Dreadtober 2026 - Week 4 - Necron 'Knight' - Amuntek Obliterator COMPLETED

Hello All, thanks for dropping by! A new classification of hidden construct has been discovered by some unfortunate Mechanicus Technoarcheologists team, last heard from when these pict captures were sent...

Dreadtober is an annual event held over the month of October where hobbyists pledge to do a dreadnought-sized model from the to-do pile and get it finished, starting 1st Oct and hopefully completing 31st Oct (Halloween/All Hallows Eve)

This is the completed titanic walker construct I have named the Amuntek Obliterator, 'the hidden one' after the ancient terran Egyptian God Amun. A fitting name for a colossus war machine not yet been discovered by the Imperium's interactions with the Necron Dynasties until now!

I will play this in friendly games of Warhammer 40k as counts-as Imperial Knight, either an Imperial Knight Questoris Paladin/Errant/Preceptor with the gun arm and close-combat flail arm, or swappable for a secondary gun arm played as a Crusader variant Imperial Knight Questoris. The top Gauss Cannon can be used as a carapace option for the 'Knight'

The cannon is made from the original toy Gauss Flayer and a Doomsday Ark Cannon.

The secondary leg stabilisers akin to the T'au Stormsurge are from a Canoptek Reanimator.

The curved 'spine', feet, Flail mechadendrites and power hoses are from a Tesseract Vault spares when building an Obelisk. The leg greaves and terrain are from Tombworlds terrain pieces.

I added a Tachyon Crystal matrix on the rear (in turquoise) and several Canoptek Scarabs undergoing repairs over the body of the construct.

The close combat flail tipped with cut down Void Blades from the Triarch Praetorians kits. The Canoptek Reanimator 'Reanimator Ray' assembly has been mounted on the left shoulder as a counts-as Heavy Stubber/hull mounted weapon option for the 'Knight'.

The alternative magnetised forearm gun assembly, using Catacomb Command Barge spare Tesla Destructors as a counts-as Avenger Gatling Cannon.

The face visage is made from Triarch Praetorian torso and the Tesseract Vault construct, flanked by two Canoptek Reanimator shoulder mounts.

So thanks again, and great work to all the Dreadtober-teers this year, thanks for the inspiration and the Dreads! And thanks to Marc (Old School Gaming) for keeping the hobby event alive for another year! It really motivated me to progress and get this project finished, thanks All.

Cheers, Siph. (20pts)

Dreadtober 2026 - Week 3 Progress - Necron 'Knight' Painting Progress

Hello Dreadtober-teers!
For those not in the know, Dreadtober is an annual event held over the month of October where hobbyists pledge to do a dreadnought-sized model from the to-do pile and get it finished, starting 1st Oct and hopefully completing 31st Oct (Halloween/All Hallows Eve) with lots of progress shots and encouragement along the way :) and I like to partake in Dreadtober, and have done for a few years, a veteran of now 10yrs with a sum of six Dreads, two Imperial Knights, two Armiger Knights and a Necron Construct, now joined with this larger Construct!

This week I have started the painting progress in ernest, painting the leg greaves first and working my way up. I had a spare Canoptek Reanimator which I chopped up for parts, using the lower legs as stabilisers akin to the T'au Stormsurge. 

I started with some gauss power cables in red energy and some gold parts for a splash of colour.

Kill Team terrain bits were used to adorn the base and add interest.

More Canoptek Reanimator parts, mounted either side of the head with counts-as 'Heavy Stubbers' and a shoulder mounted ray-gun thingy, more for detail and cover the fact that this is a really big Warrior... the Canoptek Reanimator shoulder guards were also used to give more curved 'Knight' shoulders, and break up the Warrior sihoulette.

Lots of edge highlighting for the blue parts, joyous...

Getting good progress done now, I will be able to complete this for my Dreadtober pledge in time!

Cheers, Siph

Techmarine Firestrike Servo Turrets for Deathwatch - DONE!

Hello one and all,

The return of Lord HP! Work gets in the way.. LOL (long overdue Brother - Siph)

This weeks offering is 6 Servo Turrets completed for my growing Deathwatch force. These have been painted in the same style as the rest of the force, with only the Helm painted red to show him as a Techmarine. I've got 3 of each of the versions, with twin las-talons or twin accelerator autocannons

Three Twin Las-Talon Servo-Turrets

Three Twin Accelerator Autocannon Servo-Turrets

These guys are all set, and ready for the dance floor! (30pts)

Dreadtober 2026 - Week 2 Progress - Necron 'Knight' Basecoats and Weapons

Hello Dreadtober-teers!
For those not in the know, Dreadtober is an annual event held over the month of October where hobbyists pledge to do a dreadnought-sized model from the to-do pile and get it finished, starting 1st Oct and hopefully completing 31st Oct (Halloween/All Hallows Eve) with lots of progress shots and encouragement along the way :) and I like to partake in Dreadtober, and have done for a few years, a veteran of now 10yrs with a sum of six Dreads, two Imperial Knights, two Armiger Knights and a Necron Construct, now joined with this larger Construct!

This week I have been laying down basecoats and painting the sub-assemblies. I still have some work to go to break up the Warrior silhouette and have a Necron Canoptek Reanimator spare I can butcher for parts, namely the shoulder armour to give a more 'knightly' curved frame rather than the slab Warrior ones.

With ranged weapon loadout.

The main gun, a counts-as Rapid Fire Battlecannon if played as a Knight Paladin.

I still have some work with the rear of the leg greaves to do, plus the shoulder guards.

