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Sunday, 5 February 2017

Horus Heresy Weekender 2017 - Adeptus Titanicus

Not a lot to report from the Adeptus Titanicus seminar.

However watching the demo game and chatting to Andy Hoare the game looks very entertaining. From what I saw not having a lot of models in a force allows there to be a lot of depth to each Titan.

I won't repeat what I have put up after previous events but I will repeat that the game is Horus Heresy set so only expect Imperial Titans and Knights, no Xenos and no vehicles & infantry, expect to see classes of Titan and Knights we have already seen as models in 28mm and those we haven't yet seen - though we may have heard of them previously in the background material and novels.

The mock up buildings used in the demo games were scaled up versions of those done for the game, so if you look at the pictures below you can get an idea of what they will look like. Expect them to be modular and with plenty of potential.

There looks to be a some great nods going back to the earliest days of the original Adeptus Titanicus, both in the feel of the game and the background material used.

The control panel (can't remember actual name of them) allow you to keep track of everything on your titan. While there is a chance we will get one included with each titan the chances are we'll get a pack of them in the box game and then be able to buy add on packs as you need.

Knight units will tend to be used either as a protective screen (aka cannon fodder) or as fast flankers to peck away at the enemy. While they die easily to ignore them will be a big risk.

I have to say I am really looking forward to the game, even more than I was before (which was a lot)...but the release date could be a year away, though from what was said it is likely to be this year.






Oh the memories...


BEETLEBACKS! Yay.





I remember seeing the Imperial Palace diorama many, many years ago. Possibly the first time I visited Warhammer World when it opened after GW moved the HQ to the current site? The milk bottles were what really stuck in my mind...








Horus Heresy Weekender 2017 - New Models Part 3

Last set of pictures of new models, these are the ones that turned up today, or better pics of previous ones.















Saturday, 4 February 2017

Horus Heresy Weekender 2017 - New Models Part 2

Few more pictures, taken from my phone (and you have seen them on twitter).















Horus Heresy Weekender 2017 - New Models

No text, just pics...I've got some more on my phone, but they will have to wait till later.

However some of those went up on Twitter during the day, so have a look on Twitter for @Rictus40k

Adeptus Mechanicum


Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Adeptus Mechanicum 1

Well I'm having fun.

These are at a state that I will be able to take them this Friday to Warhammer World for a pre-Horus Heresy Weekender gathering.

These were, and I will not lie, a bitch to put together.

There is a lot paint wise to do, brass to add, details to paint and so on. But at least there has been some progress.

I put the base metal colour down using a spray can, I wanted a quick and easy way to get the majority of the work done.


Vorax. Truly hated building these.


As you can see the one ammo belt broke, this was before I had started building them.


The Magos uses the body of a Myrmidon. I am magnetising all the arms and building different options for him. At the moment I am just painting the ones I need for this Friday. The other options have some more work to do on them.




Castellex, second hand and a bit rough. It'll do.


The Thallax. Not as bad as the Vorax but still a bitch.


I ave also done the ZM bases for most of the AM force, there are more not shown.

For the models I went for a bright silver colour as the base. This was because I wanted to make sure they would stand out from the darker ZM board (when I paint it) and the models bases.