Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-29580146-20170405013419

I'm thinking of finally getting back into tabletop warhammer (it's been a while) and I was looking at getting a dreadnought for my Dark Angels army, or an Imperial Knight to use as an allied detachment. I have been particularily interested in the forge world heresy-era dreadnoughts, such as the leviathan and contemptor. However, due to one english pound being worth 1.65 australian dollars, it is going to be a very costly venture.

I recently discovered that Games Workshop themselves have released two contemptor dreadnought models themselves. How is this kit different to the previously released Forge World kit(s)? As far as I can tell, the only major difference is that the GW one has a reduced variety of weaponry and only comes with decals for the Ultramarines and Word Bearers.

I have done the currency conversion and buying a contemptor from forge world, with a full assortment of weapons (including the top-mounted missile launchers) is only going to cost slightly more (not including postage or currency conversion fees).

However, either contemptor dreadnought will cost me around $100 AUD (while a leviathan will cost much more), so i may just end up saving for an imperial knight instead (ever since those things released I've been in love with their design). Then again, I could invest in rebuilding my original eldar army (my younger brother broke all of them, that really depressed me and was one of the reasons I stopped collecting, the others being school and money).

Wow this post has deviated from it's original topic. Can anyone help me with this predicament?

(Just to clarify, whenever I talk about the Games Workshop Contemptor Drednought, I am referring to the astartes one, not the adeptus custodes one) 