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The box contained 2 dreadnaughts, but 6 limbs so I’ve decided to magnetise everything to allow options.  I’ve had a look around online for advice on this and I saw someone use magnets on the body but metal plates on the limbs in order to save on magnets and to not worry about aligning everything perfectly.  We had one last tub of Twiglets left after Christmas when I read that so I tested to see if the bottom was magnet friendly and it was so I ate the Twiglets and saved the metal.

I carefully removed the limbs from the bodies.  By carefully I mean I pulled, prised and levered, and ended up getting a hacksaw for the last limb.  I used some wire cutters to clip through the rim of the metal, but otherwise it was thin enough to cut through with a decent pair of scissors.  Small squares were cut out and glued on the the limbs.  Three holes were drilled in each shoulder in no particular arrangement and magnets were glued in to them.  I tried to keep the polarity the same across all magnets in all shoulders in case of any future decisions.

Once the glue had dried I tested them out.  They seem to hold very well and allow for rotation.

Next up is Priming.  Anyone got any ideas how to hold the extra pair of limbs while I work  on them?  Sadly I don’t have any large magnets to hand.

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Priming is done.  I’ve tried a mixed aproach.  I started with a solid coat of black, and then went for a heavier than usual zenithal white.  i then downed the pressure and tried to reclaim the shadow a little with some thinned black.  I had less success this time around than with the tanks, but its all learning.  We will see how it pans out.

I was hoping to have these guys finished by today, but I ended up doing a lot of babysitting over the weekend.  With any luck they will be painted across the week and I can base and varnish this weekend.  Tonight I highlight the gold and then perhaps work on the purity seals?  I’ve noticed that there is a nub on the right breast of the venerable dreadnought where research says a purity seal was supposed to go.  I don’t have that part.  I’ve found a decorative wolf skull that should cover it nicely and help tie the Dreadnought better in to the army.  I’m also considering the missing knee pad on the other one to be battle damage.  Had I noticed before painting I might have had a go at crafting a replacement, but it’s too late now.

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I have now finished both Dreadnoughts.  The only new colour I added was for the warheads.  I wanted a different shade of red for them so I went with a VGC 72.065 Terracota base for a darker flatter red.  I highlighted the upper portions with some thinned P3 Skorne Red, and further highlighted the tip with a thinned mix of GW Evil Sunz Scarlet.