Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-29580146-20170405013419/@comment-26420219-20170406172323

Well don’t take anything for granted as I don’t own any Contemptor Dreds myself, but the first big difference is going to be materials. The GW Contemptor is made from conventionnal plastic where no further explanations are needed. Any FW-model is going to be made out of resin which needs more care: its heavier than normal plastic and breaks easily for it’s more rigid than the plastic used by GW. You’ll need to wash the resin parts before using them in modestly hot water with soap so you can get rid of that thin layer of "grease" (for a lack of a better world) by preferably using an old toothbrush. Otherwise undercoats and paint won’t stick to the model. You’ll also have to use superglue. Once the resin is dry you can begin working on it, but if you need to drill any parts, wear protection as the resin-dust is known to be toxic.

FW models have an awesome level of details, I ordered an Alpha Legion Chaos Dreadnought a few years back and it still is one of my favourite models, but as FW has not released a special Dark Angels model, you would be stuck with the basic model which would be quite a bad price/quality ratio. If you go with a Contemptor I’ll advise you to go with the GW-model. The pose will be less dynamic but in my eyes it’s the safer option.

If you are considering other models, you might want to consider the Deredeo over the Leviathan as it is roughly the same price (even a little bit cheaper) but they do not fulfill the same battlefield roles. I totally agree with you that the Leviathan looks awesome, but from what you said I take that your Dark Angels-army is more W40k-themed. An Imperial Knight as it a sound option because it offers more durability through its Ion Shield, and it’s a Super-heavy whereas the Leviathan is a normal Heavy Support Choice. I you want to try out new colour shemes I definately recommend getting one. Plus beware of the shipping prices from FW as they charge you 15% of total value if you are under 250 BGP.

Hope I could help.