Introducing the classic plastic 1988 Warlord Titan Ferrum Dux, part of my growing War Griffons Titan legion.
Intact cardboard Void Shield spinny disc and everything. Mwah. Mwah mwah mwah.
Ferrum Dux was painted for a game of vintage Adeptus Titanicus (none of that fancy new 8mm stuff) against the forces of Jean-Baptiste & Associates. He joins the Warhound Titan that Jean-Baptiste also strong-armed me into painting, proving I'm nothing more than a monkey dancing to the whims of that man.
Epic scale Warhound Titan, Epic scale Walord Titan, and a 40K scale Intercessor Sergeant.
The Warlord kit is simple kit of only about a dozen pieces (compared to the modern version's 144), and has to be assembled in a very fixed pose of striding forward with the left leg. This has the effect of making multiple Warlords (like there'd be in this game) look like a dance troupe. To avoid this I amputated both legs at the knee, and replaced them with a pair of right legs so the ankles and knees would be symmetrical.
The indomitable power stance of an 1980s heavy metaller.
The humongous number of weapon options the kit came with have been cannibalised by years of my frivolous conversions, so I had to resort to some trimmed Technolog missile pods for the carapace. For bonus hipster points, the banner pole fitting is a cut down Zoid cannon. I magnetised all these options though so I can switch them out later if the guilt becomes too much. Or I find even rarer indie kits to incorporate.
Look at my pods!
The carapace banner designs are adapted from the Wayne England illustrations on the War Griffons spread in White Dwarf, as is pretty much the entire Warlord's colour scheme. However, this time I experimented with introducing the yellow you see a lot of modern War Griffons in. I'd previously thought it would look odd alongside the gold, but it worked a treat. And ultimately, I'm glad I'm getting all these colour experiments done before I commit paint to the 40K scale Armorcast Titans.
War Griffons spread from White Dwarf 120, December 1989.
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Carapace banner, front and back.
This mighty metal plastic warlord is now ready to come crashing down in sheets of flame on the gaming table, as it did right at the start of the long-anticipated game with Jean-Baptiste. War Griffons, huh, yeah, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing!
Here're my Titans fighting against my old tournament Ork army. You can see I have a big thing for big Titans with big banners and lots of big rockets.
The Bad Moon Ork Gargant Rokkit Bastid engages the War Griffons outside the walls of Gork's Fort, Nuke Castle.
Two Titans done, more on their way. I've got a second Warhound and a Reaver on the desk at the moment – watch this space.
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Ninjabread out!
