Blackadder's Lucius Pattern Warhound Titan

[Blackadder]

Since it doesn't appear I ever posted a Warhound WIP thread on this forum and I am about to resurrect my Lucius Warhound scratch built Warhound on other forums I feel it a good place to do so here. Any questions about how I scratch built 'Lucie' will be gladly answered.

 

'Lucie', my Warhound is entirely hand made and has fully articulated joints so she can be posed in any reasonable position much like a Barbie doll. (The inevitable jokes and innuendo insert here) The leg joints are PVC tubing with wood dowel axles hammered in for a tight joint fit. Over the years these joints have worn slightly so replacement is on my schedule to bring Lucie back to her prime. I shall be accomplishing this in subsequent posts........

 

Meanwhile some close up images of Lucie's foot detail as I recount the new display base:

 

"Yer watching too many Marvel comic movies, in the real world crushing a tank would be just about impossible.

 

Even if the the entire 350 tons of Warhound's mass were brought to bear on the tank, the internal structure of the tank would not be compromised."

 

Ruins Base # One:

 

First layer of cork and some ruins bitz that need to be trimmed to fit the base and allow a passage for the Warhound.

 

 http://i.imgur.com/ylZb4Ph.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ylZb4Phl.jpg

 

Front view needs terracing and the foundation of the ruin needs raising.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/bLtrooF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bLtrooFl.jpg

 

Side view show the difficulty of multilevel terrain.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Sostu8A.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Sostu8Al.jpg

 

Rear view of ruin shows the Gothic arches need to be trimmed to allow the foot to pass

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ulx2qZT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Ulx2qZTl.jpg

 

Ditto.

 

http://i.imgur.com/dpN0ltb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dpN0ltbl.jpg

 

All the tread work is virtually unseen.... but at least I know it's there.

 

http://i.imgur.com/kRHXBBJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kRHXBBJl.jpg

 

Anyone know the kit name and or number of these ruins; I can't find the item on the GW website.

[IamJacksUserName]

The ruins on your base were a part of the old 3rd edition started kit. The one with the dark eldar and marines.

[Lucien Eilam]

Anyone know the kit name and or number of these ruins; I can't find the item on the GW website.

 

http://solegends.com/citcat2000/c2000p145-00.htm

[Blackadder]

Thanks for the replies; 'Stuff of Legends' is a great site, thanks for the link.

 

Here's an update on the base:

 

I actually have two sets of these ruins but I was just curious about the source.

 

A Learning Experience:

 

The following images are more FYI than instructions on how to make a base/diorama because I have little idea where I am going with these bases.

 

http://i.imgur.com/d7oez3V.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/d7oez3Vl.jpg

 

I'm sure people more savvy with base construction can find errors I am committing with my preliminary work but I have madness to my methods.

 

http://i.imgur.com/u2HNYUZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/u2HNYUZl.jpg

 

One thing I note on some of the ruins I see planted on bases is they usually do not have foundations. Even my mentor Jaro didn't allow that the building does not just sit on the ground but has a basement dug into the earth/bedrock whathaveyou so the building is anchored.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5j7CfOZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5j7CfOZl.jpg

 

So to allow for this I made fine cork angled strips that will be coated with fine sand to simulate a concrete footing.

 

http://i.imgur.com/3ZnO9Fl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3ZnO9Fll.jpg

 

In this final photo I show the foot print recesses for the Warhound that probably will be partially filled with debris so the Warhound will also be situated in the display rather than just floating scale inches above the terrain.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UdNqLed.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UdNqLedl.jpg

 

None of this is to be taken as gospel but is just as I perceive it should be.