IT'S GOT LEGS! Building the Mars Pattern Warlord Titan, Warhammer's biggest official model

[@MidwinterMinis]

If you fancy listening to cool audiobooks while you paint or build models like I do, have a free month of Audible on me. Go to www.audible.com/midwinterminis to claim your 1 month free trial! :)

[@Josh24861]

Bigfoot mecha

[@TFZ.]

Only a dumb idea, and if anyone sees this comment and knows better than me, feel free to correct me, but maybe paint it like forge-world metallica?

[@cheech381]

Don't Audible give you a month for free anyway for new joiners? Just to confirm... you aren't giving an extra month on top of that free one, are you? -Another great Video btw

[@Dolphin_in_VR]

Your gonna have a blast painting this

[@jasonharris8782]

@Tom Williams ggsh

[@authoritykindbeggardynamic]

Guy's nearly unbriddled honesty makes me respect him a lot. I can't recall a creator that seems as earnest and transparent as Guy is. You know, on top of being an awesome mini-painter giving out great and comprehensible tips and guides.

[@MidwinterMinis]

That's very kind, thank you! I just can't be bothered to make stuff up, haha.

[@TFZ.]

I agree. Thats why he is the only mini painter that I regularly go back and rewatch all of his older videos... Feels like every 3 months ir so...😁

[@clothaire84]

Totally agree ! Btw 52 miniatures seems pretty honest too.

[@bumblingbongo7969]

@@clothaire84 plus hes stylin as fk

[@EthanWykes]

integrity is a commodity in short supply these days it seems

[@connortaylor964]

When you stepped on the Hammerhead.. man I don't play T'au but my heart broke! Loving the look it gives though!

[@toawing]

I dont even like the tau and my heart broke a little.

[@euansmith3699]

Tau Commander, "Eek! That thing just stepped on one of our Hammerheads and totally crushed it!" Tau Eternal, "Fear not, for we are fully equipped to deal with this threat! Deploy the Lego Block Drones!"

[@janeishold264]

Nah.... in that moment my heart was fillied joy

[@Gfloresadam]

I cringed so badly! XD

[@AP-ob2gn]

As a proud Shas’o I approuve the sacrifice of that brave hammerhead crew for the greater good but bad loss of materials though ^^

[@samuelcompton3021]

I'm glad you DIDNT adjust the hip rings! The hip pistons all look like they're really working to keep that beast moving. Looks excellent :)

[@kandifamily]

Did you mean DID

[@samuelcompton3021]

@@kandifamily I believe he mentioned something like "I could've adjusted the rings on the hips so these pistons wouldn't need to stretch so far," or something. 15:16

[@kandifamily]

@@samuelcompton3021 oh okay that’s what you were talking about

[@ProNorwegian]

agreed, it looks way more dynamic this way

[@Mr-Man]

I would definetely consider adding some cables on the destroyed hammerhead to add some small interest. Guitar wire of different sizes works quite nice.

[@MakinaMakinaMakina]

Somebody has been watching a certain Manta build video…..

[@Mr-Man]

@@MakinaMakinaMakina Have seen that video but I've used it in the past on some of my terrain projects :)

[@MakinaMakinaMakina]

@@Mr-Man Haha can’t blame you it’s a great idea

[@cheech381]

You're right. It needs something more. It looks like a crushed toy now. Perhaps hang some dead Tau warriors out of the wreckage too, to take the focus off a bit.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Great idea! I was hoping to do that for this video, but I ran out of time.

[@henderson2394]

I have to say i realy like guy's safety focus in these vids, i know more than one person that just didn't know resin could be bad for you and i think not enough people in the hobby space have this mindset. Also for £1000 i feel like gw could include some pre cut pins or something c'mon james

[@lv100Alice]

if you pay over 1000 big once for a model gw know you are either smart enough to figure it out yourself or stupid enough to not need it

[@alpharius3661]

Ah yes, James workshop, creator of battlemace 40 million

[@gaiusfulmen]

@@alpharius3661 Attackaxe 40 billion

[@henderson2394]

@@alpharius3661 ah a fellow fightweapon - futureyear fan i see

[@grimbostink7607]

If James Workshop is so cool, then where's Warhammer 41,000? Checkmate liberals.

