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Just a conversion I'm working on for a very good friend of mine in return for a buttload of stuff. Most of the conversion work is pretty self-explanatory (except for the fact the Plasma Cannon is magnetized for now, currently awaiting a second fist), I just thought that you guys might like it. I'm particularly proud otf the progress so far, so positive feedback only, please!

That is a cool Model I would be proud.

This looks mighty awesome, I can't wait to see the finished product.

It looks pretty cool, but the head you are using is a huge letdown in my view.

ph34r wrote:It looks pretty cool, but the head you are using is a huge letdown in my view.

My exact thoughts!

I think the head makes it look way cooler than the normal contemptor . To each his own though.

There has to be a more wolfy looking head ?

LunaHound wrote:There has to be a more wolfy looking head ?

This. it needs more wolf bitzs

Thanks for the feedback guys!

-The lack of pelts:

I'm simply holding back on pelts and such right now until I can find proper ones I cna carve off of the Space Wolves bits; I may have neglected to mention this, but this is a commission piece for my best friend, Cody, using bits he's supplying me with (and a couple from my personal collection). He also has the Saga of the Black Tally, so the motif for this Contemptor is death. The idea for the flurr behind the larger wolf skulls is that they were his wolves that died when he was entombed, and this way they can carry on as a pack until he finally joins them. Perhaps he even believes that-at least in a spiritual way-the limbs of the contemptor are now extansions of their will (THe combat arm could be Hyjal's Bite,a nd the plasma cannon Fafnir's roar, and such and so forth). Just an idea! He'll be getting human skulls and maybe an Ork one or two if I can find any.

-The head choice:

The standard contemptor head looks left and right, that's it. That didn't seem fitting for a Space Wolf Contemptor, whom would be leaning and twisting all kinds of ways at it really gets into a melee. There IS a helmet that's reminiscent of a wolf's head, but it actually looks kinda "bleh" how they executed it, like it took a good whack to the forehead, and the eyes are set to the sides instead of facing forward. Plus, there may be issues with it fitting/moving in the socket.

-The fingers:

I suggested that to Cody, but he hasn't given a yes or no on it yet. We may put Wolf Claw-style blades on the knuckles, but that's yet to be seen.

-The knives:

They're ceremonial knives, and/or ones he used in "famous" kills in his past, relics from his grim tales.

I've always loved Contemptors, and have never once seen a SW one. Looks good to me, give him a nice paintjob.

the dagger on his leg

Is that for the soldiers around him? I can't see him being able to grab that

DIDM wrote:the dagger on his leg

Is that for the soldiers around him? I can't see him being able to grab that

Read my previous post, please. THey're ceremonial knives, ones he used in particularly memorable kills in his past.

Looking pretty good so far. I'm looking to do something similar in the future. It looks like you can get quite a bit of movement out of the model.

Question: Why all of the greenstuff? Were there a ton of defects in the casting?

beezley1981 wrote:Looking pretty good so far. I'm looking to do something similar in the future. It looks like you can get quite a bit of movement out of the model.

Question: Why all of the greenstuff? Were there a ton of defects in the casting?

Liquid Greenstuff, actually. cleaning a couple of spots that got roughed-up when removing the "sprues" and fixing a couple of minor misalignments, plus a few scars from the conversion work.

Oh crap! That dreadnought has a knife! Run!

I like it, but echo the helmet sentiments. Some kind of wolf skull would be awesome, or even a full on wold head.

Kepora wrote:

beezley1981 wrote:Looking pretty good so far. I'm looking to do something similar in the future. It looks like you can get quite a bit of movement out of the model.

Question: Why all of the greenstuff? Were there a ton of defects in the casting?

Liquid Greenstuff, actually. cleaning a couple of spots that got roughed-up when removing the "sprues" and fixing a couple of minor misalignments, plus a few scars from the conversion work.

Ah. Well that makes me a bit less hesitant about buying a Contemptor myself.

Kepora wrote:-The head choice:

The standard contemptor head looks left and right, that's it. That didn't seem fitting for a Space Wolf Contemptor, whom would be leaning and twisting all kinds of ways at it really gets into a melee. There IS a helmet that's reminiscent of a wolf's head, but it actually looks kinda "bleh" how they executed it, like it took a good whack to the forehead, and the eyes are set to the sides instead of facing forward. Plus, there may be issues with it fitting/moving in the socket.

Still not really convinced. In addition to being nonsensical fluffwise, that particular head is very generic. All of the "action pose" contemptors that I have seen look fine with their standard heads. Perhaps you could repose the head?

The other combat arm came in yesterday, so I got it assembled and magnetized, primed the model last night and this morning, and started airbrishing it! oticed a few flaws I had to trim off, those will be corrected when I hit it with the airbrush again later.

Oh good you changed the head!

Got the greys down, blocked in all the silver areas, and got the initial Devlan Mud wash on! Going to add a watered-down Badab black wash later (focused mostly on the metals), but likely after I do the brass parts. The shoulders and knees will be painted red and washed seperately, as will all the decodations.

I think the new head fits the model much better I'm glad you found a good alternative to the last one. So far it's looking good, I'm curious do you have any specific plans for the base or is it more or less as is?

I think you should put a mutilated torso on the base, with a pool of blood by it!

Barring any requests from Cody, the Space Wolves Contemptor-pattern Dreadnought is DONE!

It's pretty good!

Wow!!! Amazing!!! Great job!

Very cool dude

i could have sworn this was made in my local GW!
what store do you belong to?

Excellent work. I soo want one.

frostaxe707 wrote:i could have sworn this was made in my local GW!
what store do you belong to?

Alas, I live in Louisiana, and am a good 5-6 hours away from the nearest GW store, let alone a good one (I visited the Grapevine Mills one in Dallas once, loved that shop! They were playing Tron Legacy and Halo music on the PA! ), so unless you've ever been to the now-defunct All-Star Comics or also now-defunct Slackerz, then we've likely never met.

That red and grey looks really nice together. I think you may have given me a new idea for a GK color scheme.

Ashton