Mori Quake Cannon Unboxing

Nineteen (19) grueling months after the renders were shown and we finally have the Mori Quake Cannon available.  We got our hands on some and we have to say this is an impressive gun.

It's very well designed, has all of the detail you expect, and is very crisp with little mould line issues (which would be really weird for something brand new).

Join us later when we do our build article.

The usual white box of awesome. 

Very well done and cast.

Warbringer Nemesis Mars-Delta Head Unboxing

 Hello Princeps,

I have a Warbringer Nemesis Titan in the to-do pile, however I never committed to buying a head with the first purchase of Body and Carapace Main Armament, the Mori-Quake Cannon. I am glad I held off and now Forge World have released an alternative head and carapace main armament (Belicosa Volcano Cannon - currently only available as a bundle with the Warbringer Body).

Lets unbox this alternative Knightly head...

The box o'resin joy

Inside the parts are packed neatly into two compartments to avoid breakages in warp translation.

The Mars-Delta Head comes with full instructions

Clear and in colour, a vast improvement to what's still found in Warhound and Reaver titans!

The Princeps and Moderati I believe are the same as the crew in the original Warbringer Mars-Alpha head which is a little disappointing and a missed opportunity in my opinion.

The Heraldic Shields are a different design which is nice.

The only change to the kit from the Mars-Alpha is the main faceplates, one with a Knightly Cross, and the other grill perforations, mimicking the Medieval Knight style..

Inside the Command Deck is highly detailed with machinery and dials and view screens for the Princeps and Moderati to fight the Titan.

The Neck piece has pre-drilled holes for magnets which line up with the Neck piece in the main Warbringer Body kit, allowing head swaps between Titans, so even if you have an existing Titan with Mars-Alpha Head, you'll be able to swap the head for the Mars-Delta if you so wished.

Even though the Princeps is the same as the Mars-Alpha Warbringer head, he is very characterful and nothing a head swap wouldn't change if you had both and wanted some personality differences.

Overall, a clean cast kit, little flash and no observed mould slippage and only one or two bubbles in the trim to fill easily with greenstuff. A nice addition to the Warbringer range. I just need to start the Warbringer project....

Cheers, Princeps Seniores Siph, TOC Admin.

Warlord Macro Gatling Blaster Unboxing

Hello Princeps, today as a end of year treat I thought I would share with you my Warlord Macro Gatling Blasters that arrived so I can show what you can expect from the FW box of goodness. The usual presentation we get for Warlord weapons, complete with the barcode and QR code. 

Yes I bought two, had too, a "Dakka-Titan" is a dream of mine, I'm now awaiting the carapace Battle Titan Gatling Blasters, currently in AT scale but the CAD is done so they should be released forthwith, we at TOC will let you know as soon as they do! A dual Gatling Blaster, dual Macro Gatling Blaster titan will make me want to buy a second Warlord! 

Inside there is a colour instruction leaflet, a vast improvement over the Warhound and Reaver instructions, stage by stage and a kit list too.

The first thing I did was check all the parts and check for damage or warpage - none detected, all great and if in doubt, give FW a call and their customer service is brilliant, they will replace any faults.

I noticed that the Ammo Magazine was hollow, a weight improvement and opportunity for some hobbyists who could mount a motor and battery pack to drive a rotary drive for the barrels...

Next the bags of resin krak, joy!

The smaller bag contained the barrels and rotary drum plus separately packed in bubble wrap two barrel supports.

The larger bag of the two contained the main gun assembly, magazine and two armour panels, with the added bonus that these can be kept off separately for painting ease. I do like the ammo feed and the glimpse of the shells as they are fed into the gun.

Here is a close up of the hollow magazine, plenty of space for a battery pack, small motor and a switch.

The spent shell casings are ejected through the ejection port underneath. The barrels are rotated using the barrel rotating assembly on the bottom left

A close up of the rotating gear shows a cog gear to mesh with the cylinder gear on the barrels

A clever design feature is the resin vent is hidden in the space the rotating gear sits

The Ammo Hopper

The Armoured Cowling can be left off for assembly and ease of painting

The main weapon piece shows the ammo feed belt from the magazine into the top barrel where a piston rams in the shell, then the barrels rotate and fired at the six o'clock position where the shell casing is ejected, and then the barrels rotate up the other side, presumed checked clear and doused before being loaded again,

Finally, for the curious Reaver Titan Princeps out there, here is a size comparison between the Reaver Gatling Blaster and the Warlord Macro Gatling Blaster - a colossus of a weapon!

This kit was extremely well designed and you can tell how tightly the parts are meant to fit together.  The modular way this kit was done will make painting easier, minimal clean up required and importantly the barrels are all straight.

And from all of us at TOC, a Happy New Titan-filled Year! May your reactors burn hot and your aim stay true, stay out of the red and in the blue!

