Loyalist Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Great idea! All the pod needs are it's weapons pods. I haven't read the Ravenor books in a while but the pods had a high rate of fire. Small version of assault cannons? I envisioned Ravenor's pod as smaller than the SR's turret but the turret is big enough to use full isze assault cannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inache Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Fantastic Ravenor, pretty much exactly how I thought the chair looked when I read the books. I'm not sure about the maneuvering arm, which I would have left off, but otherwise perfect. I did leave the arm off at first, but then he looked kind of silly sitting there with a control panel in front of him. I'm going to do the arm up in flesh or well, burnt flesh, but the hand is going to be a prosthetic. Great idea! All the pod needs are it's weapons pods. I haven't read the Ravenor books in a while but the pods had a high rate of fire. Small version of assault cannons? I envisioned Ravenor's pod as smaller than the SR's turret but the turret is big enough to use full isze assault cannons. He had a psycannon in the books if I remember correctly. I'm going to run him as a Malleus instead of Xenos Inquisitor, since I want him to be as fluffy/legal as possible. I did go ahead and mark out where I would put a magnet on the upper part of the back side where I could attach a servo-arm that would "swing out" holding a psycannon, but since I'll have to wait until the plastic GK's come out to get one... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyalist Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I think Ravenor's pod was firing two cannons in the fight against a Tyranid swarm when trapped beyond the door/portal in the last book. I'll see if I still have it and check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightwolf Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Umm not meaning to be picky but Ravenor was burnt so badly that the lump of flesh was no longer recognizable as human. the pod he was in was a life support pod in the hospital( so oval and smooth) which he found he was able to move around with his latent physic powers. He can use a physic blast to incapacitate close by enemies but uses his powers to wear his staff and control them physically( like a physic puppet) if he needs to get physical or shoot. Will get off my highhorse now, love the books and saw a lot of responses that were misleading Love the models and conversions though, can't wait to see them finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyalist Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Re-read the section in Ravenor Rogue where he's fighting Tyranids. His pod is armed with "paired psy-cannons". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Umm not meaning to be picky but Ravenor was burnt so badly that the lump of flesh was no longer recognizable as human.the pod he was in was a life support pod in the hospital( so oval and smooth) which he found he was able to move around with his latent physic powers. He can use a physic blast to incapacitate close by enemies but uses his powers to wear his staff and control them physically( like a physic puppet) if he needs to get physical or shoot. Will get off my highhorse now, love the books and saw a lot of responses that were misleading Love the models and conversions though, can't wait to see them finished. Ravenor himself as well as other characters in all three books make repeated reference to his 'armoured support chair'. It is described as being fairly bulky, armoured and I think matte black, not oval or smooth. It has concealable psycannon, gun-pods, a concealed holo projector (so ravenor can display his inquisitorial seal) external data ports, armour panels as well as considerable life support mechanisms and anti-grav plates similar to those fitted to Land Speeders. While you're correct on most of the other aspects, he isn't afraid of using his gun-pods to even the odds either and does so a few times in the trilogy. @ Inache: great conversion, might give this a go with my spare SR turret if that's ok? JAmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inache Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Go for it. I'd like to see your take on it, since you do improve my rather basic designs. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain-Skylax Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 amazing work on these and in so little time aswell, nice tosee you're really working on these cannot wit to see them painted. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inache Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Well it's getting to be crunch time, and as with all great endeavors there are some hiccups. FW Grey Knight tank commanders to be converted to pilots still haven't gotten here, and I did not realize that I was almost out of primer, so all weapons and two Land Raiders remain a horrifying plastic gray. HOWEVER! The first coats of boltgun metal were applied to the two exclusively GK SR's, and the =][= SR got a nice coat of black as well. SR1 http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z317/Inache/DSC00670.jpg SR2 http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z317/Inache/DSC00672.jpg =][= SR http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z317/Inache/DSC00674.jpg And a close up on what's on the both sides of all the SR's. One side will be heraldry for the SR, listing victories and its name, and the other side will be the pilot with the same info. I figure the poor dude is going to sit in his cockpit for the rest of his life, might as well give him credit for his accomplishments. http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z317/Inache/DSC00677.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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