Grey Knight Dreadknight

[mega_marines]

Alright, I managed to score a free Dreadknight model(shadiest dude ever got one for me), and started working on it.

 

I can't stand the exposed legs, so I plasticarded it up and added under-soles to it to fill in the gap at the bottom. Pictures do not do this justice at all.

 

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/megamarines/IMG_0894.jpg

 

For the front, I couldn't stand the pilot being so exposed, or not even having a targeting screen/blastshield; so I made one myself. The picture blurs it all together with the flash, but it is in fact a two piece layer of plasticard(will be painted glossy black) with plasticard rods around the edges and a bar over the middle(to divide the glass) to create a canopy. This will be painted black to be reflective glass, while the rods will be painted in steel.

 

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/megamarines/IMG_0895.jpg

 

The legs of the Dreadknight pilot had to be cropped and realigned since the regular style just has him standing there with a "Durr" pose. Same can be said about the arms and legs of the Dreadknight itself, as I had to bend and pull at pieces or fill gaps with greenstuff. Hopefully he now looks ab it more dynamic. Even if just a little.

 

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/megamarines/IMG_0896.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/megamarines/IMG_0897.jpg

 

Oh, and before I forget, I'm filing down and blurring the words on the model itself, to bring it in line with the older models with barely decipherable text, and not this "MORTIS, TITAN, AEGIS, GLORY" garbage that has become so popular with the Grey Knight lineup of models. <_<

 

Also, didn't add the "Titan" codpiece/diaper. Thank God. <_<

 

Anything else I should work on or change?

 

-Matt

[SoulReaver296]

For people who like this but don't want the "dreadnought front"; consider finding, or making, a robotic head for it (think of it making it the mini titan that the Imperial Knights were). IDK what the proportions/scales of the models are, but something along the lines of a bionicle or transformer head might work with a bit of conversion. Any ideas for that front?

 

EDIT: nice job btw <_<

[mega_marines]

For people who like this but don't want the "dreadnought front"; consider finding, or making, a robotic head for it (think of it making it the mini titan that the Imperial Knights were). IDK what the proportions/scales of the models are, but something along the lines of a bionicle or transformer head might work with a bit of conversion. Any ideas for that front?

 

EDIT: nice job btw <_<

 

I actually considered using a Bionicle head or even waiting for the new Tomb Kings Sphinx to come out. I also heavily considered a lightly modified Sentinel body with cabling attached to make it a Knight Titan, as well as changing up the weapon arms to be fitting of one. I decided to save the idea for when I make my Mechanicus Knights.

[Marid]

I think you may want to try that blast shield over again. You're modifications are too angular. It's beginning to look orkish. I think the Dread Knight is more Eldar than Ork.

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

[mega_marines]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

 

And your suggestions to make it better? ;)

 

I'm waiting.

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

 

And your suggestions to make it better? ;)

 

I'm waiting.

 

I happen to like the way it looks and can't wait to get mine in the mail.

 

My suggestions? Well, if you really want to change it up and not make it look "retarded", I would stick with the round, curved shapes inherent in the model and not Ork it up with a bunch of flat, square shapes. It's a jarring break up of the natural flow of the model.

 

 

I'm waiting...

[Drudge Dreadnought]

I think covering the legs was a great move, but I'm not sold on the blast shield for the face. Having the face hidden but the arms showing doesn't really seem right to me. I'd go with just the legs covered, and a helmet.

[Zagman]

Blast shield? The pilot is in Tactical Dreadnought Armor. How much more protection can you expect to provide before you create a Dreadnought?

 

My first Dreadknight is nearly painted and is nearly fully interchangeable. I disliked the design when it first came out, but now that I have it assembled and almost fully painted, I must say that I like it.

 

For the leg coverings I would have just ebayed the shinguard bit and converted them to suffice. It would have kept the nice slowing design.

[Lord Ragnarok]

Yeah agree on just covering the legs. After looking at one of the pieces of artwork in the dex, I'm convinced that it is the major distraction for me. Look great with the legs covered. Seems to be enough to mute the baby carrier look.

[Justcar]

I agree on the front visor. It looks more like it is blocking the pilot's view of the battle field. I think that this mostly has to do with the fact that the arms are showing. This makes it not look like an enclosed cockpit and more like something right in front of the pilot's eyes.

 

But the important thing is that YOU are satisfied with it.

[henrywalker]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

 

And your suggestions to make it better? :tu:

 

I'm waiting.

 

arrogant prat (original guy)

 

he's right, you've shoved a bit of plastic in front of the pilot so he can't see claiming he is therefore protected (as if terminator armour and "all but impenetrable forcefields" are not enough. he is exposed and open because he needs to be there in the battlefield in order to react, respond and think. if your putting him in a cockpit then why not leave the cockpit on the ship in orbit and control the DK remotely?

 

also the leg coverings look stupid as they are so utterly different from the shin guards below.

 

The words are a bit much, especially seeing as they get the latin wrong. My personal approach is to fill in the recess with GS and sand it smooth. i would leave it but i have three coming and to have all the same words would look odd.

