Honda Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Sooo...I've been working on Dreads #4 and #5 in conjunction with conceptualizing a Master of the Forge. This exercise is intended to demonstrate two sides of a coin. First off, I built one dread straight out of the AoBR box even though I was getting twitchy at not modifying anything. He went together pretty well with a minimum of clean up for mold lines and was ready to go in around 60 minutes, give or take. I don't have a name for him yet, so #4 wil have to suffice. One of the things I noticed about the feet is that they have a slight inward cant that became a little annoying with #5, but was solved primarily through the use of some putty. Anyway, on to #4 http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508028.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508029.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508031.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508030.jpg As soon as the putty is dry I will basecoat him and we'll be off to the races. #5 ended being a completely different animal. He started off with the same base material (i.e. AoBR dread) but, I really wanted a dread with two twin-linked autocannons. I had some left over arms from my other dreads, so between them and some autocannon bits, I cobbled together this... http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508027.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508026.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508025.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508024.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Dreadnoughts/102508023.jpg ...so he's different. In thinking about what I wanted him to look like, I didn't want an overtly "Battletech" kind of look, so I opted for snub-nosed autocannons. I want him to look blunt and deadly. I don't know if I pulled that off, but at least I don't have to worry too much about the long autocannons sticking out. So he is somewhat condensed as opposed to being visually stretched out because of the barrels. Also of note is the asymmetrical placement of the ammo drums. I didn't do that on purpose, I just used the guns as they are molded...and don't ask me who runs out to him after he's used up all his ammon and gives him a reload, I haven't a clue. :lol: Also note that the arms are only loosely applied for the pics and will be applied permanently after painting is complete. I wanted him on some sort of heroic looking base and settled for a large pile of bones. As part of the final stages of finishing, a layer of sand will be applied over the putty and some of the bones to strengthen the effect. The other slightly annoying issue that I wasn't able to solve without undertaking considerably more conversion effort that I had intended, is the fact that you can not rotate the torso left or right. Due to the way that they are molded, face on is about all you can accomplish without some very serious and clever plastic work. I didn't have the time to explore that, so #5 is face on. If he was going to be a diorama, I would call him, "On the bones of martyrs". His line of fire is slightly elevated because in my Apoc games he will be providing some AA support. To reinforce this role, I've added the radar antennae on top of the sarcophogus. Both will be painted in the half white/black scheme of my army and very hopefully before the middle of November as that is when they will be needed for battle. So that's dread's Number 4 & 5. For Number 6, I'd really like to get the FW Chaplain dread to represent one of my chapter's leaders (i.e. Benkei, for those of you keeping track) into near immortality. Anyway, they were both interesting to work on and I look forward to getting some paint on them <hah! beat you all to it!> and then seeing what kind of mayhem they can cause on the table. I envision Bones standing back and blowing bits off of all kinds of stuff, while #4 closes in and applies multple punches to the solar plexus. C&C greatly appreciated, especially on "Bones" as I don't quite know what to think about him yet. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 that is cool, i love the autocannons, what bits did you use for them? Mind if i borrow the idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 what bits did you use for them? Mind if i borrow the idea? Please do borrow away. I believe our armies all end up looking better because of all the cross pollination that occurs on the BnC boards. The parts I used are the IG heavy weapon autocannons. I cut off the long barrel section as well as the muzzle brake, and then glued the MB back onto the "snubbed" gun assembly. It's a pretty straight forward modification, just a little fiddly when you put the brakes back on. Good luck and let me know how it goes! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 #5 Looks awesome, I think you pulled off the Auto Cannons pretty well. I also noticed you have used the Sword from the Black Templars Spure to adorn the sarcophogus, an idea which i have used myself on one of my dreads, Another thing i did was the remove the hand and handle from the back of a terminator Stormshield and have mounted that on the middle of the hips. This was done as a way to show the entombed marines heritage, his favoured weapons before being enshrined inside the dread. Awesome work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 "Ah Louie, lou-eye.." <sorry, got carried away with one of the greatest songs ever recorded -_- > Another thing i did was the remove the hand and handle from the back of a terminator Stormshield and have mounted that on the middle of the hips. That sounds very interesting. Do you have a picture you could share showing this? It's a great idea. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barret Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Good work on the AA dread, and they should both look smashing in your split scheme. I heartily agree with you about the fact that you can't rotate the sarcophagi. I must have stared at my second AoBR dread for an hour trying to figure out if it was possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialTemplari Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 hi Honda they look great, the twin las conversion looks natural, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ompfris Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 donno if I like that second one, He kinda looks like a crazy kill bot..... nice graveyard tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 "Ah Louie, lou-eye.." <sorry, got carried away with one of the greatest songs ever recorded :) > Another thing i did was the remove the hand and handle from the back of a terminator Stormshield and have mounted that on the middle of the hips. That sounds very interesting. Do you have a picture you could share showing this? It's a great idea. Cheers, Im sure i can dig the old picture machine out and get a couple for you. EDIT: ive had to use my phone camera for the moment cant seem to find my digital, i think the picture came out well enough though. What do you think? http://www.tt-forums.net/download/file.php?id=100783 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 i think the picture came out well enough though. What do you think? I really like the big red "X" in the middle of the icon, but it seems to have gotten in the way of the photo? :D Would you like to try again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 How strange, works fine for me, i will take a look later for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheum5 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Excellent work on both... your Dread formation is going to be fantastic when finished. I personally am going to steal the cut-sprue brick wall effect on the base of the second model... that's a very clever and simple idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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