WARLORD - Finally, the Warlord Titan Build is complete!

Ok, so after six long and occasionally grueling months the Warlord Titan (Domitor Fortis of the Legio Crucius) is now ready to walk!

Last night at AdeptiCon, I was able to reveal the Warlord to my assembled Liber Titanitcus class. There was a lot of chat about how I built the beast, anecdotes about the trials and tribulations, and quite a few very good questions along the way.

I'm very happy with the result, and at the same time I know there are a few things I can do to improve  it. These stages will be applied at a later date (and I'll put together a video once they're done).

Domitor Fortis stands ready, alongside Primaris Secutar.

The Titan Transport.

The Titans, and many other items, all packed for the show.

My thanks to Mel Bose and Ash Barker for their advice and support along the way in this YouTube build endeavor.

My thanks to my patrons on Patreon for their belief in the value of hobby content.

My thanks to everyone who has followed along and offered their support and comments along the way.

My thanks to Duane, Jake, and Murph for schlepping that enormous crate from Baltimore to Chicago : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - And now the Decals!

My apologies for the delay on this one. Food poisoning sidelined me for most of Friday and Saturday. A total bummer. So, once I could move further than ten feet from the bathroom, I set to applying the decals to the Warlord and added some extra chipping and weathering around the armor panels. I'm pretty happy with how everything has turned out. I hope you like it too : )

The next video will appear on Friday morning. A spin-around of Domitor Fortis , as well as a spin-around of my Reaver, Primaris Secutar, after the big reveal at AdeptiCon on Thursday : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Stencils and airbrushing can really give you a better result!

The videos are coming thick and fast now as I'm feeling the pressure to have it all done in advance of AdeptiCon. Stencils and decals arrived on Monday night from Fallout Hobbies, so yesterday I took a bit of time to get stuck in and finish off the armor plates : )

Not long now!

WARLORD - Detailing the base!

Here we are again. Another quick video showing my latest progress. This time it's the base.

I've added some extra detail in the form of a traitor militiaman and loads of abandoned equipment, and finished off the detailed painting and so on. I think I might have to add a few more traitor bodies to really drive it home.

I hope you like it : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Part 18 - Starting to paint the base!

Some more painting on the Warlord. Despite my cold/cough, I forged ahead and laid down some paint on the base and did some more detail work on the torso, including painting the rear and adding some plates.

Very exciting stuff!

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Part 17, More Painterly!

Another week, another update (although I expect there'll be two next week).

This time I've painted about 70% of the torso, and it is really starting to come together : )

I hope you enjoy.

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Part 16 - The legs are almost finished!

Hi everyone!

Apologies for the delay in this video, I recently spent a week in Northern Ireland with the Beasts of War crew, filming loads of videos for Coll Mini or Not's game Dark Age (but more on that in a future post).

Anyway, progress has been made and once I have the torso painted (next week), I'll be in a really good spot (I hope). I should have those Fallout Hobbies stencils soon and then I can really get into the nitty gritty of the painting : )

It has been a while since he Titan has claimed any of my blood, but I figured I should show you these scratches, acquired while I was painting the legs. It turns out that the resin sandbags on the base have some sharp corners to them. Of course, two scratches means I wasn't too careful after the first time : )

Have a great weekend!

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Part 15 - Some more paint on the legs!

Hi everyone, here's the latest update on my progress. Sadly, it's not as advanced as I would like, but it is a step or three in the right direction (toward completion).

I hope you enjoy this quick video : )

WARLORD - Part 14, now with painted weapons!

I'm very grateful to have been able to squeeze in quite a few hours of painting yesterday and this morning. Now, instead of staring at sooooooo much silver, I've been able to make a dent and finish off (almost) some quick wins. Sometimes it is best to pick some low-hanging fruit ; )

I hope you enjoy my ramble and that most stuff stayed in frame.

WARLORD - Lots and lots of spraying!

Another late video. I truly must break this habit. Anyway, the new video with me showing off the shiny metal giant is now uploaded to the UToobs. I hope you enjoy me chatting about the painting process thus far : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Painting the cockpit and crew.

My apologies for the delay on this video, but things have been crazy : )

WARLORD - Part 11 - Looking at the new magnets and pins and so on.

