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IMPERIAL TITANS: "WOLF" CLASS WARHOUND
The Warhound is the
smallest of the Imperial Titans, being a 'Scout' class and is
often fielded as part of a two-Titan Battlegroup.
With a crew four, not counting servitors, the Warhound is still
a potent War Engine with thick armour and protective Void
Shields.
 The
Warhound shown here is one of Forge World's resin models and is
one of a number of Warhounds that make up my Epic Titan
Battlegroups being a favourite model of mine.
The weapons shown have been swapped around to match the 40K
scale 'Wolf' class which differ slightly from the ones packaged.
This is a very simple process if you have both of Warhound packs
from Forge World as the remaining two weapons are actually the
correct ones to arm a 'Jackal' Class Warhound, so no wastage
which is a bonus.
This particular Warhound
is one of a pair from the 'War Griffons' Legio, a Titan Legion
that was first introduced with the very first edition of Epic (Adeptus
Titanicus) and therefore seemed highly appropriate to be one
of the first Titans to add to my Epic Armageddon Imperial
forces.
To paint the Titan in
War Griffon colours I first undercoated the assembled model with
a black spray primer, the base having already been textured with
some plastic ruins and rubble. The entire model was then dry
brushed with a mix of Brazen Brass, Tin Bitz and Boltgun Metal
to give an ancient look to the metal chassis. The top carapace
and lower leg armour was then painted Shadow Grey and
highlighted by adding increasing amounts of Ghostly Grey to the
mix. For the leg armour I also added dabs of watered down
Ghostly Grey to create a dappled pattern. The thigh armour,
groin plate, head and weapons were all painted with a 50/50 mix
of Bubonic Brown and Desert Yellow to which increasing amounts
of Bleached Bone were added for the highlights. After that it
was just a simple case of painting in any weapon details and
highlights with Chainmail and the the icons in either Skull
White or Shining Gold.
Getting movement.
The Warhound is a good
example of how careful posing of the model can give the
suggestion of movement, or 'dynamics'.
By positioning the angle of the legs so that the weight is over
the front foot and the back leg is stretched out raising the
trailing foot the impression of forward movement is immediately
given. The position of the weapons and head also help to
emphasise the motion. The Warhound is an easy model to make
dynamic due to the multipart nature of the model and included
ball joints, however the same principles can be applied to most
of the Imperial Titans and is well worth experimenting with
before sticking the model together.
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