feeling of the machine spirit crept into his skull.

That was why he had chosen this eternal prison. To protect them and honor his oaths and debts that his family owed to the tech lords. They had wept and grieved, but they could not understand the lengths a man would go for his family. After all, it was why he was to serve Horus, He who would overthrow his insidious Father, a Father that could not sacrifice his ego for his children.



A presence like a stalking butler made itself known to Hoyt in a manner unlike his previous, more belligerent mount had. It seemed poised to serve its master, yet seemed to wait for the master's back to be turned to slip in the stiletto. A presence malefic, yet doting. The Machine Spirit announced itself into the subconscious of Hoyt, with words that would haunt him until the end of days:

"By metal my life is given, by metal my life shall be stripped away. No life in the here after, only the end."

The Atrapos knight came to life as the metal slab sarcophagi sealed itself over the cyber cocoon in which its occupant was prisoner. A hellish glow emitted from its Occular lenses with the soul that was now bound to it eternally in the service of the Warmaster.

Still yet to come is another kin of Malinax to be offered upon the crucible of the Heresy....

[fedratsailor]

aw man this is the ultimate thread for me.  I'm going to send you a pm kurama to help me get going.

[KingKurama]

Welcome aboard Depthcharge12, here's your first rank



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Edited by Kurama, 08 June 2016 - 03:17 AM.

[fedratsailor]

This Unknown Mechanicum Knight Detachment has been Seen on multiple worlds Fighting against Traitor Forces. While they have helped loyalist forces, they have keep communication with them to minimal amounts. At this time it is believed to be due to the fact that they want to keep Traitor Forces from linking them to a certain Forgeworld and attacking said world as revenge.

 

 

This for sure isn't the last we will see of this mysterious Force. Loyalist Commanders have high hopes that it will keep helping.

[Memento Of Prospero]

My second ETL Vow will be purely knights  

[KingKurama]

Awesome stuff fedratsailor! You'll definitely need help with fleshing this household out! So here's your rank (can't wait to see individual photos down the track! Ohh and the titan once he's named I'll award you with the first titan rank)



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Edited by Kurama, 08 June 2016 - 04:16 AM.

[Memento Of Prospero]

 

This Unknown Mechanicum Knight Detachment has been Seen on multiple worlds Fighting against Traitor Forces. While they have helped loyalist forces, they have keep communication with them to minimal amounts. At this time it is believed to be due to the fact that they want to keep Traitor Forces from linking them to a certain Forgeworld and attacking said world as revenge.

 

 

 

This for sure isn't the last we will see of this mysterious Force. Loyalist Commanders have high hopes that it will keep helping.

 

 

Holy Emperor !

[KingKurama]

So the first overview will be;

HOUSE TERRYN

Founded during the 25th Millennium on the world of Veltaris, House Terryn became a military might within the eastern fringe. House Terryn was founded by Maximillian Terryn after receiving continuous visions of a White Stallion which acted as a foreshadowing of events yet to come, Maximillian took the White Stallion and created his households symbol. The Stallion was originally on an azure backdrop which represented the oceans of Voltaris, since that time variations have been added to the house arms including but not limited to; White (which represents the purity if the houses lineage), Gold (symbolizing the vast material and natural wealth the house has obtained) & Red (a representation of the blood and warfare the house is renown for craving)

During the great crusade & dark days of the Horus Heresy many facts about house Terryn have been lost, but fragments have survived speaking of exploitations and endeavour of great undertaking, such Lords of the house were; Lord Brutus whom slayed the great Kroktar that was ravaging the settlements of Voltaris, this endeavour has been recorded on the Households coat of arms ever since and of course the first Lord Seuitonius Thucidides Terryn, the first noble to take the oath of allegiance in front of the emperor of mankind during the early stages of the great crusade.

Throughout the length of the great crusade and Horus Heresy House Terryn served primarily under the command of Roboute Guilliman and the XIIIth Legion, as the are not bound to any forgeworld and have no true treaties with a Mechanicum authority they are re supplied from forges and world's from within the 500 world's.

Voltaris is a world of tradition and a society bound in ritual and social classes, as this is such a rigid society many young scions take the mantle of Freeblade searching for fame and glory throughout the fronts of the great crusade, those that manage to return to voltaris end up serving with the household and returning to traditional posts within the house.

