All that is Dread - A new Dread - Robot thing WIP 3rd Jan

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**tipios**

Yes I need to add more plates, and pistons

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Ok a quickly tried away of adding the upper plate, a simple turn it upside down

only thing is these are the only 2 Iron clad plates I have, so more ordering to be done

I think it looks OK. For the feet I am going to try and use the original dreads pistons attached to the sentinal foot up to the ankel.

**tipios**

Progress is very slow ATM, because I'm helping my dad paint his house.

I'm still working on the IW leg, deciding on how to do the pistons, and gona change my mind on the lower armour plate. I think some thing smaller would look better!!!!

**Matt.Kingsley**

I dont know...
I really ike the way the leg looks with two plates the same size...

**tipios**

Thanks for the input Matt

I just need to extend the lower plate down to the foot I think.

**Sin_Un_Nombre**

I have to agree with Matt, I think it looks really nice with the identical but inverted plates. Hopefully you can find more ways to make the Dread look less top heavy. Keep up the good work.

Jon

**1-i**

Do you still have the IronClad Assault plates?
if you do they should be long enought to go knee to foot, then if you either cut one of the current leg plates to add to the sides of the launcher plates.

**tipios**

What are Ironclad Assault Plates?

**1-i**

Assault plates or launchers are the addable torso parts with the squares on them, as seen in this nifty looking dread http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/57508-Blood%20Raven%20Ironclad%20Dreadnought%20%28lighted%29%2002.html

**tipios**

1-i - thanks for that, I don't have those bitz, time to go shopping

Used my dad's lathe today, and made up the tubes for the engine of dooooom!!

I need to get a load of plastic tube and rod, round and square all sizes but every where seems to be sold out.

Anyone in the UK know of a place to get them?

**TTG BUNKER**

I'm really liking the concept of the Dreadknight/Dreadnaught. This is a very neat project. Consider me subbed!

**Emperors_Champion**

Looking good mate, what rules you thinking of playing this guy with?

(soz if you've said already I must of missed it at some point!)

**tipios**

@TTGBUNKER - Thanks!

@Emperors_Champion - Thanks mate. I'm one of the weirdos you just like to make the models, I don't play.

**Emperors_Champion**

You don't play!

Man that's a shame! Your work would look incredible on a table top!

When you have a game on a fully modelled and painted board with two fully modelled and painted armies it really brings home the whole spirit of this hobby! Well, for me anyway!

May I ask why you don't play?

**tipios**

I think it's because when I was about 10, my parents bought me space hulk. We set it all up, looked great, then started to read the rules, and put it away

So I never got into it really, I still loved the concept and bought some models. NOw I just play DOW much easier

**inmygravenimage**

Great work mate!
Model Zone stores for plastruct rod or (shudder) bitsandkits.co.uk [caveat emptor...]

**tipios**

Thanks graven,

I hear you about bitz+kits

**inmygravenimage**

GF9 do a very good mixed pack, too, though not cheap. Hobbycraft are selling all GF9 at 20% off just now - and indeed sells rod too. Mail order, try Static Games in Glasgow, my FLGS. They're good lads, and that. Btw, legs gonna get beefier on that bad boy?

**tipios**

Nice one graven

Yeah I'm trying to beef up th dreads legs, and I want to try and make more of my own bits, so I don't have to really too much on buying bitz, and then them not being right:(

**inmygravenimage**

Hmm. What about using ven dread sarcophagi (the rectangular ones)?

**tipios**

I just checked them out, and I saw the rounded ones. THe shape might work because at the bottom it curves up where the foot would be

thanks for pointing me in that direction

**Kepora**

Space Hulk =/= 40k.

And the rules really are complicated; try going into a shop sometimes and ask for the tl;dr version.

**tipios**

I thought I already had the tl;dr version!!!

**Knightley**

Loving the vents on the back Tipios! the guy is looking more awesome as time goes on

**tipios**

Thanks alot Knightley, I spent a while on those, getting them all the same length on my dad's lathe

ATM I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to finally fix all the front plates together.

**RSJake**

I think the IW legs would look good with a small plate of some sort on the knee joint, and a larger, separate plate for the shin. You could probably make it out of plasticard. Something like this:

**Matt.Kingsley**

^
Hell Yeah! Dat looks awesome.
Do that tipios!

**tipios**

Thanks Rsjake for that mock up

and will attempt it because you've made the effort, and because Matt said to do it too

**RSJake**

Huzah!

**Galorn**

RSJake wrote:I think the IW legs would look good with a small plate of some sort on the knee joint, and a larger, separate plate for the shin. You could probably make it out of plasticard. Something like this:

Looks like the lower plate could possibly be easily made from a cut down Defiler armor plate.

**chaoslooksgood**

It seems you have been blessed with a talent for conversions... Great work, looking forward to seeing them when they're all done