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That is awesome news/a great idea! Now I have two dreads to anticipate.

I shall be posting my progress on my blog feel free to visit!

Dreadnought fight!

EDC

Right on Teban! Shall we officially start it tonight then? Or, July 1st, 2016?

I'll get started on my dread tonight if so.

Best of luck and I look forward to seeing your progress!

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I'd say we should start at Friday's midnight (to wake up on saturday!)

Thoughts?

I'm down with that if you are . So Friday, the 8th of July as it rolls over into Saturday, the 9th of July at midnight?

I'm good to go if you are. Just got done laying down spray paint base coats on the component parts of the Dreadnought. Looking forward to getting started on it in short order I hope.

Take it easy, and best of luck!

-Red__Thirst-

I meant this very friday 2nd . Is that doable?

Oh yes! Derp! I misunderstood.

This friday I'm starting my long (3x 12 hour shifts back to back) weekend of work. I'll certainly start it then with you but I won't actually have time to work on the model till the 4th here, my first day off of work after the weekend.

You'll be at a bit of an advantage which I don't mind I'll add. It'll add to the challenge.

More to come soon. Good luck and lets kick it off on the 2nd at midnight.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Worry not, I still have a bunch of work to do . I will do my base paint and ready most of my bits for the challenge!

Sounds good. I got all the component parts spray painted with base coats today while the weather was conducive for it. I'm happy to report that I'm ready to begin. I'll make a little head way when I get home from shift in the morning and try not to lag too far behind over the weekend

In other news, I got the first of my Scouts started last night. The squad Sergeant, which will be fairly bare bones with the exception of an added Meltabomb for heavy vehicle/big target cracking. Now that the BA scouts are back to being on par with the standard SM scouts (Yay Errata!), they're certainly a worthy addition to the troops section of my army. I'm looking forward to knocking them out in short order after finishing up my Librarian Dreadnought. I've come up with a fun way to convert camo cloaks onto them while making them suitably CQC/choppy still. Look forward to that update soon.

After that, I'll be more tactical squad members I hope, starting with the squad's special weapon marine, carrying a Flamer.

Good luck in the mean time Teban. Once we both finish our Dreadnoughts let's have them do battle here on Dakka. The winner of the painting competition will get the chance to move/shoot/charge first.

We each get to move, then use psychic powers (if any), then shoot, then charge. We can have a third party roll the dice and see who the final winner of the battle is.

Take it easy Teban. Looking forward to seeing updates.

-Red__Thirst-

That is one interesting idea, mate

My contemptor will destroy you! For Dorn, for Glory!

Busy weekend is busy. I managed to make headway on the base, and am happy to report is's hovering at about 70% completed. Just a little more ink work, some highlighting, final detail, and finishing clean up are all that's left on it. After that ,I'll get the legs worked on and attached to the base once finished.

Hopefully I'll have pictures to share tomorrow afternoon or evening if all goes as I hope it will. Fingers crossed.

In closing, my Librarian Dreadnought is going to rip your Contemptor to pieces! For the Emperor, and for Sanguinius!



Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Oooo shots fired!

Looking forward to seeing what both of you produce.

EDC

Well, since i want some traffic to my own thread as well.. I'm just going to point out and say that I've done some progress to my own dreadnaught

And progress!

I'm way, way, WAY behind Teban at this point, but I'm still getting progress all the same.

Just completed the base, and had a lot of fun with it I'll add. Take a look:







Now begins the actual miniature itself. I'll be starting with the legs, then main torso, back/power plant section, front armored section, then each arm to ultimately complete the mini.

More progress will be posted soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

man, i like those bases.

I know how you work... and I;m pretty sure you;ll be ahead of me tomorrow

I'm wondering what I should put under my dread's feet...

Looking good!

Nice work on the base.

EDC

Quick picture-less update.

It seems this week that it it can go wrong, it will go wrong.

I've made zero progress since the evening of the 4th and likely won't have time to paint at all till next week. I've got an impromptu trip to Tennessee starting Friday and won't be home till at least Sunday night. Nothing bad, thank goodness, but still something that'll keep me from my paint desk for several days after working two shifts tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday & Thursday) night.

Hopefully I'll make some progress before the weekend, but will wait and see. Next week I'll be on vacation so I should have a good deal of downtime to paint, I hope. We'll see.

Take it easy for now guys. More updates to come as soon as I can make forward progress.

-Red__Thirst-

I'm sorry to hear that mate. I've made some progress and since I have a trip next tuesday I've got no option but to continue if I want to play a second dreadnaught in Vegas :S


Side by side comparison between the 2 dreads I've painted up so far.


For the new dreadnaught: What do you think, Chainfist with built-in melta or graviton cannon? and for the other arm... would you say claw with plasma or heavy flamer?

