[MOC] WH40k: Chaos Sonic Dreadnought vs Aeldari

[Farseer Petriel]

It's sonic...

The Doctor (Doctor Who)

 

Hello Eurobricks again!

 

Let me introduce my new MOC related to Warhammer 40000 universe - the battle between the Aeldari and the Chaos Sonic Dreadnought Clamorion:

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The High Farseer of Ermyaris (the character from my Xenoarchaeologist  photo  stories) was exiled from his own craftworld for friendship with inferior human species and joined Ynnari - the new Aeldari movement dedicated to summoning of Ynnead, the god of the dead who can destroy dark god Slaanesh. The Farseer was looking for the fifth and last of the Crone Swords, powerful weapons which can bring Ynnead to the mortal world. And the treads of fate brought him to a planet in the Eye of Terror known as Atherakhia. There, among the warp-mutated plants and the white ruins of ancient Aeldari Empire, the Farseer and his loyal warriors tried to find this crucial artifact, not willing to stay in that Chaos-infested world for long. But soon he was ambushed by Chaos Space Marines from Clamorion the Yeller's warband. They wanted to slay the Aeldari to please their twisted patron, Slaanesh...

 

The full view of the MOC:

It consists of three parts: Clamorion the Sonic Dreadnought, the Noise Marine maxifigure and the ancient Aeldari ruins in a death world where the battle occurred.

 

The main character - Clamorion the Yeller, the Sonic Dreadnought of Slaanesh:

10000 years ago Clamorion was a skillful warrior from the Emperor's Children Legion of human Space Marines. Later he fell to Chaos with his fellow battle-brothers and pledged to Slaanesh, the dark god of forbidden pleasures who killed the majority of Aeldari race. Due to his great martial skills, he was among the first who held the Kakophoni, the prototypes of modern Emperor's Children sonic weaponry. But during the Isstvan V Drop Site Massacre Clamorion was betrayed by Lord Commander Eidolon out of jealousy and grievously wounded by his orders. Then, he was imprisoned in a Dreadnought sarcophagus, and his life was prolonged by advanced life support systems. For Clamorion, his fate was worse than death. He was stripped of his feelings and could no more hear the magnificent sounds of is sonic weapons and enjoy the screams of his enemies. He literally became a slave to Eidolon and other non-crippled marines. Clamorion was locked in a hangar and the Emperor's Children released him during important battles, only to imprison him again. Moreover, the Warp slowly began mutating and twisting his body, and though he didn't infuse with his sarcophagus, becoming a Helbrute, his eyes were covered by flesh and his mouth became very big and able to make sinister screams.

Hopefully, Clamorion's slavery didn't last for long. He managed to escape from the spaceship where he was held. And after the Horus Heresy, this maddened Dreadnought assembled a warband of Chaos Space Marines from Emperor's Children who didn't want to serve Eidolon and other commanders. Now Clamorion lives only for two purposes - to avenge those who betrayed him and to please Slaanesh, hoping to return his feelings...

 

Clamorion is a standard Ferrum Infernus-pattern Dreadnought painted black and pink - these are colors of post-Heresy Emperor's Children:

 

The prototype of this MOC is an old Forge World Sonic Dreadnought:

 

Thankfully, Clamorion's flesh didn't grow into the adamantium sarcophagus. Only his large mouth protrudes from his helmet, the mouth that yells inhuman screams during battles:

Clamorion's shoulders are decorated with shining grids and the Mark of Slaanesh. There are the heavy flamer and the sensors which help him to navigate in battle, under his bulky, boxy body.

 

His right arm has a twin blastmaster:

It is a heavy variant of a standard Noise Marine sonic blaster and a weapon which creates horrific sonic waves that can rip internal organs.

 

Two barrels of the blastmaster:

 

For close combat Clamorion uses a power weapon in his left arm:

 

His arms are very mobile:

 

On his roof, smoke launchers (in the middle) and doom sirens (on the sides) are placed:

The doom sirens amplify Clamorion's terrible voice, making it really deadly for enemies.

 

On his back the engine is placed:

Unlike the original Warhammer 40000 model, Clamorion has only two exhaust pipes, but they are chrome! The chains replace short wires and suit the aesthetics of Chaos and Slaanesh well.

