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**Veteran Sergeant**

Knightley wrote:
CC variant
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TLAC variant

C&C welcome btw

Aside from the whole "Hey look, shoot me here!" exposed head that I've griped about GW adding to the Venerable and Contemptor Dreadnoughts over the last several years, that thing is just ridiculawesome. Absolute beast looking.

**prototype_X**

My opinion on the "hey shoot me" head is a little different, I think it's just for decoration, and shooting it wouldn't make.any difference. I like the aesthetic.

**lipsdapips**

I think I let it slip a few days ago by making a blog Knightley ;P Check me sig, blog number 4's there now

I have a feeling after our game in a few weeks the nids'll be the ones you'll be facing

**Knightley**

@M.K - Cheers I wanted a much darker blue than the standard Ultramarine, just to show he's in aged armor.

@Veteran Sergeant - Thanks

@Proto - how can a head be there for just decoration?, mind you it is like a button to destroy the Deathstar, just don't press this red button, no matter what.

@LDP - Checked and noted, I haven't faced nids ever, so this will be awesome!

Also, your marine is done LDP

Front

Rear

Side

Top

**eldartau1987**

Well done on the blue!

I have been using Lamenters yellow on a white base for bright yellow. It really depends on your bailywick!

**Matt.Kingsley**

Epic

Need I say more

**inmygravenimage**

Very nice indeed! And extreme squiggly...

**Casey's Law**

Still lurking away here, Knightly!

Love what you're doing as always. The Dreadknight with halberd is excellent although, honestly, if it isn't to late, it'd be cool to see it in a pose which suggested a little more action. Just my thoughts, whatever you do will rock!

**lipsdapips**

The precision, stunning! I'm so pleased

So much attention to detail, love the highlights. Thanks alot! I've started yours now by the way

And I trust that damned Inquisition symbol on his leg is illustration on the story of how the Ultramarines keep scrapping against them, the overly loyal dogs the inquisition are, need to get a beating every now and again (although we're yet to win ;P)

**Moltar**

Always thrown for a loop when I see a non GK on this thread, but that is one sexy looking ultra. Nicely done, Knightley!

**Knightley**

@ET - Yep I would have liked to do the same however my white primer ran out and I got stuck using black... big mistake...

@M.K - If all it takes is one word, then why waste more

@Graven - Squiggles for the Squiggle god.

@C L - Good to hear your still lurking mate, The problem I found with the NDK is that to get the halberd across the body would require a complete rejig of both arms, weapons and pilot. Sadly my skills aren't up to making such a large change and be happy with it. I had wanted to do that though

@LDP - I figured you had your own GK force and having a tie-in between the two could be handy (It could stand for the marine serving under an inquisitor at a point?)

@Moltar - Haha, got to keep you all on your feet, thanks for the compliment!

Update: So, doing yellow over black primer.. worst experience ever.

Close up of the body

**Gitsplitta**

Good Lord Knightley... why would you do that??

**Knightley**

I'm chalking it up to severe retardation.

After the first coat of yellow I actually though I should just scrap the model and start again, but what you see there is 2 thinned base yellows, sepia wash and one more yellow base, so its well on its way, I'll step up to layering on a brighter yellow tonight, time permitting

**prototype_X**

That looks really nice! I have your marine almost assembled. Gaaaah, stupid exams keeping me from my hobby!

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@Proto - how can a head be there for just decoration?, mind you it is like a button to destroy the Deathstar, just don't press this red button, no matter what

I was thinking that the head would just be there "for looks" as it were, and the rest of the dread would be as normal... Unless you're envisioning a marine, still alive, in armour, inside the dread?

**eldartau1987**

Yea man, yellow looks great for charging the spectrum! I think that you will be fine. A huge bummer on running out of white primer.

**BLACKHAND**

Can't beleive you got the yellow to cover over the black primer, I tip my hat to your madness!

**Knightley**

@Proto - Cheers mate

I've envisaged a marine strapped into the dreadnaught.

@ET - Yeah, I need to get more, but I have 40 odd models to get through first

@Blackhand - neither can I, I must be insane...

Update: went away for the weekend but still managed to get some paint on the model

WIP 3

Body

**Matt.Kingsley**

Looking nice, Knightley! You've done well painting yellow!

**prototype_X**

Exceptionally well! I can't wait to see you handle chequers

That looks awesome, unfortunately, I have exams prioritised at the moment but after that work will begin on your guy in earnest!

**eldartau1987**

Well done on the yellow!

**Knightley**

@M.K - Thanks mate, never doing Yellow again though!

@Proto - painting those checks blew chunks!

ET - Cheers

Update: Marine done!

Normal Front

Normal Back

Normal Top

Jump Pack Front

Jump Pack Rear

Jump Pack top

**Casey's Law**

Great job!

**Gitsplitta**

Beautiful job on that yellow Knightley... every bit as good as mine if not better.

**Matt.Kingsley**

That looks stunning, knightley!

**Leech**

Hello. This is my first look at your blog and it loos good. I like how you are giving alot of personal treatment to these models which makes them very interesting to see.

This yello guy looks very good. He looks like he was sprayed white and the detaisl are very crisp which I like. Doing yellow over black is hard but on the plus side, often when I see yellow over white people allow the ease of it to lull them into slacking and the result is watery yellow over white.

Very good.

**eldartau1987**

Well done on the finished product. I really like that head, where in the blue blazes is it from?

**Yellowbeard**

Wow! Nice work.

**Knightley**

@C L - Thanks

@Gits - Thank you, I have to tip my hat to you to be able to paint yellow so consistently and so well for all these years truly the mark of an experienced painter!

@M.K - Cheers Mate!

@Leech - Thank you for taking the time to comment and welcome to the blog! out of all the models posted what would be your favorite one?

@ET - That head... it's from the Iron hand upgrade kit IIRC.

@Yellowbeard - Thank you!

Update: I started doing the base colors on Funkyh's GMS marine but the study where I paint was stifling hot and the paint was drying far to quickly (even with water added) so I didn't get very much done (Nothing to take pictures over anyway)

**Gitsplitta**

Yours is very true to form... very clean and sharp. Unlike mine which is mottled and brownish. I mean I like mine... but your version suits you very well. (as does mine I suppose)

**Matt.Kingsley**

You could even say his is very crisp