What could have been.

[Guest]

Even thou I am a primaris fan and I do like the Redemptor but seen this the other day.

 

would we have preferred something like this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by Brother Captain Arkley

[SvenIronhand]

Would be a easier kit to assemble, at least. Redemptor Variants are up there with Firstborn tanks when it comes to bad builds, in my opinion. Mostly the legs.

[DemonGSides]

I want to like it. But I don't. 

 

[Evil Eye]

That is pretty good, the plasma cannon is a touch big but overall I like it.

 

I've posted it before but I too have attempted to redesign the Redemptor to look more like a proper Dreadnought whilst still being visually distinct. Might have a go at designing a printable one...

[Blindhamster]

honestly, I think the redemptor design is far superior.

The only bit on the redemptor I'm not married to is the amount the front protrudes.

 

IMO the arms and legs and back and side parts of the armour are all spot on.

Edited August 5, 2023 by Blindhamster

[N1SB]

This has inspired me to create my own portmanteau for Dreadnoughts.  Instead of "coffinmech", I will now refer to Dreads as "MeChaskets", like mecha and caskets.  It sounds like a coffin you buy at McDonald's, this is so terrible.  This is the worst word I've made up since "epistemologistical" (i.e. the logistics of how we learn things).

[Guest]

1 hour ago, N1SB said:

This has inspired me to create my own portmanteau for Dreadnoughts.  Instead of "coffinmech", I will now refer to Dreads as "MeChaskets", like mecha and caskets.  It sounds like a coffin you buy at McDonald's, this is so terrible.  This is the worst word I've made up since "epistemologistical" (i.e. the logistics of how we learn things).

You understand why some designers name their stuff this way?

[Orange Knight]

Sorry, but the Redemptor looks far better!

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Orange Knight said:

Sorry, but the Redemptor looks far better!

Fair enough, still getting one printed :), 

[Doghouse]

I would probably take those legs and stick them on a Redemptor as I think the legs are the main let down for me.

 

[Guest]

When I get mine I will try that for science.

[Robbienw]

Yes would much prefer that, a tweaked upsized Castaferrum.  Looks a lot better than the Redemptor.

[SvenIronhand]

22 hours ago, SvenIronhand said:

Would be a easier kit to assemble, at least. Redemptor Variants are up there with Firstborn tanks when it comes to bad builds, in my opinion. Mostly the legs.

Funnily enough, the Ballistus doesn't seem to have the trouble points the Redemptor/Brutalis have, because of its snap-fit nature.

[Djangomatic82]

Yeah. these are great.

I would drop cash on these, no problem.

[FarFromSam]

Ohhhh I've like this a lot.  The redemptor is cool, but this is excellent.   Thanks Arkley

[zero888]

Nope. I really like the redemptor design, it actually has legs that could propel it. The Ballistus looks a bit off to me but the Brutalis is probably one of my favorite Primaris kits to date.

[Djangomatic82]

I dont know if its just me, but it looks like the file is no longer available.

[Guest]

It seems to have been nuked.

[Paladin777]

While I do like the redemptor chassis, I love the boxnaught, as evidenced by my castaferrum dreadnaughts of various types! So yeah, I would have loved that design for a primaris dreadnaught!

Edited August 7, 2023 by Paladin777

[Orion]

I wish more 3d artists would show their designs printed like this. Rather than just renders.

Overall pretty decent redesign.

[Evil Eye]

On 8/7/2023 at 12:38 AM, Brother Captain Arkley said:

It seems to have been nuked.

Man that's a shame. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than the stock Redemptor.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Evil Eye said:

Man that's a shame. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than the stock Redemptor.

I have one coming so I will see it in the flesh soon.

[Sea Creature]

The legs were too stumpy.

[Evil Eye]

Dreadnoughts are supposed to have fairly stout legs. The Redemptor's legs are too long and thin.

[Blindhamster]

On 8/4/2023 at 9:31 PM, Brother Captain Arkley said:

Even thou I am a primaris fan and I do like the Redemptor but seen this the other day.

 

would we have preferred something like this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting to see it "for real".

I actually think it still suffers from some of the same issues as the redemptor, namely the excessively protruding "belly". It introduces a new "issue" IMO though, the body seems weirdly too tall compared to the sarcophagus, which throws its proportions out, the castaferrum isn't so bad in that sense. The assault cannon looks much worse than the redemptors onslaught gatling cannon, but I really like its fist, very very nice. I think the legs are too wide, the castaferrum doesn't have such wide legs in relation to its body (though they are wider than the redemptor ones, relatively speaking). The slightly longer legs are pretty cool, and I like the piping. It actually looks like it could walk.

 

Overall, I think there's definitely a nice dread there (nicer than the 3d render suggested honestly), but it would need a number of sizeable adjustments.