Pre-Heresy Era Space Marine Dreadnought Conversion

Legs taking (very basic) shape:

And rough shaping of the torso:

Added a bit more bulk around the waist, to get the body shape a little closer to the artwork’s:

Rounded off the upper arms and filled in the shoulder joint:

Still needs a little filling and smoothing.

Some minor work on the weapons:

And started on the final right arm weapon… Assault Cannons came in after the Heresy, which left a couple of options for this guy: Put an AC on him anyway and call it a retrofit, build a more primitive-looking AC and call it an early prototype, or build one of these:

…which will eventually be a twin-linked Reaper Autocannon, intended to count as an Assault Cannon on the table.

The Autocannon arm with ammo drum in place:

And basic assembly on the Reaper:

Gave the putty on the torso a bit of a sand down:

And then added the next ring of armour:

Finished off the Heavy Flamer’s fuel cannister:

Added some rivets (which are practically invisible in this pic 🙁 ) to the Reaper, along with some little detailing work and there:

…and started prettying them up a little with some putty left over from the torso: