Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnought (Dreadtober 2021- Part 4)

Here we are, Nihilus the Deathwatch Venerable  Dreadnought has been finished and within the deadline parameters for Dreadtober. 

Nihilus in the dirt.

A lot of stuff happening on this model that you haven't seen in the previous posts; lets get caught up: 

The most obvious change, apart from being assembled, is the base. Those dead xenos are '90s era tyranids. Keen eyes will note that these parts are not the original models. They are, indeed, resign copies. A friend of mine was experimenting with resign casting back in the '90s and made a few duplicates of the plastic Termagants from that time. Other than learning some new skills nothing ever came of it, but he did give me a few odds and ends "to use on your bases". And here we are, 25 years later and I finally found an appropriate base to use these things on. 

The assembled detritus.

I painted these things using the same methods that I did on my Genestealers a while back. I have always wanted to try painting up tyranids painted in the style of late '80s era Genestealers and here was a chance to try it out. 

Basic colors for the base coat. 

And I think it works! Now, these resign bits are just that, bits. Not enough parts to assemble a complete miniature, so um...no heads. I went with that notion and doubled-down on it by creating the idea that this little Termagant had it's head violently removed somehow. 

Blood for the Blood God!

Back over to the dread, I found that the arms fit a bit too tight. So to make them a little easier to remove and move (up or down, or what passed for articulation in the '70s when I got my first Star Wars action figures) I applied some Vaseline to the pegs on the arms to make them greasey.  A simple solution using a product that I am sure most of you have handy. 

Lube for the Lube God.

And with that the model was assembled, the final details painted and, well, he is now done! 

 

Finished models with alt. gun option.

Rear view.

Note that the las canons were not completed at this time as I have an idea for them that I want to try out...

And now, here are the glamor shots:

Nihilus in the moss.

Nihilus in the wild.

So that's it! I am pleased with it, and happy to have another model done for my Deathwatch force. It's also a good feeling beating that deadline! Hopefully I can pull it off again  next year.