Canis Vulpis

Well it's only been months since the last time I've picked up a brush and used on old bessie here.  I have to apologize that the picture is so bad, but it's from my handy because our real camera had dead batteries.  Remember my last post where I reminded everyone to charge their batteries for the holidays...   I forgot...

So seeing that I don't know when I'll get back to doing some more work I thought I'd get the pic up so show everyone.   I've got incentive now to get her done, as the local gaming club in Guetersloh is doing an Apoc game in a while and I want to get ol' Canis Vulpis in on the destructive action.  More and better pics to follow.

Canis Vulpis Colors (Warhound pt. 7)

It's been a while since I put up some pics of the Warhound hound I'm working on, in fact it's been a while since I've posted anything...  Life just throws you a curve sometimes and you have to deal with it.  Needless to say I'm back, and spent a few days last week working on the titan.  Here's some pics to show what's been done.   I added heraldic shield to the head, and tried using a green wash to add shadeing.  I'm not sure if I'm happy with the shading yet, we'll see how it progresses.  Additionaly you can see the HUD I built inside the head, that was actually quite a bit of fun to make.

Here we have full view shot of how she's coming along.  The weapons aren't done yet, and neither is the body.  It needs at least 1 more layer of green, and then highlighting and eventually weathering.  

And last but not least a view from the rear.  Not much to see here, just places that still need lots of paint.  So yes, now that I have time to paint again, I decided to jump write in and finish one of the largest projects I have...  Maybe I should have picked something smaller to start with...   :)

Removable Titan Weapons (pt. 6)

Don't you just hate weapons that are stuck in place?  So do I, so I wanted something different for my Warhound. What I decided on was use using 4 magnets and 1 ping pong ball for each arm.   I cut the ball in half, and sealed 2 magnets inside and glued it to the arm.  Now these 2 magnets inside are free, meaning they are not glued in place, you can hear them rattle around in the ball.  
The 2nd two magnets are glued on the outside part of the other half of the ball, and then mounted under the shoulder on the Warhound.  Outside is important because you want the two halves of the ball to be able to rotate inside of each other.

 

 By not gluing the 2 magnets inside the arm, it allows the arm to rotate, as the magnets always pull together you can position the arm anyway you want: up, down, left or right.  Above you can see how the other half is mounted inside the shoulder.   The next photos are of both weapons arms mounted and then a 2nd shot with all the pieces separated. 

 So for any of you how there who are thinking about building one of these I hope this can be useful to you!

Heads up Display (Warhound pt. 5)

 

While discussing this project on the "Boot Camp" Imperial Guard Forum one of the members said I should make a HUD for my Warhound.   These are the only pictures from the 30 or so that I took that are presentable enough to be shown here.

 

It's not exactly the best photograph, it also isn't exactly my best work, but it get's the point across pretty good.  I mounted it on the roof of the head so that it's still removable to look inside the cockpit itself.   Next up is going to be the weapon arms,  I was able mount them so that they are not only removable but also so that they rotate and elevate!

Canis Vulpis Banner (pt. 4)

 Started and finished the banner for the girl, along with working on the legs some more.  The banner above is was when I was working on it.  I drew the outline on paper, and then used a combination of paint and fine tipped colored markers to draw it in.

Here's the finished banner from the front.   The legs are almost done, they still needs another layer 'o' green and then maybe a little bit of shading but for the most part I think the legs are pretty much done, i hope.  Below is the same banner from the rear.

 

See ya'll on Tuesday, with it being Valentine's day I don't think I'll be getting anything else done this weekend...

Warhound Princeps (3)

A titan, one of the most powerful war machines ever created by humans is commanded by a Princeps.   He holds destruction in the wisp of a thought as he controls the titan through the MIU, a simple thought can bring the titan to full out run, or fire one of its massive weapon arms.  Shown above Zachariah "Iron" Sterling, Princeps of the Warhound Titan Canis Vulpis.  Right after I painted this I decided the yellow cuffs needed something else so I added black braiding, and then the camera died, so at some point I'll update the photo.   He has a SM head, WH Fantasy chest, greenstuffed arms and epaulets, and the hands and legs are from the sentinel pilot sprue.

Moderati crew, I used SM heads and filed down the bottom to fit the Sentinel bodies.  I then used green stuff to make a little bit of chest armor and to get the arms to fit correctly.  The cockpit itself is just cardboard, and bits from various kits.

Here's a better shot of the cockpit and controls.  You'll also notice a magnet on the back, currently the head is magnetized for painting but I'll remove the magnet and glue the head in place once it's finished being painting, which at the rate I paint could be a bit.

Canis Vulpis (Warhound name)

Well, I waited until the poll was through to see who came out on top and Canis Vulpis wins, with Invictus Canis right behind.  So if I ever decide to build a second Warhound I'll name her Invictus Canis.  In celebration of her official naming I sat down last night and knocked this out.

 The idea for them came form the templates BoLS created  for their Icons of the Titan Legions decal sheets.  I plan on using some of the tutorials on painting banners create by Ron over on ++From the Warp++, to paint these up.  I especially liked Ron's idea of creating something different for the back.  I just have to decide what it is I want to paint in the back...

Warhound Poll

So I've sitting here today trying to come up with a name for the Warhound Titan that I'm building and I've got it down to 4 choices.  They are:
Virtus Canis
Canis Vulpis
Canis Antagonistes
Invicuts Canis

Now my favorite is Canis Vulpis.  Not sure why, I think I just like how it sounds, so now I'm interested in hearing what you all think.  The poll is on the right and will be up for a week so get started and vote for your favorite!

Oh, and here's an updated pic with the latest progress:

She walks.. Warhound (part 1)

Ok, maybe not yet, but at least the feet are done.  Just thought I'd post up a pick of the latest project on my desk.  I'm still working on my commander for my Crimson Fists detachment, but I got sidetracked along the way.  I think it was something to do with finally getting around to reading Titanicus.  For those of you who don't recoginze the feet it's the start of a Lucius pattern Warhound.

Haven't decided on a name yet, but she's going to painted up in the colors of Legio Astraman (The Morning Stars).  In all honesty I had thought about doing the War Griffons but I'm HORRIBLE at painting yellow, so I decided to go with something that would be a little easier.  Besides that seeing that their home world is in the same sector as my background fluff I thought it would be easier to incorporate.