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I was having difficulty choosing between starting GKs or SWs, but these pictures helped make up my mind! Awesome yet fairly simple conversions really really gives it more character!

Would love to know a more detailed description on which colours you chose for the copper tone, and how you painted it, since i will most likely use it as a contrast to the greyish tone off-white im planning to use as the main colour for my coming kniggets

Turkeysaurus_Rex wrote:That is fantastic!!!!

Which old titan is that head from? I need something like that for my chaos dreadnoughts. Also what colours did you use for the armour?

It's from the old plastic Epic warlord Titan. They're great plastic models, considering the time they came out (about 1990?), and I've used them for chaos dreadnoughts myself, back in the day. It also came with an alternative head, which is even better for chaos:





I'll see if I have a couple of the alternative heads lying around - if you pm me your adress, I'll send 'em to you, if you're interested?

tipios wrote:I like the way you have replaced the baby carrier I'm doing a similar thing with my chaos dreadlord. Nice paint scheme too!

Now THIS I want to see. Being an old chaos space marine player (Nightlords and Khorne, 20.000 points. Yep. 20k), I would love to see what you come up with. Please post in this thread. :-)

Tjolle79 wrote:I was having difficulty choosing between starting GKs or SWs, but these pictures helped make up my mind! Awesome yet fairly simple conversions really really gives it more character!

Would love to know a more detailed description on which colours you chose for the copper tone, and how you painted it, since i will most likely use it as a contrast to the greyish tone off-white im planning to use as the main colour for my coming kniggets

Thanks! It's really simple, actually. I haven't gotten brave enough to try NMM, I love the looks of it, but I'm still stuck on the metallics. I use a base coat of tin bitz, with a heavy highlight (almost completely covering the tin bitz) of (dwarf?) bronze, and a final highlight of shining gold. It can be drybrushed, if you're in a hurry, and look pretty good.


Thanks a lot, all! I really really appreciate all the positive feedback - what a great forum, and a great spirit. :-)
I've gotten a bit further on the painting, and I'll try to get some pictures up in the weekend. :-)

Here's what I've come up with so far. He's gona be an Iron warrior Dreadlord

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Those old Titan heads are cool! I've got one head, but can't find the rest of the bitz:( they are in my dads loft somewhere

tipios wrote:Here's what I've come up with so far. He's gona be an Iron warrior Dreadlord

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Those old Titan heads are cool! I've got one head, but can't find the rest of the bitz:( they are in my dads loft somewhere

Wow, that looks great - what did you use for the head? And what the heck is a chaos dreadlord?

The head is from a FW chaos dread. A dreadlord is a Lord of dreads it's just for fun

tipios wrote:The head is from a FW chaos dread. A dreadlord is a Lord of dreads it's just for fun

Hehe, cool - I just hadn't heard about this, but then again, I'm way behind regarding the rules. :-)

@tipios: that thing is sweet!
@guita: I sort of pinched your green power weapon idea, though went for a more obsidian effect; thanks for the inspiration!

@inmygravenimage - thanks
@guita - you should thank inmygravenimage for given you a shout out on his thread, thats how I found your thread in the first place

its all really well done

very nice DK, I made one as well::

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7p5_sLQlL-U/TfL2Zber_5I/AAAAAAAAD24/lqOl8hIcFMg/s1600/IMG_5747.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQuEaXFc58U/TfgtC82bDBI/AAAAAAAAD3c/CV3os2or7bk/s1600/IMG_5775.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtrd2_n-GH0/TfgtDEo0l0I/AAAAAAAAD3k/YEnnXNDbm08/s1600/IMG_5779.JPG

Okidan_Champion wrote:very nice DK, I made one as well::

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7p5_sLQlL-U/TfL2Zber_5I/AAAAAAAAD24/lqOl8hIcFMg/s1600/IMG_5747.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQuEaXFc58U/TfgtC82bDBI/AAAAAAAAD3c/CV3os2or7bk/s1600/IMG_5775.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mtrd2_n-GH0/TfgtDEo0l0I/AAAAAAAAD3k/YEnnXNDbm08/s1600/IMG_5779.JPG

I....I think I soiled myself.

You should post your own thread man, that thing is deserving of one!

GuitaRasmus wrote:I've begun the painting - mostly the large surfaces. It's harder than I thought to blend the highlights on such large surfaces. There's a long way to go, but it'll be pretty cool in the end, I think.

WOW.

Finally an update - sorry about it taking so long, but I've been busy working and playing concerts - I just got my custombuilt guitar, so I've been playing a lot, and not painting so much. However, it is getting closer to completion:



Just need to add the last details. I tried to make the eyes glow, but it's not really working - any tips?

He really looks awesome!!

Are you layering up the colours for the glow?

GuitaRasmus wrote:Finally an update - sorry about it taking so long, but I've been busy working and playing concerts - I just got my custombuilt guitar, so I've been playing a lot, and not painting so much. However, it is getting closer to completion:



Just need to add the last details. I tried to make the eyes glow, but it's not really working - any tips?

WOW! The helmet is awesome, the legs are beautiful and the contrast is great! I want one! If GW made models and a little better fluff for these guys i would definitely buy one just for show.

This is really wonderfully done.

I too find the upside down TITAN a little off-putting but the model as a whole is so WOW it's not a real bother.

Your choice of colors and subtle modifications really set it apart, so much so, you'd never be tempted to think Dread Knight conversion in the first place.

If I might, while I am a huge fan of the FW Contemptor and own several, this model evokes more of what an IoM Dreadnought should have looked like in the glorious past.

Thanks a lot guys - I'm glad you like it!

@ Tipios: Sort of - layering 3 different colors of green, working way to almost white.

Maybe if you give us a close up, someone might be able see what needs to be done, only other thing is the paint needs to be waterted down alot.

This is one of the best dreadknight conversions that I've seen. I love it. I like the different colored armor as well.

awsome work budd love it

Amazing. Great paint color choices btw too. You've inspired many with your work, great job. Off to re-assess my dreadknight now...

Thanks a lot, guys! I'm really overwhelmed by the response.

Check out my Berzerker Dread as well - I think it's my best work to date:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/395043.page

Dude, you are *awesome.* I may just have to buy a Dreadknight now. Thanks for the numbered sprue chart too, as it helps someone with no skill, like myself.

Quick question, those beams coming out of the DKs shoulders and attaching to the arm further down... I was thinking of just having the bottom round gear in the shoulder and leaving off the rest. Seems like that would be relatively easy to do, right? I haven't seen a DK in real life, but I imagine those beams aren't necessary for the model to stay together, and can be left off?

Now that's what it should have looked like. I absolutely hate the baby carrier monstrosity that it currently is.

@stavkat - you can leave those parts of if you want

tipios wrote:@stavkat - you can leave those parts of if you want

Yeah, my idea was to make the DK look even more like a giant terminator. I'd just put one of those circular gears in there, instead of all of the joints and beams that come off of it now. Feel like I'd need to put something in there, otherwise there'd be huge holes in the shoulders!

Some epic convos in this thread here. Much better than the babycarriers

Need some update on the big gribbly thing pleeeease.
peace

Fantastic conversion project.

Kind of curious as to what's going to happen with that lego on your base,.... oh yeah, and the Dreadknight is pretty Frakking awesome.

BRAVO