THANK YOU!!! My Warhound Titan #3102 has been RETURNED!!!!!

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**SirDonlad**

I'm posting this here after asking a MOD where would be appropriate. (thanks reds8n!)

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I am absolutely elated to announce that 'Bello Canis' has been returned!!!!

I'd like to give a massive thank you to you all for engaging in scanning trading websites, posting this link to Facebook, generally getting the word out and above all - being a silent eye in every corner watching and waiting..

Thankyous continued in a later post... https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/733159.page#9532968

**reds8n**

Dreadful thing to happen.

Hope this is sorted out sharpish.

**torblind**

That sucks!

Bumping to keep it up there.

**Ratius**

Sorry to hear that :(

**supreme overlord**

bumping so that we may return the warhound to it's proper home and BURN THE HERETIC!

**Stevefamine**

Unless they repaint it completely and ebay it without the cert - people will assume it's a china recast anyway. Check Craigslist/ebay/hound local trade forums. Hopefully he doesnt decide to sit on it for a year or two

**zedmeister**

Scrotes. Is the alleged suspect a wargamer?

**feeder**

If the thief is from the community they are boned. No games for them, ever!

**DarkTraveler777**

Atrocious.

I hope Bello Canis returns to you home intact and soon!

**SirDonlad**

No, i don't think anyone who wargames would be able to bring themselves to steal someones titan.

The police told me that i definetly should not give out any info concerning who i think/know did it.

They also asked me to keep away from them, so i suppose i can at least derive some humor from that.

**Formosa**

SirDonlad wrote:
I'm posting this here after asking a MOD where would be appropriate. (thanks reds8n!)

Help me dakka-wan-kenobi, you're my only hope.

My beloved Warhound Titan 'Bello Canis' #3102 was stolen from my cabinet last week.

Despite being pretty damn sure who the theif is, it's whereabouts are still unknown and the police have advised me to see if it can be recovered through a member of the online community.

My place is in a town called 'Nailsworth' near a bigger town called 'Stroud' in Gloucestershire, but it could show up anywhere.

Here are photos so anyone who sees it may recognise it...

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The police said there was very little they could do but that if anyone does see/recover it - make a note of who it was and anything else you can which might identify the theif since that will be when the police can get going on catching up with them.
The theif left the certificate of authenticity, so if someone offers to sell it to you - pretend you can tell it's a chinese knock off.

My last thing i'd like to say to the community is: "The hand which returns 'Bello Canis' to me will be greased appropriately"

I will keep my eyes peeled on the trading sites mate and gumtree

**Stormonu**

I don't suppose the cabinet was dusted for fingerprints?

Here's to hoping for the quick recovery of your 'mech.

**SirDonlad**

Cheers formosa, thats deeply appreciated dude.

@stormonu: no it wasn't, they asked me a bunch of stuff about the place it was in, who has access etc and then told me that rather than giving the theif knowlege that the police are looking into it by questioning the person and dusting for prints, we're hoping that they think they have gotten away with it and then we get them when it resurfaces.

**jmurph**

Plus latent prints don't turn up nearly as often as fiction would have you believe. Except, of course, when there are tons of prints so it's not useful.

The police don't want you confronting the suspect for obvious reasons. But, if you have a good idea who it was, you can still be smart about it. It's a very niche item, so it is going to have limited appeal. Either they nabbed it for their own purposes (so don't care about the cert) or will try to pass it for some cash to someone in the area or who they know.

Hopefully it's someone whose circles intersect your own enough that info passes to you.

Also, have you posted a reward? Some thieves are dumb enough to try to claim it themselves.

**SirDonlad**

I'm not sure where i would go about posting it that wouldn't get noticed by the theif or their associates.

I recon you guys (yes you!) are my best bet.

And I have many different viscocities of hand grease...

**Freddy Kruger**

I've put the info on the facebook group I'm on SirDonald, hopefully the arse who stole it tries to flog it further afield, and our guys spot it!

