Showcase: Post your Dreadnoughts

[Smoke Frog]

Beautiful red, and a fantastic killer claw he has too! 

[Jolemai]

Blood Angels Contemptor Dreadnought

[Opprobrium]

My Black Templar Venerable Dreadnought.

Edited November 22, 2021 by Opprobrium

[Sothalor]

Aw man, those old Forgeworld boxnoughts had so much character. I wish they were still in production.

[Magos Takatus]

Yeah, I fell in love with the Chaplain dread long before it became a darling in the competitive scene but I never purchased one because apparently I'm an idiot. Either that or because my Forge World wishlist could stretch to the moon and this one never quite made it to the shopping basket. I have to get a Leviathan before they stop selling those.

[Interrogator Stobz]

Lolz, I just checked, I have 10 Dreads and none are plastic.

Gotta love FW and the old metal boxes.

 

I love this thread, all the grim ancient murder boxes in one sacred place.

[Tiger9gamer]

assault on black reach dread from a GW store introductory table, repainted to become a Black Templar

Edited November 25, 2021 by Tiger9gamer

[Augustus b'Raass]

Hey! Here's my seventh ever Contemptor:



More pics in this post in my thread.

[Spear of Achilles]

[Spear of Achilles]

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Spear of Achilles

[Inquisitor Trinity]

Dreadnought number 3 joins the watch! This is ancient Alavaan formerly of the sons of orar. They have a particular dislike of the Tyranids so I made a large trophy for the sarcophagus, painted in hive fleet leviathan colours. There's also a few deathwatch details and colours to make it different to the standard redemptor. Check out the other photos for more details! If you like this guy you should check out my other dreadnoughts I've done Please follow my instragram! https://www.instagram.com/onyx_warpainter/

[Karhedron]

Yeah, I fell in love with the Chaplain dread long before it became a darling in the competitive scene but I never purchased one because apparently I'm an idiot.

Don't be too hard on yourself, I am in the same boat. It just surprised me as I didn't think they would discontinue a model unless they had a dircet replacemnt for it.

 

Maybe they just felt the old Boxnaughts din't match the look of the newer plastic models like the Hellbrute.

Edited January 5, 2022 by Karhedron

[Brother NAm]

Fists Exemplar dreadnought in the service of the Deathwatch + the artwork that inspired him which I saw in the RPG. Rescued from eBay, an Assault on Black Reach box dread with a few bits added, namely the DW sarcophagus and a banner I made from a can of ale.

 

[Wulf Vengis]

Some of the Dreadnoughts accompanying the Grey Company.

Contemptor Dreadnought Gerrut Hati Hr

[Metzombie]

Redemptor Dread for my Black Templars

[Dr_Ruminahui]

That's pretty cool - do you have any better lit photos?  As well, what's the base model?

[Dangerman]

Is there anything better than a big ol' BRRRT cannon?

[Kizzdougs]

I recently repainted my first Emperor's Children Contemptor. I hope you like how he turned out 

 

 

The before and after of the Contemptor.

[Xenith]

From my BA plog:

I dont think I actually shared photos of my finished Contemptor here: Similar basing to the rest of my BA, but pushing towards a more HH/Imperial palace feel - the checked floor is just plasticard with a 10mm check pattern scribed into it - I've since found some actually gridded plasticard panels from Evergreen that I'll use in future.

[Xenith]

Straight from one Dreadnought to another (because Dreads are ace), I present Ancient Nikolaj, The Redeemed of the Flesh Eaters.

Rent asunder in body during the Devastation of Baal, Nikolaj was already a 100 year veteran of the Indomitus Crusade when he reached Baal. His body recovered atop a mound of dead Genestealers, there was enough life remaining to still serve the chapter. Interred within a mighty Redepmptor Dreadnought Sarcophagus, the battle brother serves on in the Red Scar Crusade to purge the Tyranids of Hive Fleet Jabberwocky from the inhabited systems in the sector, and bears the heaviest armaments available to the Flesh Eaters at this time.

Nikolaj's desire to protect remains, using his bulk to ward off attacks on his living frater. A rage at his condition exists however, and Nikolaj has been increasingly seen to throw himself into the fray, casting aside instincts of self preservation. Perhaps it is only a matter of time before this venerable warriors falls once again, however we have no doubt that it will be against odds as insurmountable as his first death.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Here's an old 2nd ed. all metal dreadnaught I painted for a friend eons ago:

 

[Casual Heresy]

My relic Contemptor for my Black Templars. Used the Imperial Fist model for the appropriate iconography. Plus I can totally see Templars uncovering a relic of the old legion and quietly reaching for the black spray paint. 
 

[blackbabyjesus]

Couple of old resin contemptors I painted up for my Deathwing army. 

[Pearson73]

@blackbabyjesus Those two are fantastic! Great painting, weathering and basing.

 

Here's my first Contemptor for the Iron Tenth:

 

[Shinespider]

Since I started my Exorcists project and got my transfers there's a specific Dread I've been tossing around in my head. Finally got around to making it this week.