Today, we’re releasing the hounds and looking at oldie but a goodie, the storm hound walker, in today’s hobby showcase showdown!
Welcome back hobby maniac’s, we’re doing a bit of flashback slash hobby showcase to get us not only some nostalgia but also some hobby juice flowing.
This little guy, I cal him the Storm Hound Walker, was made about 5 years ago when the Storm Talon First came out. I was looking at the Storm Talon and thinking about the neat things I could make with the model; This is back when Games Workshop released black boxes to the stores and let us figure out how to make them; and of course how to pitch them to people to add to their own armies. When I first assembled this little guy I got a lot of positive feedback but I never really put him into play because I didn’t have much of a use for him.
When the knight titans came out I said, “oh hey, I could use this as a counts as titan!” but I never did that either.
That being said, its probably a bit too small to be used as a Forge World knight titan but with more converting, to make it WYSIWYG, he’s about the right height to be used as a plastic knight titan. Of course it needs a bigger base.
So, what’s this thing made out of?
- Storm talon Fuselage
- Whirlwind Missile systems
- Defiler Front arms
- Dreadknight feet, and the incinerator weapon mount and some plastic card which I used for the hip joint if you will.
- And of course plastic card and plastic putty.
The key was inverting the arms, so that the shoulder joints are the ankle joints. I used a leather punch to add some rivets and removed the spikey bits off the armor plating. I left the jets because I felt that most walkers need a bit of helping moving around; they’re giant slabs of armor plating. Plus I think it looks good.
The telescoping tubing set was really critical to getting this thing together right. All in all it’s just a lot of basic hobby skills that I think anyone can do. Price wise, I would say this project will run you about 110-120 in parts off eBay, less if you have friends that you can give you some good deals on the parts.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