[@SarajevoKyoto]

Glad to see you're still getting time to hobby in between chasing the kids, looking forward to seeing this monster fully assembled and facing off with that gigantic Ork fortress-mecha-thingamabob you built.

[@flamingpizzareuploads4724]

8:35 As a new player who has just bought a 1000 point Tau army: Cease.

[@kieranwalsh2058]

I think anyone who’s ever bought a GW model died a little inside seeing that hammerhead get crushed

[@extraaccount4930]

once you finish building the warlord titan you should have it battle your scrap titan would be a lovely duel if I do say so

[@MidwinterMinis]

That will 100% happen

[@PeopleAcct707]

@@MidwinterMinis I'll be here cheering on the Orks!

[@sternguard77]

Or rent out a gym and play a 40k scale game of Titanicus

[@baalrog887]

Re-enact the battle from the book brutal kunnin'

[@rowdyzack5914]

@@PeopleAcct707 don't mess with us imperium fans. we'll scream heretic 10000 times

[@GamePlayer553]

Whenever I think of something this big, I just imagine the Imperium throwing a camo paint job on it. . .It makes absolutely no sense, but I love the idea of the camo at the top just being a sky with clouds and birds, fooling nobody but the Orks.

[@magnus0017]

Other than the fact it wouldn't be finished by the end of the millennium, I was thinking orange digital camo squares would be awesome myself.

[@banishedpest115]

I’ve done it with my knight, but this would be hilarious. Not quite as ridiculous as it sounds, one of the core functions of vehicle camo was to protect it from high altitude bombers, so in theory even a warlord titan would still be a speck below the enemy its intended to work against. A larger, more dakkary speck, but it might fool a lazy pilot not using their 41st millennium targeting systems?

[@BurritoInTheMist]

CREEEEEEEEED!

[@banishedpest115]

@@tamonk9054 Well yes, the camo would work even better than expected if the pilot wasn't using their eyes.

[@TFZ.]

"Oy... Der was a ti'an der jus a sec ago... We'd it go?!?" "Youze jus seein tings ya grot..."

[@myhillsperformance4539]

Have you thought about getting the Adeptus Titanicus Warlord Titan to try out paint schemes before painting the big one?

[@MidwinterMinis]

I was actually GIFTED one by one of the channel's longest supporters, isn't that insanely generous? That's exactly what I was going to do!

[@LPP_YT]

Massive titan sized thank you for the shout out Guy! Great work on the assembly, I love the use of cake trays (no better use of a hammerhead either) and can’t wait to see more of this big fella . Pretty sure my Warhound and knight lance could take it though 😉.

[@Onyex.]

LittlePlasticPeople i just subbed to you because titans are are dope (my own first model is a baneblade)

[@davidstomberg8737]

As a tau player, my heart died when he pulled out the hammerhead and started ripping it apart. WHYD YOU DO THAT IT WAS A GOOD MODEL!!!

[@MidwinterMinis]

It still is a good model. It's just a bit more... flat.

[@gudnisnaer8171]

@@MidwinterMinis its just getting a massage

[@willerwin3201]

He did it… for the greater good.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

It is now part of a greater model it's still server the greater good!

[@NebulasALynx]

I Just Started Screaming NOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@mouse7248]

So excited to see the finished warlord Titan, and I can't wait to see what you do with the model in a creative sense.

[@nykrev]

Im just going to use my Teleportation 40,000 device I can wait

[@BarcelPL]

I admire the engineering effort you put into construcion ("assembly" doesn't cut it anymore) of this monster of a model. By the end I think your kids will be able to ride it onto glorious combat.

