Cadmus Tyro Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Morning all, I thought I would create a thread dedicated to our immortal brothers. I had the idea whilst discussing the leviathans and deredeos in the army list forum. I started to realise, despite my appreciation for tactics, I make decisions on new units based on aesthetics and anecdotes of past battles and kill counts. I think it would be great to have a collection of dreadnoughts with accompanying fluff and recent battlefield performances (although I appreciate there is a topic already going in the "hall of fame", I want to hear about their exploits and backstory!) In the end, I might just be able to choose between the Deredeo and the leviathan! So, I invite you to post a picture of your dreadnought with a short story and/or a recent anecdote of his performance on the field of battle. All dreadnought types are welcome, if you have posted them before it would would be good to have them here as well. Fully painted or WIPs, all are welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Let's kick things off. Tyran Lercaan , the immortal cursed with immortality. Tyran previously served in clan Vurgaan's 63rd void assault breacher squad. Following poor squad performance, relating in no small part to assisting failing elements of the imperial army during the compliance of One-Five-Four Four, Tyran and his squad were relegated to the ranks of the immortals, tasked with winning back the previous honour bestowed upon the squad. Further failure afflicted the 63rd squad, being slaughtered to a man during a daring frontal assault. Ferrus Manus himself dragged Tyran's broken body from the field of battle, insistent Tyran be interred within the sarcophagus of a dreadnought, as a mark of shame rather than honour. Confined within the shell of a cortus class contemptor dreadnought, the pain of his battle wounds an ever present reality, Tyran served for 54 years by Ferrus's side. Achieving many battle honours but never the forgiveness of his father. He was declined the honour of accompanying Ferrus Manus to Istvaan V, all hope of forgiveness is now lost...... Recent engagement: Location - Hab block 16, Archanus secondus. Opponent - alpha legion Unit performance - Tyran managed to destroy a unit of catphractii terminators and a veteran tactical squad before succumbing to volkite cross fire. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hands Fanatic Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 That's a beautiful looking contemptor Cadmus, I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread to see what else you come up with Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 That's a beautiful looking contemptor Cadmus, I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread to see what else you come up with :tu: Thanks man, I was hoping a few others would add their creations to the thread. I just want to see what success everyone else has had with their dreadnoughts! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I can only echo what IHF said: that's a beautiful dreadnought, Cadmus! Lovely fluff too. :tu: I've actually got a Contemptor in the pipeline right now: Justici Reynault Zahn, attached to 1 Wallbreaker, Wallbreaker Cohort, 284th Storm Battalion, VII Legion. As soon as he's finished I'll make sure to post him up in this thread! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomMarine Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Venerable Darnath Former Sgt of XIVth's 1st heavy support squad. Interred during the Naxos purge http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah274/mortiscorax29/Ironhands%2030k/IMG_20160110_105555_zpsasybjyhm.jpg http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah274/mortiscorax29/Ironhands%2030k/IMG_20160110_105609_zpsiumq3vdw.jpg Cadmus Tor. Former preavian of the XVIth purgation fleet Interred during the Naxos purge. Seen as literal example of the creed http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah274/mortiscorax29/Ironhands%2030k/IMG_20160110_105429_zpsjmx5hpt8.jpg http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah274/mortiscorax29/Ironhands%2030k/IMG_20151209_173619_zpsf0tw4xlp.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Potato of Mankind Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Oh what fortuitous timing! Recently completed: http://i.imgur.com/7NcDlF4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3n0Ry45.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nxujbsA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oitotb0.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I can only echo what IHF said: that's a beautiful dreadnought, Cadmus! Lovely fluff too. :tu: I've actually got a Contemptor in the pipeline right now: Justici Reynault Zahn, attached to 1 Wallbreaker, Wallbreaker Cohort, 284th Storm Battalion, VII Legion. As soon as he's finished I'll make sure to post him up in this thread! Cheers! Looking forward to seeing Justici Reynault Zahn, sounds like he's going to have some interesting background. @RandomMarine - I'm liking the red contrast, is it based on the Morragul clan scheme? Or do you have your own background going on? How is the Deredeo performing on the field? @ The God Potato of mankind - love the way your contemptor seems to be effortlessly bisecting a world eater, looking for his next target. Flame effects on the right shoulder guard look great too. Have you had chance to field him yet? