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Alright, so I figured I'd share a few snaps of this critter. Please, feel free to leave some feed back and criticism on the both the model and the paintjob, although I'd appreciate suggestions even more. There are a bunch of things I'm not happy with, since this was my first really big project. First time I've ever used plasticard as well. Despite that, I'm quite proud of the beastie.



This is the beasty ready for transport. The Laser Blasters are magnatized, and I used a cleaned out clue bottle top (GW's own brand - just os the buggers can't argue about it) to act as a pivot for the torso. Gives it a full 360 range of movements, and the guns can swivel about 100 degrees.



Front view of the beastie. It's easy to see I put the paint on too thick underneath the flash, but ah well. It's not nearly as bad when you see it in real life...in the shadows...of the basement.



From above.



The rear is my least favorite view. Too much blank plasticard. Needs some more bits on there to liven it up, make it look better.



And Kerberus being badass. Just because it made me smile.

Not bad, at least he's cheaper than the actual model's price. Mind telling were the name comes from?

Well, I'm in the strange position of criticizing something I cannot do myself, surely not on the scale you have. What you have done is both ambitious and well-done for a first attempt, but I think it could be substantially improved for a subsequent attempt.

1.) The feet are good.
2.) Most of the legs are structurally good; however, they are quite a bit busy. I think you could fix them by putting some plain armor plate on them, and I'd space it, like how dreadnought armor looks on the shin plates.
3.) The top part of the legs is too tall. There should be an ankle joint, a backwards knee joint, and a hip joint; I'd eliminate the extra join you have.
4.) I'd remove the AM crotch plate. I'd leave the one on the right leg.
6.) I'd double up on the land raider engine you used, or scratching a larger one.
7.) I like the use a land speeder as the head.
8.) The weapons look really good.
9.) I'd shorten the shoulder "wings" so that they only went down long enough to cover the weapon mounts.

juraigamer wrote:Not bad, at least he's cheaper than the actual model's price. Mind telling were the name comes from?

It's a mishmashed verion of Cerberus and it's origional Greek spelling, Kerebos. It seemed like one of those little oddities that crops up in 40k occasionally. And yes, between bits sites and trades I calculated this cost me about £85 - £100, spread out over several months.

Ouze wrote:Well, I'm in the strange position of criticizing something I cannot do myself, surely not on the scale you have. What you have done is both ambitious and well-done for a first attempt, but I think it could be substantially improved for a subsequent attempt.

1.) The feet are good.
2.) Most of the legs are structurally good; however, they are quite a bit busy. I think you could fix them by putting some plain armor plate on them, and I'd space it, like how dreadnought armor looks on the shin plates.
3.) The top part of the legs is too tall. There should be an ankle joint, a backwards knee joint, and a hip joint; I'd eliminate the extra join you have.
4.) I'd remove the AM crotch plate. I'd leave the one on the right leg.
6.) I'd double up on the land raider engine you used, or scratching a larger one.
7.) I like the use a land speeder as the head.
8.) The weapons look really good.
9.) I'd shorten the shoulder "wings" so that they only went down long enough to cover the weapon mounts.

You don't have to be able to build one of these beasties to be able to say what you don't like and thinks sucks.

1 - I actually don't like the feet. Not enough toes, but I was fed up of waiting for yet more bits.
2 - Do you mean proportion wise, as in about two thirds of the leg armoured and one third structure?
3 - The third joint, between the knee and hip, is actually there on the Forgeworld models. I made it more pronounced than usual, annoyingly, but you can see it here -

The model I based this off in real life, for the proportions, was built the same way. I didn't realize he'd botheched it a bit.
4 - Any suggestions for what you would replace it with? I found it looked wrong without something there, so I would like something. Try and make a banner style thing maybe? Or just additional armour plating?
5 - Holy Crap, someone killed 5!
6 - Agreed. I wanted to do something with the BaneBlade engine, but I cannot get the part. I full intend to do something with the Engine but I haven't figured out what yet.
7 - It works, but I have some clear plastic I intend to colour and use as eyes with some additional detail lurking behind them. The black holes are intersting and creepy, but not what I'm looking for.
8 - I'd like to have used some thinner barrels, but such is life.
9 - Good idea. The blank plasticard was annoying me, and reducing it would give me less to mess around with.


So, my current to do list;
1 - Strip the paint off.
2 - Rebuild the engine on the back, make it suitable for a Warhound.
3 - Possibly do something to the crotch.
4 - Give the eyes something other than inky depths of death.
5 - Reduce the Shoulders.
6 - Repaint the big bugger.

Any other suggestions?

2.) No, like... too much stuff, like hoses and gubbins where plain armor plates would serve better.
3.) I had never noticed that.
4.) Yes, I'd put a banner - that seems common on Titans.

So far as the eyes go, that is a prime spot to put some LED's! You can make some awesome pulsing eyes with this kit, here. It runs $9 for the kit, if you love soldering and tedium, or $12 for a finished kit (which I'd heartily recommend) - all you'd need is a battery and 2 LEDs. No skill required. You can adjust the frequency of the pulsing and stuff. I bet red would work well here.

...You have irritated the God Machine to the point where his eyes glow with your doom. You so screwed now. I'll go see if they deliver to the UK.

As for the legs, I think I'll add some additional armour but keep some of the gubbins in view as well. Yes, I know, from a tactical view point having important bits on the outside is madness. So are Marine Seargents. I like the additional detailing that they provide, even if they don't make too much sense.