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I wouldn't do it myself. Draws focus away from the titan. If you do crew though, I'd go the chaos marine route.

ratmkith wrote:The next step is to add a large banner in between the two havoc launchers. I'm planning on using the large chaos star icon from the Defiler kit proped up on two poles with the banner hanging below it (and toying with the idea of adding a crucified/eviscerated loyalist space marine hanging as well).

Crucified loyalist marine? Nah, crucified loyalist dreadnaught (if it wouldn't be too big).

I don't know, my first thought is to leave peeps off of the titan, but the stompa with the grot details is kind of cool.

According to fluff chaos titans don't have crew as such. They're either joined to the machine, or the titan is posessd by a daemon; I even believe old fluff described banelords as possessed with a bloodthirster. Besides, if you look at GW titans, it's an empty spot on all of them, and the attention will be drawn to the havoc launchers.

If you abolutely feel like adding something up there, I'd consider skulltaker, the bloodletter SC. He fits the Khorne image, can be painted in similar colours, and has quite a suitable pose too.

Etched brass mmmmmm.... sexy.

This is:

PURE AWESOME

It is so lovely to follow this! Too see all the detail going in. What a piece of work!!!

What kind of plans for paint?

Hi - I think that any self respecting Chaos worshiper of Khorne would much rather be launching himself into hand to hand combat than standing back shooting with a stubber...

As it's Khorne, you can never have too many piles of skulls?

tallmantim wrote:I think that any self respecting Chaos worshiper of Khorne would much rather be launching himself into hand to hand combat than standing back shooting with a stubber...

Any true follower of Khorne knows that:

1. Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows.
2. Khorne respects martial prowess in all its forms - most Khornate daemon engines have enormous guns on them.

OT: That's the best Titan scratchbuilt I've ever seen. Best use of parts I've ever seen. It's amazing.

I'd say crewless, but if you did want to put crew on it, I'd say it'd have to some sort of dark mechanicus type, rather than generic blood pact.

And to HBMC: Everyone forgets that Khorne doesn't care, as long as blood flows. Sad, really.

i always think having crew on any vehicle is a good thing, it makes it look a bit more detailed, and i think on something this size, having several things for people to look at makes it more interesting. For example, on a model train layout, there are always several little dioramas spread out on the layout, so i say yes to gunners - khorne would be best

Thats just Khorne-ography to chaos players

Why don't you try putting the WHFB corpse cart corpses there, or a massive pile of skulls?

How about a converted WHFB Hellcannon on top of the carapace?
Idk what it would be used as but i think it would look cool

nidsmaster wrote:i always think having crew on any vehicle is a good thing, it makes it look a bit more detailed, and i think on something this size, having several things for people to look at makes it more interesting. For example, on a model train layout, there are always several little dioramas spread out on the layout, so i say yes to gunners - khorne would be best

The Banelord has daemonic possession - no crew.

BTW, lookin' good. Have you made the doomfist/tail/battlehead yet? I've always wondered what the battlehead was meant to be, it really isn't explained in the datasheet if it's meant to be some sort of cannon or what.

I just LOL'd as I went through the pics and saw all those different bits you used everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I just loved how you used lascannons for pistons and all that other crazy stuff. Great use of your (seemingly bottomless) bits box!

This Titan is absolutely crazy, but in a good way. I'm looking forward on seeing it finished.

I salute you!

When will we get updates

I demant updates!!!

Thank you for the help regarding the crew question. At the moment, I figure I should focus on finishing the beast, and then play around with the idea of adding the crew later.

I've hit a creative snag with the doom fist, but am making progress on the eviscerated loyalist marine banner. I'll try and post pictures this weekend.

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ratmkith wrote:Thank you for the help regarding the crew question. At the moment, I figure I should focus on finishing the beast, and then play around with the idea of adding the crew later.

I've hit a creative snag with the doom fist, but am making progress on the eviscerated loyalist marine banner. I'll try and post pictures this weekend.

What's the problem with the doomfist? Maybe we can be of assistance there as well?

Short of the amazing warlord titan this has to be the best scratch built one I have seen to date. Thanks for keeping us in the loop with its progress. Good luck and can't wait to see the thing painted. Keep it up!!!!!!

After some more work related delays, here is the latest update everyone.

As I mentioned in my last post, the Doomfist has been giving me a bit of a problem. My biggest issues have been trying to get the fingers to look decent, and just getting the general functional look of the arm (making sure it looks like it could actually function). I think I've made some good progress on it, but now the arm is almost as big as the carapace!

I still need to add the thumb, the blades to the chainsaw, and add some armor so that it can connect to the carapace and not look deformed. But enough of my blabbing, here are the pictures:











In a bit of warning to everyone out there, try and plan out your titans as much as possible before building. After doing a test fit, I realized the arms were getting in the way of the legs. I was able to fix this by having the model twisting at the waist...hopefully, this makes it look more dynamic and not like a silly dancer or something. I hope to have some finished pictures of the arm, and the beginning of the tail next.

Is that a chainsaw?

This is going to be the coolest thing ever right?

goffnob deffsmakka wrote:Is that a chainsaw?

More of a chianfist.

I think it looks a bit too busy. All those extra guns? I would stick with the saw and the fist. Without those weapons there you'll be able to better focus on creating a good hand. And it looks like you're really trying to stick to using bits, that's tough for a hand. I would start with some plastic card for the hand and detail it from there.

It looks cool, just to busy.

Does everything you touch turn into awesome?

as another fellow chaos player...

I have only a few messages to say... (some are passed on through friends that dont have accounts)

"I'm proud to be a chaos player because of this model" - sinism

"KHORNE BE PRAISED!!!!" - rarves

"Guardsmen around the imperium just suddenly felt a shudder down their spine and urine down their pant-leg" BW

Damn, that'll get some blood for the blood god. Excellent work. you could do what my friend did with his chaos war hound titan, have a whole bunch of loyal space marines dangling by chains.

This is probably the best kitbashing I have ever seen. The level of detail on this thing is stunning, and your use of bitz is brilliant. I'm really looking forward to seeing this thing completed.

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(That is the sound of me saying nothing, due to my brain exploded due the the sheer awesomeness of this)