Converting Adeptus Titanicus Knights

[Trokair]

Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I assume that anybody who looks in this subforum will have built some AT Knights.

 

I have built and converted some Warhounds and I have Reaver to build just because I like the model, but I haven’t touched any Knights yet.

 

I have been thinking in recent weeks of converting a whole bunch of AT Knights for 40k use. Not sure what as yet but I just wanted to get some general feed back on what other people have done and how easy the models are to build, convert and so on. Are the any tricky bits or steps to watch out for?

 

I have a rough sense of scale but if anybody has any good comparisons that would also be helpful.

 

[Mandragola]

Welcome to the AT bit of the forum.

 

I haven’t thought about converting AT knights for 40K use. It sounds tricky really. The main problem I think you’d run into is that they’re a much finer scale, meaning that components tend to be a lot thinner. Plus they’re kind of recognisable as what they are I think. When you have one up close it just looks like a small version of a big thing, if that makes sense.

 

You might be able to do some cool stuff with bits. I imagine you could make a few bionic arms and legs from them, for example. Of course you could probably do just as well with skitarii.

 

The models go together pretty easily. The legs aren’t as poseable as the other AT kits though. The pelvis with the cables and flag connects in a certain way with the legs, so it would be awkward to change. You can muck about with the knees if you want. The ankle is complex with all the pistons.

 

There’s a guy called Rhu James who’s built an awesome traitor force with tons of conversions. He’s not on this forum but you can find him on assorted social platforms. They’re for AT but it might give you an idea of what can be done with the models.

 

It’s honestly a bit hard to give advice when you don’t know what you want to end up with... except to play a game of AT because it’s awesome.

[Fajita Fan]

Let me get you some pics, I put Empire, Mechanicus and SM weapons on my knights, the arms are easy to magnetize too.  They'd make fine Mechanicus units on 40mm or 50mm bases.

 

 

 

It’s honestly a bit hard to give advice when you don’t know what you want to end up with... except to play a game of AT because it’s awesome.

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[Fajita Fan]

Alright so I think you could totally do a Dark Mechanicum or skitari heavy Mechanicum army with AT knights. 40k guns will look heavy compared to the knights’ skinnier arms but it’s doable. These are from my King Arthur themed knight household that I STILL haven’t finished. 

I added a mix of Fantasy and 40k bits to make the banner leaders look a little fancier, you can go much wilder than I did. 

A converted Archeron I made from 40k flamer bits and paper clip fuel feeds. 

 

Arthur himself with a mix of Stormcast bits and magnetized arms. Don’t ask me what the lantern does, maybe this will count as an Atrapos knight when it’s not carrying a spear and shield. 
 

This was more of a Mechanicum assassin knight I made a long time ago with Mechanicum Ruststalker knives. I love this guy, he needs highlights. 

 

Size with a termie, Questoris are a tad taller and the Cerastus really tower over them. 

 

 

 

[Trokair]

Thank you both, and Fajita Fan, those are amazing! Really interesting what can be done with the kit.

 

No local players of AT as far as I know, so if I want to use them it will have to be as part of a conversion project. Just like my Warhounds that are serving as Venerable Dreads in my Deathwatch army.

 

I found Rhu’s army on Warhammer community. Thanks, that certainly is inspiring.

Fajita Fan, your King Arthur gives me strong indomitus Judiciar vibes. Also love the antler guy.

 

 

Way back when I saw the first three little knights in pictures from the preview event I decided that I want some to build/convert (and see if I can make a mini version of my own big knight).

 

Then when the Cerastus came out I played with the idea some more and considered maybe converting them and the normal ones to 40k. After toying with some ideas Knights as Deathwing Terminators and  Cerastus for Deathwing Knights seemed like a workable idea.  

 

However the numbers mismatch (models per kit verse number in units) was not great and I did not have an army where I could just add them to. On their own they just did not seem like a viable army. That and plastic Sisters meant I never actually took the idea further.

 

 

However now that more knights have come out, Indomitus has added some more Primaris option, and with the rumor of a Gravis armored troop choice coming in the new codex I am once again playing with the idea. The fact that Gravis armoured units come in group of three like the knights should also help with logistics.

 

So I am envisaging a small force along the lines of:

Four boxes of Questoris for two Gravis Troop choices, one Agressor unit (using the fists and missiles from the upgrade kit) and 1 Eradicator unit

Two boxes of Cerastus would make three Baldeguard and one captain.

One box of the new knights for two more charters of some sort.

 

 

Or maybe as smaller project of 1 box of Questoris  and 1 box of Cerastus  together with Stomrcast and AdMech bits as Wolfgard terminators in my not-Space Wolf conversion army.
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/353470-trokair%E2%80%99s-assorted-projects/

 

 

Fajita Fan, if you have Agressors and/or the new Indomitus units, could you kindly do a size comparison with those.

 

[General Zodd]

 

Alright so I think you could totally do a Dark Mechanicum or skitari heavy Mechanicum army with AT knights. 40k guns will look heavy compared to the knights’ skinnier arms but it’s doable. These are from my King Arthur themed knight household that I STILL haven’t finished.

I added a mix of Fantasy and 40k bits to make the banner leaders look a little fancier, you can go much wilder than I did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A converted Archeron I made from 40k flamer bits and paper clip fuel feeds.

 

 

 

Arthur himself with a mix of Stormcast bits and magnetized arms. Don’t ask me what the lantern does, maybe this will count as an Atrapos knight when it’s not carrying a spear and shield.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was more of a Mechanicum assassin knight I made a long time ago with Mechanicum Ruststalker knives. I love this guy, he needs highlights.

 

 

 

 

Size with a termie, Questoris are a tad taller and the Cerastus really tower over them.

 

 

 

 

 

They look great, Fajita! I’ve seen references and snippets of your work on them, but seeing them all together like that really shows off the idea, fantastic!

[Fajita Fan]

Thanks, they’re a project just languishing. I started those early last year when the Cerastus kit came out and never finished.

 

I have some Gravis armor to compare, it’s their legs that are really chunkier. There’s a lip on the back of the Cerastus model where you could mount things like grenade or missile launchers.