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So from what I've seen all over the net Leviathan's are amazing and do very good work in a deathwatch list. My issue is I'm not a massive fan of spending that much money and not a fan of how they look, so have been contemplating kitbashing a Nemesis Dreadknight with a Redemptor and turn it into a Leviathan. The writing on the nemesis strikes me as very deathwatch and I love the main body of a redemptor.


Well, the price of the component parts (Redemptor, NDK, AI Autocannons) is actually higher than just buying the FW Leviathan. Then there's the work of filing down 8 individual Autocannons so they fit together well, and both sets of 4 are symmetrical, and then finding a way to attach them to the body. 

 

I think the best solution would be to get the Easy to Build Redemptor, sack off the NDK and 3rd party Autocannons and use the cash saved just to get the 2 FW Stormcannon arrays. Those will be much easier to graft on to the Redemptor in a way that looks both satisfying and convincing. 

 

The NDK doesn't really offer anything except for height, and the Redemptor is already slightly taller than a Leviathan so it's not as if you need it!

Yeah I realised just after I posted that the cost difference isn't huge. But it would be good to have a unique leviathan. In regards to the size, I was unaware that the leviathan was shorter than a redemptor. Would that put a Dreadknight around 1" taller than the Leviathan?

The reason for using the Dreadknight is for the engraved plates that strike me as very deathwatch, I also love how industrial it is.

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I wanted to go this route, he looks awesome just a tad bit on the top heavy side. But it think its the weapons but that's minor. Any more pics???

As soon as I have him back from my friend who does all of my painting I'll take a couple more. The plasma is a "heavier" looking weapon, but I kind of messed up the gatling. I kit-bash & model - I don't actually play so it wasn't a big deal. The angle isn't helping either, I had a photo before somewhere and it doesn't look as top heavy.

 

I wanted to go this route, he looks awesome just a tad bit on the top heavy side. But it think its the weapons but that's minor. Any more pics???

As soon as I have him back from my friend who does all of my painting I'll take a couple more. The plasma is a "heavier" looking weapon, but I kind of messed up the gatling. I kit-bash & model - I don't actually play so it wasn't a big deal. The angle isn't helping either, I had a photo before somewhere and it doesn't look as top heavy.

 

I wish i had a friend that did the painting and i did the modeling. But its not bad, just loaded down is what I say, hehehe where did you mess up at?

I wish i had a friend that did the painting and i did the modeling. But its not bad, just loaded down is what I say, hehehe where did you mess up at?

I had an issue with the magazine belt feed; I think I was too cavalier when cutting. I tried repairing it, b/c I preferred that weapon, but meh. Hopefully in the next two weeks I can upload more pictures of my DN and my DW Kill team models.

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