18 Mar 2024

Horus Heresy 30K - Death Guard - Primarch Mortarion, The Pale King

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping by. I have been away for a while unable to do any hobbying, however, whilst away I commissioned Den of Imagination to buy, construct, and paint The Pale King, Primarch Mortarion, father of the Death Guard Legion Space Marines, Child of Death, Lord of Death, Lord of Contagion.
I'm not sponsored so this is an honest review - Den of Imagination did a great job, superb service, good communication and photos were sent with feedback from me taken and the painted re-touched a few bits. Postage and packing was through FedEx and I got a very smooth service when compared to a previous commission service - so I would thoroughly recommend them if you have more money than time! I hope this inspires me to progress with the Death Guard forces, I have only the Primus Medicae done so far.
A great job was done on the pale cloak, I re-painted the censers myself after giving the go ahead but on receipt I fancied a more brassy look to them, I also added a spot of colour on the Manreaper "Silence" battle scythe power blade, and some Stirland Mud on the base to complete the job and match with the Primus Medicae.
The base is magnetised, the front (shown as the right upper base piece above) is removeable, and Den of Imagination added magnets to secure the piece.
I love the pale face of the Pale King, and the artist followed by recipe I gave for the rest of the force yet to come, so this will fit in nicely and lead the fledgling future force.
Here is the magnetised base, the playable base is also magnetised underneath to the main base, this ensures a nice firm display base. 
The only piece I really added to the commission job was the blue power blade to the Manreaper "Silence" battle Scythe, using my recipe from the Custodes Power Blades. This adds a nice spot colour to an otherwise (rightly) drab miniature. And a few tufts of grass and the Stirland Mud to match the future force's scheme.

Primarch Mortarion will look over the Death Guard as the forces grow in the future...

Cheers, Siph.

13 Mar 2024

Belisarius Cawl - Done

Hello one and all,

Another week, another model off the 'to do pile' this has been sat for a while!


Cawl has been painted in a 'Ryza' style with cream robes, with orange parts to nod towards the Ryza scheme of my Titans. The model has been based on a 3D printed Reaver Titan head, painted in the style of Mortis of a well known Titan Owner (maybe from Battle Bunnies).

The model has tackled in sub parts due to the nature of the model, and has come together really well - I'm Really happy with the look! LH (10pts)

11 Mar 2024

Relictors Space Marine Chapter - Castraferrum Dreadnought #7

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping by. I am scheduling these posts again as I return overseas. This is the seventh of many Dreadnought reinforcements I bought from Goddenzilla at Kaiju Country blog. A longer-range Dual Lascannon and a Dreadnought CC weapon variety, this one attached to my 4th Company.
Re-armed from the Goddenzilla Siege Dreadnought below
Here was the original with Dual Heavy Flamers and a Heavy Flamer under the CC Weapon
I fully repainted the Dreadnought except the endo skeleton metals beneath. The base was spruced up with warmer browns and hints of vegetation.
The replacement arm was the Venerable Dreadnought Lascannon but with the elaborate muzzles removed and plain ones from a Land Raider swapped in, this is not meant to be a Venerable Brother, and the flashy muzzles I will use for a Custodes Land Raider project.
Thanks for dropping by, I hope you are enjoying the old-school OOP Castraferrum Dreadnoughts in all their boxy glory!

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

4 Mar 2024

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Peltasts - Squad #5

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping by. The fifth and final of my Commissioned Adeptus Mechanicus Secutarii Peltast Squads. 
The Alpha with yellow and gold pauldrons and Galvanic Caster and pointing out the next designated target is pictured in the centre. I added gold to the central pauldron to make it more noticeable. They also sports a crested helm, a subtle denotation of rank.
Secutarii Peltasts use their flexible galvanic casters to engage all manner of enemies. This electro-galvanically driven, multi-function projectile launcher has a variety of firing modes, each suited to a different target.

I am enjoying adding these to my Adeptus Mechanicus Army, its growing quite large with troops and God Engines - just one more squad of Secutarii Hoplites to finish off the bases to blend with my existing ones and paint the Ad Mech symbol on the backpacks.

Cheers, Siph.

