Okay so the other day I saw these leaked pictures floating around online, right? Grabbed my attention immediately. Had to be fake, everyone knows GW guards their new stuff like dragons with gold. But damn, that Dreadnought Assault Mode design looked wild. Figured I’d bite, ordered some bits that might work from a third party, waited impatiently.
Box finally arrived yesterday afternoon. Honestly, my hands were kinda shaky opening it up – felt like opening a mystery box or something. Dug through the packaging peanuts and pulled out the main chassis. First impression? Big. Like, seriously bulky. Had more armor plates than I knew what to do with initially. The instructions – just blurry photocopies from the leak – were terrible. Missed half the steps. Took me forever just to fit the oversized assault cannon onto the shoulder mount. The mounting point felt flimsy, like it might snap if I looked at it wrong.
Then came the legs. That was the killer part. The leaked pics showed this massive piston-driven thrust for the “Assault Mode,” like it was about to launch into orbit. But making that stand up? Forget it. The joints included just couldn’t handle the weight. Every time I got it halfway balanced, the whole torso would start listing sideways. Used every trick in the book:
- Blu-tack? Slumped slowly backwards.
- Extra glue? Made things sticky, didn’t fix the lean.
- Propped it against a paint pot? Looked like crap.
By this point, I was sweating bullets and cussing a blue streak. My dining table looked like a battlefield – snippers, glue, bits of sprue everywhere. Finally gave up and just locked it in a static pose, feet glued firmly to the big base they included. All that promised dynamic forward thrust? Gone. Just looks like a slightly angrier, chunky Dreadnought now. Total letdown.
Why All The Talk Then?
Seeing those leaks, man, they looked awesome. The idea? Killer. Who doesn’t want a walking tank suddenly turbo-boosting and slamming into the enemy? The pictures promised pure, stompy mayhem. It hit all those sweet spots fans drool over: new take on a classic, bigger guns, faster move. The hype was real and honestly, kinda justified based just on that artwork.
But actually making it? Yeah, that’s where the shine rubs right off. The real kicker? Knowing this is probably legit. That feels familiar. It’s not just the leak being fake – it’s that the dream sold in the leak doesn’t actually work. The kit couldn’t physically do what the pictures showed without snapping in half. Feels like getting sold a sports car that can only go 30 mph.
And that’s the ugly bit. It’s frustrating because the concept was solid fan service. But the execution? Nah. Leaves you feeling kinda cheated. You get all pumped for this revolutionary mode, and the reality is glue and frustration and a model stuck in place. So yeah, fans are talking alright – cheering the idea, pissed about the delivery. Classic GW rollercoaster. You love the setting, you hate the prices and sometimes the fiddly kits. On to the next project, I guess.