Galgaroth Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 This is my WIP Quad Bike. Although based around a chaos bike, I'll be using it in my imperial marine army. It's meant to look a little techy to fit in with the army theme. I just think something doesn't look quite right with it. Any suggestions? http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2991.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2992.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2993.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2994.jpg Also, this is my first post, so apologies if this has posted wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liltom Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 An overhead view would help, but I think the issue is that the rear wheels are set too fat away from the main body. Very impressive work so far B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindaris Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I agree. The wheels should be further in to the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtNACHO Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Aye on the wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomsly Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 i think the back looks to high and the wheels dont look straight, other than those things(easy fix) i think it will look fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 what doesn't help is it's not on a flat surface in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 only prob i see is theres no marine on it. I think ATV's would have suspensions that would allow the back wheels to be so far awaylike that. I like how the back set has an A frame to it, not sure if the front would natualy have one, i would assume you would know more then me, but maybe look at some pictures. also i think the front..things... look kind of odd. i would put some sort of frame there... you dont want to run over something and have blood and chunks get in youre internals. to me though, these are all personal things, the mechanics of youre chapters vehicals could be differnt then other chapters, and will likly be vastily differnt then that of modern times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Andrecus Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Welcome to the B&C! So far, it looks pretty good. I'd say that the back wheels are just a bit too far backwards. Fix that, and it'll look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryJohnny Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I would suggest giving the front an A-Frame suspension, modify the cowling from the wheels to be part of the body of the quad rather than separate & bring the rear suspension down a little bit so that the quad sits level. Good start though. ATV Image 1 ATV Image 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiplash Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 ok first off i would like to say that it looks great nice idea and conversion but u asked for pointers so dont take offense if im sounding a bit harsh :P the back wheels have longer suspension than at the back so thay are far further off the ground i know its GW/imperial styley but quad bikes arent generically with hench mud guards so you could re think that as war angel said the suspension would look better on A frames so that the wheels come out to the side of the bike (unlike a motorbike) then the front looks a little dodgy so i think a bumper/mud guard/support bar would look good like at the fronty of this one Angry Johnnys first ATV link ;) basically look at that atv (this one)(all credit to angry johnny ;) thats how i would aim the bike toward (with lots of guns on it too ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galgaroth Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think everyone is pretty much agreed, the wheels are too far back, and I have to admit that's clear to me now after looking at the pictures. So, I've changed the back end and I'm working on the front now. Withe the front, I'm going to have more of a play. Add the A-frame once I've worked out how to go about it. I've been basing it around http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19357 and http://www.irondogstudios.com/tutor_ATV.html But I thought they both looking a little under-armoured for my liking so that's why I added the plasticard mud guards. I'll have a play around and then add some more pics in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navigator Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Wheels seem to small for a quad bike, should be nice and big and chunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryJohnny Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 If you do want bigger wheels maybe try the Ork Trukk wheels? Those are larger than the SM Bike wheels aren't they? I think the wheels that he has now will look the part if he fixes the fenders, they're making the wheels look smaller because they're covered. If he makes the fenders/cowling part of the body of the vehicle, it will make the wheels look bigger because they're not being covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 or if he wants to keep that he could split them apart and add stuff inbetween the two parts, that will beef em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galgaroth Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Okay. After a few changes, here's Mk II. I've lowered the back and brought it in a bit. It's the same structure behind, but just smaller. http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2996.jpg The back wheel is lifted up at the mo as the frame is now not a hundred percent square. I'm going to fix that by lifting the front right wheel when I base it and make it look like it's mid turn. http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/Galgaroth/129_2995.jpg This is now version three of the front (I scrapped the last one) and I prefer it to the origonal. It seems to look like it has more potential movement in it, as if the bike really could steer and stuff. There is now an A-frame at the front, that stretches behind the axises to the front of the bike body. It's just not visible in the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well I can see a fault already. The body isn't lined up with the wheels. It's to the left from the looks of that bottom pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jochemvh Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 looking very sweet. my suggestion would be to add some armour plating between the front wheels. to make it look more sturdy and SM like. do you have a rider yet? would like to see how it looks together, i think that will help with the overall view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotgunFacelift Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 looks totally different with the fenders on. Nice conversion work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiplash Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 great much better now i think a great touch to add would be to add a support bar thing to the front between the axels under the guns like here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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