Warhammer 40k Dreadnought Conversion

After a really rough June which included a high school graduate, a college graduate and a wedding I finally have a minute to breath! Sorry for the lack of posts but hopefully you understand to some degree, Now on to modelling.

Had picked up a few Warhammer Dreadnoughts on eBay with plans on doing some conversions and finally got the project underway. To start all the upper markings and skulls were shaved off and the arms removed. Battle damage was added over the entire model. The goal was to make this guy look like he's been out on his own for a while. So repairs had to be made with whatever was scavenged from the battlefield and parts would need to be taken along in case something was damaged.

The Power Fist had the same battle scarring treatment and removed markings

For the other arm we went for the Assault Cannon with modifications. Originally we were going to add a larger barrel but decided on another route.

Going through the recycled parts bins I found a few items to use on this conversion. The silver gun looking part on the left is what was used to modify the autocanon.

Also picked up a "Stowage" pack from Warlord Games to be used on a few different projects.

OK the first addition were extra armored plates that resembled Tau parts that may have been taken from a deceased battlesuit.

Planning on stowage, we extended the exhaust pipes. We removed the markings from the rear too.

Here he is with the first parts added. A piece was attached to the hip joint to appear as a repair from non-conventional parts.

Next came the stowage. After playing around with a couple variations we settled on this configuration.

We wanted futuristic stowage too. Here is the first non-traditional stowage container. To hold it on it would need tied down somehow. We applied some superglue gel and placed two pieces of string onto the top of the dreadnought. Then we stuck the part on top of it.

Once it dried, we pulled the two pieces over and tucked them under the shoulder. We secured them with additional gel

Next we found some gear like parts and ran thread through them. We glued the parts together before attaching them.

Before gluing the gears on we added two additional pieces of thread. These will go over the last two pieces of futuristic stowage containers.
As before, once it dried we pulled the thread over and tucked it under the shoulder armor.

A quick coat of Italian Olive primer and this guy is ready for painting. But before that, off to Dreadnought number two. Stay tuned for more!

Here's a few parting shots of the finished Dreadnought conversion!

Have a Great Battle,
The Old Crow