The Military strength during this period has been lost to the ages of time, but by comparison to similar sized houses a fair estimation would put them around 150+ Active Knight titan chassis.

[Rangaman]

"House Ærthegn"
Wrækon Dreor
The Dvar Mævex enclave

From an observer's perspective "House Ærthegn" appeared as a unified whole, a savage more primal iteration of the noble Knight houses. Unbeknownst to the wider Imperium, House Ærthegn, otherwise called the Wrækon Dreor, was formed from several factions or enclaves of reavers, constantly vying for supremacy through strength of arms and the direct favour of the Warmaster. Whilst few in number, some enclaves saw the subjugation of themselves and their brother-enclaves by the Warmaster for what it was; the relinquishment of their own strength, thus making all who keeled over weak...



Hrakval Talus, Cerastus-Styrix pilot

Deeply respected and rightly feared alike, Hrakval has piloted his Styrix under the banner of the Imperium, the Warmaster and now for his own enclave. Considered to be as bloodthirsty and malignant as the Machine-spirit of his Knight-titan, Hrakval has earnt his reputation on countless battlefields, seeking out massed infantry to engage when he can...

 

These picts are taken during an engagement against traitor XVIth Legion forces in the Coronid Deeps. Sometime prior to the outbreak of the Heresy, the Dvar Mævex ceased all contact with delegates of the Warmaster, from both his own legion and the Mechanicum of Cyclothrathe. They reemerged during the Civil War claiming a deadly tally of Knight kills, including those of their former House, resulting in an increased military presence from both sides with the intent to destroy the marauders.

 

I can't wait for Forgeworld to do transfers for House Ærthegn so I can truly finish this guy off.

Edited by Rangaman, 08 June 2016 - 09:08 AM.

[KingKurama]

Welcome Rangaman to the Maintenance Bay I award you with your rank;



We're already off to a great start guys!

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[KBA]

Damn, Depth. That's one HELL of a crisp paint job on that mech knight

Cool fluff too.

[Lythronax]

The Dread and Wise House of Orhlacc answers the call.

 

 

This is The Bleak Triumph of Reason, a Cerastus Knight Lancer piloted by the Lady Amanita of the familial sub-clade Boletia. A distant cousin of Baron Orhlacc, Amanita and her familial sub-clade were granted substantial freedom to prosecute the war against the Traitors following the re-conquest of Numinal. Further details of the Reason's heraldry are shown below.

 

 

 

 

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Love the idea of this thread and can't wait to see what others post (in addition to the awesome knights already here). For Orhlacc, I'll be adding an Atrapos next. It's in a box on my desk, just waiting for me to have the time to do it justice.

[KingKurama]

Welcome aboard the hype Knight PeterH stunning looking knight and a beautiful representation of House Orhlacc 😀



here we go another new member another great entry, im really proud of the individuality of each knight so far and how everyone is bringing the highest standards they can produce, great stuff and keep it coming.

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[RandomMarine]

House Rohan
Loyalist allied to IH

Aspirant errant and senchal styrix

[KingKurama]

Welcome son of Rohan 😉



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Edit: I forgot to add your second knight marker!

Edited by Kurama, 09 June 2016 - 04:55 AM.

[RandomMarine]

2 more on the way when I get round to painting them up this weekend

[KingKurama]

Good stuff^^^


Now I'd like some feedback from any and all knight fanatics we currently have here, I'm currently basing my third knight what are your thoughts;

Spoiler

sorry for the bad lighting it got dark quicker than usual, now I'm looking for a quickly set up position and the knights just casually striding over their placement

Now on maintenance bay buisness we have an interview with one of our members coming, im hoping that we get some more members joining and more content so thank you so far everyone for your support.

[Demonl]

That's an interesting use of Vostroyan Great Crusade era Imperial Army heavy bolter teams, i have so so many of them....

Edited by Demonl, 09 June 2016 - 08:41 AM.

[KingKurama]

That's an interesting use of Vostroyan Great Crusade era Imperial Army heavy bolter teams, i have so so many of them....

You may have just become my best friend. .... hey best friend mind if I take them off your hands 😃

[Charlo]

Guess I should buy a Styrix and join both clubs at the same time?