Putting Together A Castellan Imperial Knight Kit.
So, I decided to build an Imperial Knights army for 8th Edition of Warhammer 40K.
I started in Adeptus Titanicus and Epic Space Marine back in the early 90s.
Rogue Trader and 2nd Edition, I played Harlequins.
Then, I had a large Khornate Chaos Space Marine army for 3rd edition.
Then, kids and family, plus I started as a freelancer in the miniatures industry, which left me no time to collect and play.
Now, I'm back. I dig the fact that WH40K has become a mecha game with the introduction of the Knights as a new army in 7th edition.
So, I bought a few Knight Armigers, the tiny "chicken-walker" mechs, and built them up.
As a reward for myself for finishing the rewrite of Junctionworld Book One: Defiance, I bought a BIG Dominus-class Knight called the Castellan.
It's a big boy. Let's walk through the work as I built it up slowly...
It's a big boy. Let's walk through the work as I built it up slowly...
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Thanks to my brother, Mark, who bought me some aftermarket leg and torso extenders. The Knight looks great, both visually and vertically.
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Initial dry assembly. I left the armor panels off, so they can be painted separate.
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Base coat of black for the main chassis and weapons, and OD green for the armor panels.
It's huge!
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Main coat, accent colors, and nuln oil. It's simple, but I like the effect on a military machine.
No fancy-pants paint schemes for my stuff! Because I'm rubbish at painting! ;)
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Here it is in all its glory. I really enjoyed putting this kit together. From a mech designer's point of view, it's a marvel of precision in assembly, especially considering that it's injection molded.
It just needs basing and maybe a few decals, and it'll be done.
Thanks!
Bear
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