Cheers, Princeps Majoris Siph, EUR/UK Admin.

Sunfury Plasma Annihilator Unboxing

Plasma weaponry, bane of any enemy type, dangerous to the user, and a vicious death.  The Sunfury Plasma Annihilator wielded by the Warlord Titan is fearsome and feared for good reason.  Today we unbox this beast.

The usual presentation we get for Warlord weapons, complete with the barcode and QR code.

A colored instruction manual.

Those are some MASSIVE chunks of resin.  The generator bank and main body are solid pieces of resin and are certainly no joke.

This kit was extremely well designed and you can tell how tightly the parts are meant to fit together.  The modular way this kit was done was also done in mind with making painting easier, especially with the way the gaps are set between the four plasma coils on the gun.  The mould lines were not too bad and the quality is exactly as you would expect from one of Forge World's larger kits.

Warlord Carapace Lasers Unboxing

Laser weaponry tends to (but not always) define the Nemesis subclass of Titans, particularly the Warlord.  The most infamous loadout of a Nemesis type Warlord Titan is what is affectionately known as a "Laserlord", where it's two Belicosa Volcano Cannons and carapace mounted laser blasters.  Today, we unbox the Warlord Titan carapace laser blasters.

White box of awesome, including barcode and QR scan.

Two bags and the colored instruction booklet.

The pistons and the laser barrels are well designed, and the pistons are not likely to break in transit due to how they were cast.

Some giant chunks of resin there, but it will also make building the body easier.

Overall, the quality of the kit was good, though there were mould lines than previous Warlord kits, and one of the barrels was bent a bit funny despite the thickness of it.  It was a good kit, and the mould lines, while not great to deal with, were still workable.  Building this beast is a different matter and Shadow was unable to take pictures of it, meaning that a build article for this weapon may take some time for us to get to.

Adeptus Titanicus- Warhound Unboxing

Everyone knows the iconic chicken-walkers of Warhammer 40,000; the Warhound Titan.  It's an enduring classic that is the introduction of many a Titan owner to the ranks of the biggest and baddest kits in the hobby.  Now we get the tiny versions of them!

THE BOX

In the same vein as the other releases for Adeptus Titanicus, the box features the Warhounds, the AT logo, and some examples of the Legios. Interestingly, the Warhounds abandon the black and blue cover found during the initial releases in favor of a full battle scene.

And of course an instruction booklet and transfers to go with your Warhounds (more on that later).

The Warhounds come on three different sprues (we're beginning to sense a pattern of threes here- hmmmm) as per the usual.  One sprue contains the main body assembly, while another contains the armor panels.  Unlike the Warlord and Reaver kits, the Warhounds contain ALL of their weapons in the kit since they only have the four options.  However, it's been stated that more specialist gear may come out of Forge World for the Warhounds later on, so time will tell if we'll get more for them later.  The best part about the Warhound kit is that you have enough parts for TWO full Warhounds, with two copies of each weapon included in the kit.  You'll have plenty of options, especially with special panels to show allegiance to the Imperium or the Warmaster.

Warlord Titan Carapace Apocalypse Missile Launchers Unboxing

Today we unbox one of the Warlord's carapace weapon: the Apocalypse Missile Launchers.  Truthfully, this is probably the most simple kits to open up and get working on for the Warlord.

Each launcher comes bubble wrapped for protection.  They are actually GIANT chunks of resin.

There aren't many parts, and the missile heads are each a separate piece so that you can create different looks.

After cleaning and gate removal.

There wasn't a lot of flash on this kit and it was really easy to remove.  However, mould lines were a bit more prevalent in this kit than I would have expected for it being so new.  This weapon option for the Warlord is certainly easy to build and goes together quickly, which we'll cover in the build tutorial in a few days.

Arioch Power Claw Unboxing

Lightning-wreathed weapons are a staple in Warhammer 40,000.  The lightning claw is one of the iconic weapons of the game in which we play, and the Arioch Power Claw takes that weapon up to 11.  Today, we cover the unboxing of the Warlord's primary melee weapon.  Later on in another article we'll show you how it was built, too.

The lovely front of the white box that the claw comes in, including barcode and QR scan.

This kit comes in plenty of parts, several as a result of the poseability and articulation desired in this kit.

As usual, a colored instruction booklet.

All of the parts before removing the gates and flash.  The kit also comes with the option to build the fingers with flat ends, giving the appearance of a power fist, or tines, which make it look more like a lightning claw.

The obligatory shot for scale.

And all cleaned up.

Removing all of the gates and flash on the kit is easy.  The release agent isn't stuck hard to the parts and the cleanup is easy with a sharp hobby blade and files.  However, the armor panels that attach to the main hand will be heat sensitive due to their shape, so working with them should be done with some caution.  Mould slip was present but not too hard to handle as it could be solved with files, and scraping away mould lines like on a plastic model.