Friday, 28 January 2022

From MikeF - World Eaters Deredeo Dreadnought - Glorantha - 40 points

Next up on the World Eaters invasion tour is Glorantha. This is a place of Heroes...apparently. I think earlier Challengers have already used the dreadnought angle for this planet, but luckily there are no points awarded for originality. 

Space Marines really love war! Unfortunately death can really get in the way of that. Luckily, the most "Heroic" members of a chapter who are suffering mortal wounds from battle can be "rewarded" with entombment inside a Dreadnought, allowing them to fight on for all eternity. The Horus Heresy space marine legions have numerous types of dreadnought. The version I painted up is the Deredeo Speedboat Dreadnought! It's pretty goofy looking, but you can't argue with the ridiculous number of weapon on it. It's obviously a long range unit, which doesn't traditionally match the berserk World Eaters. My rational is that this is 30k and the World Eaters are not full on psychopaths yet. They're a legion who subjugate planets using the full spectrum of weaponry and tactics available to them. They just love chopping things up with swords and axes a little bit more than most!

The white is painted with Vallejo ghost grey with a Nuln oil recess shade and Vallejo dead white highlight. The blue is painted with GW Macragge blue followed by Altdorf Guard blue. I gave it a recess shade of Drakenhof Nightshade and a highlight of Calgar blue. The Altdorf allows the transfers to contrast a bit better than the Macragge.





28mm vehicle - 20 + 20 for the planet = 40 points

Thanks for visiting.

From DaveD

That's a fine entry with massive guns! 40 points it is!

18 comments:

  1. Great work Mike, that's certainly some long ranged firepower

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  2. Nice big, stompy thing, Mike! :)

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  4. That is a beefy looking Dread. Is it forgeworld?

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  5. Great project and fun planet write up. Well done.

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  6. Beautiful painting my friend! I love the foot weathering!

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  7. Excellent machine, great paintjob! It certainly has a couple of compelling arguments at the ready.

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  8. Is that a walker with guns or guns who walk? Strange figure, but very well painted. White and blue, very good!

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  9. SWEET! Nice work Mike, man, I know this specific Dreadnought is a bit whacky-looking, but I just love it. I mean, look at those nutty weapons! This is awesome!

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  10. BIG GUNS NEVER TIRE! Nice job Mike!

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  11. That's great, not a 40K fan but I'm in awe of what you guys are turning out - such superbly painted miniatures like this

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  12. That's a lot of firepower. Nice job, Mike.

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  13. Lovely work Mike! I like the subtle weathering you did on this beast. I'm not a huge fan of the speedboat design, but I'm sure 'looks' are not going through people's minds when this thing unloads its ordinance. :)

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  14. Way to bring the big guns out to play!

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  15. Wierd looking but ace dreadnought!
    Best Iain

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  16. that's one hefty piece of heavy metal Mike!

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  17. Nice work! I like the ammo hoppers on the back.

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  18. Formidable piece of kit, well painted.
    Cheers, MikeP

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