Nibbler Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 This is a left handed marine I made for a conversion/painting contest. If you have any questions or comments please post. http://nturaw.blu.livefilestore.com/y1phlOmRKh1i91FGfsRmQXXnKy_FBnCIxifkFA_GCbNFXsnfuNK7M6gZ59aZTNu6EblnMfaXn4x0fHXZ0itlXpUvmiemaKisTQ4/lefthandedmarine01small.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGunfire Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 That's actually pretty cool. Always wondered why all marines were shooting right handed. Guess they would switch if it gave them a tactical advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Gitsnik Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 That's actually pretty cool. Always wondered why all marines were shooting right handed. Guess they would switch if it gave them a tactical advantage. I always figured it for a displayment of chapter badge to the enemy. And/or a bias against us left handed warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenkrieg Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 i think because left-handedness is genetic and since they are all from the same genes they would all use the hand for shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwf_cypher Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 well it says that all marines are ambidexterous, so they should be able to shoot equally well on both sides. I just wish GW would do up models/ sprue options shows this. Anyways, your conversion is great, how did you do it so well? Being a lefty myself i wouldnt mind having a few leftys in my army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pugno Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 true shooting marines are all right handed but I have found most CC models are left handed - strange and yes you have a nicely posed model and the painting is good too :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vissah Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 THis one looks really good mate cant even see it is converted :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrible_Trygon Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Left Handed Marines! Is this Codex standard?! :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Carlin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hmm ... I'm surprised no ones asked yet so I'll be the one to say it. Please explain in horrifc detail how you did this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord gunthar Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 i agree i think this awsome u must do a tutorial as i am ambidexterous i wana see some lefties in my bl and salamander armies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Here are some more pictures. http://nturaw.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p6Fc4Av80F5ZYrkW8vI-Xitr2RT14JG20KyzYAD__FDKadriWxARhBxPoEiphZhmo89TgxZxfXxmlXDvrfHJ3uw/rightsideoflefty%20small.JPG http://nturaw.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pgY_0v69XszwbRaFu4NpGEqlLQ-hWbxzRzZh9Rc8kK7oJd1HkVs00wCwjyXZjTiNPQykSdFOJs8uPywpsh7A3sg/leftsideoflefty%20small.JPG His lower right arm is a modified version of a normal bolter marines left arm. I modified it by moving his thumb to the other side and angling the fingers to fit the new angle of the boltgun. His lower left arm is a modified version of one of the left handed bolt pistol arms from the assault marine weapon sprue. Both of the upper arms were made from a piece of round sprue. I'm sorry I don't have any WIP photos. Hope this helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'd always assumed that spent shells were ejected from the right side of the bolter, hence why Marines always hold them in their right hands. Y'know, so as to not get a chest-full of spent shells everytime they fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thantoes Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'd always assumed that spent shells were ejected from the right side of the bolter, hence why Marines always hold them in their right hands. Y'know, so as to not get a chest-full of spent shells everytime they fire. Ahhh, but you see Bolters use caseless ammo. Which begs the question...why do bolters have an ejection port on the side? Rule of Cool maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Priest Haelaeif Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 The one thing that really makes this conversion pop for me is, in fact, not the left-handed-ness, but the fact that he is holding his gun like a soldier would, as opposed to the way a marine constructed with the standard right arm from the sprue would. The normal build from the sprue holds the gun as if firing from the hip, this guy holds it in a way that allows him to quickly raise the gunsights to his eye level and take aimed shots. Great job, thank you for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakiq Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'd always assumed that spent shells were ejected from the right side of the bolter, hence why Marines always hold them in their right hands. Y'know, so as to not get a chest-full of spent shells everytime they fire. Ahhh, but you see Bolters use caseless ammo. Which begs the question...why do bolters have an ejection port on the side? Rule of Cool maybe? Bolters have ejection ports on both sides and can be set to either sinister or dexter ejection mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'd always assumed that spent shells were ejected from the right side of the bolter, hence why Marines always hold them in their right hands. Y'know, so as to not get a chest-full of spent shells everytime they fire. Ahhh, but you see Bolters use caseless ammo. Which begs the question...why do bolters have an ejection port on the side? Rule of Cool maybe? Marines do have a built-in targetting system connected with their weaponry and their nerve center though, so they don't need to "aim" like a nrmal man does, hence they can fire from the hip and have a better stance if they'd need to pull an evasive maneuveour (spelling?) as opposed to the limited vision you get when aiming down the sights (you have a very small focal point in your field of view as opposed to when firing from the hip... Just my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosfreek Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Finaly an uprising in lefthandynessthat will show those right handers! great work :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 For those asking for a tutorial, there's one on the site lurking around somewhere. I don't have the link but I've seen the page so I know it exists to OP: decent conversion, nice work :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Carlin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Also if any of you guys have access to the Apoc book then look at the mentor legion army in it theres alot of arm switchings in that army, powerfists and the like all switched about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Mos Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Good looking lefty. Here's mine, maybe they can swap e-mails and start the Lefty Astartes Association of the Imperium ( L.A.A.I.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i knew it! haha! it's a simple yet really cool conversion :tu: i'm gonna try one eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedwin183 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 As a fellow left-handed person, I have to say... You are now my hero. I'm pretty sure only a left-handed person could understand how amusing this really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty1109 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thats some excellent conversion work my friend! Personally however i like to think that all marines are made to learn to fire right handed though. It would anger the bolters machine spirit to modify it so the shell casings are ejected from the other side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtNACHO Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 The Bolts are no longer caseless, the casings hold compressed air to get the bolt out of the barrel where it can fire its retro rockets and hit the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemon*hunter Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Wouldn't an easy way to make lefties be to mutilate the many left handed bolt pistol arms? Just a thought... p.s. theres loads in zerker boxes p.p.s. nice model :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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