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Rune Golem + Rune Guardian Models (Updated)

Hello, this mod contains a working model of a Dwarf Rune Golem based on Giant G1 skeleton, so it can use animations from Hierotitan or Bone Giant. The Hiarotitan animations look super cool, now the Rune Golem finally feels like a proper construct, slow and heavy. Additionally, now the mod contains a model for a Monster Infantry Rune Guardian based on Lizardmen Sacred Kroks. It needs a smoke effect from the pipe to look pretty great :)
My ADHD is too strong to finish it now, and if I don't finish it now, I will probably never.
It needs quite a bit of work to be really nice, for example it needs glowing runes, a Master Rune of Walking on it's forehead and glowing eyes. Some textures need a rework as well.
It's completely free to use and there is no need to mention me if you don't want to, I will just be super happy if someone uses it to create a cool proper Dwarf Rune Golem.

Lore:
Rune Golems (gronti-duraz in Khazalid, lit. "enduring stone") were among the pinnacles of the runecraft of the old Dwarfs. The first one was said to have been shaped by Thungni, the Ancestor God of Rune magic himself.[1a]

They were stored in the inner sanctums of the oldest Dwarf fortresses, where the Runelords practiced their crafts and kept their Anvils of Doom. During the War of Vengeance, the "old magic" that had empowered the Rune Golems had begun to sink deeper into the earth, out of the reach of any Runelord.[1a] The last one able to command them was Ranuld Silverthumb, the Runelord of Karaz-a-Karak, and even he needed the aid of other Runelords to fully awaken them. The act of attempting to animate the slumbering Golems and use them in the war alone turned him into stone.[1a] - from Warhammer Wiki.

My headcannon is that by weakening the Vortex wards, the events of Warhammer TW2 allowed Kragg the Grim, the oldest Runelord alive, to activate several Rune Golems which were discovered by Thorek Ironbrow in the long-lost Karak Zorn. The demon armies invading the world after the Bear God was wounded warranted the ancient weapon to be used to balance the scales.

Rune Guardians - A Rune Guardian is a golem that looks somewhat like a heavily armoured, Ogre-sized Dwarf. It’s covered in a heavy metal skin, beneath which lies a complex system of cogs, levers, and pulleys that would baffle the greatest engineers of the Empire. Each arm ends in an axe-like blade, which it uses to cut down any foe that tries to get past. Completely mindless, a Rune Guardian can only follow the instructions given to it the moment the Master Rune of Waking was inscribed upon its forehead. Rune Guardians sometimes have other Runes inscribed on their weapons or armour but can only have three Runes in total, and they can have no other Master Runes.[1b]

My headcannon: another of Malakai Makaisson creations, the Rune Guardians combine Rune Magic with some extremely rebellious engineering. No self-respecting Dwarf Lord would field such unproved technology, but I will leave it to the player :)

For an actual unit based on my model, see:
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2883357983

If you are interested in contributing to a Dwarf Rework Compilation, here is a documentation file:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w0NXoZLi1p8IstYltVF6inV0SjvqUhiy9vXkNFDJ4-s/edit?usp=sharing
You are free to write down your comments in the file