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I wanted to wait a while, and have some actual pictures to show before starting this blog on my attempts at scratch building a Banelord of Khorne. So hope everyone enjoys.

Having been in the hobby for over ten years, I've accumulated a ridiculous amount of models I knew I was never going to get to. So after the PDF of the Banelord of Khorne was released by GW, I figured I'd try scratchbuilding something bigger than a tank, and use all those unopened models I had as well.

While a scale accurate Banelord Titan would have been impressive, I didn't like the idea of having to lug around a model over three feet tall. So the fluff behind my Banelord would be that this particular Titan was salvaged by the Dark Mechanicum, into a leaner/meaner construct with the bound demon being more animalistic than anything else. Size wise, it should be about the size of a Reaver Titan when finished, with a profile similar to the ED209 from Robocop.

Here's what I have so far:


The battle head is made from a Landspeeder with a Leman Russ turret and some plasticard to construct the Khorne skull features.




The carapace is from some plastic shells I was able to find at work, Whirlwind missile launchers will be put in the turrets, and a large banner over the middle. I used the WHFB Black Coach driver as a totem up front.


The pelvis is a combination of the Defiler torso, a Basilisk shield, the bottom of a Drop Pod, and a FW Chaos Icon.


Upper legs (and yes I am using Fiddlestix for the frame of this thing)


One of the legs and feet.


And finally the beginning of the Doom Fist.

I still haven't started on the cannon arm or the tail, as I'm hoping to finish detailing each component before moving on to the next one. Hopefully I'll be able to update this blog regularly, so any comments or questions are welcome.

wow looks good

While I can't help but feel that the exhaust is under-represented, it looks great so far.

wow nice work. What do you have planned for the head?

Is that dude from the really old Carrions?

I think it looks sweet, awaiting more!

This wont make a big blog, it looks half made already. Stunning work.

WOW awesome work so far! Is that photo etched brass I see on the legs? (symbols)

wow, the way you use the GW parts is pure genius. expensive, though, i bet.

Beastly. That will be a very cool model.

Th....Th....That......looks.....very.....evil......and....sc..sc...scary.

Purty.

It looks extremely sinister.

sA

How are you going to do the tail and Hellstrike Missiles?

Otherwise looking very nice!

Splendid work! The torso looks particularly well-made IMO, that and the lower leg. Could we get a frontal pic of the lower leg?

AWESOME.. cant wait to see more!!

When this is done, the quality will match , if not surpass the FW one.

But the amount of bits spent on it seems to be expensive ><

Great work so far, really liking the creative use of bits. As others have said, this must be costing you a pretty penny, but it looks like it will be worth it.

The drop pod bits are excellent, big pieces like that with good detailing are just begging to be used for conversions.

Keep it up!

Thanks for all the comment. In regards to the question of bitz I had to buy, this really was an attempt to use a bunch of kits/parts I already had lying around. Other than the FW pieces, I've only recently bought the Defiler, Landspeeder, Whirlwind and Drop Pod (although, now that I think of it, that is quite a bit ;-)

I'll try and answer a few of the comments/questions:

- I agree that the exhausts are a bit on the weedy side, contemplating adding some height to them with plasticard tubes.
- The havoc launchers will be from the Whirlwind kit with added chaos icons, and the tail will be done with heavy gauge aluminum wire and plasticard mostly.
- I'll try and get some photos of the legs from a frontal angle later today.

Here are some more shots of the legs, with a figure in there for scale sake.






Here's the leg put together, still have detail and cable to add.

*Plays "Legs" by ZZ-top* .

Very nicely done! Will you be doing something for the rear of the claws as well? It seems a bit unbalanced right now; or will they be attached to the base? The kasrkin really puts tthings into perspective as well...



I'll eagerly be awaiting updates.

that models gonna be massive! cant wait to see the rest

oh my days, this is F'ing amazing!
sorry, but it is!
love how everything on it looks pure evil + gothic evil.
cant wait for updates.

Tinker toys for legs hmmm I guess. It should stand up straighter. big titans do not have a reversed knee that is for scout titans not warlords and banelords

yeah,
this looks good with a intelligent use of bitz.
look forward to seeing progress!

Panic.

that looks really good. You seem to have a talent for seeing the shapes you need in other models. I cant wait to see the finished product!

Brilliant thread - that's what one should call scratch building - I'm very much looking forward to seeing this finished.

I LOVE IT !!!!!
great job !!!
awesome ideas !!! ... good detail ... !!!

Wow! Great work. I would suggest, on the feet to add an extra toe at the back.

~Arran

excellent job

Win.

Tagged for later.

BTW, does anyone have a link to the datasheet?

I'm glad everyone seems to like it. To answer a few more questions:

- It's definitely going to have to be pinned to the base I'm planning.
- I'd like to add a back toe to each foot, but not sure if I have a bit that would work (still trying to track one down)

You can find the pdf here:

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1181499_Chaos_Space_Marines_Datasheet_-_Banelord_of_Khorne.pdf