Saturday, January 26, 2019

Striding Reaver Legs

Much dry-fitting later and we have some striding Reaver legs for the titan!


Other progress includes the shin parts and some dry fitting of hip pistons. They will be completed very soon and we can move on to the toes, leg plates, and painting the interior of the main part of the body of the titan.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Alpha Legion Termite Painting Update

Two pictures today on the painting progress of the Alpha Legion termite that I have been working on in the background for a while now. 

The images below show two views of the termite (balanced on different vertices). Both of them cover an access point to the termite that I wanted to show off. The first is in the "open" position, the second is in the "closed" position, just for variation. The doors themselves can be positioned in either depending on your whim. I personally just wanted one open for my own nefarious means (plus I didn't want to be painting the interior too extensively -- I wanted it darkened and muted). 


The painting scheme follows my standard approach for the Alpha Legion colours - a very dark metallic blue over much of the surface complemented by some amounts of silver here and there and some green tinges. The photographs look like they've picked up a bit too much green on the upper layer though, which is something that I will work to correct a little bit when I revisit this.  


I like the positioning of the decals that I've managed to put on this one. In particular the "XX" Roman Numeral for the Alpha Legion being split apart as the hatch opens to the interior in the lower picture is one of my favourites. 

However, I will say that this is clearly a work in progress. I have done a bit of weathering on the metal surfaces, but this needs a lot more attention yet. As can also be seen, the deployed bolters also merit a lot more work yet. That said, the basis is there and it is more than tabletop ready!


Thursday, January 10, 2019

Leg Filling

Feeling a bit like a dentist must, I decided that the best way to solve the resin cavity (forgive the term - it is accurate) in the leg of my Reaver was to undertake a filling.

To do this, I made sure that I firstly had drilled a deep enough hole in the cavity to host a brass rod firmly in position. After gluing the brass rod in to the cavity, I proceeded to fill around it with green stuff mixed with a touch of grittier milliput. With that dry, I went over the top of the hemisphere of where the cavity has been and covered it over with liquid green stuff to make the hemisphere whole again.


The job complete, its now time to let it dry before welding it in to place on the other leg. In the image, the first leg can be seen in the background. I have adopted a striding stance for this titan as I wanted it do be dynamic. Having fitted the plates, I'm happy that this stance will work nicely despite the obvious angle. Still plenty of work to go in this titan yet...


Thursday, January 3, 2019

Titan Naming Rites

Naming a Titan is tough. Really tough.

Having invested the time (and obviously the money) in to a titan, there is a strong desire to get the name "correct" (whatever "correct" means). It is as much a stumbling block as naming a new born in some respects. The name will have to last, be authentic, and take stock of their surroundings.

Little point then in calling a titan "Fluff Monster Cuddles the Second". It just doesn't meet the requirements. [With apologies to my daughter].

So: what to call my new Reaver then?

Well, this Reaver is going to belong to Legio Perennia, just like the Warhound does. I want a maniple, and therefore I don't want a titan of a different Legio for the Reaver. Whilst this will ultimately shape the painting scheme, it doesn't help with the name.

I therefore went back to my thought process on naming the Warhound. Legio Perennia is a largely undefined Legio. Its origins are in the sneakiness of the Alpha Legion stealing the titans away from the Imperium during transportation. They could be on either side of the Heresy realistically. Hence, I wanted something with a hidden meaning, or a shadowed purpose.

The Warhound was called Novacula Occulta -- the Hidden Razor.

For this Reaver, I am going with Harmonia Tacita. This roughly translates as the silent harmony, or the secret harmony (depending on one's Latin inclinations ... I deliberately went for Tacita rather than Tacet here to emphasise the latter translation; the route of the verb - Taceo - is the same though). I think this suits the purpose as it gives the double edged meaning to the name, as well as some room for interpretation, and a quantum of dread about it.

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