Doctor Thunder Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Okay, I must say I'm very pleased at the way these are turning out. Here are the first two so far. The engines, I believe, are from The Space Marine battle barge. I got them years ago back when you still could bitz order Battle Fleet Gothic...or bitz order at all for that matter. The legs are from the Slaaneshi Lord on Chaos Steed in Warhammer Fantasy, and are perfect for this project because not only are they in the sitting position, but they are armored in female proportions and wearing a kind of satyr/high heels, which is awesome. To fit the slimmer legs better I'm using the armored female torso from the Dark Elf Warriors Boxed set rather than converting marine torsos, so that should please lot of people that have been asking for smaller bust sizes, and I'm experimenting with some mutations as you can tell from the Dryad head. I'll be making a dozen of these, all in all. As always, click on a thumbnail for a larger pic. Enjoy. http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC01164.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC01166.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC01165.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC01163.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC00504.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC00503.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC00502.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/DoctorThunder/Black%20Widows/th_DSC00500.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn of the Dogs Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 very nice indeed! i especially like the use of the eldar parts at the front there, gives it that more streamline look. do you plan on making the rest completely identical? or will they each be different or have differences about them? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 very nice indeed! i especially like the use of the eldar parts at the front there, gives it that more streamline look. Thanks. :lol: I took a little inspiration from Return of the Jedi. The hard part was getting twelve sets of that eldar turret shield armor. do you plan on making the rest completely identical? or will they each be different or have differences about them? They'll each have different details about them, but the basic design will be the same for each bike. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelos Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 All of it looks awesome, except for the Dryad head, doesnt really seem to fit in IMO, but its your idea. Keep up the great work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 All of it looks awesome, except for the Dryad head, doesnt really seem to fit in IMO, but its your idea. Keep up the great work. Thanks. I think I'll try one out with a demonette head, to see how that looks, then just use the wood elf heads for the others. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_bunny Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 like I said on Warseer, all that effort is realy worth it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 They look good. One slight point: I noticed you used Lego on the front... SACRILEGE!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 like it but the head is weird :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Looks good mate, but the head doesn't look right :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1627838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdour The Incinerator Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Nice touch. Though the head seems too mad, even for a Renegade Marine. Stick with the normal heads, or the Dark Elves bits. Oh, and thanks for the BFG idea. *yoinked* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1628466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindaris Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ok... I like them except for one thing... the lego frontal extension. Come on... I know you can do better then that :huh: My idea would be to get cheap Pic pens and remove the ends and cut them down to the length you'd use. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1628665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ok... I like them except for one thing... the lego frontal extension. Come on... I know you can do better then that ;) My idea would be to get cheap Pic pens and remove the ends and cut them down to the length you'd use. No way, man. Legos are the best for converting. They have better details then a pen would have, and once they're painted you'll never be able to tell. I've always used legos in my larger conversions. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1629045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Richard Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Power to the Legos... Nice jet bikes. I always thought it was silly for Sammy to have 'The only one' especially with all the DIYs, WIPS, and OOPs out there. Can't wait to see the paint! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1629190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice jet bikes. I always thought it was silly for Sammy to have 'The only one' especially with all the DIYs, WIPS, and OOPs out there. And don't forget the biggest contradiction by GW... Every single servo skull has an anti-grav engine in it... :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1630715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn of the Dogs Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice jet bikes. I always thought it was silly for Sammy to have 'The only one' especially with all the DIYs, WIPS, and OOPs out there. And don't forget the biggest contradiction by GW... Every single servo skull has an anti-grav engine in it... :D and when you think about it, a landspeeder is just a bigger 2 man version of a jet bike ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1630884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven -Grim- M Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Perhaps you should use the wood elf heads for regular jetbikers and the daemonette head for the Sgt? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1630897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian_k3 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 The bikes look awesome, im not gonig to sday anything abut the fact that they are female...im not so sure about the dryad head either tho... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1630910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Perhaps you should use the wood elf heads for regular jetbikers and the daemonette head for the Sgt? Yeah, I think I'll use a demonette head or two, then use regular wood elf heads on all the other jetbikes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1631117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denkal Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Nice jet bikes. I always thought it was silly for Sammy to have 'The only one' especially with all the DIYs, WIPS, and OOPs out there. And don't forget the biggest contradiction by GW... Every single servo skull has an anti-grav engine in it... :lol: and when you think about it, a landspeeder is just a bigger 2 man version of a jet bike :P The imperium is HEAVILY against making new technology. I mean, most of the "new" vehicles are made from holo-plans discovered by archeologists. So anything past making variants of existing vehicles (Predator Annihilator, Land raider Crusader/Redeemer/Promethius) is considered heresy, or offensive to the machine spirits, or something. Samael's Jetbike is a relic of ages long past, and if I recall correctly, NOT the only one. Other first-founding chapters MIGHT have one. But the tech is so rare, only the Master of the Ravenwing is often seen using one. And nice conversions, Doc! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1659621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Thunder Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 nice conversions, Doc! Thanks, bro. ;) The imperium is HEAVILY against making new technology. Not so much against it as largely unable to. The priests of the Mechanicus who sided with Horus, for example, are highly experimental with the combinations of sorcery and technology, which indicates that the Mechanicus dogma is not doctrinally opposed to experimentation, just pragmatically limited. So anything past making variants of existing vehicles (Predator Annihilator, Land raider Crusader/Redeemer/Promethius) is considered heresy, or offensive to the machine spirits, or something. Until it is given a stamp of approval by the authorities. Then it is fine. :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1660019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I find the LEGO parts overly bulky in this case, and think I may agree about the head being 'too mad' (hard to tell, it's a little small). But otherwise, it looks quite neat. Though I keep imagining them crashing into trees on Endor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/140838-marauder-jetbikes-for-black-widows-female-space-marines/#findComment-1660059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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