Princeps Shark: An Introduction

Hello all! I am Robert or, as you will see me here, Princeps Shark. I am pleased to be your incoming US Branch chairman. Some may consider me “old school” as I began my journey with Warhammer back in 1988, but I am just as passionate about the hobby as when I started.  I have been a TOC member since 2017, and have since added two more engines.

I have always had a love of giant robots. I collect Transformers, build Gunpla and have a nice assortment of Games Workshop models. The extension into resin God-Engines was a natural progression. My resin addiction began with an Avenger Strike Fighter, followed by a Marauder Destroyer. Adding a Warhound (Mars-4622 )in 2017 was the next logical step. I currently field armies from the Astra Militarum (13th Cadian Irregulars), Chaos Space Marines (Sons of Fulgrim-Emperor’s Children Warhost), Imperial Knights (Knights of House Kreil) and this year will be adding Adeptus Mechanicus (Beta-Median Titan Cohort Numina-Thoth). Of course, I also command a maniple of God-Engines of Legio Perennia (Mars-4622, Mars-5891, Warbringer-156).

Animus Invictus Ferro and Venator Saevus

Vigilate Sagittarius: Titan Arcus Maniple Sentinel Rho

Knight's of House Kreil: Faithful Retainers to Legio Perennia

I have been lucky enough to have been the Southwest Regional Coordinator and US Branch Secretary-Treasurer for the last three years. In my position, I have had the pleasure of planning events and interacting with some of the membership. I am looking forward to getting the chance to meet more of you soon and continue the work of my predecessors. 

Please feel free to reach out to me at tocusa.chair@gmail.com.

L.P ( Princeps Tesarius ) Introduction.

Brothers and sisters old and new, it is a pleasure to be a part of something near and dear to my heart. First an introduction: my name is Lyden P., and you'll see me post as Princeps Tesarius on the blog. I have been active within the Titan community as a whole since 2016 when I purchased my first engine. I am extremely honoured to have been asked to join the admin team, and wish to thank them for considering me. I will do my utmost to help the TOC.

Warlord Titan "PHLEGETHON"

I genuinely love Titans and seeing new and established members share their love and passion for the GOD-ENGINES! It makes the TOC community a great place to be. Speaking of Titans, I am the proud owner of my Legio Fureans maniple comprising of the following engines:


• Warlord#408 "PHLEGETHON"
• Warbringer#205 "KHARON-HADES"
• Reaver#1906 "CAVALCANTE"
• Reaver#1970 "ANTENOR"
• Reaver#2509 "RUBICANTE"
• Warhound#4744 "CERBERUS"
• Warhound#4630 "EPICURSUS"
• Warhound#4776 "OVID"
• Warhound#5362 "MALACODA"

A Warlord and a Reaver "hunting".

The Warhound "OVID"

My Legio has done me proud so far, serving in two Walks and claiming many engine kills! I plan to make allied Knights in the future but I currently have no Knight Banners. This has been a true passion project. I've worked hard over the last few years and now I can enjoy fielding them at our Walks. It feels epic.

Reaver Titan "CAVALCANTE"

A little about myself before I close out, I am 28 years old and hail from the northwest UK (Cumbria). I have been in the hobby since I was 8 years old and have never looked back. I love being able to share what knowledge and skills I have learned in my years behind a brush. I like to think I am approachable and always willing to help in whatever way I can. With this I would like to thank the admin team again and to thank each and every one of our members for having me. I hope to serve you and the TOC well.


*WARHORNS SOUND*

Introducing Tagg

Hello All!

I'm Tagg, a fairly new member of Titan Owners Club and the newest member of the TOC staff. You may have seen me  posting here in the comments on other Titans and soon making new posts themselves. The team was kind enough to think of me when they needed extra help, and I look forward to sharing my love of Titans with all the other Titan lovers out there and help grow the community. I know how exciting it was to see my own engines get posted online so I am excited to help get more lovely engines registered and fight some of them soon!

