Drudge Dreadnought Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I have been commissioned to paint a tabletop quality Deathwing Dreadnought. It's one of the old metal models. When I received it, it was already assembled, primed, and had some paint on it. The glue holding it together was old and brittle. I broke it down and have re-built it with slightly posed legs, proper pinning, and added Dark Angel plastic accessories. I scraped a lot of the old, damaged and flaking paint off and shaved the mold lines. Not all of the paint could be removed, but enough could. It won't be perfectly smooth, but that's how it goes when you have to work with a used model. I will be doing enough battle damage that it shouldn't matter. I also made a rubble base and a greenstuff banner, and added a greenstuff riser at the waist to give it a bit more height. Here's the first few pictures of it, taken right before I primed it. More to come as I progress. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Necrologic/Deathwing%20Dreadnought/WIP2.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Necrologic/Deathwing%20Dreadnought/WIP1.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Necrologic/Deathwing%20Dreadnought/WIP3.jpg Can anyone make out what's carved into the base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Can anyone make out what's carved into the base? Looks like an aquilla, a bit fuzzy/faded though. Might just be the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Def. an aquilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny sam Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 To bad you put Plastic part on it. I would have suggest you the use of Paint Remover (not thiner but Remover) with an old Thoot brush it make miracle (it actualy scraps all the paint leaving only shining metalic partsl) it melt the glue down to. http://www.alseal.com.my/images/paint-remover.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudge Dreadnought Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Def. an aquilla Yep. It's a bit fuzzy because it's just scratched into the base with the point of my knife. I wanted to make sure it was recognizable. To bad you put Plastic part on it. I would have suggest you the use of Paint Remover (not thiner but Remover) with an old Thoot brush it make miracle (it actualy scraps all the paint leaving only shining metalic partsl) It's worked out alright. The primer went on smooth and clean despite slight roughness underneath. EDIT: Well, it's finished. But my friends took the camera off camping with them for the weekend, so no pics for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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