DreadTober 2023 Week 2: Little Dread Riding Hood

 

Hi folks,

We are heading towards the midpoint in the challenge, where things tend to get serious for most people. By this stage the majority of construction is complete and painting is well underway. Well... that's the theory, anyway!

Let's take a look at what everyone has been able to achieve over the last 7 days.

Name: Da Masta Cheef
Project: Black Dragons 5th Company Ballistus Dreadnought
Blog: http://dlwdg.blogspot.com/

Da Masta Cheef has been busy this week laying down some metallics. Keep at it mate!! Any progress is good progress.

Name: Neverness
Project: Death Watch Dreadnought (that's right, a classic boxnaught!).
Blog: https://nevernesshobby.blogspot.com/
Twitter/X: @Neverness8

Neverness is working on an old Assault on Black Reach Castraferrum dreadnought. Not much progress since last week, which makes me wonder if this was a tough week for everyone!

Name: XarfaiEngel
Project: Blood Angels Legion Castra Ferrum Dreadnought
Stretch Goal: Blood Angels Legion Dreadnought Drop Pod
Blog: https://abutterflyshobbytally.blogspot.com/
Instagram: @xarfaiengel

After some decals and an oil wash, this beautiful Blood Angels dreadnought is starting to come to life. There is a lot of detail and highlights left to go, but it is already looking every bit the regal warrior we would expect from Sanguinius' legion.

Name: Sachiel
Project: World Eaters Legion Dreadnaught Talon (2 Boxnaughts).
Blog: https://sachiel-returns.blogspot.com/?m=0

The extra detail Sachiel has added to these World Eater Dreadnoughts is amazing. Their allegiance to the Lord of Skulls is unmistakable.

Name: DAM
Project: Dark Angels 5th Company Ballistus Dreadnought
Blog: http://262krieg.blogspot.com/
Instagram: @262_krieg

DAM has really left me in the dust with this one! I will have it up on my screen this week as I paint my own Dark Angels Ballistus, for inspiration. Take a look at his blog for some extra photographs, it looks fantastic.

Name: Agis
Project: ‘Iron Circle’ Domitar-Ferrum Class Battle-automata
Blog: http://agis40k.blogspot.com/

These giant murder-bots are coming along nicely, as we would expect from a hobbyist as skilled as Agis. A real joy to read about the process used to bring these to life.

Name: Thousand Eyes
Dread: Legion of the Damned Redemptor
Blog: www.steppingbetweengames.com

Painting the flames on Legion of the Damned models is both the fun and challenging. Some really nice free-hand work here.

Name: Cylde
Dread: Bjorn the Fell-Handed (metal) (Atlantida colours)
Instagram: @cyldear

Cylde is simply nailing this scheme like always. It is so inspiring to see how much progress people can achieve in such a short period of time.

Name: Dave Weston
Dread: Tyranid High Rule Dude and 2 Screamer Killers if I'm a good [or naughty] boy!
Blog: www.40kaddict.uk

Dave has been working on some chitin highlights, which is always a bit of a slog for his Tyranids. They look so good though!! Check out his blog for some more progress shots, particularly the weapon arms. Have I mentioned that 'Nids have too many arms?!

Name: Sincain - Todd
Dread: Raven Guard Contemptor
Blog: https://sincain40k.blogspot.com/

Sincain's Contemptor looks just about finished, even after a last minute weapon glow change. Deciding the colour for weapon glow effects is something that keeps me awake at night some times. The multimelta looks like a great alternative as well and the glow on the powerfist is fantastic!

Name: Danforth Laertes
Dread: Rubble-clearing Dreadnought constructed by Richard Maze-Wall of the Winter Lions to help excavate the reputed Tintagel fragment of Caliban (probably it's just an asteroid, lol)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danforth_laertes/

No progress from Danforth that I can see this week, but he is a prolific painter. I will be keeping an eye out for him during the week to see if he gets any paint on this beast.

Name: David Hardy
Project: Ultramarines Ballistus Dreadnought, 2nd edition style.
(Or maybe a Doom Eagles 3rd company one, I’ll decided when I prime it)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacedcrusader/

It is wonderful to see those eye-popping yellows get worked into the scheme. That is what the 2nd Edition paint schemes were all about, looking for opportunities to use those bright colours. Great progress!

Name: Wachtmeister
Dread: Bjorn the Fell handed, also in glorious metal!
Blog: https://www.hmgs.org/blogpost/1767208/The-Wachtmeister-s-Patrol

Wachtmeister has managed to finish constructing his metalnaught and is planning to get it on the paint table next week. I am really looking forward to this one. Oh, and if you happen to have a spare banner for Bjorn, please let me know.

Name: D
Project: Nastrond "arts and crafts" dreadnought
Blog: http://imalonewithadream.blogspot.com
Instagram: @langshan_hexachord

"Those Sago marines directly associated with the chapter's librarius must also endure the... changes that come over their wargear, the very essence of Nastrond's corpse-lakes from which their psychic power is drawn from."

Name: WestRider
Project: Finish the 40K scale Vulture BattleMech that I tried to do for my entry back in '19.
Blog: cascadiangrimdark.blogspot.com

WestRider got the ball rolling this week, working on the details of the base and doing some remodeling of the heat sink vanes.  A Vulture is a real work-horse of a Mech in BattleTech; it gets the job done.

Name: Marc
Project: Deathwing Redemptor Dreadnought
Blog: http://oldschoolg4m1ng.blogspot.com/
Instagram and Twitter: @m4cr0dutch

My progress has been absolutely minimal this week. I managed to prime the pieces of my Ballistus and spent a little bit of time surfing through my bitz boxes, but that was it. I am hoping to get it on the paint table tomorrow and start laying down some base colours.

As I keep saying, any progress is a win. Thanks for all of your efforts this week and I look forward to seeing how we are all going at the end of the week. Good luck!!