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Cool lookin dread mate !

I like the quad auto cannon idea. Looks cool.

Wow! That's sharp! Really grabs my attention, in a good way. Your whole army is looking good!

I like it but, is it playable? can you use it in a normal game?

Thanks guys

bearjrca wrote:I like it but, is it playable? can you use it in a normal game?

Yep, dreadnoughts can take twin-linked autocannons

I know they can have one but can they take two of them? was really my question

bearjrca wrote:I know they can have one but can they take two of them? was really my question

Yes.

ph34r wrote:

bearjrca wrote:I know they can have one but can they take two of them? was really my question

Yes.

I thought only Mortis and Grey Knight Dreadnoughts could do that.

That's um... very yellow. It's well painted though, and while I don't care for the color scheme too much I appreciate how bold it is. The freehand text and chapter emblem are fantastic, and while I think a little detail is blown out by the lighting (did you use your camera's flash?) it's a good looking model. The one thing I would urge you to change, however, is the skull and wings on the sarcophagus. The gold blends in too much with the yellow and is kinda lost. Great work though!

Nope Vanilla marines can use twin-linked autocannons.

tobi-nid-guy wrote:Nope Vanilla marines can use twin-linked autocannons.

Two of them??

bearjrca wrote:

tobi-nid-guy wrote:Nope Vanilla marines can use twin-linked autocannons.

Two of them??

Yes. Two of them.

Where was it you got those autocannons? Looks perfect for a hydra conversion I want to do.

Very nice work! I run two twin linked autos on my Venerable for maximum carnage

Brother SRM wrote:That's um... very yellow. It's well painted though, and while I don't care for the color scheme too much I appreciate how bold it is. The freehand text and chapter emblem are fantastic, and while I think a little detail is blown out by the lighting (did you use your camera's flash?) it's a good looking model. The one thing I would urge you to change, however, is the skull and wings on the sarcophagus. The gold blends in too much with the yellow and is kinda lost. Great work though!

Thanks Brother SRM! Yeah, the color scheme is a bit eccentric, but I'm tethered to the Scythes of the Emperor by nostalgia. And yes, I used my camera's flash as it was difficult to achieve proper lighting. Also, the satin finish I use has a slightly glossy sheen which was accentuated by the flash. Thanks

blood lance wrote:Where was it you got those autocannons? Looks perfect for a hydra conversion I want to do.

Those came from Games Workshop's Aegis Defence Line kit. Pretty simple conversion

rigeld2 wrote:

bearjrca wrote:

tobi-nid-guy wrote:Nope Vanilla marines can use twin-linked autocannons.

Two of them??

Yes. Two of them.

Glad we finally cleared that up haha

I love the Scythe's, they were almost annihilated by the 'nids, and have a fantastic back story. Fighting them in boarding actions of Bioship's, talk about taking the fight to the enemy.

I keep hearing about the scythes and their awesome fluff, but I haven't seen any of it yet... is it wrapped up in codex books or something from black library?

on topic: really sharp lines on that dread. the yellow's a bit bold for me, but it's nice and clean. I was also going to ask where you picked up the autocannon's from (the chasis is from the aobr box, right?), but someone else already answered that

varl wrote:I keep hearing about the scythes and their awesome fluff, but I haven't seen any of it yet... is it wrapped up in codex books or something from black library?

As far as I know, they've only been mentioned briefly in a few codices, White Dwarf issues and old standalone games. But, they also have a Black Library short story written about them. Check out Orphans of the Kraken in Legends of the Space Marines

Here's a terrific compilation of their canon history: The Scythes of the Emperor : A Factual History [PDF]. Even the author of the short story used it for research IIRC

I really like the shadowing on your metallic parts. The silver bits, especially on the gun barrels, came out phenomenal. I'm not too crazy about the name in the banner on the leg, though. Personally I like it to be a little more centered, with the letters not out to the edge, but I seem to be in the minority on that one. If you like it that way, more power to you! It's also nice to see a fairly under represented Chapter, I must say. I'll bet you don't often run into other Scythes of the Emperor players.

Fantastic looking Dread you have there mate, the yellow reallly pops. Don't see a lot of Scythes either, good choice

rigeld2 wrote:

bearjrca wrote:

tobi-nid-guy wrote:Nope Vanilla marines can use twin-linked autocannons.

Two of them??

Yes. Two of them.

Glad we finally cleared that up haha