Contemptor Pattern Dread

[Alyster Wick]

I didn't think I saw anyone post on this, but the new forgeworld contemptor pattern dread looks like it could make a great iron man:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/CONTEMPTOR_PATTERN_DREADNOUGHT_BODY.html

[Charax]

I like it, but I really wish they'd left it plain, without any purity seals or anything (especially as it can be used by Chaos too)

Depending on the size, it might make some good Power armour/exoskeleton

[MarcoSkoll]

I saw this recently and was wondering if it had any Inquisitor uses - Iron men is an interesting one that hadn't occurred to me. You'd have to remove things like the purity seals, but I could see that working.

As far as size, if that's a 60mm base, I'd say it's about 70mm tall.

[Alyster Wick]

I like it, but I really wish they'd left it plain, without any purity seals or anything (especially as it can be used by Chaos too)

I saw this recently and was wondering if it had any Inquisitor uses - Iron men is an interesting one that hadn't occurred to me. You'd have to remove things like the purity seals, but I could see that working.

Looking over the photos shown there it looks like the purity seals and imperial markings are added on. There is a pic with the entire neck section shown as smooth and if you look through all the pics I believe that piece by piece you can see that the shoulders, chest sections etc come smooth originally with the more imperial pieces added on after the fact.

[MarcoSkoll]

There is a pic with the entire neck section shown as smooth

Someone on Warseer thought the same thing and emailed to ask. Those pieces are moulded on as part of the casting and they had to be cut away for the Blood Angels conversion.

[Van Helser]

I have one sitting in a box under my desk, and I can confirm that the torso of the model comes with the Aquila and purity seals moulded on.  I ordered two power fists with mine, and they come with both a flamer and twin-linked bolter in the palm as weapons.  As to when I get round to building mine (as a Mechanicus Secutor) I have no idea - too many incomplete projects ahead of it in the queue!

Ruaridh

[Heroka Vendile]

It is indeed very tasty. I'd be tempted to combine it with the Vulture Punisher cannons and see if a Damien/Simeon head fitted

[Heroka Vendile]

okay so you can scratch my punisher suggestion, they're releasing a Mortis varient with two assault cannons. Job done.

[Alyster Wick]

My nerd gauge just exploded

[Nevermore2010]

Can you say War Machine? get 2, paint one red and gold and the other silver and Black...

[Charax]

Bah, my Contemptors are the original Chuck models

[DapperAnarchist]

Charax, are you a hipster? 

I can't look at that picture without making the noise, at least in my head, "thoom thoom kaboom whirrrbambambambambambambamclick"... Which would be a problem during games.

thoom! thoom!

[Charax]

You think THAT'S hipster?

I haven't even mentioned that the Contemptor technically should only refer to the twin CCW configuration...

Anyway, it's a lovely model, and the weapon arms are sold separately, which could make for some interesting Inquisitor uses. Would love to see a comparison with an Inquisitor model from those who've received theirs already...

[Van Helser]

I began to start putting mine together the other day, and found that the shoulders were missing!

A quick snoop on the internets seems to show this is a common problem.  Waiting for Forgeworld to get back to my email now...

Ruaridh