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.