I've been in the hobby for over 10 years now, and I definitely can't seem to kick this resin addiction. I enjoy all aspects of the hobby, but I am mostly a builder at heart. Give me a pile of plasti-card, a bitz box, and a gallon of super glue and I'll build anything. I love to scrap together new terrain pieces or all manner of ork vehicles; I make it a point that none of my vehicles look the same, from trukks to my greatest construct, a Great Gargant. I like to read the books as well, and have knocked out the first 30 of the Horus Heresy series. Reading Mechanicum really got me interested in the Titans. My own Titan journey finally began late one night last year while browsing Ebay. I stumbled across a Lucius Warhound, in rough shape but whole and needing some love, and I couldn't say no. Fast forward; I am now the proud owner of three (3) Titans. Magna Tormentum : Mars Class Reaver (Reaver-AWOC-13), Oculus Aquilae : Lucius Warhound (Lucius-AWOC7), and the newly arrived Mars Warhound (Mars-5402). They belong to Legio Oberon; a Legio that had no details previously so I have made it into my own with a flaming sword banner and orange/black theme. They have both had a Walk but have yet to square off against an enemy Titan, so I cannot wait for my first Engine Kill! 

"Klaus" stands ready with a new paint job and base.

   

 "Mags" with her new weaponry. 

 

 

Newly arrived #5402 is ready for the Rite of Cleansing.

 

 

Legio Oberon stands ready to bring the Emperors justice

 

UV Glow. Tom Markham does wonders.

I'm a huge history buff as well, and was amazed at how many historical references there are in 40k; something I find fantastic. I love to read and chat about anything from the Bronze Age to World War 2. I'm routinely reading either a historical piece or a 40k book of some kind. Since I can't resist mixing history and 40k, I'm also working on a new force of Secutarii Hoplites to escort my God-Engines into combat. However they will be built up to look like a Macedonian Phalanx from antiquity with long sarissa pikes and I am really excited to start that project.

Mags is very excited as you can see. 

My primary army for 40k is my Death Korps of Krieg (see resin addiction :D). The 219th siege regiment, I love the models and they got me started down the path of Forge World. They were also a driving factor for getting the Lucius Warhound. Since Lucius provides Krieg with their equipment, couldn't pass that chance to sync my Legio with my primary 40k army! I also have a large Ork army complete with its own Stompa mob and Great Gargant. I also have a gargantuan squiggoth coming soon!

Keep an eye out for my name soon enough and I look forward to meeting some of you, and chatting with the rest of you on here!

~Tagg

Changing of the Guard- New Staff

In the club's history we've added staff three times.  The first with Shadow, then adding Hertford and DJ.  We're happy to need four people on the blog because it reflects how much we are doing and the "growing pains" we experience.  Sometimes life gets in the way, as we all know.

Unfortunately, today we have to announce that DJ is stepping down from his role as a staff member of Titan Owners Club.  Health and personal matters, none of which are life threatening, have forced him to step back so much that he is unable to assist us any further.  He would have liked to be able to tell you himself, but things with his health and personal matters came to a head so quickly that he asked us if we could handle the announcement.  Health, friends, and family always come before the hobby.  

We are grateful for the help that DJ has provided Drake, Shadow, and Hertford over these past four months.  In our own little "Mournival" he has been our Tarik Torgaddon, our light-hearted joker.  And like Torgaddon, he also got the job done.  We'd like to say one thing to DJ for all of his hard work:

DJ will always be welcome among TOC and if the need ever arises to increase staff once more and he is up for it, we may see his return.  

Today is not all bad news, though.  While losing DJ sucks and it's a blow to TOC, we were able to reach out to another of the strong contenders in our staff search and he's accepted the position vacated by DJ.  Tagg will be our newest staff member on the US side and you'll hear from him soon.  Wish him luck as Shadow and DJ complete his training, for soon you'll have a new Princeps to pester. You'll be able to reach Tagg as the titan.owners.club.moderati@gmail.com address, giving you the same ease of access to him as you've had with DJ.

Col.Hertford - An introduction

Hi, I’m Col.Hertford,

I have been a longtime member of the administration team here at the Titan Owners Club Forge.  I’ve known Drake in RL™ for a while now, and a little while ago he asked me if I would like to help on at the club, not really an offer I had a mind of refusing.