[@Jan_Iedema]

I just recently finished my first two models partially inspired by you Guy. So thanks for getting me on the path of this rabbit hole of a hobby!

[@arandommantotallynotnamedd8527]

We're so close to it being done, he has both arms, the head and now it's legs. All that left is it's torso and to paint it, And guy I can't wait to see the end after year of work

[@moorwen_underscore628]

I've never believed in "Thicc thighs save lives" more than now

[@Holy_Moly69]

"Grimdark tuna mayo" had me laughing way more then it should of 🤣

[@daili4917]

Amazing, it's also my head-canon that the Titan managed to sneak up on the Hammerhead so it could stomp it.

[@TFZ.]

Lol so tiptoeing Tom and Jerry style?

[@kevinbeefchips]

One of Guy's audible sponsorships from a while ago convinved me to try audible. I'll never look back. 39 books deep with many more in my library. Highly recommended.

[@MidwinterMinis]

I know, right? It was one of Miniac's sponsored ads that converted me too, haha

[@scurrystopthat9985]

I cant wait to see it painted, amazing content guy keep it up

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

"It's Titan time." WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@PreceptorGrant]

I very much approve of the solid structural engineering going on here. I wouldn't have thought of just screwing it, but now I see it, yes, great idea. Fun fact about carbon fibre rods: they also make great cores for latex larp swords. But then larp is a whole other expensive hobby rabbit hole and time sink....

[@jakubtyrakowski]

The Manta serving dish burn was excellent!

[@brainstorm8778]

Loved this, thank you. Inspiring in a dangerous “I’m saving for a warlord now” kind of way. And smashing up the tau tank made me smile

[@Nonpain]

you can get a 3d printer the 3d model and enough resin to make one for 300 $ btw.

[@Delveintohobby]

It never gets any crazier seeing how big a Warlord is. Imperial Knights are already huge, bigger than anything I'm comfortable building and painting, but seeing that only come up to the KNEE of the titan is insane!

[@wiggy5209]

This brings back so much nostalgia, these type of vids are so vital for getting people into the frame of mind that they could build one of these. A great resource for knowledge on the subject.

[@lonestarminis]

Midwinter and Eric's Hobby Workshop are my jam. Best in the biz.

[@davegilden6603]

Having recently finished the AT version, amazing to see the volume of identical components scaled down, and then the places they have simplified for scale (eg pistons). As for schemes Solaria and Ignatum are both striking loyalist schemes

[@Vyes]

Him referring to the manta as a dinner plate and using a hammer head as basing material gave me strong vibes of him doing an apocalypse battle report with one of the youtubers doing a manta video series right now.

[@diegotrejo1809]

Straight up steps on a model just for the base, now that's passion for a project

[@SlyFrostPaw]

as a tau player, had to get a good chuckle out of the base idea of a hammerhead being crushed. that was a clever idea, and adds so much charm to the titan as it is. keep it up Guy

[@Jan_Iedema]

I just recently finished my first two models partially inspired by you Guy. So thanks for getting me on the path of this rabbit hole of a hobby!

[@russellspencer3214]

That thing is never ever falling apart. Nice work.

[@jotwins8610]

Can't wait for the finished product

[@royaltyfree9607]

Ever since I found this channel I’ve been obsessed with Warhammer. Thanks Midwinter

[@ScreamingTc]

If I ever landed my own Warlord, I'd go for Legio Praesagius, specifically Auric Pegasus in its final moments, crushed traitor reaver titan in its fist, the last standing warlord from the nine that marched out Ithraca in order to buy time for the rest of the Legio to scatter when Legio Infernus turned their guns on their unsuspecting allies. But that's 30k lore. Your best bet is to hit the lore pages and find a Legio that appeals to your sensibilities, either colour scheme wise or lore wise.

[@PanPaladin]

I've always loved the Legio Defensor color scheme. White and green contrasting black and gold, it looks really sharp!

