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Well, the guy on the front of the Codex, who I believe was supposed to be Dante before they decided not to change his model, and who now presumably represents a Sanguinary guard with no mates, has his wings displayed in a different configuration, so presumably they 'work'. All our guard models have the same wing configuration but Astorath and the Sanguinor have their in different configurations.

 

If the jump packs are very old (heresy era) we might be able to deduce something from the old Raptor Jump packs. These have working bat wings on them, so quite possibly ours have working angel wings. I imagine the central exhaust has the lift and thrust and the anti grav units, while the wings are for direction, slowing for descent and aerobatics.

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I'm treating the wings as steering devices while the jet provides thrust, as Rybnick suggested. From a modeling perspective I want to leave the wings off as the contact points are so tiny I'm sure they'll come off constantly. From a fluff/aesthetic perspective I love them. In the end they'll end up on the models, but I'll hate them every time one comes off and I have to reattach it.
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Well, the guy on the front of the Codex, who I believe was supposed to be Dante before they decided not to change his model, and who now presumably represents a Sanguinary guard with no mates, has his wings displayed in a different configuration, so presumably they 'work'. All our guard models have the same wing configuration but Astorath and the Sanguinor have their in different configurations.

 

If the jump packs are very old (heresy era) we might be able to deduce something from the old Raptor Jump packs. These have working bat wings on them, so quite possibly ours have working angel wings. I imagine the central exhaust has the lift and thrust and the anti grav units, while the wings are for direction, slowing for descent and aerobatics.

 

Don't take anything on the cover as canon or even fluffy. It was a drunk, blind dude that threw up on a piece of paper and GW, in their infinite wisdom made it the cover of our beloved codex. True story.

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I always viewed them as ostentatious direction controllers. Being able to move in-a-sorta-way to direct the user more accurately, maybe even to raise effieciecy lost from the single thrusters.

 

I use those Sang guard JP's without the wings.

The wings I turn into storm shields.

 

I've heard of people not using the wings, but not using them as Storm-Shields :L... I would love to see those, it sounds like it could make an awesome model.

Malatox

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I always viewed them as ostentatious direction controllers. Being able to move in-a-sorta-way to direct the user more accurately, maybe even to raise effieciecy lost from the single thrusters.

 

I use those Sang guard JP's without the wings.

The wings I turn into storm shields.

 

I've heard of people not using the wings, but not using them as Storm-Shields :L... I would love to see those, it sounds like it could make an awesome model.

Malatox

 

Ehh they look ok.

I need to add some green stuff to them.

Honestly I stole the idea from another poster here.

Lemme see if I can get a pic...

 

*edit*

 

Here ya go.

I'm still learning and these need some work...but maybe people will get the idea.

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/thekurb/420188371_photobucket_39103_.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/thekurb/420188371_photobucket_39102_.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/thekurb/420188371_photobucket_39101_.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/thekurb/420188371_photobucket_39100_.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/thekurb/420188371_photobucket_39099_.jpg

 

 

*edit 2*

WOW my phone takes some pretty decent pictures.

Everyone be jealous of my dremel and please ignore the shoddy work on the Thunderhammer it's getting scrapped soon.

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That's what I thought, they look pretty nice dude.

 

Well done :lol:

 

 

Thanks.

I have a long way to go.

 

 

 

Just glad I found a use for the wings.

Can never get the dang things to fit right on the JP's...

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