 

I will probably write my own stuff in place of some of the other things. i particularly take issue with victor as while it is a latin word it is also an english word and a name and hence looks out of place. also it seems a bit odd that they would just right WINNER!!! on the machine. seems a bit blunt.

 

don't be so sure your right whilst insulting others. also don't be so defensive, it makes you sound pathetic

[Godhead]

I like mine as is. I did however give some thought to changing it. I would almost consider not including the legs or arms and perhaps use a sarcophagus from a dread, cover the legs with curved plating to give it a uniformed look and maybe have a head exposed. or maybe not.

[Warsmith Aznable]

The "blast shield" thing just doesn't work. Since you're covering up the legs, why not take the baby out of the papoose entirely? That might give you some more conceptual leeway with the pasticard. I think if I were doing one I would have to affix an armored Sentinel cabin to the front. I used an open Sentinel cabin for a bipedal Defiler conversion I did, and it's easy, cheap, and "looks 40k". The head from the new Tomb Kings sphinx thing might work if you're trying to make a Gundam, and I will remain absolutely skeptical about that until I see it done.

 

EDIT: also the banner between its legs looks strange because there are no gaps (I think). It looks less like a banner and more like coat tails or a cape or summat.

[Joasht]

I feel bad echoing what everyone else as said, but thats not a good conversion. The blast shield looks way out of place, and I am also not a fan of the thigh guards since once it is painted, it would look very obvious that you had just slapped those bits on yourself. It wouldn't look part of the model.

[MithrilForge]

...... normally im always liking what you do Mega,but this time its ...well...not really a winner(sorry),

i understand the idea behind it and i was fully thinking that way too so i 100% understand your concept :P

luckily you got it for free so yours is the test bed for all the rest of us to see and learn from.

im thinking now i have seen it for real and your attempt also,that i will put mine together as is.

good luck with the rest of it.

 

cheers Mithril

[Robotronic Erotic]

Personally I'd have preferred if they had just made it so the Dreadknight was what it sounds like, a (not great) pun on Dreadnought, that was piloted by the very grim-dark idea of an almost corpse, but just better technology (because they're Grey Knights), and not some some super advanced (for 40k) walker that is easy to not only get in and out of, but also to control intuitively enough as an extension of one's own body to fight Greater Deamons without seeming to have to be "plugged-in" in any permanent or uncomfortable fashion.

 

If the conversion went that way and removed the pilot completely it might improve it.

[Gentlemanloser]

There's aretowrk in the codex where the NDK looks more like a large extension to TDA. The pilots legs are inside the legs of the NDK, and the arms are much closer.

 

Covering the legs would bring the mini closer to that specific vision in the 'dex, and make the NDK feel more like an Appleseed Landmate (with little exposed armoured arms) than an Aliens Powerlifter.

[ChaosPhoenix]

I think the problem is the blast shield. You just cover some parts of the Terminator. On the other hand, I still think talking about the pilot being exposed is wrong. He has got a 2+/5++ armor, just like the Dread Knight. It's no walker, just a monstrous creature.

[Daedalus Templarius]

I dropped the titan baby diaper and baby harness over-the-shoulder straps, I think it actually looks much better.

 

I agree with the others here though, the blast shield looks far too angular to fit in with the model, it is most certainly an 'eldar-ish' kind of vehicle.

 

But you're right, what the heck is up with the large text now? I liked it much better when it wasn't readable.

[Slind]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

 

And your suggestions to make it better? :)

 

I'm waiting.

 

I just love it, when people ask for comments in an open forum and all they actually want, is a pad on the shoulder.

[mega_marines]

Grey Knight Dreadknight, An Effort To Make It Less Retarded

 

I'm not entirely sure you succeeded in that task.

 

And your suggestions to make it better? :huh:

 

I'm waiting.

 

I just love it, when people ask for comments in an open forum and all they actually want, is a pad on the shoulder.

 

 

I was asking for constructive criticism, not an offhand comment about how I failed. If you want someone to get betetr, you give them advice and help. ;)

[dublindawg]

The blast shield makes me think of a classic line from SNL:

 

"Alec...I'll take AnAl bum Covers for $500"

 

"That's 'An Album Cover' Mr. Connery"

[Inquisitor Apropos]

Personally I'd have preferred if they had just made it so the Dreadknight was what it sounds like, a (not great) pun on Dreadnought

 

^This.

 

My plan is to gut the front of the torso, and install a dreadnought sarcophagus. You get 3 in the Furioso kit, and it wouldn't be too hard to scratchbuild, either. You could even go nuts and get one of the Forgeworld ones, for that extra Grey Knight flair.

[Something Wycked]

I think the blast shield would look better than everyone's giving credit for once its painted up- right now it looks really out of place, but painted up nicely it could look really good. (Especially if you gave it the "glass" look and perhaps painted a HUD on there with a targeting reticule, etc.) The thigh plates are a little jarring to me, but if painted up right they could look great too.

 

As for the DK base model itself... Even a Valkyrie cockpit stuck on the front- nose down- would look pretty decent as a place to stick a pilot inside instead of those roller coaster shoulder restraints.