Hopefully it will be returned soon mate!

**StraightSilver**

Gonna share this on my club page (H.A.T.E - Hackney Area tabletop Enthusiasts).

Although we're London based the club has hundreds of members and connections all over UK so worth a shot.

Really hope you get her back, can't think of anything worse to happen tbh. And I hope karma repays the "insert swearing here" who stole it.

**Pete Melvin**

Awful. I had an entire 1s/2nd ed Ork army stolen a long while back and it still stings thinking about it.

Was the cabinet in a public place or something? If it was in your house that would be well shady.

**WisdomLS**

Horrible thing to happen mate :(

Perhaps check with local pawn shops (cash converters etr..) and see if it's the kind of thing they would take in. If it is it's another set of places to check in the surrounding area.

**Skinnereal**

The OP has been copied over to our area forum.
We're not that far from your area, but just far enough for a seller to try something.

Here's hoping you get it back (and the thief gets theirs).

**little-killer**

How can you stole a warhound, you can't just walk take a warhound with nobody seing you with that in your arms ^^

**SirDonlad**

@little-killer Creeeeeeed could, but creeeeeed doesn't have access to my house, not even via 'outflank'..

Thank you Freddy Kruger, not even his dreams are safe!

Nice one StraightSilver, i think the theif does have contacts in london - my salutations to H.A.T.E!

Hey pete, thats awful man - i share your pain now.

Thanks for the suggestion wisdomLS, i'll go to gloucester cash converters with a picture.

Awesome, thank you skinnereal!

**TheAuldGrump**

Many years ago, I had a case of miniatures stolen - I was pretty sure that I knew who had stolen them, but proving it... no.

Years later, I saw a sign for a yard sale - which included 'Games, Toys, and D&D' - and there was the case of minis - with some damage, and a few missing... for sale for $10 by the thief's mom.

The thief himself was in prison by that time - for something completely unconnected to my minis.

I told his mother where he had stole the figures - and she offered them back - but I gave her the $10, and told her not to tell him who the figures had been sold to, but make sure that he knew how much she had sold them for....

The Auld Grump

**little-killer**

If i was you i will just join some group for sell for 40k, and watch ebay and other website ^^

**Nostromodamus**

Wow, going from homeless to being able to buy a Warhound, very inspiring! I hope you get it back, terrible thing to happen.

**precinctomega**

Word is circulating around the Cheltenham/Gloucester community. Are you a regular at Atlantic Games in Stroud? Seb, the owner, is very connected to the local scene and could put up a notice or something.

**zedmeister**

Posted in my local groups Facebook in Coventry to see if anyone spots it being offered

**Fueli**

My condolences.

Can't really help from Finland but I'll keep my eyes open in the web.

**SirDonlad**

Cheers Nostrodamus, i was still living on my mates floor when i finished it, i got myself housed in 2013 after i earned a place doing a degree in aerospace engineering at university and a student loan became available.

Hey, Precinctomega, cheers for spreading the word dude; i am good friends with Seb! we go back a few years - he was my second phone call after the police! My respects to the chelt/glocs community - one or two of them will have fought against Bello Canis in the past.... .......good times with weapons!

Thanks Zedmeister!

I've been getting loops of doubt about the theft (denyal probably) - i keep thinking that i'll find Bello Canis in a box even though i've been through everything, opened every box, had the police look for it and generally turned over the entire building every time i get that thought.

**cuda1179**

I feel your pain SirDonlad. About 12 years ago I had my Chaos Marines stolen from my car parked in front of my apartment. They were mostly silly 2nd edition starter set Khorne Berserkers, but still irritating. On an afternoon walk around the neighborhood I saw a small boy playing "toy soldiers" with my Berserkers. The cops were called, and they asked how I knew it was my property. After explaining a rare hobby, custom painting, describing to a tee the remaining contents of a tackle box, and monetary value they finally got involved. Turns out the kids' older brother was a thief and though he was stealing fishing gear.