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Currently working on a second Acastus having assembled the legs.

Might order another two if the Warbringer proves too pricey...

So, I finished another Warlord for the Legio Mortis. But I have a problem...



I am getting really, really sick of that armour edging. Seriously, beginning to dread it with each new Titan now. I think I could tolerate a Warhound or two, but the mere thought of another Warlord is making me queasy...

You make it look so good though - power through it!

For the Glory of the Legion!!!

Need to post some of my Titans. Here's one:





And a pic from my last game a week ago:



Fun game. Managed to get my Warlord into the side of another. Reaver took the firepower and detonated. I responded and unloaded 18 Gatling Blaster Rounds and 4 Overcharged Plasma Annihilator Rounds into it. It didn't last. Though he didn't take an absolute pummeling from the other two Reavers. Though he did end the game still standing. Just!

I lost the Knight Fight on other flank however. Three Cerastus Knights tearing through my Questoris and Cerastus Knigths while 3 sneaked round into his deployment zone. Acastus Knights faced each other on hills and dualed it out.

Nice and minty, zed.

MongooseMatt, have you considered making a legio from a metallic base colour on the side? Spray the thing, wash and gloss panel segments and voila, no trim pains

 Sherrypie wrote:

MongooseMatt, have you considered making a legio from a metallic base colour on the side? Spray the thing, wash and gloss panel segments and voila, no trim pains

It is a nice idea - but I am doing legions from a specific campaign

Well I just found out they’re going to be selling a Warbringer.

DalekCheese wrote:
Well I just found out they’re going to be selling a Warbringer.

and a Psi Titan from FW, plus a Ursus Claw version of the warhound.
lots of goodies in the new expansion.

I know! I’ve just seen- the Psi-Titan looks brill!

Since making more things is a bit slow currently, it's gaming time again. This time I had the pleasure of facing against Dagany, who besides being an all around great sport didn't mind playing a bit harder and... well, let's say the double Venator plan I devised earlier on for 1750 points is still absolutely brutal.


Full Astorum Axiom on Retrieval vs. Favilla's double Venator with Hold the Line, go!







With both sides using Strafing Run and me dropping more artillery on this once peaceful agrihub, the battle was off to an explosive start as the Warp Runners true to their name went on Full Stride across the line sans one tactical Hound in the middle. My hunters took positions on the flanks, even as my right flank was already struggling with heat problems (damn hot dogs always trying to catch on fire) but so did their furthest doggo too stop in its tracks as the uppity machine refused to run.







Foolishly, the tactical doggo ran forwards on its own and found out standing in the range of most of your opponent's line is bad for your health. Bazillion shots later a new sun was born as the first ENGINE KILL rang through the air.


Astorum got some payback though, as soon the Warlord running forwards blasted Cineres Immensis apart with pointblank plasma death, setting it to stumble into the field below.







Forgot to take more pics from that match (derp ) as the game was too much fun to interrupt, even if quite onesided from then on. Bombardment and flanking doggos kept their fisty Reaver from getting away with the objective, Warlord was silenced and subsequently toppled on top of the dead Hounds in the middle and the long range Reaver in the middle found itself quite outclassed by the artillery Warlord pounding it ro dust from afar. Last remaining Warhound tried, in vain, to exact small revenge by gutting Aurora Terribilis but was stymied by its formidable shields before being blown up in return. Ouch.


But, being the absolute champ he was, the Runners' commander was up for another and we took a smaller 1500 game. For the sake of expediency, I just swapped the Warlord to the punchy Reaver and played the same Tempestus Venator + Ferrox list that I used against Mortis a while ago.


While less onesided, the second game turned brutality up to eleven immediately





Both sides took Vital Cargo, deployment was 18" upfield with the lightest engines and the Runners started with their package carrier rushing for the narrow canyon in the left flank. Oh boy, this can only end well. I blocked the way with my hounds, Ruina Superborum at the back ready to rush in and kill what is left of the inevitable crush, while keeping Aurora (and my cargo) on the right where it can take cover from the twin-Belicosa Warlord and rush ahead while everything dies on the left.





