Adeptus Titanicus - Extra Warlord titan weapons

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer some extra Warlord titan weapons. Liam was able to find some .stl files for the Quake Cannon and Conversion Beam Extirpator. With the Quake Cannon not having the Draining trait it's a reasonable compromise instead of a Volcano Cannon. Not quite as strong but less intensive on the plasma reactor. Anyway, this was after priming and some base coats. 

Here's some additional highlights on the metallics and some of the armour plates had their base colours added. Alongside this I had a couple of extra Melta Lances for Armiger Warglaives. I'd previously had some 3D printed ones that burst apart because the resin had never fully cured inside. An interesting lesson, hopefully these titan weapons avoid that issue, they do have a couple of vent holes in so I have faith any emissions have somewhere to escape [if that's how it works?]. 

As these required no building and do not come with a base there are now Hobby Season Stamps I can give, BOO!

Battle Record - WH40K - Imperial Knights Vs Tyranids 01/04/26

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PlayingWarhammer with my son again! He's been home in the lead up to Easter and he wanted a game to get more experience in the lead up to his efforts to start a Warhammer Alliance club at his school.

I decided he could go Tyranids and I would be Imperial Knights 500pts each but based on the Combat Patrol missions. As I had 3 Armigers [2 Warglaives and a Helverin], I tried to beef his patrol with a Tervigon with Crushing Claws, 10 Termagants, 3 Warriors [2 with Deathspitters and a Heavy Venom Cannon], a Screamer Killer and a Carnifex with Deathspitters and Crushing Claws.

As per usual they went Invasion Fleet to give him Lethal Hits on Vehicles. 

 

Now I had no idea if this match-up was fair. Points wise the same, but the Combat Patrol warbands are usually about 400-440pts and Imperial Knights only get 2 Armigers so it concerned me a bit that I had 3.

Anyway, we rolled Scorched Earth for the missions and the 4 Ripper Swarms were the objectives to hold/raze.

Tyler got first turn and pushed forward, with his Tervigon skulking in the ruin top left. I think his shooting put a wound or two on one of the Warglaives.

My turn and I moved to engage. The Helverin blasted the Termagants, halving their numbers. While the Warglaive on the right melted the Screamer Killer in one round of shooting being in Melta range for both the gun and the Thermal Lance was just too much.

Having respawned the 5 dead Termagants in the brood, the Tervigon surged from behind the ruins in retaliation for the lost Screamer Killer.

And smashed the Warglaive to pieces with its Crushing Claws - fond memories of the old Warp Speed on a CC tervigon came flooding back.

Meanwhile the Carnidex, having an adrenal surge [Lethals Hits on 5+] crashed into the back of the other Warglaive and promptly stroked it's back rather than do any damage with its Crushing Claws.

Missing the opportunity the Warglaive sliced its remaining 2 wounds with ease and moved round to take on the Termagants, halving the brood once again. I think by the end of turn 3 we were both on 10 VPs each fro holding an objective each on turns 2 and 3. 

But the Tervigon was emboldened and headed for my home objective and the Warglaive.

 It's 'chicken feet' were no match.

With Lethal Hits auto-wounding.

No saves made and then the damage 3x D6+1 = 18 damage.

The Helverin was wrecked, with no explosion, and the objective secured.

My last Warglaive was able to wipe out the Teragmants, just, and tried to recapture the objective [if it survived Tyler's next turn. Meanwhile the Warriors razed their objective for 10VPs and the Tervigon scored 5.

Then the Tervigon and Warriors swarmed the Warglaive, taking the objective back.

But lost 2 Warriors for their audacity.

The Tervigon continued it's murderous killing spree and wiped the last Imperial Knight off the table securing the entire board. 

I think the final score was something like 35-10, but it was the probably the most enjoyable game of 40k I've played in 10th edition so far. Nothing seemed outrageous. It was a learning experience so although Tyler was shocked at the early demise of his Screamer Killer it didn't spoil the game. He remarked on the nature of spending hours painting a model only for it to be vaporised in one turn - totally understanding the 'new model syndrome'.

But that Tervigon was a beast and total MVP. I absolutely love seeing this model be so effective again. it might have been moreso with Scything Talons - more hits for it and the Carnifex might have capitalised on their Lethal hits. Although, without the higher AP they might not have got through the armour... Anyway, great game. Maybe next time it'll be 11th edition...

Death Guard - Space Marine 'Heroes' - TO DONE! 🔴⚪⚫

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer Death Guard from the Space Marine Heroes Season 3 set. This is Morslug, armed with a plague spewer and was sent to me by Marc from Old School Gaming.

He had a load of MESBG miniatures he never used and thought my mates would welcome them, which we did and he had this too and knew I'd been building the Death Guard up. In return we sent him a care package full of 2nd edition figures for his 2nd edition armies.

So this guy had been hanging around half-finished and it was actually the catalyst for the Blight Hauler. In truth this got finished first. I'm usually not one for tolerating a lapse in chronological order, but at some point you have to ask yourself Does it Really Matter?

Anyway, I love it and his little Nurgling, which I thought would be fun in a pus-coloured mustard.

Another individual gets the Great Big MINOR Chrome Stamp of Approval worth 1 point. This brings me up to 198 points for the season so far.

And also the pics on a white background/

And the view from the back. I love the fungal growths on the back pack and helmet, that I got to make look like the ones in the other tar bases.

It's almost like they spread that infection - who knows what it is? I bet Professor Egon Seuss would know.

And on black background for the true grimdark experience.

Could you imagine this thing coming at you out of the dark. I think, for me, they're probably the most horrifying faction in all of 40k - the one I'd least like to meet.

So there we go. A new project is waiting in the wings, what can it be?

Death Guard - Myphitic Blight Hauler - WHITE and BLACK BACKGROUND PICS ⚪⚫

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer on a Death Guard Myphitic Blight Hauler and here are the TO DONE! pics on a white background for those that want them unadulterated, without context. But, also the bonus black background pics for those that really appreciate the Grimdark. Here's a rotation.

And on the [off]white background. Yeah, not sure why it's a little creamy...

Not a huge amount of gloss varnish - the eye, mandibles and teeth, red fleshy bits and Tamiya Clear Red X-27 for the blood on the weeping sores.

Really do like the subtle effect of that decal on the track armour.

Gloss varnish on all the red fleshy bits.

I tried to match a pale scorpion sting for the 'tail'.

It worked out OK, although two or three times I accidentally brushed against it while wash and contrast paint was on it so it's a bit blobby.

I may need to look at getting some Death Guard/Nurgle decals...

Because of the size of the base I used a different gloss black fabric paint for the tar. It's less structural, so there are areas that are almost just the normal plastic base, just glossy.

But I think that's OK, it doesn't have to be perfectly smooth.

But where I wanted 'Venom-like' tar strands I used the 3D texture fabric paints to stretch drips and globs. This track is meant to be off the ground as it's cornering on 2 of its 3 tracks.

And the tar strands on the other track. It was also slightly disheartening to paint the track treads black and then gloss them when I had already done them with metallics and weathering. But they would be covered with tar. I just need to not worry about that step next time.

And here we have it on a black background, because it's Grimdark!

A bit of adjustments to get it coming out of the dark, hope you enjoy the pics.

And because I loved it so much, I got another. Although I want to hack at the front a bit to make it look different, which inevitably means whatever momentum I had from finishing the first one will be gone as I convert the second.