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

5/21/14: Finished: Legio Metalica/House Raven Titanicus Army

Howdy folks!

As you can see, I've been busy! Under three weeks to finish a commission like this is pretty good, methinks! I had a lot of fun working on an army like this. The commission, in total, was:

• 3 Imperial Knight Titans, done in House Raven scheme with magnetized guns
• 1 Warhound Titan, done in Legio Metalica Heraldry, with a Plasma Blastgun, Vulkan Megabolter, and 2 Turbo Laser Destructors

We opted for an urban theme on the bases; a mix of the Garden of Morr kit and the old Urban Barricades created this feel perfectly, some static grass, dusted black, added to the cemetery feel. Enough chitter chatter, more matter!

To add more character, the Knights were named after the Three Musketeers!

'Aramis' with Battle Cannon, above, and with Thermal Cannon below.

Love the decals on these kits, they add so much flavor and work so well!

'Athos'; he's the Seneschal of the group, hence the different helmet and larger striped carapace.

And 'Porthos', I opted to use checkers on the shoulderpads to add flavor.

And the big boy himself, 'Erasmus'. I had a ton of fun assembling and painting this beast; this is easily my favorite 40k model I've ever had the pleasure of doing! Shown here with the Plasma Blastgun and Vulkan Mega Bolter!

The Blastgun was done with a mix of airbrush work, washes, and, of course, some brushwork!

And a shot for scale next to some cultists!

You heretics probably want to run now...

Lots of open spaces allowed for a lot of freehand work and other little details. Here I added a freehand scroll with 'Erasmus'....

...while the right shinguard got an entire Legio Metalica emblem emblazoned on it! Legio Metalica translates to 'Iron Skulls' in Low Gothic, so I took the existing emblem and updated it!

The emblem was also repeated on the back carapace!

The other shinguard got a marbled eagle across it, again with 'Erasmus' written across the scrollwork.

The pilot, Princeps Dumas, has been fully painted, and the head carapace removes to show the entire interior. The crew was quickly painted, then airbrushed blue to show the extreme glow coming from the controls. 

Same thing with the servitors in the back, they were painted, then sprayed blue to give a glow effect.

Purity seals, purity seals, and hey! More purity seals!

The largest building in the Garden of Morr kit, a crypt, made the perfect embellishment to his base, as not only does it look good, but it makes him look even bigger!

I realized I forgot to get a picture of him with the Turbo Laser Destructors, so I'll get that up in a future post! While I'm sad to see this commission go, I've got another Warhound commission coming in soon, which will be a lot of fun!

Next up is terrain, terrain, and more terrain, along with the Obsidian Knight, and some daemons! Stay tuned!

Granesh

5/13/14: Legio Titanicus, Part Three

Hey folks!

Sorry for the lack of updates last week, I was in Nebraska/South Dakota for my little brother's National Guard commencement and college graduation! As soon as I got back, though, I got right to work!

I wrapped up the second Knight titan yesterday; they're all named after the Musketeers, so this is Porthos. I threw in some checkers to add some visual variation to Porthos.

The Warhound is nearly finished up to the hips! May touch up some areas on the toes, but I'm incredibly happy with how he's sitting right now!

The client had originally wanted both Aquila shinguards, but after looking at that blank one, I decided it needed some freehand and that he'd enjoy that more. I was right! The Legio Metalica symbol was blocked in with grey, then shaded up! I also modified the existing Iron Skulls symbol and made it a little more...scary.

The other shinguard! I opted for a marblized look for the aquila. The banner has the titan's name, Erasmus, across the two pieces.

The head cover has been started as well! I'm debating on some freehanding or decals on the top, but for now, I'm happy with it. Must do the inside next. It lifts off to allow you to see the crew on the inside.

Alrighty! Next up is the torso interior, there's a lot of detail there, so this'll be fun!

Granesh