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomMarine Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The red predates clan morragul IRL as its the scheme for my successor chapter so I copied it into 30k to link the 2 armies together and it made sharing fw Goodie's between them easier. Then the black book came out so now my 30k army is a clan moragul company that will eventually split off and do their own thing My profile pic is the 40k army scheme. Silver helm for vets Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4485981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Is this for Dreadnoughts of the Heresy or are Non contemptor/leviathan/deredro allowed? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomMarine Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'd say if its a dread it counts Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare84 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Meet Bob from accounting, he was interred in his leviathan to help with the legions taxes. lately Bob like sunny walks on the beach and chopping at cerastus knights ankles to great effect. http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h444/dpatchy5/60778585-C243-494C-BF4E-48AD8D5E6F33_zpsl4w2rfxs.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Is this for Dreadnoughts of the Heresy or are Non contemptor/leviathan/deredro allowed? Hi mate, I'm no moderator but I will give you my humble opinion on things. Castraferrum pattern dreadnoughts (standard box dreadnought) were used by the legions during the heresy so if that's what you mean by a non heresy dread I would feel free to post it. However, we are in the AoD forum, so I would encourage you to use legion weapon loadouts/backstory/scheme etc. I'm as interested in seeing the back story for your dreads as I am the actual pics! Hope that helps? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 @nightmare 84 - he looks like a Bob, was he a Terran recruit or is that a common name on barbarus? I had no idea the XIVth held accountants in such high esteem as to inter them into a dreadnought, and a leviathan at that! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WarpGhost Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Meet Bob from accounting, he was interred in his leviathan to help with the legions taxes. lately Bob like sunny walks on the beach and chopping at cerastus knights ankles to great effect. http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h444/dpatchy5/60778585-C243-494C-BF4E-48AD8D5E6F33_zpsl4w2rfxs.jpg At last, an accountant I can respect! Like the colour scheme. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Brother Techscion The late Amadeus Telcion, a senior Sergeant in the 15th Chapter of the XIIIth Legion, had a long and storied history stretching from the early days of Unification to the dying days of the Great Crusade. He was eventually felled during the Invasion of Liscia while leading the Metaeans, a hand-picked Recon team. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_w52z2ezBXbQ/Sfqon_kAv2I/AAAAAAAAArk/R4LuhG23SK4/s800/IMG_0042.JPG Failing to recover from grievous plasma wounds, Telcion was incorporated into the Dreadnought chassis Magna Malo. In his new guise as Techsion, he served during alongside his old Chapter, his first awakening during void conflict with the Nekulli. Techscion served during numerous Compliances in the dying years of the Great Crusade, tirelessly expanding the borders of Ultramar to the galactic North with the bulk of the 15th, before being transferred to serve on the Eastern fringes. The yellow and brown chequers on the right-shoulder are a record of his service during the Hypon campaign. This pict-capture shows him during the early Heresy period, immediately prior to the Calth Atrocity. Note the markings on the kneeplate denoting his secondment to the 190th; a new Company of inductees where he operated in support of Tactical Squad Secundus. In service with Secundus in the port town of Kalkriese on Golsoria, during the prelimiary skirmishes of the abortive Ghaslakh campaign. