Alys Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Simple question, that I couldn't find by searching (both google and here). I've now got two chaos dreadnoughts, and I'd like the opportunity to slap a second CCW onto both (and maybe eventually TL HB and such). Now the forgeworld arms look great, but will they fit on the metal Chaos Dread? If not, is there a lot of conversion work needed? Or have I wasted £34 on two Chaos Dreads that will never be able to hug and hold the opponent in their strange claw-y arms? Edit: I have fired the question off to Forgeworld too, so if no-one has come across the same problem and found the answer, I will be able to put their reply up on here, so if there is anyone else wondering (which I doubt, no-one loves the Chaos Dreadnoughts! is it any wonder they go into fire frenzies when they don't get the love that they deserve?!), you'll get an answer soon (hopefully). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicatus Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 All I know on the matter is that mixing FW parts with just about anything else looks a little weird. The sizing is off in a lot of cases. Good example is if you have a FW dread body but want to swap out your FW arms for say, a plastics Lascannon arm? By God, it looks positively gigantic, almost the size of the body itself. I was a little disappointed when I couldn't mix and match my FW Grey Knight dreadnought bodies with other weaponry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2645457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fury Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 It worked just fine for me. I put the claw arms on a pair of AOBR dreads and they look good. I don't know how this exactly correlates to a metal Chaos dread, but maybe it helps... http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/RedFury77/DC.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2645660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi...Thank you for your email. The Dreadnought arms that we make are designed to fit on our resin Dreadnouhghts and the Games Workshop plastic kits. The older metal Chaos Dreadnoughts are smaller than the plastic dreadnoughts, so the arms would be oversized for them. The auxillary weapon is designed to fit under the torso and will not fit on the arm itself. So how do people model twin CCW on the metal dreadnoughts? I love cute metal rejects, but have I wasted my money? Should I have got some plastic dreads and just converted them?! I suppose I could modify one of the spare right weapons, but then I lose that weapon. If I can maybe get spare plasma cannons for the Chaos Dread kit, maybe I could model a claw onto the end of the plasma cannon, bit of green stuff to fill in the gap, and bingo. Just... wouldn't look as great. If anyone has a Chaos Dread, and some forgeworld bits, can you see how "Oversized" they would be? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2645822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeonic Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I have no FW resin dread arms, but the plastic ones for sure look like they could be adapted to the chaos dread with little issue. The main problem is that on the metal chaos dread the arms mount towards the back of the dread torso instead of on a central pivot as the newer plastics, so a direct swap looks odd, as the arm is set far far back compared to the arms that come in the kit(the peg fits perfectly though). Nothing a little drilling couldn't fix and the older style arms look strange mixed with the newer arms that don't match them aesthetically. I could post a picture of the chaos dread torso with a plastic ven dread arm attached to it if you desire. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2647222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Yes that would be nice if I could see a Pic! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2647720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeonic Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Okay, here's my sample pics for you, taken fresh today. Note that the paintjob is a very WIP atm, but you'll get the idea. ChaosDread body w/ ven. Lascannon<--Link Note that the lascannon is set pretty far back, espescially compared to the arms designed to work with the kit. However, the peg is a perfect fit. Chaos Dread body w/oldskool TLHB<--Link The classic TLHB arm is very nice. Pardon the droopyness, I am in the process of magnetizing the older arms, but since they're mounted at the back the weight causes them to sag towards the front. Should have used a bigger magnet, honestly. Chaos Dread body w/oldskool PC<--Link Just for completeness, the old PC arm. Personally I'd say go for the FW arms, but pair them to match sizes, and note you'll have to do a little creative modding to get them to fit right, either to the mounting points themselves(shouldn't be too hard to hack off the peg and put a new one further up) or the the arms. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2648213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 That's the original TLHB for the Chaos Dread? That is nice... Now the kits just come with two CCW arms and Plasma Cannon/TL Auto Cannon. Ooh that's the hammer CCW arm too! I see what you mean about the plastic parts. I suppose plastic arm on both sides would make it look a little better, and as the Forgeworld arms supposedly fit onto the plastic kits, they should fit onto the pegs no problem. I was thinking of getting spare metal parts for the Chaos Dread and modifying but... I'm a little reluctant to touch metal. I don't mind green-stuffing, as that can be dissolved off the metal, but especially these classic models, it seems like heresy to sit and hack off say the PC from the arm, then mount a claw. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221451-chaos-dreadnought-arms/#findComment-2648685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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