Converting Betrayal At Calth - Contemptor Dreadnought-

There are many techniques to assemble a dynamic and visually interesting model, here are some tips I have to offer for the Betrayal at Calth models. Starting off with the Contemptor Dreadnought.

First the rather static posed Contemptor Dreadnought Sor Gharax.
What is a simple way a person can repose this model without extensive cutting and greenstuff?

BEND IT! Before you glue the front and back halves of the body, bend the front half of the legs to an angle you would like. In this case, I angled the legs outward to give a stable firing position pose.

Then, place the back half of the legs on the body, and see how much they must bend for you to have a tight fit. Here's where we do some chopping!

Cut off the legs on the back half of the Contemptor (as seen above!), yes this is the small cutting part. Then place the rear half of the legs on the model, and see how much you have to shave off in order to make a perfect fit. No gaps! No greenstuff! If you use just enough glue, the seem will be completely hidden!

What we are doing here is keeping the front leg hip joints intact, by bending them, but cutting the rear hip joints in order to achieve a more dynamic pose.

The final result should look something like this, minus the multi-melta touch up! :P

Happy gaming!