Legio Astorum – Forge World Lucius Warhound Titan – WIP #2

Hello Titanseers, Princeps Siph returns with news on the Warhound construction. I thought I'd show the step by step process of basing Titans. I believe the base on Forge World Titans makes for a stronger and more stable build, the base acts as a third side of a triangle (Leg-Leg-Base) making the stance and pose stronger, less likely to topple over or splay.

I firstly cut a base from 5mm MDF board using a jigsaw, the uppermost edges are then sanded smooth and after I have lined up with the Titan feet and marked holes for the screw attachments, I can use PVA glue and sand mix to coat the base, garden slate chips make nice additions to break up the base and useful if like mine you have a toe that does not sit flush to the base due to previous construction.

The Titan is affixed to the base using wide headed screws, these designed specifically for plastic, a Forstner-bit is used to cut a depression on the underside of the base so when screwed and tight, the base still sits flush. The Titan is glued to the base using two-part epoxy as well as these screws forming a super strong attachment. (I also did this stage before apllying the sand and stone mix - just easier)
The base is painted Mournfang Brown leaving patches to ensure a proper glue bond to the base, these can be tidied up when the Titan is glued in place.
The previous build for this Titan meant this toe did not sit flush to a flat base, so a slate chip was inserted to allow a perfect surface area for gluing and also linking the Titan to the base rather than just standing atop the base.
There you have it, the base can now be drybrushed and have tufts and debris applied whilst I paint the rest of the Titan. Once all done, I will glue the Titan legs to the base and screw in the wide-head screws, providing the strong and stable base for the rest of the Titan build.