Miniature Rescue of a Retro Ork Dreadnaught

This model was one of my favourite models as a kid and I always wanted it. Alas it never came to be... until now! This was such a fun model to paint and with going for the Retro GW style paint job it really was a memory jerker.
This is one of my longer vids so grab a cup of tea, coffee or something stronger and enjoy the process.
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#secondeditiondreadnaught
#secondeditionwarhammer40000
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[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

Always a delight to see old models get the makeover they deserve

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

And they are sooo much fun to paint 👍

[@TheHobbyGrotto]

These retro ork vehicles like the dreadnought are so much fun! Love the yellow, truly a classic scheme! 🔥

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

I love this model! Takes me right back!!! 😀

[@shelfunit]

Really solid pj on that guy, and obviously the best Marine Chapter to fight against him 👍🏻

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Haha yeah they are!

[@jandukanocraft6897]

Nice!! Great paint job dude. I don’t play 40k but man I love those retro models. I recently restored/kitbashed a space marine dreadnought rescued from a toy market.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Yeah you defo don’t have to play 40k to appreciate these old models. They have sooo much character. Ahh I love the old space marine dreadnaught. How did you convert him?

[@TheHobbyGrotto]

These retro Ork dreadnoughts are truly classic! Great paintjob!

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

They really are! Thank you man 😀❤️

[@JamesPowditch-ss5tp]

Looks great nice vibrant colour scheme 🎨👍

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Cheers dude 👍👌

[@harrisonyee671]

Liked and Subscribed! Crown of Command sent me here and I am so glad they did. Your work is amazing and your appreciation and love for the model really shows through.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh thank you so much for the kind words. Yes iv got a fond love for GW old hammer. Deffo more content on the way 😀

[@johnfarscape]

love it, I am just putting two of my old ork dreadnoughts together, got white dwarf 100 infront of me for inspiration, I love how everyone seem to put the arms in different places, IO went with one claw high and one low, it looks cool whatever though, I love the names, the big one was the super-attack onslaughter dreadnought, the little one was the killer dreadnought, its as cool as the imperial ones being Chuck, Eddie and Fury.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh quality. If you are on discord please join my server and post pics of your ork dreadnaught. Id love to see how you get on 😀👍

[@zombi303]

I'm about to paint my own one of these - he's a been in a box in my various garages for over 30 years. Great vid, as i want to do bad moons too.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Enjoy painting yours. Hope the vid has been of some help 😀

[@zombi303]

@@JonnyWatsonGaming Very much so, nearly done all my basing now. One question though, how'd you attach him to the base? Mine is superglued onto the original square base, but one foot has already come loose. If I keep holding the base to paint him he's going to fall off and break, so im having to hold the body. Not ideal...

[@kharnifex]

Thanks, painting one soon so it's good to have a guide!

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh fantastic you will love it, such a fun model to paint 😀

[@mrflapjacklover]

a method i like of gap filling is that i use that sprue goo stuff but ive loaded mine into a syringe with a teflon needle

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh nice idea 💡

[@paulbateman3654]

Loved the video. My second edition Ork army is nowhere near as well painted as yours. 😁😁

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh mate thank you for the kind words 😀 just keep building that Ork army 😀

[@liamroche1295]

Fantastic stuff!

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Thank you 🙏

[@BrushQuill]

Brilliant rescue of the model Johnny. Came out amazing, a great army centrepiece

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh cheers mate! It’s such a beautiful model. It’s defo a golden oldie 😀

[@AVS_uk]

Super fun and retro. Wonderful job

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Cheers dude. Honestly I had sooo much fun doing him! 😀

[@smoothbrush4722]

Nice rescue mate. It came out nicely painted.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Ahh cheers mate. Sooo much fun to paint 😀

[@ctno3]

If u want to get better at filling gaps ditch the green stuff and use milliput. When mixed with cheap nasty plastercine it’s far superior. cut both parts of the milliput and an equal size part of plastercine, u will then have 1/3 of each and to mix together. to apply use same method as before, but use a wet cotton bud to remove any excess. when primed it will be invisible unlike green stuff most of the time. It’s less work and blends way better. Green stuff is great for sculpting but crap for filling.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Wow thank you for this! I did not know this trick!

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

I know, I'm a year late. But hey, I'm the only who is probably interested in what I want to say and I didn't find this video before now. Just with the green stuff, I was in two minds about the torso but definitely think applying the green stuff to the joints of the arms was a mistake. In the torso, the sections could have been meant to turn to allow the dread to rotate and check its flanks. In the arms they were definitely intended to move. So by filling in the cracks with green stuff you are removing the impression of a functional joint for one that is immobile. Bear in mind that this is Ork tech' so the construction is not going to look super fine and slick. Da arm goes on and da shoota/klaw fits on da end.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Yeah this is a good point and something to bear in mind next time.

[@bringbattlewargaming8720]

OMG, that looks amazing. Got to be honest. You blew my mind. The fact you sprayed the model black and then went straight on with yellow???? I always thought you needed to use a white undercoat for yellow? Mind...blown!!!

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Hahaha that’s the power of Averland Sunset 😀 The original GW model would have been painted over a white primer however but for me a white primer creates it’s own problems. That’s the the kind words 😀❤️

[@dannyeccles1894]

I'm going to give the greenstuff world paint striper a go. It says it's good for metal and plastic minis, and from what I've seen it seems to be ok.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

It sounds good. Do you know how much it is?

[@dannyeccles1894]

@@JonnyWatsonGaming £9 from element games.

[@paulbateman3654]

Meths in a sonic cleaner, works wonders.

[@ironbomb6753]

You guys across the pond are not allowed acetone? I keep some on my paint table. That's a great rescue for the beautiful Dread. Totally love it!

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Do you know what I don’t know lol! Cheers man it helps that the model is just soo beautiful 👍👌

[@ironbomb6753]

@@JonnyWatsonGaming Nothing solid about Acetone my friend, just stuff Ive heard. Looking forward to more Retro videos. They really take me back, and I never wanted to leave anyway. 🍻

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

@@ironbomb6753 Yeah there is plenty more on the way 😀 Im totally with you I miss the look and feel of the old days of GW.

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

Observation on your commentary on pin washes. They are certainly not quicker that the method you just used. They require more control over specific areas in which you don't want the wash to spread out and consequently take more control and time to complete.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Yes I would agree with this to be fair 😀

[@manofaction1807]

You use that in a game, yet? I've got a couple of these and an RT Era boxed set of the metal Ork mob from way back when.

[@JonnyWatsonGaming]

Not yet still building up the armies but I will be 👌 Ahh quality are they painted up or still in the box?