The old dread, I want to give him an assault cannon and a fist with a grarviton cannon or a heavy flamer... options... options.

thoughts?

Damn real life, doesn't the universe know we've got hobbying to do!

EDC

They look amazing, your yellow technique is second to none man, so crisp and cleam on the brush and shading work.

I'd personally go with a Chainfist with built in Graviton weapon, and pair it with a claw with a Heavy Flamer.

That gives you some ability to clear out cover and have some guaranteed overwatch hits should something charge you, while also being able to put hurt on 2+ saves with the Grav.

If you want more AP:2, then go with plasma instead. I have a fondness for flame weapons so I tend to prefer them myself. Go with what you like though.

Take it easy, and great work on the dread so far.

-Red__Thirst

I may have made a mistake there - I meant to say grarviton gun. Its an AP4 18" range weapon. 3" blast, haywire. instead of using Armour values, it uses Strength values.

Cheers mate!

On another note, i have 2 dreadnaught fists that will be used with heavy flamers. im not too fond of combi-bolters .

These dudes are meant to go infantry or vehicle hunting. the third one... the third one is still having its paintjob reworked .


I'll let you know my final decision tomorrow!

 evildrcheese wrote:
Damn real life, doesn't the universe know we've got hobbying to do!

EDC

Right??

I got a little work in on Monday, finshing off the base.
Tuesday I had an 8 hour training day from 8 am till 5 pm, then had to run home and diagnose an issue with my wife's car (figured out it was an old battery, easy fix but time consuming.)
Wednesday I was able to get the battery dealt with and replaced before coming in to work a 12 hour shift tonight.
Thursday is sleep so I can get up and work another 12 hour shift into Friday morning
Friday I get home from work, change & run my wife's car over to get serviced for the trip, get home and pack a small bag, then nap till my wife gets home and we head to Tennessee through Sunday, then drive home late Sunday night.

Monday, recover.... I hope.

Yay crazy fun times!

I'll see if I can get *something* done before then.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Update to show progress. I've already lost the build/paint phase of Dread Bowl 2016 sadly, but I remain undaunted! I will finish off my Dreadnought here and take victory when our dreadnoughts do battle here on Dakka for all to see!

Here's where I've gotten so far:







I will begin work on the torso next, starting with the Librarian's helmet/face, then front torso assembly (the most detailed sections) before moving on to the main body section. After that, I'll paint the back/power plant, and then each arm to finish off the model.

More updates to come soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Looking great! So ready for the librarian defining details!

Slow and steady.

I've made modest progress tonight, starting with the Dreadnought's 'face'. Take a look:



Once that was finished I started on what I feel is the most detailed portion of the miniature, the front torso.

I started by getting the red laid down over the red base coat and then getting the blue center of the torso/sarcophagus started, and the base yellow coat for the gold center portion of the torso. Once that was finished, I hit it with the blue wash and then started working on the right (camera - left) side of the torso. I'm fairly pleased with the result. The book and hanging parchment came out fairly nicely I think. May go back and hit the right leg parchment with the same effect I used on the torso here. Not sure yet.

Here's the WIP front torso:





Next step will be to paint the left (camera - right) side of the torso with the chapter symbol and hanging scrolls. Preliminary ink work has been laid down and I've started working on the base layer for the gold bits as well obviously.

The final steps for this bit will be getting the center portion of the torso highlighted, mount the 'helm' into the torso, and then paint the center chest decoration. After that I'll move on to the main torso assembly, which will be mostly painting metallic and a couple of gems, before mounting the front to it, then moving on to the rear torso/power plant portion. After that it'll be paint the arms, we'll have a nice shiny new Librarian Furioso to field.

More updates to come. Thanks for looking and take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Looking good so far dude. I'll be using your model for reference when I paint my own Libby dread.

EDC

Ok, further progress made. I completed the left (camera - right) side of the torso, and have the preliminary work on the center portion of the torso started. Finishing the front plate in short order, then highlighting the blue section before mounting the 'helm' into the front torso. I'll then be ready to move on to the main torso assembly, then power plant/back torso. After that, it'll be down to arms, and a finished dread!

Here's the progress pictures:





Very happy with the progress. Taking this slow and steady, as this will be one of the center piece models in my army. I want it to look as good as I can make it look.

Further updates to come. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-


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And final update for the evening/morning.

I've finished off the front torso and gotten the helm glued in. Very pleased with the result. Take a look.

(dry fit the torso into place and blue tacked it to the legs for the pictures here)





Work will continue later. Good progress tonight.

Take it easy for now. More updates to come.

-Red__Thirst-

He is coming along quite nicely. I love all the extra details you put in.