[@jonpenny8600]

I love these videos. This warlord titan is going to be massive!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

So hyped for more titan content. Awesome basing. The carbon rods are very interesting, never heard of them being used for something like this. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.

[@BauthorFowler]

The scale of this beast makes me appreciate the Titanicus boxed set more. I like my miniatures to be, you know, miniature.

[@ErekLewandowski]

I think that black armor with sky blue stripes and maybe a few snowflake decals would be amazing for this thing. Some snow collecting on the top of the titan would be epic!

[@fojjed]

I would love to see small attachable covers for the Hammerhead of other enemies to fit whichever faction it's up against!

[@redthecrusadertiktok]

Yay! Can’t wait for this to be painted! Make sure to add your own touches!

[@truemind1018]

Hey, I saw you used gorilla glue in this. One thing I found that was oddly neat looking was using your coffee ground trick with gorilla glue. one thing that happened only sometimes, which itself was weird, was that it foamed up huge! I thought those bases were lost, but I used a small hobby saw to cut them in half and found it made this awesome nurgle-looking, like, burst pustule thing! I really recommend trying to do it, but I only have a vague idea how it dose that though, sense only about 4 in 10 of the bases did that.

[@LordButtersI]

Thinking about what could cause the "only sometimes" 4/10 issue: Water content? I don't know much about Gorilla Glue, but I do know that a lot of chemical reactions only happen when there's a certain minimum threshold of water available.

[@Kubrzesz]

Paint the armour brightest, purest white you can with NMM trims? That aside, I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo envious of you getting to do all that, but most importantly affording it all. It's going to be a magnificent piece to display. Can't wait for more!

[@JackJohnson-zh9ul]

this is such a good series guy!!!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Stupid me thought I'd be able to do it in one video/24 hour challenge when I bought it. I think it took about 24 hours of building just to get where I am right now, haha

[@iamgrays]

Great work and I love the use of carbon rods and hidden screws. I look forward to more and the workspace looks great.

[@twistedbrushminiatures3664]

That is...impressive. Nice video, Guy!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thank you!

[@andrewg6057]

Legio Defensor! Black and white with gold trim is just a chef’s kiss

[@RaisinJuiceCom]

Even though I just painted my first war hammer and well. It looks… god awful. Everyone in this community gives me hope of the things I might be able to paint. Painting a space marine or tryranid. And actually feeling like I can show it off on a shelf mmm. I won’t be embarrassed to show people my army. Real shit love the community.

[@TFZ.]

Lol whose first mini DOESNT look awful... (Just takin yer word fer it.😉) I got into the hobby AFTER months of watching guy's vids... And they were still so nooby. (I hate trying to paint eyes...) The only reason I didnt feel the need to destroy my work is because I learned in time to thin my paints. Such a lifesaver.

[@cameronjohns4743]

i personaly think that the warlord titan would look amazing in a ultra marine paint job

[@Onyex.]

No white scars. I feel like that'd be funny and ironic for the "i am speed" group

[@augustusgraham3112]

I like how he says biggest OFFICIAL model because the Mek Grandpa from Geargutz was twice the size and price.

[@MidwinterMinis]

That is a ludicrous model, I love it

[@dahkohtaah]

I think the best paint job would be Lamenters, they're the perfect chapter to be running the most powerful unit in the game

[@chaosjimthevoidlord3762]

R.I.P hammerhead. You will not be missed. My suggestion for the color of the titan is a nice blue for the main color, it will contrast with the yellow of the hammerhead.

[@edwards5013]

I don’t understand forge world products they look great amount of money that we can spend on them but why are there so many issues when the products arrive especially the more expensive and larger ones with a warping and misprints Prince

[@piesandhiking4943]

If you're stupid enough to spend £1000 on one you're probably stupid enough to eat the shit they give you.

[@HellecticMojo]

Because they try to work resin as if it's easily mass manufactured via speed and resin is just too delicate of a material to be pumping out outside of very small pieces.

