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So I went on a bit of an assembly kick these past few days (waiting on a few supplies before continuing the Titan), and so have started on WM's Adepticon army!

While the Trio of Contemptors was soaking, I started with Inquisitor Coteaz and his retinue: a bunch of Acolytes in Power armor, plus a crusader.

Coteaz:


Crusader:


And the three Acolytes:


Now WM wanted to make them stand out and to not look like space marines, so we used Catachan bare arms. They work well enough, and need only a bit of gap filling after assembly.



By the time these were assembled, the Dreads were done, and it was time to assemble those! What we ended up going with was a selection of three different HH Dreads, each with some of the more notable iconography shaved off.

Fresh out of the wash:


A Death Guard dread (I love the banded armor on this one):


An Emperor's Children dread:


The third dread, an Iron Hands one, is still being assembled.

Now I encountered a bit of a conundrum with the EC dread, specifically what details to add back in on the legs.
Normally, there is a laurel with a roman numeral 'III' in the middle. I've since shaved the numeral down, and I am thinking of replacing it with a piece of etched brass:

So here is the smaller RS emblem:


And the medium sized one.


I kinda like the medium one, as it fills out the blank space rather well, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.

I suggest the larger of the two icons.

Yeah i'd say the medium one as well, it fills up the big bit of space nicely.

Medium. Hides and uneven icon removal that may be there. Not that I'm not perfect and stuff.

Medium one looks better to me as well. Otherwise the laurels look too big.

Medium for sure. Great looking stuff you've got going on there Ramos!

I concur.

WM...Do you plan to play these as contemptors or a normal Dreads?

Normal, GK don't get contemptors.

All three rifle Dreads?

Yup. 2 are venerable (elite) 1 is normal (heavy).

Cheater...

And medium icons it is!
I now have officially exhausted the medium icons on this brass sheet (pity, as theyre a perfect size for vehicles and stuff without being too overwhelming )

And yeah- all three are running as Psyflemen Dreads. Devastating from what I've seen on the table. Plus the contemptors look damn cool!

Speaking of, heres the last of the trio:



I also got in a bit of painting done on the MArine Errant for the Titan's base.



Next stage of this assembly party is a Mk 1 rhino for the Henchmen squad. However, it will be a bit more of a challenge than normal, for this particular kit has a massively warped side panel.
Time to have some fun with hot water

I warned you it was bad! I'll order another one of the brass sheets in the next order, it seems to be quite useful for converting things over.

It was pretty nasty, but I think I may have banged out something usable!

For those interested, Here is the before:


Overall it was twisted from the doors to the front segment, as well as having the step bent in an odd way. Also the top panel was warped inwards.

A bit of hot (and cold) water later, I got most of the kinks worked out. There is still some minor warpage, but I think that will either be corrected during assembly (as it has other parts to butt up against) or are so small they can be ignored in the final project.



What was interesting was that some areas had a bit of memory to them and ended up fixing themselves, most notably the step. Dipped it in hot water and poof! back to normal!

Cool, hopefully it ends up working out. Felt wasteful turning it into a wreck or something.

Same here. Plus, it gives a really neat aesthetic to your overall army!
Should work well enough. The remaining warpage should be pretty easy to correct or hide.

What are you painting for henchmen? So many nice and varied models!

The Inquisitorial group will be black armor clad, including the rhino.

Oh yeah more great stuff dude! I really love seeing all the random projects you're working on (thanks Whaley lol) all the ideas are stellar and the plethora of different FW parts make it even better! :-)

Hehehe definitely a big thanks to WM for the random projects xD Otherwise, all you'd see would probably be the random half-finished ork model!

Instead, we have THIS:


All subassemblies ready for primer, then paint!
This actually is about 75% of the Adepticon army right here, with only a batch of termis and the razorback remainting.

Speaking of, I've been working on the previously warped parts, and have managed to get it nearly all built up.


You might still notice a slight bow in the armor on this side, but it should only be noticeable if you really look close (I hope!). Due to the unique way the armor parts go on, I've left the bottom panel off in order to get at the interior (which will of course be detailed )

Are you magnitizing the contemptor for other load outs and future redeployments?

Nope! Triple Psyflemen from now until we pop the arms off again!

Nah, I'll just get more of them. I have two others, one Relic with Sword and Shield, and one EC Dread with CCW/LC.

So long story made very short- Im without internet until further notice. So no pictures or anything (no real progress either as I couldnt order supplies until not too long ago)

Been working on screamers, and a very vivid color scheme for them. Other than that, now Im just waiting on supplies from the warstore!

Hopefully the net will be back before too long. its terribly boring around the house without it
Till next time!

Have you tried rebooting?

Hey you could just use the internet at your...job...nm.

The level of irony from moonpie ribbing someone on internet usage is overwhelming.

Yeah? Well...Christmas is over, so take off your hat! Ha! Burn!

Ow.... OWWWW....
moonpie, you WOUND me! So harsh!




And so, after a month and a half of famine, all in the household are gorging themselves of internets. Returned is the great age of prosperity!

So in other words, Im back!


Actually have a good bit of stuff to show off, both completed stuff and WiP shots... So i think Ill be spreading them out over the next few days (till whenever I run out ), making this the second Great Catchup Week!

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Screamers!
Inquisitors!
Bugs!
Dreads!
Marines!



And of course... a Titanic conclusion




First update coming soon, Stay tuned!

I like the variation in tone you have on the gold.

Look forward to seeing more.