I decided to make my one up with a lascannon and a powerfist, the other alternatives in the box are with an assault cannon instead of the lascannon, and a rocket launcher instead of the power fist. However, I've always had a liking for the way Dreadnaughts look with powerfists, and the rocket launcher looks fairly underwhelmign to me - so I decided to combine close range pummelling, with long range vehicle killing.
The construction instructions don't include a step by step guide, but instead come with a diagram showing you how all the pieces fit together independently. With a bit of common sense this works just as well as instructions, provided you don't get ahead of yourself. I started from the feet up then branching out to the arms, though in retrospect a better alternative would've been to stick the feet to the legs first, instead of sticking the feet to the base first. Despite this it wasn't too much hardship and the whole process took under an hour while watching TV.
As you can see in the pictures below I did a little bit of tinkering with my Dreadnought to make it look more "battle-worn". As the Grey Knights use very ancient and heirloom-like armour, I decided I'd add bullet holes, scrapes and scratches to my Dreadnought model. This isn't something that everyone likes I admit - some people like to have their models look clean and crisp.
As well as my personal additions, the boxed set comes with a couple of minor add ons that can be cleaned up and stuck on your model. These include a couple of wax seals, and a Templar seal. And in addition to the aesthetic bits, the box set includes a Smoke Launcher and a Searchlight - which serve a purpose in game. As always, any bits you don't add to your models you can add to a "bits box", you never know they might come in use in the future!
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