It's not the fighting, it's the wait as you watch gods walk from the horizon that gets you. Casting doubts aside, the second hunter pair kicked into gear and strode to war as bombers screamed above sowing the land with mines and bombs.







Cineres Immensis breaks formation and readies the infernoes, well aware of being the first sacrifice in the blocking maneuver that sees it blown apart immediately, but not before it takes its pound of adamantite spraying flames everywhere as the rest let rip and take down most of the Regia testudo's shields. The leading Astorum Warhound, its legs already molten and twisted from mines and flames, is soon immobilized by a bomber above while Echo Dolorum, having taken a foolishly high position on the hill, has its legs blown off underneath by the Belicosa Warlord.







Second turn kicks off with Ruina Superborum charging through Cineres' remains, jumping from its carcass like a ramp and punting the other Hound backwards, where it limps a bit to the side and makes way for Iram et Lux before being shot to pieces by Favilla's midfield guns. At this point it is starting to show that while Regia may initially be tougher to break from afar, if shields are being collapsed through them all at the same time the comeback gets a lot harder if your opponent doesn't give you any breathing room.


Astorum Warlord joins the fray, but misses pretty badly with its plasma gun and doesn't outright smash Ruina apart either, who then in conjunction with the limping Edax Rerum behind it proceed to rip out its power core with its fists, sending the mighty god-machine stumbling backwards, but before its limbs give way the princeps lurches forwards and crashes into the choked canyon. The falling giant buries Ruina under its mass as it furiously but futilely tries to claw its way up and batters Edax ever nearer to destruction, though the plucky dog does manage to make its way through the burning charnelhouse eventually.





At this point we actually reach turn three with 3/4 Astorum engines flaming corpses (3/6 for Favilla), their package lost and the Ashen Gods circling on the last Warlord already suffering from reactor problems (twin Belicosas are reliable and safe, err...). As a gesture of contempt it blasts Edax with everything, plasma cores screaming towards red, but the defiant Hound refuses to break (...I think I used Overloaded Voids on the bazillion Apoc Missiles and rolled only 2's. Why try harder than necessary, I guess ) and eventually becomes the one to finally saw through the Lord's ankles with its megabolters after other guns fall silent, throwing a barrage after barrage into the falling behemoth as it unceremoniously fell deeper and deeper into the soft, fertile soil of the fields below.


GEEZ that was a blast. AT is great.

MongooseMatt wrote:
So, I finished another Warlord for the Legio Mortis. But I have a problem...

I am getting really, really sick of that armour edging. Seriously, beginning to dread it with each new Titan now. I think I could tolerate a Warhound or two, but the mere thought of another Warlord is making me queasy...

Definitely take a break - either from your Legio, or Titanicus, or painting itself. Do something else for a bit.

Nothing worse than when painting becomes a chore, it can put you off for good. I'd suggest you "reward" yourself with something fresh...

Yet another splendid battle report, Sherrypie.

Yeah, those hounds hugging the side of the table were easy target practice for the Warlord. Brutal!

Slowly assembling the 2nd Acastus, but its at that point where one needs to paint components before putting the rest on. Urgh.

Been flicking through Doom Of Molech again and now interested in a solo/coop beast hunt that takes place underwater. Spice things up with random attacks and treasure hunting. I think something like Moby Dick or Jaws would be interesting as a recurring villian and maybe with each encounter the pilots take psychological tests for revenge. Might not have time to fully develop it, but I'll post progress on it.

So, go figure that the Psi-Titan is absurd levels of broken. Anyone seen the rules yet?

https://www.goonhammer.com/adeptus-titanicus-shadow-iron-review/?fbclid=IwAR0c6ZcwQ2UwKRsKZb6Nj7L8B_CGzeZD6udhZEs3aYRWb0QS71lJBbAFUCc

It's probably not broken, given the 700+ points cost and mobility of a Warlord combined with the restrictions of not fitting in a maniple nor using normal orders. Not going to appear in games under 1500 points and mostly dies to violence like any other Warlord (though can heal if left alone). Don't let it choose its battle and it's just another tool in the game.

