Update - Warlord Titan No. 258 - Raptor Astra, Legio Astorum - 9 Apr 24

TOC's own Admin, Princeps Seniores Siph has completed the re-paint Rites of Colour once again for his Warlord "Raptor Astra" of Legio Astorum.

Warlord Titan "Raptor Astra" Walks!

Warlord No.258 came up for sale at a great price and was already built and painted to an excellent standard but the blue was slightly different from Siph's own Astorum Blue (Kantor Blue) so this God Engine has undergone the Rites of Colour for the third time.

The mighty Sunfury Plasma Annihilator ready to unleash a caged sun to incinerate the enemies of the Emperor and Omnissiah.

At the rear you can see the preserved yellow Pauldron armour plates from the original scheme, the front panels however where re-painted blue. The Princeps is quietly having a break on the rear boarding platform... 

Maybe a Tabac smoker or grabbing some fresh air/smell of burnt enemies?

The rear of the banner, designed and printed by Drake Seta from our own Titan Owners Club.

Some Knight House Malinax debris from the latest vanquished foe on the base. 

The head has been swapped out from the original Mars Alpha and Warlord "Ex-Noctia" No.10 already has that style for a Mars-Beta from Warhammer World.

The Heraldic Shields used the now OOP Legio Astorum Titan decals from Forgeworld.

The black sun eclipse motif of Legio Astorum, from the FW decals and extended by overpainting to the edge. These are designed for the Shoulder pads. 

Legio Astorum often adorn the Titans with star maps to show the battle honours, depicting previous battles and conquests.

The head cowling armour in the black and white scheme, a nice nod to the previous owner and scheme before that (once was painted Mortis and then stripped).

Here is "Raptor Astra" leading the charge alongside "Dominus Victoria" (L) and "Ex-Noctia" (R). The spearhead of Legio Astorum's "Emperor's Halo" Maniple.

Also armed with an Arioch Power Claw with in-built Vulcan Mega Bolter array.

And if you wondered how these get transported to events, you can see the magnetised parts and spare weapon option. All interchangeable between all the Warlords Siph has. The waist is also magnetised which means a much easier transportation broken down into bubble-wrapped pieces.