26 Feb 2024

Relictors Space Marine Chapter - Castraferrum Dreadnought #6

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping by. I am scheduling these posts again as I return overseas. This is the sixth of many Dreadnought reinforcements I bought from Goddenzilla at Kaiju Country blog. A longer-range Assault Cannon and Missile Launcher variety, this one attached to my 5th Company.
This started life out as a Rifleman Dread using the Aegis Defence Line autocannon mounts as arms, but as I already have two Rifleman Dreadnoughts and I use the barrels onto existing arms, it didn't match or was required (when is this number of Dreadnoughts ever required!?) So I changed out the arms for a fire-support version.
Here it was from Goddenzilla's Blog in the Rifleman guise.
Thanks for dropping by, I hope you are enjoying the old-school OOP Castraferrum Dreadnoughts in all their boxy glory!

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

23 Feb 2024

Legio Crucius Warhounds update

 Hello one and all,

Really quick update. I had been working on my 2 Warhounds for use at the Beachhead titan walk, There are a couple of parts to finish, and then to wire up the LED lights in the head, I will then add bespoke Decals for the legio, and for the titan - name etc. 





These titans are all armed with various weapons that I have 3D printed, including the Ursus Claw - it was used at Beachhead and is very fun to use! There is also a Melta, Volkite and a Conversion Beamer!

Thanks for stopping by! LH

19 Feb 2024

Terrain and Scenery - Wrecked Dreadnought

Hi Readers, thanks for dropping by. A small but characterful addition to the hobby today. A wrecked Dreadnought based on the Castraferrum Pattern Dreadnoughts now OOP. This was a third party 3D printed PLA mould. You can see the print lines but most are now covered under a layer of sand and gravel.
The Dreadnought is armed with a Plasma Cannon, so when deciding on a Chapter I took DeathWatch in homage to Lord TITANium Halfpenny's forces, and chose Dark Angels for the masterful Plasma use.
The DeathWatch silver arm shows the print lines but as a terrain piece I don't mind, I added a quick =I= to denote DeathWatch.
I enjoyed this little scatter terrain piece, a nice addition to the battlefields.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

12 Feb 2024

Adeptus Mechanicus - Secutarii Peltasts - Squad #4

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping by. The fourth of my Commissioned Adeptus Mechanicus Secutarii Peltast Squads. 
The Alpha with yellow and gold pauldrons and Galvanic Caster at the ready and on the charge is pictured in the centre. I added gold to the central pauldron to make it more noticeable.
Secutarii Peltasts use their flexible galvanic casters to engage all manner of enemies. This electro-galvanically driven, multi-function projectile launcher has a variety of firing modes, each suited to a different target. 

I am enjoying adding these to my Adeptus Mechanicus Army, its growing quite large with troops now... and God Engines!

Cheers, Siph.

9 Feb 2024

Legio Crucius will walk at Beachhead 2024

 Hello one and all,

A mad few weeks to get 2 - YES 2! Warhounds ready for this weekends Titan Owners Club walk at Beachhead 2024 in Bournemouth. This is a fantastic event, in a great location, for which this is our 4 Titan walk as a demonstration game. 





 Legio Crucius will be walking with 9 of my Titans, with the addition of 2 new 'hounds, and several new weapon options including Ursus Claws, Warhound Melta, Volkite and Warp missile!

 

More pics to follow soon.. 

5 Feb 2024

Legio Astorum - Reaver Titan Gatling Blasters

Welcome Titan-seers, thanks for dropping by, here is Reaver Titan 'Aquila Occulus' re-armed with a couple of additional weapons I purchased, two Gatling Blasters for multi-barrel boom!
The Gatling Blasters are mid-range multiple barrel, mid strength guns compared to Volcano Cannons but if you like rolling dice and the idea of overwhelming your enemies voids or crippling with multiple explosions - then Gatling Blasters are for you! They are even fun and not OP in 40K games.
I bought these second-hand, but re-painted the blues to match my own titan Kantor Blue and washed the golds and added some washes to the metals and weathering to the muzzles. And added some details on the rear with the decal and cog motif. The main change I had from the original scheme was repainting the ammo magazine with Decayed Metal and washed with my custom green wash and highlight Balthazar Gold. I also added magnets so they are perfectly interchangeable between all my Battle Titans!
Here is Aquila Occulus, armed with carapace Vulcan Mega Bolter for shield stripping and Gatling Blasters for stripping any remaining shields and then damaging mid-tier Scout or Battle-line enemy Engines! I love the idea of Dakka Titans! My forthcoming Warlord will be a DakkaLord with two of these as carapace mounts.

Cheers, Princeps Siph (10pts)
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