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Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

The Typhon’s primary armament is the massive Dreadhammer cannon, and was created in response to a request from the Primarch Peturabo, master of the Iron Warriors. He demanded a Legiones Astartes war engine that could rival the great batteries of the Imperial Crusade Army in firepower, but manoeuvre and deploy at the speed of a Space Marine force.

The Imperial Fists Legion Typhon Heavy Siege Tank is a formidable piece of war machinery used by the Imperial Fists Legion during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. It is a heavy assault vehicle known for its devastating firepower and resilience.

The Typhon played a crucial role in the Imperial Fists’ campaigns during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. Its devastating firepower and durability made it an invaluable asset in sieges and battles against heavily fortified positions. The Typhon was often used to break through enemy lines, allowing the Imperial Fists to advance and secure objectives.

This Blood Angels Legion Typhon was used in the battle of Signus Prime.

Blood Angels Legion Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

The Typhon’s primary weapon is a massive Dreadhammer Cannon, capable of cracking bunkers, smashing enemy engines, and pulping entire squads.

Another view of the Sons of Horus Typhon.

Although the Typhon fell out of use in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy, its design and technology have influenced the development of later Imperial vehicles. The Typhon’s legacy can be seen in the heavy tanks and siege weapons used by the Adeptus Mechanicus and other Imperial factions.

I have the plastic kit version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank on my workbench.

More photographs of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

World Eaters Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

This World Eaters Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was on display at Warhammer World.

I really like this model and I think it is one of the better Land Raider variant designs.

I have the plastic kit version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank on my workbench.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank Miniatures Gallery.

Sons of Horus Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

This Sons of Horus Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was on display at Warhammer World.

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

More photographs of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

Imperial Fists Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

This Imperial Fists Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was on display in the display cabinets at Warhammer World.

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

This is the Forge World resin kit which was available before the release of the Horus Heresy plastic kit.

I quite like the weathering of this model.

I have the plastic kit version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank on my workbench, which I am painting up as an Imperial Fists Typhon.

I have also posted photographs of the Sons of Horus Typhon Heavy Siege Tank. I think the Sons of Horus model is the plastic kit.

More photographs in the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank Miniatures Gallery.

Sons of Horus Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

This Sons of Horus Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was on display at Warhammer World.

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

I have the plastic kit version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank on my workbench.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank Miniatures Gallery.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank

This Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was on display at Warhammer World in the Battle of Signus Prime diorama.

Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

This is the Forge World resin version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank which was released and available before the current Horus Heresy plastic kit.

I really like this model and I think it is one of the better Land Raider variant designs.

I have the plastic kit version of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank on my workbench.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank Miniatures Gallery.

Photographing in the sun

Having finished painting my Typhon Heavy Siege Tank I took some photographs of the model on my desert terrain.

My desert terrain is too big for my lightbox, so I took it outside into the sun.

It was very bright and sunny, so much so, there were some really harsh and hard shadows.

In order to diffuse the harsh light, I would have used some kind of photographic reflector, but I don’t have one. What I did use was a large piece of white card.

This helps to reflect the sunlight back and reduced the depth and harshness of the shadows.

I am thinking about getting though a bigger lightbox for taking more photographs of dioramas and scenic settings.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank in the desert

My latest model for my Imperial Fists Horus Heresy force is the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank. Here is the virtually finished model in the desert.

I still need to add some transfers, and then I will do some further weathering.

I plan to use some weathering powders I got from Forge World many years ago.

I am not too happy with the engine area, so might look at that part of the model again.

The whole process started with constructing the model, I then finished putting it together. The next stage was a white undercoat. I then gave the model a partial base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow. I then gave the model a base coat of Army Painter Daemonic Yellow. I painted the bolter and the exhausts using Citadel Leadbelcher. It was then onto shading the model and then shading it some more. I also painted the tracks. The Typhon was then drybrushed. I glued in the Dreadhammer Siege Cannon and added the frontal armour and after painting the sponson weapons, these were added to the Typhon, as were the tracks.

See the workbench feature on the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

Tracking the Typhon

My latest model for my Imperial Fists Horus Heresy force is the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

The Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was released as a plastic kit for The Horus Heresy. I’ve always liked the Forge World resin model and so was pleased to get one of the new plastic kits for my Imperial Fists force.

Having started constructing the model, I finished putting it together. The next stage was a white undercoat. I then gave the model a partial base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow. I then gave the model a base coat of Army Painter Daemonic Yellow. I painted the bolter and the exhausts using Citadel Leadbelcher. It was then onto shading the model and then shading it some more. I also painted the tracks. The Typhon was then drybrushed. I glued in the Dreadhammer Siege Cannon and added the frontal armour and after painting the sponson weapons, these were added to the Typhon.

The next stage was to add the tracks to the Typhon. I had painted the tracks on the sprue. These were removed from the sprue and using superglue I attached the tracks to the Typhon.

Unlike the Rhino tracks, the tracks for the left and right hand sides are identical. As the Typhon is longer than the Proteus Land Raider, there are four extra track sections that need to be added.

There were a couple of places where I found it challenging to affix them.

I am not too happy with the engine area, so might look at that part of the model again.

See the workbench feature on the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

Typhon Heavy Siege Tank Sponsons

My latest model for my Imperial Fists Horus Heresy force is the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank.

I had undercoated the sponson weapons and then painted the armour with Army Painter Desert Yellow. I then painted the lascannons with Citadel Leadbelcher. The sensor covering was then painted with Citadel Layer Flash Gitz Yellow.