9/25/15: Finished: Legio Ignis Mars Alpha Pattern Warlord Titan Commission

Holy smokes!

Sorry for the lack of posts the last two months! Smells Like Wargaming is still chugging away, some computer issues and ease of use caused the blog here to slip to the bottom of the pile! I've got a backlog of stuff to show off, but this time, we've got the big kahuna himself!

Taking three weeks from cleaning to completion, this model was easily the biggest and my favorite model I've ever completed! I'll let the photos speak for me though!

What a beast! I'd love to work on another one, or even a Warhound or Reaver! If you're looking to get your titan painted, or army, for that matter, drop me an email at SmellsLikeWargaming at Hotmail dot com, and we'll get you sorted! 

I'll be catching up on posts this weekend, but I'll be on a short vacation towards the end of the week for a much needed rest! Next up is White Scars, Mechanicum, and some big big tanks!

Granesh

2/16/15: Showcase: Questoris Knight Styrix Commission

Howdy folks!

Yet another Knight to add to the portfolio! I think I've done almost 30 now...I'll have to check...anywho, this one joins the Legio Titanicus/House Raven army I've been doing pieces for since May of last year. This client now has a warhound, 3 magnetized plastic Knights, and all five Forge World Knights! Not an army to scoff at!

The completed beast in all his glory!

'Grimaud' comes from the Three Musketeers, and follows the naming system for the rest of the army!

Left shoulderpad detail; if you're doing a lot of Knights, its definitely worth picking up the Iron Hands transfer sheet from Forge World. The skull and cog icon are from that sheet, and it definitely helps with the Mechanicum feel of the model!

Right shoulderpad detail; the sword decal is from the Eldar transfer sheet.

Really happy with the basing, the pieces are a mix of the Garden of Morr kit and the Arcane Ruins kit.

Some fall ivy was added to draw the eye and add some extra detail to the rest of the model!

Supported by House Hawkshroud and the Imperial Fists 1st Company, the Styrix stalks the ruined streets.

I'll have to do a full head count, but I'm certain I've done two dozen Knights since they dropped last year. Not that I'm complaining, I love the kit!

Tomorrow, I'll be dropping the results of Genghis Con; very good showing this year! Also have some Malifaux to start, as well as some other projects!

Stay tuned!

Granesh

2/10/15: Showcase: Adeptus Mechanicum Detachment

Howdy folks!

Its been quite on this side of the Smells Like Wargaming front, I apologize! I've got some stuff to throw together and share over here, I promise!

This time around, though, we have a group of Mechanicum forces to join the Reaver Titan I completed last October! This group consists of:

• Archmagos on Abeyant
• 3 Thallax 
• 2 Castellax Automata
• House Raven Knight Titan

Enough chit chat though....

Family portrait!

The Archmagos on his Abeyant. The client wanted him with the hooded head and not the Dark Mechanicum character.

You can see he slots right into the base. Really enjoyed doing the displays and tubes of blood.

Beneath his hood, he's still human! How much so is up for debate....

The Thallax cohort; the hazard stripes denotes the special weapon, and all of them got decals to denote squads.

The duo of Castellax; again, like the Thallax, they got decals denoting each one, and got some extras to fill out their big shoulderpads.

The mechanicum decal comes from the Forge World Iron Hands transfer sheet; a must have for anyone working on Mechanicum, Iron Hands, or even Imperial Knights!

And the big boy, a magnetized House Raven Knight! Lots of fun on this one, finally found a shade of red for the airbrush I'm happy with!

And with the Thermal Cannon!

The client wanted the bare mech-skull look, which let me spend some extra time on the eyes and cables on the head.

Gotta love that hazard striping!

The checkerboard pattern comes from the Ork transfer sheet that comes with GW kits; saves a lot of time!

Mechanicum Automata clash with the servants of Nurgle!

Castellax take on a fell Helbrute of Nurgle!

The Archmagos and his Thallax bodyguard advance under the support of a House Raven Knight Titan!

I can't say enough how much I enjoyed painting these models! The thallax and castellax go together beautifully, and paint up just as well! The Archmagos has a lot of extra little details that really makes painting fun as well!

Whew! This week slows down quite a bit on the painting side, with a daytrip tomorrow, an early Valentines Day with the girlfriend, and Genghis Con on Saturday! I've got a post planned for my entries on Thursday, so stay tuned!

Granesh

11/19/14: Finished: House Raven/Legio Metalica Add-On Commission

Howdy folks!

It's been a busy week! This time, we've got a couple of Knight Titans and some additional Warhound arms! For those of you who don't know, this is an add-on to a series of commissions I completed in May and in August. I've included pictures of these commissions at the end! Anyways, you're here for pictures! So....

The Questoris Knight Magaera was a ton of fun to work on and is easily my favorite model in the group!

Keeping with the Three Musketeers theme across them! Thank you Sparknotes!

The Flamer on the Achaeron is a monster! I opted for more hazard stripes and more black on the base and soot weathering to make him look like he's been doing some BBQing!

'A Champion on Armageddon, Planchet regularly accompanied clean-up squads and cityfighting. His kill-banner records the death of two Stompas, Gaze of Gork and Da Krumper, as well as quintet of Morkanauts and Gorkanauts.'

More Warhound arms! The client now has 2 Plasma Blastguns, 2 Turbo Laser Destructors, a Vulkan Megabolter, and the Inferno Cannon! 

And, to put everything in context, here's the rest of his army!

I believe this puts the Smells Like Knight Titans counter over 20 now! Like our work? Have a Knight (or anything for that matter) that needs some painting TLC? Drop us an email at SmellsLikeWargaming at Hotmail dot com, and we'll get you on your way!

Next up is an army of Tempestus Scions, as well as another Primarch! 

Stay tuned!

Granesh