Converting dreamforge leviathan into a knight

[dice4thedicegod]

Dreamforge had a huge sale, so I decided to see if the “15mm” leviathan could be kitbashed into a knight.

 

The basic kit is a bit short, so i extended the (previously almost non existent) torso to up the height to 6 inches. Then widened the shoulders. Then had to widen the torso!

 

Just wish I had figured a way to lengthen the legs... but they are so articulated with (moving) pistons and such like, that I couldn’t figure a good way of doing it! (Mind you, knight and dreadnought legs are small, so maybe it’s not a deal breaker)

 

Didn’t like the head, very non 40k looking, so went for an open cockpit look (using bits that should have gone into small field gun as throne and control panel).

 

Very much WIP. Lots still to do! Not sure at all about the lower torso... and the feet need claws... and ...!

 

(Thinking chaos knights, but not sure yet. Probably need to check the bits bin again before finally deciding!)

 

(Note: weapon arms detach. I have sword and fist arms, but not built)

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s so much that moves in this kit (there’s screwscas well as glue!) so you can play around with poses:

[Son of Sacrifice]

It might be that I've never been a fan of these, but his legs look really stumpy now. Can you reposition the torso (change the pose) so it's not so obvious? Could just be the camera angle of course.

[dice4thedicegod]

Yeah, I’ve tried playing with the legs

Think I need to bulk up the lower leg (easy, just add some armor plates) and the midsection... for which I need to get inspiration!

[dice4thedicegod]

Maybe I’ll just have to chop the midsection... replace the spine and pipes with something boxier and shorter (can probably lose up to half an inch and still be about 6” tall)

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Looks pretty cool, and sounds like an interesting thing to do. Looking forward to see how it turns out!

[dice4thedicegod]

Tried chopping the midsection - still comes to 6inches, so should be tall enough - and it definitely helps with the looks...

 

 

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Such a crazy yet cool model!

[dice4thedicegod]

Little bit of Armour plating and hood added.

 

 

Time to get some alternate arms assembled!

[dice4thedicegod]

Got lots of detail still to go, but starting to play with basing!

 

 

And the claw is assembled!

 

[dice4thedicegod]

And, in case it wasn’t obvious that there were four Valhallans on the base:

 

[dice4thedicegod]

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Considering the scale, maybe the Dreamforge Leviathan would do better as an Armiger instead of a full-sized Knight.

 

Nonetheless, you did impressive and excellent work on the conversion. The base you made, showing the Knight storming an enemy defensive position, is well done.

[dice4thedicegod]

Considering the scale, maybe the Dreamforge Leviathan would do better as an Armiger instead of a full-sized Knight.

 

Certainly if unaltered, it would be the right size to be an Armiger. Luckily I grabbed three kits, so at least one will be built at the “normal” scale as an Armiger (be 4.6” tall)... then I’ll have to decide what to do with the final kit.

 

Nonetheless, you did impressive and excellent work on the conversion. The base you made, showing the Knight storming an enemy defensive position, is well done.

Thanks! It was a big base, so definitely wanted to make some use of it! (And I wanted the knight to be standing/stomping on something!)

[dice4thedicegod]

Alternate weapon load out (knight rampager) and a bit of chaosification.

 

[MegaVolt87]

It's coming along, however it looks a bit too slim. You should try bulking up the middle with plasticard + GS with a more armoured look then it would look way better. 

[dice4thedicegod]

Playing around while waiting on paints. Fiddled with the claw arm and started to put a war dog /helverin together:

 

 

 

 

(Think the upper arm might need a bit more bulk now)

[Frostbit3]

If you could find a way to incorporate more GW bits I think it would help sell it as a 40k vehicle.

It’s a really cool model and you have been doing really cool things with it, but it isn’t screaming warhammer yet. I think I have more (personal taste) issues with that then any concerns over bulk. The paint will help with that as well I’m sure.

Keep the updates coming it’s fun to watch.

[dice4thedicegod]

A little bit of paint - still lots to do (both adding final bits to the model as well as paint/basing)

 

 

 

 

[dice4thedicegod]

[ranulf the revenant]

The way he's treating molotov guy is just not nice Edited December 16, 2019 by ranulf the revenant

[dice4thedicegod]

It was a pretty sweet deal while it lasted. My “Valhallan” infantry are Russians I picked up as part of the same sale.

 

Added blood effects, though I’m not sure on them (pretty new to using blood for the blood god) and might fiddle with it.

 

[ranulf the revenant]

Hmmm... the steel looks cool, but he could use some more colours. Or maybe he was stolen from a factory before he got his paint on ^^?

[dice4thedicegod]

Hmmm... the steel looks cool, but he could use some more colours. Or maybe he was stolen from a factory before he got his paint on ^^?

Yeah, one of the issues with the dreamforge kit is that it is all smoothed curves, whereas GW tends to have distinct flatter sections that look good with color. I’m trying to figure out where I could put a chaosified heraldic shield ... or freehand a chaos symbol...

[dice4thedicegod]

A few tweaks

 

 

 

Now... would it look good with copious blood spatter added?

[dice4thedicegod]