And some paint on the weapon sub-assemblies, following my usual Necron scheme of blue armour, gold trim and red/orange gauss energy over the silver endo skeleton. Here you can see the forearm gun attachment (counts-as Avenger Gatling Cannon if playing as Knight Crusader), or the close-combat flail (counts-as Reaper Chainsword or Thuderstrike Gauntlet if play as Knight Paladin)

Really enjoying the break from normal minis and Titans to do this long overdue project idea. That's what Dreadtober is great for! Check out the link in the sidebar for all the Dreadtober projects >>>>>

Cheers, Siph.

Dreadtober 2026 - Necron 'Knight' - Construction Begins

Hello Dreadtober-teers!

For those not in the know, Dreadtober is an annual event held over the month of October where hobbyists pledge to do a dreadnought-sized model from the to-do pile and get it finished, starting 1st Oct and hopefully completing 31st Oct (Halloween/All Hallows Eve) with lots of progress shots and encouragement along the way :) and I like to partake in Dreadtober, and have done for a few years, a veteran of now 10yrs with a sum of six Dreads, two Imperial Knights, two Armiger Knights and a Necron Construct, now joined with this larger Construct!

Firstly I posed the MacFarlane Necron Warrior and glued into place the joints. I added the Scarab as a face, to differentiate from a 'huge Warrior' to something more akin of a walker-construct.

I really like the cyclops style single occulus sensor / eye. Very Deathmark-esque.

As a close combat alternative using magnetised forearm swap for a counts-as Reaper Chainsword / Thunderstrike Gauntlet close combat arm using more Tesseract Vault leftover cables. This will be the Knight Paladin close combat arm.

Or Twin Tesla Destructors to counts-as Avenger Gatling Cannon of a Knight Crusader

A top mounted gun to either counts-as a carapace Twin Icarus Autocannon array or act as the Questoris Heavy Stubber. Close up of the mandibles from a Triarch Praetorian torso.

Pieces mainly from the leftovers from an Obelisk Build using the Tesseract Vault bits. I will also use some bits to break up the shoulder silhouette too. Pipes and cables from Night Scythe kit.

I quite like the massed mechadendrites look of the close combat attachment.

To make a silhouette difference from a huge Warrior to a walker-construct, and echo design of an Imperial Knight somewhat, I cut down some Necron terrain bits into Greaves. The extra toes were placed in a cruciform design like Imperial Knights, again parts of the Tesseract cables. The knee guards from Triarch Praetorians, and a groin pterges/baltea from a Overlord cloak.

I then wanted the head to look different from a Warrior, firstly using the MacFarlane Scarab as a base, then adding spares from various Necron kits to make a construct face sensor cluster keeping the insectoid mandibles and the singular eye sensor.

As a Knight Crusader, the Rapid Fire Battlecannon using a Doomsday Cannon barrel from the Ghost Ark kit and attached using the remains of the MacFarlane Gauss Flayer, plus some suitable Necron bits.

In sub assemblies to aid painting, once painted I can affix the main weapon to the hand, keeping the left hand interchangeable between Knight Crusader and Knight Paladin builds. I'll add some more Necron themed terrain bits to the base from the newer Kill Team Tombworld set. Enjoying this foray into mad-cap construct building!

Cheers, Siph.

Dreadtober 2026 - WeeMen Participating for 10th Year - Necron Knight

Hello Dreadtober-teers! My favourite hobby event of the calendar year is back again for another instalment and I nearly missed it again! This year is yet again being run by Marc (Old School Gaming) so a massive thanks to him for keeping the hobby event alive for another year! And thanks to the founder Greggles, and Joe B and Todd (Sincain40K) and Joel (Mordian7th) for their contributions through the years too.

Dreadtober is an annual event held over the month of October where hobbyists pledge to do a dreadnought-sized model from the to-do pile and get it finished, starting 1st Oct and hopefully completing 31st Oct (Halloween/All Hallows Eve) with lots of progress shots and encouragement along the way :) and I like to partake in Dreadtober, and have done for a few years, a veteran of 10yrs with a sum of six Dreads, two Imperial Knights, two Armiger Knights and a Necron Construct!

This year, another Necron Construct, but this time a counts-as Necron Knight! A counts-as Paladin or Crusader Knight. It will be based on the MacFarlane Necron Warrior Toy

And a few inspirations

#dreadtober2026 #dreadtober

Adeptus Custodes - Adeptus Astra Telepathica - Sisters of Silence

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. This week's offering to the paint gods is a long overdue squad of Sisters of Silence. These were once the militant arm of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica and were referred to internally within the records of the Adeptus Terra as the Departmento Investigates. They are an all-female order of Imperial Witch Hunters and soulless psychic Nulls tasked with hunting down renegade psykers and other psychic threats across the galaxy. They also help to enforce the Imperium's rigid laws on the use of psychic powers.

On the battlefields of 40K, Custodes armies suffer from low model count and expensive basic troops, thats where the Sisters of Silence help out. These Bolter armed Sisters are the cheapest variety for back field Objective holding.

• Prosecutor Squad: Equipped with Umbra-pattern boltguns for balanced, longer-range fire and defensive screening.
• Vigilator Squad: Armed with executioner greatblades for heavy melee damage.
• Witchseeker Squad: Fitted with flamers for close-range, multi-target assaults and clearing objectives.

Sister Superior, with face shield and lots of Purity Seals

I quite enjoyed painting these Sisters of Silence with dark armour to contrast the accompanying Custodes gold, but linking with the golden pauldrons, resulting in Judge Dredd-esque uniforms which is nice and fitting... They have a final finish of Colbalt Blue colourshift over the dark armour to give a psyker-Null witchery vibe.

I also enjoyed the fur - really easy, Rhinox Hide, with drybrushed Mournfang Brown, Karak Stone, Ushabti Bone and a lower section wash of Agrax. Quite effective. 

Cheers, Siph (5pts)