I couldn't blame you if you forgot I have a Rogue Trader era Ultramarines army. Whenever I manage to recover all my old pics from the Tinypic disaster I will be able to proof what I'm saying.
Well, the point is that I have recovered a piece from oblivion. I got this RT era Dreadnought some years ago (four? five?) at the Oldhammer Forum. I've finally decided to paint it! About time!
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| Wow, that's large |
I never had a RT Space Marine Dread back in the day, and I really fancied to paint one. I'm afraid I have few things to tell, as the paintjob is pretty straightforward. Lots of blue (and different layers of highlighting)...
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| I opted for bone white instead of a cold colour |
...and then lots of tiny details to make it look proper oldschool. I remembered I had these decals and I decided to use a few. First time in... well, many, many years!
I didn't want to weather it or to add rust/dirt/whatever. Though tempting, I thought it would be better to stick to the pure RT aesthetics. With that in mind, I decided to add a back banner, as no Rogue Trader project is complete without one. I didn't want to bring more blue to the model, it was maybe too much. But then I got an idea. I blatantly stole other people's idea for I know no shame. I took some slight inspiration from Curis' recent Techmarine back banner, as I thought it really worked.
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| That's the only base I had that fitted this monster |
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| It's never too late to have one of these within your ranks |
Look at the size of this beast:
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| No, it's not a Codex cover |
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| Well, someone's asking for a repaint, uh? |
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| Excuse me, may I have this dance? |
So here it is, a Contemptor Class Space Marine Dreadnought (commonly known as Chuck). Yup, this is a Contemptor, not that... thing that is sold nowadays.
My favourite Dread of all times has always been the Second Edition one (the one from a couple of pics above), but I have to concede this one has its own particular charm, as strange it may sound. I may repaint mine (though not in the near future, I have enough projects!), but I have some more stuff to do in the meantime! Stay tuned!
Lovely work! I'd never realised they were so big!
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DeleteI believe it is retro fan sculpt, looks bigger than the original RT version. I may be wrong :)
DeleteYou are right! You can see in the first pic it's made of resin. The sculptor made a fistful of interesting RT-inspired minis. Unfortunately it all was done through FB, which I don't do, so I came late to the party and only managed to get this Dread. But it's so nice!
DeleteI knew about this, AFAIK there was even a piscean warrior...
DeleteStill, the old model had two sets of legs, the short and the long ones, so might pass as a recast, maybe?
El mejor dread. Yo también le tengo mucho cariño al ataúd con patas (el primero no era más que una armadura muy tocha). Visualmente y como concepto era un win win pero pero claro, Pilotar robots... No se puede competir contra eso.
En aquella época los marines iban a la taberna a pillarse una (ver ilustraciones de marines de diferentes capítulos echando un vistazo juntos cuan rudos mercenarios.
Jaja, sí, lo recuerdo, de verdad que era otra manera de entender todo esto :D
DeleteAwesome work again!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It took me quite long to get started, but it's been a relatively quick paintjob :)
DeleteWow, that came out great. Very much in the RT style man, great work!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! I wasn't used anymore to such clean paintjob, without weathering and stuff, it's been quite a chenge! :D
DeleteLooks great man and well worth the wait!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! These projects take their time, you have to find the right moment, I'm glad I finally did it!
DeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope it's proper RT-ish!
DeleteNever a Space Marine player, but I've always liked that Dread!
ReplyDeleteAs usual a great paint job, but those decals really make it pop.
I haven't used decals for years, but both the numbers and the inscriptions looked suitable. I think they add something I couldn't achieve with a freehand. Glad you like them!
DeleteGreat to see this with such a lovely paint job. It really is an imposing size upgrade isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteIt is! What a beast! But it really shows what a Dread should be :D
DeleteGreat looking dread, I'm pretty sure I used to have one, although mine was smaller? Maybe a different class of dreadnought? Lovely classic finish and nice banner!
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Thank you! You certainly had an original model; this was a fan sculpt specifically designed to make it realscale. Makes me wish to have some realscale beakies!!
DeleteNice blast from the past! And yeah, great work keeping that 90s aesthetic on it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha, I suddenly felt like 20 or 25 years younger! :D
DeleteSuper sweet! All the little details really took it to that 90s place it needed to go to.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love adding tiny, absurd details, specially to vehicles and machines. I never know when it's too much!
DeleteStunning work on the Dread!
ReplyDeleteIt's really got the classic old school bright vibe going on and I'd love to see the rest of the army alongside it!
Thank you very much! I lost all my pics when Tinypic dissapeared last Summer, but I'm slowly recovering them. I promise to take new family pics though!
DeleteWow, sweet! He's quite big, a lot bigger than the one I got, is it a 3D printed model?
ReplyDeleteYou've got quite a few ancient RT models and they all look brilliant.
Thank you! No, it's old fashion sculpted. The author even retouched some tiny bubbles from the resin casting with greenstuff, it was terrific!
Deletethat is ace, wish I had one of them!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I don't think they are on sale anymore, but you know how these things work, opportunities may arise when less expected!
DeleteI think that looks brilliant and love the size of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's imposing, that's what drew my attention in the first place, I really enjoyed it :)
DeleteFine work, wonderful blue shades...
ReplyDeleteThanks! I added several layers of different hues of blue, I think it worked on a model this size. Extra work, but no regrets :)
DeleteThanks for the shout out about the banner! I might get inspired right back and do a set of your stripes on the shns of my own Contemptor. Buaha ha ah aaha ha.
ReplyDeleteI think I got the image stuck into my subconscious! When I started to design it I thought I couldn't put a blue banner over a blue giant dread; then your design seemed to be the natural option!
DeleteAwesome mate! Absolutely awesome! He looks amazing
ReplyDeleteThank you! Now that you are on a Oldhammer vein too, I hope you consider adding a Dread to your own Blood Angels! ;)
DeleteI might just do that!!
DeleteHooray!!
DeleteThe highlights you put on this mini are not only a nice touch but a necessity for making it look as good as it is. Nice work Suber!
ReplyDeleteThanks! They stand out in a model this size, and are part of the 'warhammerish' vibe :D
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