SWORD BROTHER RYAN

Hey, my first redemptor was hard too...

That is a great looking conversion!

I'm loving the work you're doing. I really like that you've done Helbrecht in black armor rather than the traditional gold/brass. I always thought that looked better. Can you describe your technique for the tabards?

Well, I guess you have to have a witch to train the neophytes to destroy...

Progress is moving slowly. The most I have been able to accomplish is getting the barrels pinned and ready set. The 6 barrels of the macro gatling blaster were an absolute pain, but I finally have both ready to epoxy when I get some nice enough weather to let them sit outside for a while. I still need to set the upper arm pieces in place, and boil the elbow joint to fit the cannon arms with a small piece of sheet metal so that the joint is not too tight, then imbed the magnets I'm going to use. I also have decided that on top of epoxy for the upper arms, I'm going to be further securing the upper arms using a screw drilled down from the top (the better to hide them once the carapace gun mounts are placed). I did manage to prime the legs and put a couple of coats of leadbelcher on. Here soon, I'll also be going through the next steps of washing them with a mix of nuln oil and agrax. More coming soon.

Sorry for the delay Bouargh (and anyone else following along), nut progress has been rather slow on this project. I'll show some pics soon, but I've been experimenting with some gap filling methods on the weapons arms... and lets just say I should probably just stick with filling the gaps with greenstuff. I also had a tough time straightening things like barrels and drilling out the main bodies to reduce weight. Luckily, I did have access to a Dremel, which made this a lot easier. I hope to have the weapon arms at least assembled this weekend this weekend.

Well, I think I like the direction that the 'Counts-as' Judicar is taking, and can't wait to see it completed. As for the rest... I guess a belated welcome to Primarus is in order. You resisted much longer than I did! They have the potential to be awesome models in a BT army, but the heart and soul will always be the First Born. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I saw a video a while ago where they used thin strips of steel in the elbow receiver coupled with magnets in the joint and on top to maintain position. I tested it out recently and I think that will work better. Some steel sheet at the hardware store wasn't too expensive.

Hey! Still alive and kicking! What have I been up to lately, I hear you ask? Come check out my progress here!

Certificate #1121

I've watched the few Warlord Titan build videos on YouTube, and really liked the overall posing opportunities this kit has. It seemed like it was designed for the modeler to either make it static and standing flat-footed, or pose it either striding or stepping on something. So long as the portion of the raised foot is well supported, it works. As for the arms, it looks like I'm going to need to assemble the weapon arms first before I can finalize the overall arm posing. I want to make sure that the arms are out of the way of the hips and legs enough for the body to swivel a bit. I also plan on magnetizing them so I can swap out the arms as I acquire the other options in the future. My only concern is the weight of these things. It's more than a pound of resin hanging off the arm on both sides, and even with the option of just apply more magnets, I can see this being a problem of the arms falling off as it gets moved. Looking at another video of a Reiver Titan build, I had the idea of drilling out both the barrels and some strategic points of the bodies of the weapons to reduce some of the weight before hanging them from the arms. The unfortunate thing, though, is that I have to wait a few days to be able to do that until it warms up a tiny bit before I can take that step as winter has hit full force (I have to do this step outside, or the household Magos will turn me into a servitor!). I do have the arm mounts stuck to the torso right now though (pics to follow soon) and I have the shoulder weapon mounts prepped, but not installed yet. Due to the detail of those pieces (which I'm sure nobody will see, but I'll know it's there!), I want to get them painted before I attach them and pin them down permanently. I have left the top of the torso removable right now to accommodate. So, that's where I'm at. More to follow in a few days!

Okay, at least a couple of people are interested... So, here is the progress I have so far... This is the quite MASSIVE layout. Going through and inventorying all the parts for this build took up the entirety of my coffee table, and I even had to stack the boxes it came in on one side to accommodate the rest of the layout. When I ordered it, I was unable to order any of the arms or a head for it. I did order the main body and the shoulder-mounted Laser Blasters from the FW online store. The weapon arms, a Sunfury Plasma Ahnilator and a Macro Gatling Blaster, I was able to find at the Warhammer World store in Dallas TX (Great place if anyone ever gets a chance to go), and I found an ebay seller who had a Mars Beta pattern head that I thought looked awesome, despite the inflated price. Luckily, it looks like I have all the parts for all the separate kits I had to get from multiple sources just to even begin on this project! The legs assembled, I decided I wanted to model it stepping on something. Currently, its foot is resting on an extra Baneblade piece from a kit that got sent to me with 2 of this sprue instead of the parts for the other variants, so we had this extra one laying around. Above, you can start to see the sheer scale of this thing, with the hip section itself standing at well over 12' at the join to the torso, as well as the beginning process of magnetizing the waist for ease of transport and for a greater range of posing options. Also, the layout and beginning of the assembly of the torso itself. Torso and Head complete (Note pot of hot water to ensure parts are straight and fit correctly, Thunderhawk in background is my sons project). And here is this massive body assembled! And a quick view of the inside of the head compartment, which I will be detailing and magnetizing to display. So, this is what I have photographed so far... This guy stands at roughly the same height as your average toddler! Let me know what you think, and what your thoughts are for what I should have him stepping on in the end (Loyalist Titan).

Is it bad that I need this IRL?

Hi! New to this section of the site. I'm not really an Adeptus Mechanicus player. My hobby experience is mostly in Astartes (BT specifically), but some Admech models/Imperial Knights really stood out for me, and I ended up collecting them. I currently have a playable force of House Hawkshroud Knights that I'm slowly working on, but... I searched and scrolled through the Admech threads, and... is nobody building the FW Warlord Titan? I know (from personal experience) that it's a very large and expensive model, but I have to say that I'm a little surprised. I got one recently after years of dreaming of this model. Yeah, I could have picked up the smaller plastic version, but the massive model on the tabletop was the idea that got stuck in my mind. I kind of wanted to show off the model as I build it, but it didn't feel right to put it in my existing BT thread, or the progress I've made on my Knightly House. So, first off, am I even in the right place for this? And if so, would anyone be interested in watching as I either complete this behemoth model or just bungle the whole thing?

So, in keeping with the FB Vow, had another game on Friday. Same list (I didn't get around to shifting anything yet, and my son just brought the "Go-Box" as it was), and played a game against CSM under Abbadon. It did not go well. I spread my forces too thin across the deployment zone and he punched right through the center with buffs under differing Chaos marks. It was clear after 2 turns that I was going to be wiped out soon. The only good thing was that my Dreadnought actually made it through turn 2 this time and got to at least shoot something... I'm going to alter my list today and give it a test run against my son.