[@OnceinaSixSide]

Man posing anything with that many joints always stresses me out, great job navigating that puzzle!

[@zephron28]

Personal massager thing... ball and socket... thighs... there is a joke in there somewhere.

[@MidwinterMinis]

You can just imagine the model-maker snigger to themselves

[@Roymantic]

i screamed and my hearth started to bleed when you stepped on the Hammerhead...i wish i had this commitment to base building

[@nickkohlmann]

I have actually done the exact same with the crushed enemy tank under one of the feet for my Imperial Knight, just in smaller scale!

[@TheDerwish]

That titan basing on two bases is awesome!

[@ger5956]

If you have the time to read this comment, you have the time to go like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm 😁❤️👍🏼

[@MidwinterMinis]

True dat

[@williamchancellor1522]

I personally would love to see the titan in the classic colors of the adeptus mechanicus. Love the video, keep living out our wildest warhammer dreams!

[@MrRangiku01]

Hey Guy, just a future tip... gorilla glue has a clear non-foaming formula that is just as good as the original. That should help with cleanup on future parts of this build, or others like it. Keep up the awesome work

[@bananapainting3451]

You could try to make a mini diorama on bases. Explosions coming from under the feet, and Tau trying to escape through the back, and on the other maybe some marines/ mechanicum finishing them?

[@OriginPainting]

That thing is going to be a beast. Its really fun to see all the massive builds going on right now.

[@TB1439]

OMFG!! Good luck with that build. Just thinking how long it took me to build my Warhound titan 10 years ago makes me get chills. And this is even bigger!!

[@majs3n440]

I just laughed my ass of when you took out the container with minis and I saw the hammerhead lurking in the corner as soon as it was set on the table. I knew before you even said anything!

[@volkarve]

When Guy said he was gonna show scale for the titan i was hoping he'd sit one of the twins beside it lol. Great vid hope to see this thing completed and painted soon

[@Dummythxc]

I’m so happy you decided to leave your full time career to bless us with your Warhammer. We are all so lucky for all you big time tubers because as you know growing up without it Warhammer was just different. Everything you and others share does so much for this hobby !

[@neroconda]

For a color suggestion, dark green and beige panels with gold/brass trim for the armor, copper/bronze for the bulk of the unarmored body (patina and verdigris rather rust, would also bring a nice cool contrast over the large portions of the warm orangey metal), bright fiery reds for the lenses, rockets, and plasma, and putting some freehand murals, stencils, or transfers over the armor plates would probably look absolutely stellar

[@dmck1436]

What a wonderful display of creative hobbying. Well done Sir!

[@philhitchings]

loving the way you are using the new studio. the end title sequence works like the patreon credits of Open all Hours!

[@rowdyzack5914]

The color scheme that will do this beast justice is one with lots of scary freehanding :)

[@SDX--]

Finally!! I was getting worried since you didn’t upload for a long time! But this video is super cool!!

[@halstenblack9258]

Love the idea of stomping the hammerhead! Can't wait to see the next video!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Guy . 🐺

[@jaratt85]

If you want an easy basing material, try mixing plaster of paris with toilet paper that you've put through a blender, it should be really close to that stuff you've been using... also you could try using premix tile grout instead. Another one that works well if you can find it is redwood sanding dust (literally take a piece of redwood plank and run it on a belt sander or hit it with an orbital to make dust) mixed with equal parts PVA and water (I literally use elmer's glue) and use that. I actually used it as mortar in a stone wall I made out of gravel out of our yard after I hot glued it all together. The odd part is it'll be brown until it dries and then it turns black as it oxidizes.. I guess it has something to do with the tannic acid in redwood from what I just read. Whatever chapter you decide to paint it is, I'd do the pre-heresy colors just to be different, plus if you think about it they rarely ever repaint their normal armor, would they really repaint a relic such as a warlord titan? Not a chance.

