Spacefrisian Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 2 days ago i saw someone using Spacewolves on Flying Snowboards, i asked him what they were and he said they were Thunderwolf cavalry. I liked this idea very much but thought about using them as Skyclaws instead. Just wondering what all of you think of this idea. I think it somehow fits Skyclaws. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 2 days ago i saw someone using Spacewolves on Flying Snowboards, i asked him what they were and he said they were Thunderwolf cavalry. I liked this idea very much but thought about using them as Skyclaws instead. Just wondering what all of you think of this idea. I think it somehow fits Skyclaws. Actually, flying boards (Silver Surfer style), was a piece of kit that you could purchase back in the Rogue Trader book. I'll have to go look that up when I get home and see what the details on that were, but if my rusty memory serves they were a great option to make your expensive heroes super mobile and fast. Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That's an interesting idea... I have a couple of DE Hellion board. I might try to stick some SW on those and see how rubbish it looks... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacefrisian Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 That's an interesting idea... I have a couple of DE Hellion board. I might try to stick some SW on those and see how rubbish it looks... Those are more Goblin style (from spiderman duh) I'am talking about snowboard style (or silver surfer) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrahawk Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Haha, now that's a winning idea right there! (if you are willing to bend the fluff a little) Snowboarding being one of my hobbies I must give this idea a big thumbs up, since it pretty much combines two very great things. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niiai Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 It's cool just make shure they look good enough, there is nothing so bad as surfing space marines, but spacemarines on surfe shaped personal battleplatforms is more like it. :-) I can especialy see the cool heads with the windy SW hair. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Runner Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 SurferClaws on anti-grave surf-boards (used like Skyclaws). Now that's a really cool idea. If you've got the time to convert I'd go for it. Congrats, the best idea I've heard in 3 hours (we're in the Fang, it's full of great ideas). :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 personally, I think the idea is stupid, I have this image of space wolves talking like mentally retarded surfers "duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude" "duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude that was totally rad* "totally duuuuude" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2197963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosedragon Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Really? Stupid like a 12 year old sleeping with a dozen women in one night, or a small child being raised by wolves (giant, snarling marine-eating wolves), or a marine riding such a wolf? You're right, anti-grav surf boards are way dumb, completely out of place in Warhammer 40k. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgad Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Really? Stupid like a 12 year old sleeping with a dozen women in one night, or a small child being raised by wolves (giant, snarling marine-eating wolves), or a marine riding such a wolf? You're right, anti-grav surf boards are way dumb, completely out of place in Warhammer 40k. That's kind of a bogus argument, though. There's a degree of suspension of disbelief involved in all of the 40k fluff, so even if there's bits that's somewhat silly compared to real life, it usually makes sense in the context in which it is found. While I'll admit that Canis being raised by wolves, or Lukas' prowess (His age is never mentioned, by the way), seems a wee bit silly at first glance, there's two factors that one shouldn't forget. First off, one should consider that the blurbs in the codex about the characters are not necessarily the true, hard cold facts, but rather what the myths and rumors surrounding them say. In Canis's case it's worth mentioning that according to Fenrisian Myth and Legend, Russ himself was actually raised by wolves on Fenris, which of course makes Canis extra special. And second, that while Canis's story may seem completely far fetched, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child#1980s_to_2000 will show that it is something that has actually occured in reality before and occasionally still happens. Regarding the thunderwolves, a lot of people neglect the fact that they're not just giant wolves, they're giant wolves that have been cybernetically enhanced to the point of being able to carry a space marine. Not only have anti-grav surfboards not been seen since apparently Rogue Trader, anti-grav surfboards do not make sense in the context of Space Marines in general, they especially do not make sense in the context of the Space Wolves, who are stereotypically Viking SpaceMarine Werewolves. Eldar, or Dark Eldar? Sure. Marines? That's not fluffy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niiai Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I do not think of them as vikings, although their religius belives is hugly inspired by Norse mythology. Aasheim I se more of an Olympys than as Norse. Also many other cultures can easaly be incorperated like the naitive sami in Northern Scandinavia. The porblem with "Surfing space marine" is that moast of the poeple who se it picture surfing spacemarines with slugans sutch as Cowabunga and Surf's up. These TMNT quotes are cool, but not very Space Wolves. And we already have som pretty cool surfboards in 40.k who are called Discs of Tzeench. DoT are very cool but people do not think of them as surfeboards because they are done very diferently thematicaly and they allso look quite diferent. The dark eldar also have surfeboards, although this is more a flying stick with spruces where you can fight from. If you realy want to do surfing marines, then please do. How ever I would think you would be mutch more pleased with the resolt if you managed to make it look better then just a plain surfeboard. Also there are loads of referenses in norse mythology (and other mythos) that could fitt to make flying units. Loke and another of the other Norse gods keept messing about with an "hamn" witch does not have a good translation but it is a second skin. You putv it on and you become that animal. While out of theme for young pups, it would be exelent for a psyker with a yetpack to instead be like a giang half man half bird. If you mannaged to fit thematicaly sky claws with a model that looked narativly cool, I think you would be more happy then just plain surfers. But hey, Cowabunga! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacefrisian Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 For those nay sayers, if you think Marines on wolves don't look silly than i suggest you should rethink this idea. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niiai Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I dont think they look silly. First of all when SW say wolves they do not think of the near extinct scmapering things here on Earth, it is like 90% of all the bad creatures (and there are quite many!) on Fenris is a wolf of one shape or another. I mean these are cunning things, mutant (not tainted by caos but by some weard genetic mixup (or maube caos, they are pretty close to the eye) wolves! I mean come on, they rock, and they are mean. The once riden into battle are further argumented by cybernetics, like the 6 million dollar man, or wolverine with the adamantium. Second some of the space wolfs are half wolf themself atleast in behaviur (the wulfen) and the canis(?) helix mutated some of the 13th company into giant walking wolfs, so they are not so different. Although I must say it is highly unorthodox. It is like a throwback to He-Man and Battle-Cat. The surfeboards would look more like this: or him Edit: Like this, this is cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsgIzU51Mr0...feature=related It is not to big and cheesy. Worst case senario would be this tail spinn caracter in the intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVR1qLHUZ3k...feature=related Flying surf boards are just very not cool by defenision. But they can be cool, just as long as he does something cool with them like the Chaos or Dark eldar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse47 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Have fun with your snow boarding marines! If you're not having fun, why are you playing a game? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 You're right, anti-grav surf boards are way dumb, completely out of place in Warhammer 40k. exactly Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firenze Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I had a similar idea for a chapter named the Sky Knights. They experimented with them but I never made 'em. It didnt work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niiai Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 why did it not work? I would imadgine if you fielded them as blood angels you would be OK, since they have assoult marines as a troop choise. (A lott of modelling though.) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firenze Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 No. The boards were very limited so I counted them as Vanguard. But the AdMech wouldnt let them build it by the fluff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niiai Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Would have been cool vanguards if you had managed to model them proparly. But if they just looked dumn it would be a whole lot of work out the window. The jet packs look prety swet from before. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2198637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keercrevlis Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Well I do not know about using Snowboards but I converted some Bikers into Snowmobilers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2199133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler67 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Well I do not know about using Snowboards but I converted some Bikers into Snowmobilers. I've seen this done before as well. Certainly easier to transpose in the Wargear section as a Bike than a Snowboard. Just sayin'. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2199136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Sounds like the old Tracker Squads to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185832-flying-snowboards/#findComment-2199166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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