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allart01 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Contemptor Dreadnought Ancient Daegron http://i57.tinypic.com/2m81en9.jpg An original Warhound from Terra who fought since the foundation of the Legion, he reported critical wounds after Hierotzelem's self destruction and was interred in one of the recently issued Contemptor Pattern Dreadnoughts. At first he was a well esteemed veteran among the 16th, and even Thanatos often sought his wisdom, but when Angron's hand reshaped the Legion, not being able to receive the Nails isolated him from the once respectful Merciless. He was left alone, with High Codicer Verjell and the other outcasts from the Librarium, to remember the times of the Old Legion and see the new one fall into corruption before his eyes. By the time of Isstvan III the Contemptor's machine spirit had put its capricious roots deep into the warrior's consciousness, who was now awaken by his forgetful brothers only when war called as a weapon to be used and then restrained without remorse. His in-game notable achieviements are the killing of a few terminators, a moritat, a centurion and a praetor in Zone Mortalis Games. He's just leathal on isolated/short numbered units and heroes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 @apologist - that is one sweet contemptor, love the weathering an detailing to the helmet, I've always liked the look of the heavy bolter arms for the contemptor. Great fluff as well, enjoyed reading it. Will we be seeing your Deredeo on here as well? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Props for running the Twin-Heavy Bolters Apologist, you never see those! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Ancient Hatt'ra Wolf's bane of the XIII company of the Salamanders, Interred following bisection by Loucapon raiders defending the Girion's gate starport during the Ereale liberation.Deployed on the black sands, he supported the XIIIth in guarding legion craft from traitor assault, allowing loyalist elements to fall back to them, was critically damaged but recovered and restored to operational status during the XIII's journey from the atrocity.Legion symbols awaiting FW brass arrival :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 My Sons of Horus Contemptor remains one of the few models I've fully painted (shameful I know). http://i.imgur.com/mxx5yLZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DDlUDEz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Rhx8YnD.jpg Once a Cthonian gang member, Kalbus showed excellent marksmanship scores during the legion intake and was inducted into the heavy support squads, where he quickly rose to sergeant as his squad racked up a large tally of vehicle kills. His proficiency with a Lascannon was so renowned that when he was almost killed by a loyalist World Eater on Istvaan III, his wrecked and maimed body was interred into a Contemptor Mortis with his preferred Lascannons, his Primarch sensing his vehicle destroying skills would serve usefully in the coming war. Edit: that's the first time I've ever tried to write a backstory for a model. My respect for people like BCK and Hyenidae and everyone else who does it a lot and so well has gone up even more. Took me about an hour just to sort out the name. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 @apologist - that is one sweet contemptor, love the weathering an detailing to the helmet, I've always liked the look of the heavy bolter arms for the contemptor. Great fluff as well, enjoyed reading it. Will we be seeing your Deredeo on here as well? Props for running the Twin-Heavy Bolters Apologist, you never see those! AP values are for suckers Being a contrary so-and-so, I've always had a soft spot for Heavy Bolters, even if they've gradually got less and less useful as the game's gone on. Great idea for a thread, by the way :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ikka Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Being a contrary so-and-so, I've always had a soft spot for Heavy Bolters, even if they've gradually got less and less useful as the game's gone on. :( Great idea for a thread, by the way :) I view the HB/DCCW armed Dreads to be the closest thing to an up-armored regular marine. Basically the best version of a standard marine you could be. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Tyro Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 @rune priest Ridcully - love the markIV Castraferrum chassis, it's aesthetic inspired my journey into the heresy in the early badab war days! Post it up with the brass etch when it arrives! @Khârn the bloody - can't go wrong with dual kheres, my alpha dread with a single kheres makes a mess of terminators.... @fire golem - nice posing, fits with the SoH theme of mobile but brutal spear tip assault. I know the feeling of not painting quickly, I finally settle on a scheme and then change mind or find my skills have increased and I have to repaint my old stuff. Any plans for a scars dreadnought? @ apologist - cheers, seems popular so far. Liking the rest of the talon! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I hadn't specifically thought about a Scars dread, but now I want to do one! I love Dreads (well, Contemptors, Deredeos and Leviathans, I don't like the boxy dreads) so I'll probably end up with one from every legion seeing as I can't pick a legion still! I might wait and see if the Scars book says anything about dreads, I know in the old lore they don't use them, but I could see them being used if there are some from the Terran Vth legion left, or maybe even used as some kind of punishment in the legion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/325342-fury-of-the-ancients/#findComment-4486842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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