Guardian Paru Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Looking to make a Mechanicus knight And was looking for ideas So far i'm thinking a penitent engine for the body and using sentinel and dreadnaught bitz for weapons and details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Orlock Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 That wouldn't feel large enough to me. From what I recall of the ancient epic figures, knights were about the size of a 40k marine, warhounds little smaller than an Ogryn. Dreads were mabey ratling sized. The analogous scale would then be about double a dreads height, and fairly robust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Bloodwolf Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 A little off topic but I think Knights of Mars is a great name for a Iron Hands successor. Mind if I use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Paru Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 A little off topic but I think Knights of Mars is a great name for a Iron Hands successor. Mind if I use it? Go for it I'm developing a liber astartes group based around the secret of the void dragon on mars I'm calling them The Dragon Gaurd this is going to be An HQ unit Any way back on topic I'm also afraid the model might be too small as well I could try to extend the legs and arms so that it gets its hieght but with a small torso so it doesn't turn into a gundam on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the damned artificer Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Check out this forum, we had a Knight contest there some time ago <_< http://z6.invisionfree.com/adeptusmechanic...p?showtopic=638 You could also check my warseer plog and check my own knight out. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.p...681&page=22 http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee354/SteffenSJensen/my%20hobby%20rebirth/010420101215.jpg The scale for a Knight has been set to between 18 and 20 cm by FW's Will Hayes in an interview once, and is the standard measurement accepted in the community as far as I'm concerned. And I'd suggest using a defiler as basis for your build, and the sentinel kit gives you a great cockpit. Hope this helps, and enjoy your build off :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Paru Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Thanks for the sites but I feel how aa knight should look it shouldn't have a titan look to it but more open and central to showing off the pilot than concealing him away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the damned artificer Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I'm looking forward to seeing your model , sounds like you got a new perspective I've not seen modelled before In the old fluff there is apparently knights and herders, and the herders should be open topped like sentinels which is there stated to be derived from the herder design, anyway here's a link to the fluff. Hope it inspires you http://z6.invisionfree.com/adeptusmechanic...hp?showtopic=70 Deus Mechanicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Paru Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thats some interesting fluff indeed thanks for the link. as for getting this model started I'm still in my sketch phase but will definitely keep u guys posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the damned artificer Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Show the sketches That's always a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Paru Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 I don't have a scanner and i don't think my webcam will give them justice but I'll see what I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Bloodwolf Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 So then are you looking to make something kind of like a mech shown in various movies? (Avatar, Aliens, Disrict 9, The Matrix 3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Paru Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Kinda but I'm more or less using fluff from the HH novel Mechanicum And for Artificier heres my sketch http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g41/diskjock89/Picture0018.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the damned artificer Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 The drawing looks nice :angry: are you gonna use the sentinel cockpit for your head or something smaller ?? In Mechanicum the knights of Taranis are described as nine metres tall, and have enclosed cockpits, so I can't figure out where in the novel you're getting your design ideas from. Not criticising your design at all, just a bit confused :P Anyway I'm still looking forward to seeing your model :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjørn eirik Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 just throwing in my two cents here; open mechas are pretty stupidly made, since it would be pretty easy to just pick off the driver/rider/whatever. CLOSED mechas = lotsa armoured fun! and your drawing is nice, will keep an eye on this thread/ any wip threads you'd make of Ad Mech :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakene Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Am planning on building a dozen knights myself, called the Knights of Zodiac. Strangely they will be named after the star signs. Am currently constructing 5 of them, and will be painting them using the colours of the olympic rings as their base colour. (the missus' idea) 1 Paladin, 2 Lancers and 2 Wardens to start with. I am using papercraft Mechwarrior plans for them, which should leave them about 8-9 inches each. I think the smaller Titans look far better chicken-walker style personally. Good luck with your own dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'd use the plans based on known imagery for Knights - the Knights we have seen are either 1st edition Space Marine (e.g. Warden with tracks, super skinny lancers etc) or those from the Titan Legions game, with more titan-like appearance - almost like giant astartes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehobbit Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) I went and measured my old Titan Legion era knight models. These are epic scale minis so you need to multiply their sizes by 5 to get to 40k scale. Plastic Knight Paladin (about the same size as my metal one) Height: 28mm Width at Shoulders: 23 mm Foot to Hip: 17mm (measuring to the hip "axle") The Knight Lancer was significantly taller and I picked one of mine that had straight legs Height: 38 mm Width: 24mm Foot to Hip: 22 mm One thing about the Lancer is that his Power Lance is actually 1 mm longer that the model is tall. So, I estimate that they should be from 5-7" tall. Edited November 24, 2010 by Hedgehobbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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