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Gentlemen, I believe the Deredeo can be salvaged. Forgive the awful photoshop; I just wanted to illustrate the theory.



I resized a picture of the MKIV FW dread. The resize is based on the size of the recessed helmet and its "crown". I've made the hopeful assumption that the Deredeo's head is the same size as the MKIV's.

If I'm correct in that assumption, a standard dreadnought body can be fitted to the Deredeo's legs. It looks to me like the arms can be glued onto a standard dread torso as well. Time will tell...

I actually like the torso on the new dread....... It's the legs I don't like. I WANTED the chicken walker legs.

=/

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Gentlemen, I believe the Deredeo can be salvaged. Forgive the awful photoshop; I just wanted to illustrate the theory.



I resized a picture of the MKIV FW dread. The resize is based on the size of the recessed helmet and its "crown". I've made the hopeful assumption that the Deredeo's head is the same size as the MKIV's.

If I'm correct in that assumption, a standard dreadnought body can be fitted to the Deredeo's legs. It looks to me like the arms can be glued onto a standard dread torso as well. Time will tell...

Now it looks like its walking on chunky stilts.

 Agamemnon2 wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Each to his own I guess. I think it looks awesome.

Agreed. Far better than endless Contemptor rehashes.

It is truly the end times with these two agreeing on something

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Gentlemen, I believe the Deredeo can be salvaged. Forgive the awful photoshop; I just wanted to illustrate the theory.



I resized a picture of the MKIV FW dread. The resize is based on the size of the recessed helmet and its "crown". I've made the hopeful assumption that the Deredeo's head is the same size as the MKIV's.

If I'm correct in that assumption, a standard dreadnought body can be fitted to the Deredeo's legs. It looks to me like the arms can be glued onto a standard dread torso as well. Time will tell...

Now it looks like its walking on chunky stilts.

But I like it much more! The horrible part of this new Dread is the torso, even more than the big fat legs. The square torso eliminates some of the scaling issues. With the square torso it's something I would actually buy.

PhotoShop the standard contemptor torso if you would please

Personally, I like the look of it.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 prplehippo wrote:
I thought the FW Contemptor was a "new" version of the Epic SM Dreadnought from the Epic Stompers box, not the old RT Dreds.

That's always the way I've seen it. And the Chaos Dreads from that box are basically tiny versions of the Space Crusader Dread.

I still have that Epic Stompers box somewhere.

Here's a Contemptor-Deredeo hybrid. This one was tougher to match up. I'm not sure the Contemptor torso will match up to the Deredeo weapons but then, I've never assembled a Contemptor before.

Nice work. Looks a little too egg-like for my liking. I liked the cross Deredo/Venerable Angry Washing Machine version though.

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Here's a Contemptor-Deredeo hybrid. This one was tougher to match up. I'm not sure the Contemptor torso will match up to the Deredeo weapons but then, I've never assembled a Contemptor before.

The contemptors come with their shoulder pads modelled onto the torsos but I guess you can saw them off to add those arms and make it look that way. In any case, it make it look like a weaponized yellow peanut M&M to me.

Which is cool as it calls back to the old M&M Terminator design...

...I'll take 3 of those please!

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Gentlemen, I believe the Deredeo can be salvaged. Forgive the awful photoshop; I just wanted to illustrate the theory.



I resized a picture of the MKIV FW dread. The resize is based on the size of the recessed helmet and its "crown". I've made the hopeful assumption that the Deredeo's head is the same size as the MKIV's.

If I'm correct in that assumption, a standard dreadnought body can be fitted to the Deredeo's legs. It looks to me like the arms can be glued onto a standard dread torso as well. Time will tell...

Very cool, Ruse...thank you!

BTW, Warboss, I LOL'd at the "weaponised yellow peanut M&M" comment....

 warboss wrote:

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Here's a Contemptor-Deredeo hybrid. This one was tougher to match up. I'm not sure the Contemptor torso will match up to the Deredeo weapons but then, I've never assembled a Contemptor before.

The contemptors come with their shoulder pads modelled onto the torsos but I guess you can saw them off to add those arms and make it look that way. In any case, it make it look like a weaponized yellow peanut M&M to me.

I'm pretty sure the Contemptor shoulders are seperate pieces that fit into a ball and socket joint.

Something else for fans of the Fists. Pollux or Dorn himself?

 LutherMax wrote:
Something else for fans of the Fists. Pollux or Dorn himself?

This picture was revealed from FWs christmas puzzle ... we all agreed its Pollux!

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Gentlemen, I believe the Deredeo can be salvaged. Forgive the awful photoshop; I just wanted to illustrate the theory.



I resized a picture of the MKIV FW dread. The resize is based on the size of the recessed helmet and its "crown". I've made the hopeful assumption that the Deredeo's head is the same size as the MKIV's.

If I'm correct in that assumption, a standard dreadnought body can be fitted to the Deredeo's legs. It looks to me like the arms can be glued onto a standard dread torso as well. Time will tell...

Wow, That makes it look allot better.

thanks for the contemptor version but yep the angry washing machine version is gonna happen for me, it just looks boss

By the way, what's this?

A Stormhammer, apparently.

A Stormhammer

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
It's an update of this:



... the old Chaos Dread from Space Crusade.

I don't see any connection between those two models, really, except maybe the chin guns. If there's an SC dread remake, I'm pretty sure this isn't it.

Same - they don't look anything alike to me.

I sort of like the old one, I think the new one is terrible. I'm predisposed to liking chicken leg mechs, they're on all my favorite battlemechs.

I like it a lot! I just hope it won't be another of the 30k only producs by FW!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
A Stormhammer, apparently.

Hmm, I wonder when it'll be out...

It is one of the last Solar Auxilia models previewed in Conquest that hasn't been released yet.

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:

nicely done!
i still think that the missile pods are too big and heavy

here's mine..
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/675096-mk5%20dreadnought%20conversion.html?m=2
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/675095-mk5%20dreadnought%20conversion.html?m=2
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/675097-mk5%20dreadnought%20conversion.html?m=2

 aka_mythos wrote:

I'm pretty sure the Contemptor shoulders are seperate pieces that fit into a ball and socket joint.

You are correct. It's been a few years and I didn't remember the pieces correctly.


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 Padre wrote:


BTW, Warboss, I LOL'd at the "weaponised yellow peanut M&M" comment....

Thanks. I laughed a bit when I saw the posted photoshop pic as it was the first thing that came to mind.


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 Alpharius wrote:
Which is cool as it calls back to the old M&M Terminator design...

...I'll take 3 of those please!

Trading in the Alpha legion for Imperial Fists then?

Hell no!

I just want updated M&M Terminators!

 warboss wrote:

 Cleverest Ruse wrote:
Here's a Contemptor-Deredeo hybrid. This one was tougher to match up. I'm not sure the Contemptor torso will match up to the Deredeo weapons but then, I've never assembled a Contemptor before.

The contemptors come with their shoulder pads modelled onto the torsos but I guess you can saw them off to add those arms and make it look that way. In any case, it make it look like a weaponized yellow peanut M&M to me.

I can't unsee it
It totally does look like an armed M&M. I guess Yellow had enough of Red's gak.