The Right to Rearm Titan's Right Arms

 

The most challenging part of this whole upgrade was taking off the right side Volcano Cannon. I had planned for this day when I assembled the Titan, using Velcro to hold the Volcano Cannon in place until the Gatling Blaster was released. 

That wound up taking far too long. The sticky tape holding the Velcro in place gave up one hot day and the Cannon fell off. No damage, but I decided I would use just enough CA glue to hold the massive weapon in place. 

The day finally arrived to remove the "temporary" Cannon. With the help of Mrs. Blackheart I gently rocked the weapon up and down until the CA finally cracked and came loose with to ill effects at all!

I love it when a plan comes together.

Yellow paint was added to all the weapon shields, the head and a kneepad, making it feel much more like a War Griffons Titan. 

A few decals, some epoxy to hold the new weapon in place, and done!

I am very pleased with the outcome. Just feels more finished, and finally the weapon loadout I had always wanted. Now to make a mission to let her loose on the table again.

Tempestus Rex Walks

The Big Guns Never Tire

Clean, Wash, and Straighten

Not that many parts in the Gatling Arm kit, just big and heavy. Crisp details, a bit of flash, and some big mold lines. No problem.

One evening trimming and cleaning up the parts, followed by a nice warm soapy bath. For the Gatling Blaster, not me. 

On to the dry fitting, and...crap. Three of the gun barrels are warped. I'm not really surprised due to the part length and how long it took to ship to Southern California from England. 

Now for a really hot bath, like boiling hot.

This step is kind of tricky, and requires a zen-like patience. Dip the offending part into the boiling water for a few seconds. Pull it out to see if you can bend it a bit, if so, then shape it to your will.

Then douse in cold water and dry fit again. Repeat as long as it takes.

And took quite a few attempts to get all three barrels just right. The assembly of the gatling section is not for the faint of heart or easily frustrated. The next day it was time for paint.

I spray primed all the parts black, then sprayed the weapon housing in Boltgun, and the barrels with Titanium. Good starting point for the brush work to commence.

Next up: A simple-ish arm swap.

The Power of Resin Compels You

With a Hot Water Assist 

 

New Year, New Gatling Blaster

Long ago I assembled and painted my Forge World Warlord Titan. It was a awesome event in my modeling career. When I got it, the only arm weapon options were: Volcano Cannon. That's it.

More were promised "soon", and in fact the Plasma BigMuthaCannon did come out a few months later, followed by the Huge Honkin' Powerfist. But what I really wanted was a gatling cannon the size of a Warhound. Last year I finally got that. 

In the meantime I had re-done the paint job on my actual Warhound Titan, so I had a Warlord upgrade in mind. A new weapon arm and a little more paint to fall in line with the Warhound.

Tempestus Rex: The Before Picture.

Now it's time to spring into action!  

Next up: Time to...wash?

Let The Forges Be Relit!

Just Not Too Close to the Resin.

 

Happy New Year!

 

Hope everyone had a good Holiday season. Now is the time, of course, for New Year Resolutions.

Yay. I do have a few things I will try and do with this space:

More posts. Everybody says that, but it gets difficult. Still, I shall try.

More posts on subjects other than than 40k. I do love 40K, but it's is not the start and end of my hobby. Just a big chunk of it. I have some projects coming up that will have some substantial gaming tie ins, so I will share them here. Air Combat and Sci-Fi.

See if there is any way to get a few more eyes on this blog. Are blogs dead? I've been told that a lot recently. Many gaming pages have migrated over to Facebook and Instagram. Maybe I will too.  

I have several ideas for ongoing features, I do hope you will hang around.

It's The Year of the Tiger

It'll Be Gr-r-reat!