Also, on the subject of Warlords, started painting my final piece of the 2018 GME. Memento Mori shall walk soon.

 Sherrypie wrote:
It's probably not broken, given the 700+ points cost and mobility of a Warlord combined with the restrictions of not fitting in a maniple nor using normal orders. Not going to appear in games under 1500 points and mostly dies to violence like any other Warlord (though can heal if left alone). Don't let it choose its battle and it's just another tool in the game.

Also, on the subject of Warlords, started painting my final piece of the 2018 GME. Memento Mori shall walk soon.

It just seems so strong, if you don't focus it hard, it's definitely going to detonate one of your Warlords. Though, I really want to see the hijinks that follow when you go full warp nut with it and have to roll on that special table that they mention in the article.

It should be strong, it costs more than three Warhounds who are all capable of one-shotting bigger engines down with lucky plasma shots, been there done that. A normal Warlord is already struggling with aiming and being out-activated by more numerous enemies, this guy doubly so. If you pay an army's worth for less activations, those should be meaningful activations.

Especially if that one engine army is going to occasionally go mad, depending on how severe the malfunction table is. The big gun itself also has a drawback of sorts, Taxing, which will probably be harsher than Draining.

So yeah, it will bring the pain, it won't break the game. Carry on.

Taxing is exactly Draining, except you roll on the mishap table instead of the awakening table if you roll the machine-spirit symbol. And one of the results on the table is “you permanently lose all psi-anything” so no more gun, no powers, nothing, making it into an extremely expensive Warlord with power fist and no main gun.

11 hours down, getting somewhere.

More slowwwwww progress on the Acastus.

I should really open the primer pot...but..."effort". Urgh.

17 hours in, Memento Mori plods onwards. Getting nearer to the factory finish state before weathering, now to decide what to do with the shoulders. Plain? Checkered? Dance macabre'd?

Nice project! Looking good so far

 Sherrypie wrote:

17 hours in, Memento Mori plods onwards. Getting nearer to the factory finish state before weathering, now to decide what to do with the shoulders. Plain? Checkered? Dance macabre'd?
[Many lovely photos]

Those look great. It hadn't occurred to me to make the "back vents" glow like that, but it looks fantastic. I'm wondering whether to retrofit my Warlords (and maybe the others) with a plasma glow...

Good lord, Sherrypie, that's some gorgeous re-doing on those armour panels, really love the idea! Can't quite tell if he's loyalist or a traitor, which makes me like him even more!!!

Cheers, y'all!

 posermcbogus wrote:
Good lord, Sherrypie, that's some gorgeous re-doing on those armour panels, really love the idea! Can't quite tell if he's loyalist or a traitor, which makes me like him even more!!!

Why not both
I'm glad you got that vibe, it means I did something right as my legio is heavily inspired by late gothic and baroque imagery. Demon worshippers don't have the monopoly on looking cool

Repent, for tomorrow you die!





Memento Mori walks, crushing the fighting spirit of all those foolish enough to stand against the Ashen Gods as they gaze upon a reminder of their own mortality and weep. This poor fellow here has already dropped their gun, what teeth has a piece of junk against the doom of Man?
















27 hours it took and the base might require yet some fiddling, but my original GME preordered when the game launched is finally DONE! Yeah! Took only one and a half years, but still.

Long time coming but well worth it. Bravo!

My Psi-Titan arrived today.

Trying to convince myself it is not really a Warlord and that all the armour edging will just fly by...

You could file it all off; that would actually stand out quite a bit against other Warlord chassis…

Or paint it in a more impressionist way, more splashing and less clean lines as it distorts reality around it.

MongooseMatt wrote:
My Psi-Titan arrived today.

Trying to convince myself it is not really a Warlord and that all the armour edging will just fly by...

Looking forward to seeing it, Matt.