Daemon Warsmith Magnus Haephestus Titannicus - Lord of The Iron Storm

Daemon Warsmith Magnus Haephestus Titannicus
– Commander of the “Iron Storm” Grand Company of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion

Warsmith Magnus Haephestus has led his Iron Warriors Grand Company, “The Iron Storm”, for many millennia. Formerly a powerful Chaos Sorcerer and aide-de-camp to the previous Warsmith of his Grand Company, he slew his Warsmith in single combat (after the Grand Company suffered a particularly disasterous series of defeats against both Imperial forces and against other Traitor Legions) and claimed the title of Warsmith for himself. Revitalizing and re-organizing his Grand Company, he led his warriors on numerous raids against Imperial worlds near the Eye of Terror. His forces terrorized entire sub-sectors of the Imperium – and Imperial citizens across the Segmentum Obscurus quivered in abject fear upon hearing rumors of “The Iron Storm” approaching their worlds.

Seeking ever greater and greater power for himself, Magnus Haephestus made a daemonic pact with his patron, the Chaos God Tzeentch, the Changer of the Ways.

“For your greater glory, my master, I shall continue to wreak destruction and chaos upon the Corpse-God’s Imperium, the like of which has never before been seen…but in return for this mighty and terrible deed, I would ask thee to grant thy servant a boon. I wish to serve you no longer as a mere mortal, but as a mighty Daemon Prince! I seek the limitless power, the incredible strength, the matchless invulnerability and ageless immortality of the Chaos Gods themselves! I would see all those puny mortals who dare to stand against me cower in fear as though they faced the unstoppable might of a Warlord Titan!”

Mighty Tzeentch granted his wish...LITERALLY!

Warsmith Haephestus’s body was transformed into a Daemon Prince-sized representation of a Warlord Titan. This heavily-armored metallic body, combined with the twin Marks of Tzeentch on his leg vambraces, grants him a 4+ Invulnerable Save. The Jump Booster Turbines mounted on his back Count As Wings, allowing his armored form to soar across the battlefield, landing to crush and tear asunder anything that stands in his way. His twin shoulder-mounted cannons Count As the Bolt of Change Psychic Power, allowing him to destroy virtually any foe from a great distance - the rapid mutations caused by its terrible power literally tearing the target apart from the inside out. The twin Vehicle Heavy Flamers mounted on his forearms Count As the Wind of Chaos Psychic Power - allowing him to envelop nearby foes in a deadly cone-shaped blast of white hot flame and coruscating Warp-energy, able to melt through both flesh and armor alike. His sheer size and power, combined with his massive, Dreadnought-like claws, mark him as a Monstrous Creature, enabling him to strike down enemy troops in hand-to-hand combat with impunity and to rip enemy vehicles apart as though they were made of paper. His massive body, now no longer flesh and blood but instead a synthesis of nigh-indestructible metal and powerful Warp energy from the depths of the Immaterium, make of him an Eternal Warrior - able to shrug off hits from the most powerful weapons without even noticing.

Now known as Daemon Warsmith Magnus Haephestus Titannicus, he continues to personally lead The Iron Storm (along with his three senior Company Captains – Siege Captain Tyrannix the Destroyer ("Counts-As" Abaddon the Despoiler), Assault Captain Khyron the Backstabber ("Counts-As" Kharn the Betrayer), and Battle Captain Invictus the Merciless ("Counts-As" Huron Blackheart) - in bloody and merciless raids across the length and breadth of Segmentum Obscurus – honoring his vow to Tzeentch to continue to wreak utter destruction and chaos upon the Corpse-God's Imperium.

I have hidden two small "earbud" speakers on the Daemon Warsmith's body (in-between the Jump Booster Turbines and the back of his armored torso), the speaker cables for which have been disguised as "power cabling" for the shoulder-mounted weapons systems (these cables also run the length of the miniature (down to the base-plate), but have been made to simply appear as additional power cabling, part of his mechanical body).

The base of my Daemon Warsmith miniature has been modified to accomodate a tiny .mp3 player.  It even has an external volume control (made to appear on the figure's base as though is merely a metal support bar, recently fallen from a nearby demolished building).
 

By raising the height of the figure's base slightly (using several layers of cut-out foam and a "base-plate" on the bottom), the .mp3 player can be easily inserted and removed (for re-synching/recharging).

To the best of my knowledge, Magnus Haephestus Titannicus is the very first "TALKING" Iron Warriors Daemon Warsmith miniature ever produced!

With the addition of the base-mounted .mp3 player and earbud speakers, my Daemon Warsmith miniature is capable of actually SAYING twenty different "Daemon Prince" quotations, sound effects, and audio tracks from the Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War: Dark Crusade RTS PC game (and, best of all, he can do this "IN-GAME", as he goes into battle alongside his Iron Warriors Grand Company on the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop)!  You can hear all of these quotations for yourself by clicking on the video provided on The Iron Storm Home Page!  These include the following (in order):

(01) THE AGE OF THE FALSE EMPEROR IS OVER AT LAST!
(02) THE FORCES OF CHAOS ARE MINE TO COMMAND!
(03) I AM DESTRUCTION INCARNATE!
(04) NONE CAN STAND BEFORE ME!
(05) ***SOUND OF THE BOLT OF CHANGE PSYCHIC POWER***
(06) DESPAIR – FOR I AM THE END OF DAYS!
(07) I HAVE ASCENDED – NONE MAY CHALLENGE ME!
(08) THE GROUND TREMBLES WITH EVERY STEP!
(09) ***THUNDEROUS DAEMONIC FOOTFALLS***
(10) THEY HEAR THEIR DOOM APPROACHING!
(11) I – AM – A – GOD!
(12) CROSS ME – AND DIE!
(13) ***DAEMONIC ROAR/JUMP BOOSTERS FIRING***
(14) PATHETIC CREATURES! YOU SEEK TO HARM ME?
(15) YES – FIGHT! IT WILL MAKE YOUR SOULS ALL THE SWEETER!
(16) ***SOUND OF DAEMONIC LAUGHTER***
(17) THAT’S RIGHT...COME TO ME! COME TO ME AND DIE!
(18) ***DAEMONIC ROAR/JUMP BOOSTERS FIRING***
(19) THEY ARE BUT GNATS BEFORE ME!
(20) YOUR SOULS WILL BE MINE!

Now...how cool is that?

Painted pics coming soon...

IRON WITHIN!  IRON WITHOUT!