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Hello everybody, this time i decided to make my own Dreadknight.
using the True size dreadnought technique that i saw someday ( i don't remember the author, if someone knows, please tell us).

First step is to prepare the hands. for that we will use the tutorial of @Cathar the great

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/244387.page



So, we enlarge the arm a little, as could see in the picture below.




Second step.
Separate the legs from the foots, and enlarge the legs using plasticard pipes. as could see in the picture below.

we don't need so much detail here, because it will hide with the armor.

next, we add some shoulderpads.






We put the arm in. Here we must fit it as could see in the picture below ( a little down)






That's it for now.
hope you like as i do.

greetings


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Well, as people asks, new pictures.

the next step is to prepare the right arm. i used the multimelta cannon, from the dreadnought. Cut the front part (we will use it later).

same as before, enlarge the arm using plasticard and wires.
as seen in the second picture.






then put the arm in the dreadknight, remember that you must put it a little down.



later i will add some details.




Next step.
cockpit.

for the cockpit i used the rhino's pilot marine.
add some armor with plasticard, and a panel to protect the pilot.






The back.
here we use the multimelta piece that we cut before. it works as a turbine.

obiously, the pipes, i always use this scheme to the exhaust pipes, as you could see in my other projects.






That's it for now. i will add some details later.
hope you like.

greetings

Now that is nice work, will be cool to see the end result. however, you have your terms mixed up. Scratchbuilt suggests that you have no sprues from a company in question and that you are starting from "scratch". this id say fits the term kitbashing, where you modify existing kits to suit your idea...
now, if you had started with say, a sodacan, then scratchbuilding would fit.

I dont like the whole ideia behind the dreadknight, but i must say you got great ideia here... congratulations... Add detais and paint it up

tarnish wrote:Now that is nice work, will be cool to see the end result. however, you have your terms mixed up. Scratchbuilt suggests that you have no sprues from a company in question and that you are starting from "scratch". this id say fits the term kitbashing, where you modify existing kits to suit your idea...
now, if you had started with say, a sodacan, then scratchbuilding would fit.

well i think you're right. i know no other term for this work, so i named it "Scratchbuild", Even, the dreadnought i used, was an abandoned one from the black reach box. so, it would be a scratch?
hehe

well. i just want to start painting. and play it!.


greetings

moremoremore!

This is coming along very nicely. Good work.

very nice start!

alright, last night i try to modify the legs armor, i made some cuts, but sleep wins me. so i hope tonight i would made some cool modifications.

thx to all.

greetings

Good build better basis than the original.

New advances

preparing the base.




Improving the legs

















Priming
Comparison with other dreads,










Remember that this painting is just the base, i need to finish details


greetings.

haha i like how "holy" is written on the hull there

Well.
Long time no see...
i made some modification to the DreadKnight.

First i've cut his arms and legs, to make another posture. ( as seen in the picture)


Then i glue the legs as follows.



and the upper section.


(The left arm, looks very longer. but is just because of photo perspective)



Next, i modified the pilot section. it doesn't like me how it was. so ii made a new control panel and some grip straps for pilot.
this time i like the result.







and that's it!. Now i need to build the Heavy Flammer for left arm (this is the reason of the posture) and the nemesis GreatSword for rhight arm.

what do you think?

Very nice model! I might have to attempt this with my aobr dead but for my orks.
Only think i noticed is with the aobr dread the left arm inside is hollow, might be a good idea to patch it with plasticard

A1rebirth wrote:Very nice model! I might have to attempt this with my aobr dead but for my orks.
Only think i noticed is with the aobr dread the left arm inside is hollow, might be a good idea to patch it with plasticard

indeed,
next step is to fill that horrible hole. and then... worry about heavy flammer.
thx.

Ooo very nice The NMM looks very good. I hope your flamer will do it justice.