[@rafeonsheka9106]

i'm most impressed by how much care and attention you gave to pronouncing your patrons names, flawless delivery

[@matthewrpenny1]

Grimdark Tuna Mayo is the best line I have ever heard on here! great vid BTW!

[@EdgarAllanPoon]

I can't wait to see this thing finished and painted up.

[@somedipshtinthecomments2507]

No "Extreme Poses"? Dang I was hoping you were gonna have the Titan doing some SICK-NASTY kickflips

[@MidwinterMinis]

... Dabbing?

[@boredsoim01]

Color palette idea: Zorn palette a la John Blanch. A yellow-gold, Red and off-white scheme of some kind. Maybe something that screams imperial palace? but give it that grittiness the John blanch uses. I feel like this would be a great homage to the art style that made this hobby what it is today.

[@Angellord2k5]

nice job so far bro. This vid shows how much of a pro you are down to the thank you's. As the Brits say"good show ol boy"

[@josephsart1843]

I think an old rust look would be sweet. Like it just woke up after being inactive for years. Maybe a blue paint job in the outside but it’s chipping leaving the silver underneath. And rust and maybe even dead plants like vines or something hanging from the top. 🥳 Love your Chanel by the way. 🥳

[@notnubilous3804]

Wait, Steve is the one who painted that awesome Warhound? Hell yeah!

[@mattpk1609]

Can't wait for you to finish this series so i can binge watch the entire thing again.

[@ono1381]

That ending song is unbridled nostalgia. I dunno why, I've only been watching Hobby YT for a year

[@walkerawhite4698]

Great job with the cake plates, but that foaming from the Gorilla Glue would tear me up inside. I'm glad it worked for you. Okay, as for schemes you could go with Ordo Sinister (Deep Green-Black w/ Verdigris) if you want to pretend to be a Psi-Titan, or Legio Fortidus (Red, White & Brass)... or you could go old school and go Imperial Fists (Blue, White & Yellow/Orange).

[@USBschnellkochtopf]

I like purple with gold trims. Painted my Knight in that scheme and love it :)

[@jakemilks5265]

For colors, I think it needs to be loud and proud. The model is already massive. May as well go all the way with it. I'm thinking a cherry red or a bubblegum pink.

[@quzslrivyjamescbxaouwpq]

I just got into warhammer and you helped me a lot I just want to say thanks :)

[@stephenspackman5573]

Creeeeeeepy. I just had _my_ first phone ‘incident’, too! Though, as usual, you did it better than I-that's a really fine crazing you've accomplished with that screen. I didn't know gorilla glue stuck to things other than gorillas. I guess I've been doing it wrong.

[@jamesbrunton9507]

My vote would be Legio Ignatum, using the classic gold trim and some of the modern aspects such as honeycomb patterns on some of the red armour panels. I followed much of the same assembly process when building all of my Titanicus Titans, really like the warlord for having separate armour panels so they can be base-coated with different colours!. If you get yourself a Smart Speaker in your new workspace then you can listen to your favourite Audible content without needing your phone!

[@NateArnoldVideos]

I loved this video! I hope you're planning to continue documenting the process of building and painting it. I am pretty much the opposite of a Warhammer fan (not really a fan of GW at all, to be honest), but I do enjoy your videos, more for you and your approach than anything else. I am an avid mini painter and longtime tabletop gamer, and I do find your videos relatable and interesting from time to time.

[@bl3993]

I couldn't click this video fast enough, and I wasn't disappointed. Can't wait to see more.

[@jumpninja001]

You should certainly do it in the classic Legio Metalica colours! That's the only colour scheme I've ever been able to imagine titans in.

[@torymiddlebrooks]

A lot of cool stuff here but the addition of your photography setup at the end is exciting and new!

[@BrinkofArt]

Hot damn, Guy. I‘m really looking forward to seeing more of this monster.^^ For the colourscheme: Maybe something like dark royalty? Some Burgundy, Bordeauk, with white Gold for the trims.^^