28 Oct 2019

Dreadtober 2019 - Completed RT era Dreads "Eddy" and "Fury"

Hello Dreadtober-teers, thanks for dropping by. Here is the fruits of my labours, thanks for the encouragement along the way! So, meet "Eddy" Deredeo Class and "Fury" Furibundus Class Venerable Dreadnoughts. 
A big thanks to Joel (Mordian7th) for keeping the hobby event alive for another year! And thanks to the founder Greggles, and Joe B and Todd (Sincain40Kfor their contributions over the years. And a huge thanks to all the contributors who make this a great success!
"Eddy" has a STC double shot firing Lascannon (Dual Lascannon) and Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon with Stormbolter. "Fury" has a Missile Launcher and STC Lascannon. I will be playing both of these as Venerable Dreadnoughts, quite fitting for these relics of Rogue Trader era.
As for height wise, here is a comparison between the old metal RT era Dreadnoughts and the modern plastics, the Venerable Dreadnought. I only have friendly games so I am not worried about modelling for advantage using the smaller ones.
And here is a shot of the whole Dreadtober collection so far, from 2016 a modified plastic Contemptor; in the centre a Forge World Deredeo with Autocannons and Missile Launcher and SM casualty on the base; from 2018 a Forge World Mk4 Ironclad and finally the two RT Dreads.

Cheers all, thanks for looking and cheers for your support, Siph.

9 comments:

  1. I still feel dread looking at those original RT era dreadnaughts, mine never stayed together when used and the fit was awful. Nicely painted resin jobs look good though.

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    1. Phil, the trick is 2-part Epoxy Resin glue, not superglue which is too brittle and doesnt survive drops. These are more sturdy than most models, the 2-part resin like JB Weld is hard as nails and not at all brittle.

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  2. I dread to think what you'll do next year.

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    1. Haha... I'll have to buy a new one as after 14 Dreads, my Dread to-do pile is empty.... no wait, I 'found' a dual Grav Bombard Leviathan with Dread Drop Pod! Maybe that is next year's project! haha

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    2. Oh, you 'found' it did you? I assume you burned the receipts...

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  3. Nicely done sir, nicely done!

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  4. Very cool project! Congrats on putting the shine on these old relics.

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For the Emperor! (and other Xenos welcome...)

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