 

The Dreadnought stands on mighty hydraulic legs:

 

Some pistons can be seen from behind:

 

The Dreadnought can make some (anti)heroic poses:

 

 

The chrome is shining (it's not CGI):

 

 

Clamorion leads his own warband of Noise Marines. Since the Dreadnought was intended to be true-scale, and the Space Marines are taller than an average human or Aeldari, I decided to make a Noise Marine maxifigure:

The Noise Marine holds a sonic blaster. The chain is a "wire" connecting the weapon with the marine's pauldron.

 

The Noise Marines miniatures made by Games Workshop:

 

Height comparison - an Aeldari, a Noise Marine and a Dreadnought:

 

The side view of the Noise Marine:

 

He wears an iconic backpack that powers servo-drives of his power armour:

On a top of the backpack there are doom sirens like those on Dreadnought's roof.

 

The Noise Marine without his weapon:

This particular Noise Marine is called Nefaros and joined Clamorion's warband after the betrayal of other Emperor's Children.

 

The Aeldari of Craftworld Ermyaris are represented by traditional minifigures. From left to right: Howling Banshees Exarch Eyla, the Farseer (he haven't been using his name for a long time), his Gyrinx (a psychic cat familiar) Murzinx and Ranger Moyaz:

 

They all are characters from Xenoarchaeologist stories. Eyla is equipped with canon Banshee Mask which works very much like Slaaneshi doom sirens and armed with power sword of deceased Autarch Erestril and a shuriken pistol. The Farseer holds a Singing Spear and a shuriken pistol too. Ranger Moyaz prefers his sniper long-rifle.

 

The same characters, albeit Eyla doesn't wear her helmet:

 

The ruins where the battle took place:

The word Atherakhia means destruction in Aeldari language and suits this forsaken world very well. The millennia spent in Warp changed forever its nature, and plants and animals became weird and deadly. And among that colorful ruins, the inlets of white ancient Aeldari ruins are scattereed, and in these ruins the Farseer was looking the lost Crone Sword.

 

This part of the MOC was inspired by the piece of terrain produced by Games Workshop:

 

The sculpture made like an Aedari rune towers over the ruins:

 

Once majestic buildings are now destroyed:

 

The green-and-red grass is inhabited by deadly spiders and other dangerous animals:

 

 

The back view of the ruins:

 

The review of the MOC is over, and here is a small story.

The Farseer, Eyla and Moyaz walked carefully in the ruins, attempting to find clues leading to the Crone Sword:

 

Danger found them very quickly - the Aeldari were ambushed by Chaos Space Marines.

"I WILL BRING YOUR SOULS TO SLAANESH!!! RRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"

 

The Aeldari engaged in battle with the servants of their mortal enemy. The Farseer clashed with Sonic Dreadnoight Clamorion, and Exarch Eyla fought with Noise Marine Nefaros:

 

The Farseer distracted the Dreadnought, simultaneously guarding his fellow Aeldari from sonic weapons with psychic powers:

 

Moyaz took cover in ruins, aiming the Dreadnought's vulnerable parts:

 

Eyla fought Nefaros in close combat, not allowing him to use his sonic blaster:

 

And Clamorion activated his heavy flamer but the Farseer and Murzinx evaded his flames:

 

And suddenly the Dreadnought impaled the Farseer in his chest:

"BEHOLD, SLAANESH!!! I OFFER YOUR A SACRIFICE!!!!!"

 

The Farseer was dead. He fell on the ruined wraithbone square. Murzinx looked sadly at his fallen master. But soon the Farseer's head began to glow...

 

And he appeared on a ruined wall behind Clamorion's back! The Farseer created a psychic illusion to deceive his enemy and prepared to strike with his Singing Spear and to cast Eldritch Storm!

 

Te battle continued. Emboldened by their Farseer's "resurrection", the Aeldari stroke the Chaos Marines with renewed vigor...

 

Thank you for watching and reading!

P.S. No Hogwarts was harmed in the making of this MOC. Almost.

Edited June 16, 2018 by Farseer Petriel

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Beautiful MOC and amazing pictures: the comparison shows how well the work is done!

[Farseer Petriel]

LEGO Train 12 Volts, thank you!

[danth]

Love the feet on that mech!

[Farseer Petriel]

danth, thank you! The feet were one of the hardest parts to design. 

[kieran]

Nice work connecting 2 worlds of hobbies 

[Farseer Petriel]

kieran, thank you! Besides LEGO, I have two WH40k armies (Craftworld Aeldari/Eldar and Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard). So I really like to connect my different hobbies.