I have been a member since September 2015, I’ve been previously featured in an interview here.  At the time I had the following titans;

• ·         Lucius Warhound No745 - Lupus ad pecus, Legio Gryphonicus
• ·         Reaver Titan No1855 - Bellator Ferum, Legio Tempestus
• ·         Warlord Titan No.163 - Custodi Tempestas, Legio Tempestus

Since the interview, the Reaver has been made battle ready, and I have acquired a further two titans:

• ·         Warlord Titan No.489, originally listed as Gustus Bilem, Legio Mortis (but rumours persist the forces of Legio Tempestus Recovered the hull to replenish their strength.
• ·         Mar Pattern Warhound 4870 – To be named, Legio Tempestus which is not registered on the club as yet.

As is probably obvious from the above, I’m a bit of a titan lover.  Indeed certain of my friends (and more worryingly my wife) have indicated, it’s a pretty unhealthy obsession.  Obviously, my fellow TOC members will understand this for the virulent scrap code lies it is.

I have now (2026) stepped away from my Admin role but remain an ardent TOC Member and Titan Walk participant, owning my own Battle Mat, terrain and Demi-Legio!

Bellator Ferum in its ill fated march in support of Legio Mortis.

Custodi Tempestas sporting a fetching mixed carapace weapon load out.

Gustus Bilem being "protected" by Alpha Legion

Custodi Tempestas and the recovered Gustus Bilem under construction in the Forges of Legio Tempestus

I’m passionate about titans and love the old Adeptus Titanicus and Codex Titanicus Rules.  I recently played in the second Horus Heresy Weekender demo game of the new version of Adeptus Titanicus.  Having played the basic rules, I have to say I’m already hooked.

The first tasks for me is to work with Drake to arrange a UK TOC event, and finish a very important post about changes in membership in light of the new Adeptus Titanicus rules.

The long hobby war continues…

Shadow - An Introduction

I thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself to the Titan Owners Club at large.

 
I'm Nick, a fellow Titan owner and the new member of the TOC team. But you guys will see me on here as Shadow (or ShadowWolf32387 depending on which account I'm on in a given day.) Drake was kind enough to offer me the opportunity to be a part of the team that updates the TOC and to help drive progress as this group continues to grow and the world sees the love of the hobby and in particular those of us who love the stomping God-Machines of the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000.

I've been a hobby person from a young age, starting at 8 years-old with model cars and motorcyles. As my mom tells it, I always had a thing for taking things apart and then putting them back together. As I've gotten older, the taking them apart has faded while a love for putting things together has never waned. I still build my old models and of course I'm also in to the 40k hobby now as well. I'm actually a new addition to the 40k hobby and have finally (I can imagine Drake is cackling at this) made the jump into Horus Heresy. I started playing 40k literally the day Sixth Edition officially dropped.
While I am relatively new to the hobby and a bit of a young blood compared to many others, I'm by no means uneducated or lacking in knowledge.  I have a great hobby mentor in my best friend, who taught me a lot about 40k and the really old fluff, and I'm a self professed "lore whore".  Put a 40k, Horus Heresy, or Titan related book in front of me and I can't get enough of reading it.  Drake himself is why I got to experience Titanicus.

My primary army for 40k is my personal Chapter, the Hunter Wolves, descendents of the Blood Angels.  I also have several other 40k forces, and a Blood Angels Legion for 30k.  However, I've always had a thing for mecha and robots, and so the concept of commanding a Titan in my games was an immediate draw.  My all-time favorite movie is still Robot Jox, if anyone can remember that old classic.

All it took was some time, a lot of patience, and a good tax return and eventually I was able to get my first Titan.  That being the beautiful Venator Lupus.  I do plan to get an additional Warhound as I'm very much a fluff bunny when I game.  I look forward to getting her sister on this blog eventually, and probably a Reaver too if my love holds.

I also do Imperial Knights with my forces and the Titan Guard for Venator.

I'm looking forward to contributing to this blog and helping Drake to boost the membership of TOC as well as to help add some new features to the blog.  He and I are already working on some ideas to expand content and there is even an experimental content piece going up in a few days that we think you will like.  It's time for the Titans to walk, and I'm glad to be a part of this beautiful initiative.


Shadow