DreadTober 2021 Week 4 (Part 1): Wanted Dread or Alive

 

Hi folks,

We made it! Another October has passed us by and many a dreadnought has been awoken. It has been wonderful to watch all of the final posts being published around the net this week. To do them justice, I am going to split the final reveals across two posts, with a final post at the end to wrap up DreadTober for 2021. Let's take a look at what we managed to achieve this year:

Name: Agis
Project: Armiger Warglaive
Website: http://agis40k.blogspot.com/

Agis' "Ghost" pattern Armiger Warglaive is a haunting beast; truly the stuff of nightmares. The extensive conversion work on this model gives it a unique (and creepy...) look, whilst still retaining enough of the Armiger aesthetic for it to be recognisable. The finished project is an incredible achievement, bravo!

Name: Danforth Laertes

Project: Sister of Battle Machaenix Canonical walky-repairing-fixie-machine-with-legs

Warhammer 40K group on MeWe

Danforth's "Fixie Machine with Legs" was an immense undertaking. Not only was this walker a complicated kit-bashing challenge; painting such a large figure in one month can't have been easy! The ingenuity and commitment on display is inspiring.

Name: Dave Weston
Project: 2 Armiger Helverins
Website: www.40kaddict.uk

Dave's signature painting style and colour pallet verily explode off these twin Armiger Helverins. I love how unified the schemes of these models are, despite that fact that they are quite different to each other. It is the work of an army collector who knows how to push the boundaries of their paint scheme, blurring the line between what is unique and what is familiar. I'm getting poetic... it must be the verdigris...

Name: Dr the Viking
Project: space marine dread
Website: www.c0wabunga.com

Instagram: oldhammer_c0wabunga

Dr the Viking finished his old school Space Marine Dreadnought just in time! I have always been a fan of the "halved" paint schemes, particularly some of the classic Space Marine Chapters. I would love to see a whole army in this scheme.

Name: Neverness
Project: Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnought
Website: https://nevernesshobby.blogspot.com

Neverness has completed this beautiful Venerable Dreadnought with the addition of a spectacular base. I love the use of an old school Termagant! The bright colours contrast perfectly against the grim blackness of the Dread's sarcophagus.

Name: Siph
Project: Necron Canoptek Doomstalker
Website: https://weemen.blogspot.com/

Siph has nailed this Canoptek Doomstalker, which is quite an artistic departure after 5 years of Relictor Dreads. I'm always impressed when someone adds some genuine colour to Necron instead of the usual metallics. This is a great scheme!

Name: DAM
Project: Custodes Telemon Dreadnought with all the fixin's
Website: https://262krieg.blogspot.com/

DAM has done some beautiful painting to bring out all of the detail in this model. Telemon Dreadnoughts are impressive to begin with, but a paint job like this really brings them to life.

Name: D
Project: Macro Terminator
Instagram: langshan_hexachord

It has been a while since D has participated in a challenge like this. I have truly missed his presence and dark style. Labelling it as Blanchitsu seems too... restrictive. This model is quintessentially D. 

Name: Gerard
Project: Ultramarine Redemptor Dreadnought
Instagram: sharpegerard

Gerard scaled back his project slightly so that he could finish it on time, and narrowing his focus really paid off. The weathering and finish on this Ultramarines Redemptor is fantastic. I'm hoping to see it on the tabletop sometime soon.

Name: Joe M.
Project: Pair of Raptors space marine dreadnoughts (and maybe their Drop Pod transports...)
Blog: https://www.joesavestheday.com/

Joe has been working overtime to complete an expansive project for DreadTober this year, which includes two Dreadnoughts and their Drop Pod delivery services. Again, it is impressive to see such a unified scheme across multiple large models. The use of weathered yellow contrasts beautifully against the Raptor's dour olive drab.

Over the next couple of days I will work on Part 2 of this post, so that we can celebrate the hard work of everyone who managed to finish the challenge. A big thanks to Floyd from 1st Legion Chronicles, whose Red Corsairs Hellbrute features on our post banner this week. Approach with caution, indeed!