I never
seem to be able to finish my Ultramarines army. I guess there are so many bits and left
overs, that I am compelled to try to use them before moving on to new
projects.
I went
through my bit box, and found that I had enough parts to make yet another
Dreadnought (# 4). My previous ones consist of two ordinary Dreadnoughts, and
one Venerable Dreadnought, with all the various weapons magnetized. Then I got
the idea of a storyline linked to my last Librarian build; A couple of weeks
ago I finished a “pimped” / “vane” Librarian with lots of scrolls, Servitor
Skulls and a beige robe. What if I made a model representing him honoured with
“Dreadnought armour”? My Librarian being quite taken with “bling”, I am sure
the Tech Marines and Servitors where only happy to apply them selves in order to make
him stand out on the battlefield!
Making the
option for him to be fielded in a Venerable dreadnought was a no brainer,
however, I wanted to try to make one build I did not have in my collection – an
Ironclad Dreadnought. I gave nothing against GW, I love the models and the
game, however – I do want to put a limit to purchasing models and part,
deciding to try to add various bits left over from previous projects in order
to make a model that could represent an Irenonclad Dreadnought.
First out I
had to change the Sarcophagus, deciding to use venerable parts in order to make
him more “bulky”. I also added skulls on top of him to i) create bling and ii)
that could represent the Ironclad “grenade launchers”. I had a large left over Forge World Skull that I thought
would look cool on the front armour.
I filed
down the front armour plate, filled it with Tamiya putty, sanded it level, and
glued on the skull.
Some work
in progress pictures:
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Preparing
parts to build the body
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Various
bits – choosing parts in a creative, as "I go along process"
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The skull
and front plate (before sanding)
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It’s coming
along
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I fitted
extra plating to both arms in order to make the model more bulky than the
normal build, also representing - “Iron clad”. Now how to scratch build a Seismic
Hammer? I turned the Missile launcher arm in the opposite direction (from left to right arm), removed
some parts, and used the Drill bits from the Centurion kit, some left over cables and the
landing gear from the Storm Eagle flyer set. I magnetized a Heavy Flamer and a
Meltagun so they can be fitted under the arm. And of course, servo skulls, old
left over Forge World Ultramarines ornaments, and finally scrolls where added.
And this is
how the finished model looks like:
All arms
are magnetized, and he can also be kited with a Lascannon, Assault cannon with
flamer ore a Multimelta. On these arms I only added scrolls and some more
subtle ornament parts, in order to be able to keep the basic idea of this old
Librarian now being a Venerable Dreadnought.
What to do
next?
I have 5
Sniper Scouts, but want to build them with Bolters, and am working on how to refit
the Rifles with Bolters. But then again, there is an old industrial complex
with narrow corridors and confined compartments that are sending out a distress
signal…
Cheers,
Ørnulv
