Dont trade your Black Reach Dreadnought

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**paintedpotato**

I have seen a lot of players trade all of the space marine bits from the starter for ork bits. But did you realize the starter comes with an ork dreadnought too?

Dreadnought + Deff kopta = Deff Dred

**LordRavurion**

That is a cool conversion. I also don't think I will be using the dread for marines. this is a good idea to make it usefull for the orks

Consider the idea of using the dread copied, although I will make it very different from yours (for starters I do not have a spare kopta

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**paintedpotato**

LordRavurion wrote: (for starters I do not have a spare kopta )

That is why I tell everyone that the secret number is 6 starters. Besides the Deathwing army and half a tactical company...

You get 4 squads of 30 orks
enough power claws for the nobs who lead them, the big mek, and the warboss
max deff koptas (15)

3 extra dreadnoughts and 3 extra def koptas to convert them.

depending on upgrades, that is already a decent 2000 point army

I am still trying to figure out how to make the big shoota into burna boy.

I am pretty sure it will involve some of the koptas exhaust pipes and wiring and detached multi-melta barrels.

**Nuclear Mekanik**

Wow!!!

That is just made of a whole big lump of win, right there...

I freakin' love that!!! *YOINK* I'd been thinking about making my own version but hadn't convinced myself it would look ok, now you've convinced me!!!

**Orlanth**

I know someone who bought six starters, then swapped as many out as he could for more orks. More teef than sense I say. He wants some humungous Apocalypse formations though, which makes it almost understandable.

**Sholto**

I love it - clever and very Orky.

Sholto

**The Dreadnote**

That is totally awesome.

**YojimboJones**

Man... why didn't I pick orks. Seems like the rule of thumb for all of their vehicles and conversions is "the junkier the better, oh and feel free to use other armies models"

IT AINT FAIR I TELLS YA

**Flachzange**

The whole "squeeze me in, squeeze me in" look makes it pure win.
Very well done.

**burb1996**

That is pure awesomeness. And I must say that rotary housing bit off the copta for the Left PW looks mighty nice.

**JD21290**

the SM dreads are selling for £10 on ebay.
might have to buy some.
got 15 koptas (3 units of 5) so got some parts spare.

**theHandofGork**

Very nice work- when will it be painted?

**Gavin Thorne**

Very awesome! Dem orkz be sum lootin' gitz!

**Sicarius**

That's pretty awesome. I had this idea to try and convert something like this, but have a massive Ork Warboss wearing a Dreadnought carapace. But this is really cool.

**RiTides Nids**

Awesome!!! Waaaagh!

**JD21290**

getting a dread tomorrow, so ill give it a go

**KingCracker**

lol thats funny and awesome. ive been kicking that very same idea around. one of those "when i get some extra money i should..." kind of things. glad to see it will look awesome and not...... a SM dred with orky colors. i didnt think of seeing the orks face in there so im deffinetly gunna take that idea. really nice conversion!

**extrenm(54)**

Super cool conversion. Looks really good and orky.

**smiling Assassin**

That's pretty awesome.

**maxdamek**

cool, very cool!
tomorrow i'll buy another black reach box ...

**InyokaMadoda**

Love it! A great idea! Now my army willl have a deff dread too! Well done.

**odinsgrandson**

That's pretty impressive. I'll remember that one.

**biztheclown**

Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

**Sadetta131**

crab! why i couldn't think like this. i traded the dread

**Somnicide**

YojimboJones wrote:Man... why didn't I pick orks. Seems like the rule of thumb for all of their vehicles and conversions is "the junkier the better, oh and feel free to use other armies models"

IT AINT FAIR I TELLS YA

QFMFT!

I am so with you - try a daemon conversion... sheesh. In my next life I am gonna be a ork junkboy

**migsula**

Brilliant! Get painting!

**JohnHwangDD**

*Great* conversion!

**The Thousandth Son**

That is the most metal conversion I've seen for a dreadnought. 8/10.

**Orkeosaurus**

Sweet! Although I think iz 'ead iz gon get shot!

Seriously, a cool conversion, and more proof that da orks can make most of the stuff in the game look good with just a little bit of conversion.

**hellsguardian316**

Thats just wrong, I mean cutting up an Holy Marines Dreadnought for use with Orks, I mean thats just ... just ... .... ... hmmm .. a good idea

Think I'll get another box set just for that reason. Excellent conversion and innovation (hope thats the right word) I too wanting to palm of the dread and keep all the other orky and marine stuff. but now I can do something orky with it. Any other marine-to-ork conversions you come up with post em.

I've got 2 metal dreads, 2 predators and a land raider that I plan to someday convert to the ork horde