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As a big fan of the Horus Heresy series of novels I was very pleased to find that the latest in the series 'Mechanicum' was a return to form. After having read the book I knew it was impossible to not build a Legio Tempestus Titan Force, and not being a billionaire I set out to do so on a vaguely sensible level - using the Epic Titans.

The idea is to amass a large force of Titans, which will in turn be supported by auxilliaries from House Tanaris - the Knights of Tanaris.

Its been too cold here in Aberdeen to spray prime anything of late, and my lack of a garage or suitabel spraying area means I'm going to have to wait for it to get aboving freezing at the very least before I can think about painting these guys. At any rate let's proceed onwards and sideways...

First up we have what will become the Knights of Tanaris, though I'm hoping to get some of the more Titan-esque ones soon. They're fairly dumpy little models but I like the little buggers, they're rather characterful and very 'old' GW.



Next up is the beginnings of my Warhound Pack, I prefer the older model to the newer one, its much sturdier looking. I have a second old style Warhound, but unfortunately no weaponry for him. If anyone happens to have any lying about please let me know.



Then a fairly bog standard Reaver, though with differing epaulettes as he arrived thusly.



Followed swiftly by a Warlord, this will be the penultimate Warlord, as I want one of the modern ones to join the others I already have. I prefer the look of these blockier Warlords, but this guy has a mishmash of weapons from his own kit and the plastic Warlord kit.



Then comes Addo Verum, Warlord Titan of the Legio Tempestus, armed with a Las Burner, a Laser Blaster and a Gatling Blaster. As you can see I had some trouble opening up the lower barrel of the Las Burner, but I've never had to cut out a squared gun barrel before so I think its allowed.



Next we have Ares Irae, Warlord Titan of the Legio Tempestus armed with a Melta Cannon, Power Fist and a Vortex Missile. Anyone who remembers Epic will remember the Vortex Missile well I'm sure... I've not done anything to the barrel of the Melta Cannon as I don't want it to end up like the Las Burner barrel, so it will most likely be painted in.



Finally we have the muscle of the battle group, Opus Imperator, Warlord Titan of the Legio Tempestus armed with a Volcano Cannon, a Titan Multipile Rocket Launcher, a Chain Fist and a Plasma Destructor.


Finally we have....

IMPERATOR!!!



I'd forgotten how big this beast is, his legs are taller than a standard Space Marine. The data card that came with him is tupping huge.

The next planned additions to the force are some Forgeworld Epic Warhounds and Reavers as they offer some more options for weaponry. That and the fact that the Forgeworld Epic Warhounds look amazing.

Unfortunately the majority of the weapons on these guys are obsolete these days as their rules don't exist anymore, but I'm sure if I do field these in a friendly game of Epic that I'll be able to use the older rules for them using some of the older weapons.

Until next time, GLORIAM IMPERATOR!

ive never really had much thought for epic, but seeing this makes it somewhat interesting


just a few quick questions:

is the imperator plastic?
if so, where can i buy one from?

Cool its been ages since ive seen alot of those models make me want to dig out titan legions and get battleing again
Look forward to seeing them painted any thoughts to the colour scheme yet?

JD21290 wrote:ive never really had much thought for epic, but seeing this makes it somewhat interesting


just a few quick questions:

is the imperator plastic?
if so, where can i buy one from?

The Imperator is indeed plastic, and your best bet for getting hold of one would be eBay or asking around on forums, which is how I got mine.

T3h_Guppy wrote:Cool its been ages since ive seen alot of those models make me want to dig out titan legions and get battleing again
Look forward to seeing them painted any thoughts to the colour scheme yet?

They're going to be painted in the colours of the Legio Tempestus - namely deep blue with silver trim. Its very similar to the colour scheme used by Forgeworld on its Reaver Titan (40K scale).

Thanks for your comments guys.

thank you
i allways thought that the model was metal.

They put out one with metal bits but that is all. I want two or three I am envious of your find there.

I was hoping to show a PiP Titan up here but the primer I used on it has come out incredibly thickly and so the Titan in question has gone in the paint stripper for a wee bath to think about what he's done.

So in its place I have another naked model to show you - this time a Forgeworld Lucius Pattern Reaver Titan, as yet unamed.



I read Dan Abnett's 'Titanicus' the other night, and as well as being a tupping brilliant book its given me lots of ideas for canonical Legio Tempestus names. After all its only logical that the God Machines of the Storm Lord would date back to the days of the Great Crusade, if not long before.

Until next time, GLORIAM IMPERATOR!

Having taken on board some suggestions I have re-designed the weapon fits on my Warlord Titans and have subsequently cut down to three Warlords to make sure they all have four weapons. Just a couple of pictures of them to show what they look like with the new loadouts.

The Titans have all been re-named and have canonical names from 'Mechanicum' and 'Titanicus' by Messrs. McNeill and Abnett.

Tharsis Hastatus



Cullador Braxas



Nichomach Ignix



To prove that I've started painting here is a picture of a sloppy Warhound pack, who've just received their second coat of Cygnar Blue Highlight. Not having any black or silver paint I can't really go on very far from here currently.

Vulpus Rex and Raptoria



Next up is to base the Warlords, prime them, the Imperator and the Reavers then get bluing. I'm tempted to get a spray gun except I've no money and nowhere to spray.