Friday, October 08, 2021

Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnought (Dreadtober 2021 -Part 2)

 Work on my Death Watch Venerable Dreadnought has begun. And so has Dreadtober!

(Under construction).

I started from ground up on this machine. What I mean is that a built the legs first before moving to the torso. But let me show you the torso first anyway: 

Spot the magnet.

I had the idea that I would need to magnetize the main weapon arm so I stuck a strong magnet inside the main body of the Dreadnought. I would so discover that this was redundant as not only does this kit come with three complete right arms but they are easily interchangeable. Oops! And, the glue I have used on the magnet was so effective that I have yet to be able to pop it out of it's position. Double-oops! 

Front side of the bare legs.

I noticed as I was building the legs that it would be easier to paint parts of it as I assembled it. So I went ahead and painted the legs metallic with washes of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade to create depth and a sense of aging to the metal.

Legs from the back.

This is as far as I have managed to get with this kit this week. But so far, so fun. It's a far more versatile kit than I ever would have imagined and I also pleased as the adaptability the design team bestowed upon the model; It's one of the rare few that have this gift! 

Getting closer to coming together...

So far so fun. I think this year's Dreadtober will be as satisfying as the previous years that I have participated in it. 

5 comments:

DAM said...

Great start!

Siph_Horridus said...

Solid progress and yep, my original dreads still don’t have magnets and the peg holds the various arms solidly to this day, a testament to the good design of the kit

Zzzzzz said...

Magnet and washer the waist so it can spin 'round with out moving its feet

neverness said...

Making the waist magnetic might be a fun...twist. (ooow,the punz that burn).

Rory (Stepping Between Games) said...

I do love an old school box dread, coming along well there.