Fast Time Predator!

I couldn't face any more Titans today, but I still wanted to crack on and to do a bit of hobby work as it was the bank holiday; so I dug through my boxes and found a badly damaged 1989 predator I'd acquired on eBay a few years back. It was in a bad way so I decided to give it a bit of love and attention.

Much to my surprise the whole day flew past (with a few cups of tea and sandwiches) and I managed to build it; paint it and complete it.... Even I was impressed with the speed of production on this one....

I even managed to crack out the graph paper and create a couple of flags for the turret....

So that makes 2 Predators; a Land Raider and a Land Speeder produced for my Rogue Trader Salamanders in the last few months... If I keep on at this rate of production these green armoured veterans could soon rival my Crimson Fists in army size....

Hmmmm what shall I paint next!!

Reaver Titan!

Greetings all,

I've been away for a bit so apologies for my lack of posts in the last few weeks. 

Sadly I've only had limited time for the hobby of late but I've tried to squeeze some paint work in as and when I've had the chance. In order to maximise efficiency I've predominantly focused this precious time on my ongoing Epic Titan project and as such I have finally managed to complete the Reaver....

I applied a hand painted Titan Legion symbol again; this time it is located on the main carapace just under the missile launcher....

As per my previous Warlords and Warhounds I used black/yellow chevrons to shake up some of the armour panels; and also went for an electrical blue on the plasma coils...

Overall I'm very happy with this latest addition to my growing Titan Legion...now for the final Warlord!!

More Titan Progress....

I haven't posted about the Titans that I'm painting for Oldhammer Day 2014 for a couple of weeks so I thought I would knock up a quick post in order to share their progress. 

The aforementioned progress has unfortunately been pretty slow of late due to other commitments so I've not done as much as would like... That being said I am happy with the results so far. Currently I have two Warlords complete (except for back banners) and two Warhounds ready to rock.

I didn't like the spare hole on the carapace of the Warlords and so I paid through the nose for some carapace mounted defence lasers from a trader on EBay. They look pretty cool; hide the unsightly gap and might be of some use in the game...so money well spent!!

Here is Warlord number one; with a vast assortment of anti-armour/anti-titan weapons bristling from every extremity. As you can see I've gone for classic 90s bright colours; and have tried to limit my palette to predominantly red, yellow and black.

This Warlord is a bit more anti-infantry in nature; he also has the Legio Titanicus symbol painted free hand on his left greave.

The first Warhound  is equipped with a turbo laser and Vulcan mega-bolter (note the spent shell casings littering the base). I also hand painted a titan symbol on his carapace....

The second warhound wields a glowing plasma blaster coupled with a turbo laser....

Again I gave him the Titanicus symbol; this time it is emblazoned proudly on the greave of his leg...

These are the only God-Engines that I've completed for now; so those of you who've been following my progress will notice that I'm still outstanding a Reaver and Warlord Titan. These models are still in progress and I'm hoping I'll finish them in the not too distant future.

Here is a final group shot to finish off for today...

Liebster Award (Belated Post)

A while back my fellow blogger Suber ( http://oldschoolworkshop.blogspot.co.uk ) awarded me a Liebster Award for my blog. This was a very proud moment for me, I take a lot of time on this blog and it's nice to know that people enjoy it; especially my fellow bloggers. 

I know we're a fairly niche online community but we're steadily growing in size so it's great to get a bit of recognition.

On award of a Liebster I as the recipient am required to do certain things, namely answer eleven questions asked by Suber; Give eleven truths about myself; and then nominate another eleven recipients. I initially wrote this post straight after my nomination, but my iPad deleted it after I had spent two hours writing it so I have had to re-write it today, so apologies for the delay!

New Opponents !!!!

I had a recent game of second edition 40k with two of my best mates as we were all free at the same time which makes a rare change! They are primarily fifth/sixth edition gamers but I am steadily grooming them into all things retro, and so we broke out the old codices and set about drumming up some nineties-style army lists.

They formed an allied army of Imperial Guard and Black Templars whilst I fielded my Crimson Fists...

Titan bodies complete...at last!!

Evening all... I realised that I had been neglecting you with my Titan updates recently; so here's a quick one on where they are at present....

At last the main bodies of all six Titans are complete (including that bloody gold banding); it's been a slog, but worth it....

Next I'll be moving onto the individual weapons for these mighty war machines...so if anyone knows some awesome combinations then please feel free to let me know. I'd be interested to hear anyone's guidance on what works well on these machines (with reference to second edition 1991 rules obviously)....

Steel and Doom....

Another weekend....another post!

After a heavy week of work on the Epic Titans last week I decided to go for a battle report this week. However this was a 28mm second edition 40k report as opposed to the 6mm variety.

In this battle my girlfriend and her miniature alter ego; 'Inquisitor Athena' was leading a noble force of Crimson Fists Space Marines on a mission to annihilate my force of Salamanders who were strolling through a nearby city block. The reason for this fight has been lost in the annals of Imperial history; but as these Salamanders were painted as normal humans rather than their recent modification into coal black burns victims it may be the case that GWs IP management had contacted the Inquisition directly in order to prevent them from damaging the current new background...who knows....

Anyway the forces were drawn from the Black Codex (from the original box set) and included a few tactical squads; some assault marines; devastators and terminators backed up by a rhino and predator each. The Fists were commanded directly by Athena; whilst the canon-challenging salamanders were led by a Mk I Space Marine Captain whose complexion was far too pale to fit in with current 40k fluff.