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Ok. with the new venerable dreadnaght coming out my store marked down the old metal one.
The thing is im conflicted. get the old one and get a chance to put it together with some nice converting.
but the new one looks awesome aswell.
need help.

The metal one will likely become a collectors item so if you want a nice shelf ornament or paperweight that might come and smash a few things sometimes i would get it if so desired

You're going to convert the metal one? You are indeed a fool. That is not a dreadnought, it is a 5lb paper-weight.

Now now. I quite enjoy the old Ven Dread. It looks DIFFERENT and OLD like it should. This new model looks like an over-decorated regular Dread, not an old one.

To each his own, obviously, but the metal Venerable Dread belongs in GW's Hall of Shame.

IF you need a GW one (and not the clearly superior FW ones), go plastic, especially for converting.

The metal Venerable Dreadnought is pretty (if a bit over-blinged) but a NIGHTMARE of assembly. All the parts will be warped, and they're all heavy. You'll need green stuff, pinning, and a tub of super glue to get through that monster. Even then, it'll probably still fall apart. It's a nightmare, and mine's only stayed together because it's sitting on a shelf in a glass case.

Get the plastic one and save yourself some trouble. If the old one is significantly marked down, it's worth getting as a collector's item, and could be worth a little in a few years.

I put mine together with JB-Quick and boy does that stuff stick. you ain't ain't never getting that apart.

Brother SRM wrote:The metal Venerable Dreadnought is pretty (if a bit over-blinged) but a NIGHTMARE of assembly. All the parts will be warped, and they're all heavy. You'll need green stuff, pinning, and a tub of super glue to get through that monster. Even then, it'll probably still fall apart. It's a nightmare, and mine's only stayed together because it's sitting on a shelf in a glass case.

Get the plastic one and save yourself some trouble. If the old one is significantly marked down, it's worth getting as a collector's item, and could be worth a little in a few years.

OOh that convinced me. I love a challenge. 40 buck it is btw.

my two metal ones parts all seem fine, but i'm cursing buying them as i'd straight up love two plastic ones instead of them. :(

The new plastic dread is over blinged, regular dread. The metal Ven Dread, even though it is a challenge to build, does look the part. It's significantly bigger and IMO looks like it was a special chasis/body built for it to honor its position amongst the chapter. Don't get me wrong,the new Ven Dread is awesome! Although, that 5lb papper weight is always a great model.

this was my Ven dread for my Deathwing. I sold it online though. I had to pin it. I did slight conversion with the arms posed out a little showing the inner wires/hoses. It was pretty sturdy when it was finished. I did however have to do alot of filing with all the metal components fitting perfectly. I think this sculpt is true to the Ven Dread feel, however it should've of been plastic. I think it was GW's attempt to make a FW looking Dread.

Cheers!