carpandean Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'm working on a Scout-only army for an arctic-themed Chapter. Basically, the 10th company was on a traditional year-long hunt on the eternally frozen hemisphere of their home world, when the rest of the Chapter discovers and is overtaken by an ancient source of Chaos. Up returning and finding their brothers have wiped themselves out, they retreat to the arctic region. I'm thinking about using a white and gold/tan scheme similar to the Hoth troopers in Empire Strikes back and what warflag recently did so well (thread). They will receive extra layers of clothing, probably some quilted like those Hoth troopers and the Elysian Drop Troop models from original White Dwarf article. My first mini is a marine biker with a twist. Using bits from Imperial Guard tank kits, I'm making a snowbike. Unlike a snowmobile, a snowbike has one long tread and steers by leaning (possibly hydraulic/ballast assisted), similar to a racing bike. Obviously, I have a lot of work yet to do on the bike(e.g., sculpting exhaust tubes to the tailpipes, giving him legs, cleaning up some of the detail), not to mention sculpting the snow drift that he is riding up onto. However, I figured that I'd give everyone a "first look". C&C welcome. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/carpandean/WH40K/Bike1.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/carpandean/WH40K/Bike2.jpg (Pic 3) (Pic 4) (Pic 5) (Pic 6) (Pic 7) (Pic 8) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler67 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Keeping an eye on this one. Thumbs up so far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Fellblade Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I really like the backstory you've got going, although for the actual model I think the bike looks a bit stunted, maybe extend the track out more towards the front more, or keep the front wheel and have tracks on the back like a half-track although I know you said no to this before. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Very cool conversion, cant wait for any progress :P. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks for the complements. LF: I see what you mean, but I've always liked compact vehicles, so it kinda fits what I was going for. A few pics of just the snowbike (sorry, they're blurry): (Pic 10) (Pic 11) (Pic 12) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiodome Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 maybe have two 'ski' type thing coming from the front to give it some length? wouldn't be hard to cut some plasticard to the right shape and bend it slightly at the end (with some low heat applied) e.g: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/r3c/ski.jpg with 2 ski's of course :lol: just being lazy and didn't bother with the second as should be clear what i mean? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiplash Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 ^^^ thats what i was going to say Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I forgot one pic: (Pic 9) Man, those little details that I need to clean up are obvious at that scale. Shiodome: nice edit! I agree that it works in that pic, but if you try it on the pic that I just added, it looks forced. You've basically ended up with a snow version of my original inspiration: http://www.automotiveblogger.net/wp-conten...2006/12/nsu.jpg That's what this guy went with: http://www.netmdc.com/~longfang/Subpages/Attack%20Bike.htm I decided, instead, to try going for something more like: http://www.mopo.ca/uploaded_images/hyanide-716438.jpg Maybe on version 2, I will see if I can get that front wheel (the raised one) in there to give it a less "stunted" look. B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Fellblade Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 The main problem is it still seems that if it hit a lump of snow it would just dig in, rather than go up it. The picture your using as inspiration is better because it isn't as front heavy as the one you have is. Either adding another track section like the inspiration has, or moving the handles further backwards would work better in my opinion, either way I still really like the idea behind it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 There's an old Imperial Guard army floating around out there, where the whole army was on skiis, I think they were called the Ice Wasps, if you needed some inspiration. I love the look of the biker, but I have two little gripes: No helmet (his face would freeze!) and the skiis tend to go out more to the sides of the tracks instead of just in front. That being said, I love this idea. +watcher Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1815967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 The main problem is it still seems that if it hit a lump of snow it would just dig in, rather than go up it. The picture your using as inspiration is better because it isn't as front heavy as the one you have is. Either adding another track section like the inspiration has, or moving the handles further backwards would work better in my opinion, either way I still really like the idea behind it. See, now you had to go and get all practical on me. OK, I may be convinced. I definitely want to stay with something closer to the Hyanide snowbike, so I'm thinking about something like this: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/carpandean/WH40K/Bike1-Mod.jpg Basically, I'd cutout the front tread guard (like the Hyanide), add a new wheel/cog and then bring the track out around it. In theory, it will work. We'll see how it works in practice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1816039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester262 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I like that one. I think it's how you should go Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1816090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 No going back: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/carpandean/WH40K/BikeSurgery.jpg Well, other than the fact that the only plastic tube that I have is too big (in diameter), meaning that I will have to do some more GS (or BS) work, it turned out pretty well: (Pic deleted and replaced with pic in next post) Unfortunately, I ran out of the dark gray track sections, so the one right in the middle of the tread guard is light gray, making it hard to see in the pic. It should look a lot better once it's painted. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 A little clearer pic: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/carpandean/WH40K/BikeFix3.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Fellblade Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks much better now, loving it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Mournival Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks damn good...... $10 says space wolves are gonna start stealing this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks damn good...... $10 says space wolves are gonna start stealing this. Bad dogs! :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scar Weaver Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks freakin' sweet! Reason for edit: Doh'! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Reason for edit: Scar Weaver's "Doh!" :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell93 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 This looks good :tu: watching :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
risK Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Looks, good. Although I'm more in favour of the version with a ski. I once did some snowbike conversions. You'll find them mainly under fast attack, but the odd individual character is riding one as well: Angeli Cantori The trike is the only one, that has tracks, unfortunately they cannot be seen from the angle of the pic. Seeing your conversion, I wish, I did the same thing as you do (but with a monoski in front). Keep up that good work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Great job on the skis there, risK. I wanted to do something a little different than the traditional skis and the Hyanide really inspired me. It's cool to see different versions of the same type of idea. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/155477-scout-snowbiker/#findComment-1817973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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