I grabbed a few minutes over the busy weekend and put together this video on how the almost-complete Warlord Titan is looking now! There are a few more magnets in the head and on the arms. The arms and weapons are pinned into place, and I can now start priming the pieces : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Part 10, Getting closer to the end!

It has been a little longer than I would have liked but I'm almost caught up with the Warlord. I put in a few hours of work on it yesterday and filmed a little bit this morning. Here's the video of where things are now at.

I hope you like it, and don't forget to check out my Patreon page!

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Magnets, Drills, and Heads! AND Happy New Year!

After a little holiday break, I'm back at it. Only three months left until the Warlord needs to be in Chicago for AdeptiCon! 

In this episode, I do a bit of drilling with my new 1" Forstner bit. I also drop in some heavy duty magnets, and show off my new acquisition, the Beta-pattern head that is currently only available from Warhammer World : )

Please check out my Patreon page by clicking on the link on the top right of this page.

You can check out the Warlord build on the Weemen blog HERE : )

Happy New Year to you all. I had a great 2015, I hope you did too. This just squeaks in to make the 95th post of the year. I painted almost as many models this year as last, but still more than 10 models per week. Not a bad average considering six of those were super-heavies!

I'm looking forward to seeing what 2016 brings!

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - The Superstructure

Well, I finally was able to film another video. It's a pretty quick one, not too much to look at. I complete the construction of the superstructure and start on the air intakes and exhausts.

Next time I'll get some more stuff glued onto the torso, and possibly attach some magnets : )

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Titan Build Part 7 - The Big Guns!

With the legs essentially assembled (apart from the armor plates, of course) I decided to move onto the weapons for the Warlord. I currently have two Volcano Cannons and two carapace-mounted Laser Blasters, and I'm sure that as Forgeworld releases a wider array of weapons that I'll pick up a few of them too (although I'm not that fussed on the Apocalypse Launchers they also have for the carapace mounts).

Anyway, this video covers my thoughts/feelings on the weapons I have been assembling.

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - Wrapping up the legs!

It has taken a little while, but I finally have the next video ready to go! In this one I pin the knee and hip joints, glue down the hip rings, and add the hip pistons. There is also more (off-screen) blood spilled for the resin gods ; )

I hope you enjoy this latest installment. If you'd like to see them more often, please consider becoming a patron by visiting my Patreon campaign, HERE.

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - A slight hiccup...

As many of you will know, when there are few posts on this blog, it generally means I'm incredibly busy with work or Real Life™. Well, that's the current situation. Busy.

I posted this photo on my Instagram account recently, hoping that the following day I'd be able to film a video of me drilling into the "already glued" knee and hip joints to reinforce them with some brass rod I purchased on Tuesday. Well, everything seemed solid enough as I went to bed, but when I descended the stairs to my office/basement I was greeted by a disheartening sight. I must not have mixed the two-part epoxy glue well enough and the hips and one thigh had decided to fall off the model. Last night I decided to start again with this section of the legs. I've glued the thigh back on to the leg and, when I'm sure everything is cured properly, I'll glue the pelvis back in place. Once that's done, I'll shoot the planned video.

Thanks for your patience. It's a slight hiccup, but I'll be back on track soon.

Cheers
Dave

WARLORD - The Base has arrived!

Last night my base arrived from Ironheart Artisans. Excellent stuff. Alex worked speedily and shipped it out last Friday so that I would have it before my trip to Atlanta this week. I was so excited that I figured I'd put to gather a quick (for me) video about it.

Take a look at the simplicity that will make my life so much easier : )

Cheers
Dave

PS. see you all again on Friday ; )

WARLORD - Finally, I put glue on the model!

Well, I was able to get in some construction time on Monday and am now the proud owner of two (mostly constructed) Warlord Titan lower legs!

I'm not sure what was going on with the video set up. The lighting was the same throughout, although it might not appear that way in the video. The camera positions were a little different, but not so much it should have caused those issues. I hope it doesn't detract too much, as it's very difficult to go back and shoot them again ; )

I invite you to check out my Patreon page and consider supporting me so that we can get a few more videos rolling each month. Also, you can find me on Instagram at davetaylorminiatures. Follow me there and you'll get a few sneak peeks of the build as I take shots during the video process.

Again, thanks for sharing this journey with me.