Azrael Skyle Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here I present you with the Thunder Drakes Chapter Thunderwolf and Bike Conversions that will serve in my Chapter feel free to use any criticism on them but explain why so that i can improve them if I have to. First of the Drake Rider (and in honesty the cold one looks small for the rider) http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9468/p1000233x.jpg Next up is my Brother Leximoor and his Epic mount Vulkurios which will serve as either a made up profile or as Canis Wolfborn http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2954/p1000264u.jpg And Finally up is my special unit of Thunder Drake Jetbikes which will either serve as either the swiftclaws pack or the rules made up with a online friend to serve as the Vulkurios Pattern Jetbike rules. http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9311/jetbikesquad.jpg So yeah If you have any opinions or feedback you want to give on these pictures please feel free to do so Also here is a Link to my gallery if you are interested http://jkazrael.deviantart.com/gallery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 That's an interesting use of the BA jump pack. They look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Zaku Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The 2nd and 3rd pics aren't all that bad, albeit the bikes do just look like attack bikes with the wheel taken off and replaced with a boltgun that, for whatever reason, needed to maintain its iron sight. The first picture, however, is not particularly good. It just looks like you took a standing Marine, plucked it off its base, and wedged it onto a very tiny Cold One. The 2nd models proportions are actually okay, but the first looks slapped together and silly. Try using some modeling putty and a hacksaw to reposition the Marine if you feel you have to use that dinky Cold One, although you'd be a lot better off if you went with the Cold One the same size as picture 2, or skipped it altogether. Sometimes less is more. Except when you're talking ridable minidragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Love the use of the BA wings on the jetbikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 As you say that mount is a bit small for a marine (also note that the standard humans [empire state troops] in WFB are smaller than the standard guard models in 40k) while the big thing underneath would be great for thunderwolves I can understand the cost restrictions on that... So that aside not bad! As for the Jetbikes... They don't do it for me but to be honest you have pretty tough competition from other jetbikes I've seen... often scratch built or based of the epic master of Ravenwing jetbike. I think the wings could be going somewhere but that the front needs a bit more work to make it look less like the standard bike floating with wings attached. Anyway now to be a bit more helpful with my favourite model of the lot... The lord... He looks about right but I would suggest you do some work to the big dinosaur to make it look like it belongs to him... So it becomes his mount rather than just some big old lizard man dinosaur you stuck him on... I've seen an Eldar Exodite (Space Wood Elves) Baron on ones of these and the guy personalized it a bit buy adding a face plate that was something between high elf steed barding and the armour plating from an Eldar tank or jetbike and also some reigns that had various Eldar runes and other fetishes hanging off it. Now obviously I'm not suggesting you do that but think about your chapter and your lord and ask what would he stick on his giant lizard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Skyle Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 As you say that mount is a bit small for a marine (also note that the standard humans [empire state troops] in WFB are smaller than the standard guard models in 40k) while the big thing underneath would be great for thunderwolves I can understand the cost restrictions on that... So that aside not bad! As for the Jetbikes... They don't do it for me but to be honest you have pretty tough competition from other jetbikes I've seen... often scratch built or based of the epic master of Ravenwing jetbike. I think the wings could be going somewhere but that the front needs a bit more work to make it look less like the standard bike floating with wings attached. Anyway now to be a bit more helpful with my favourite model of the lot... The lord... He looks about right but I would suggest you do some work to the big dinosaur to make it look like it belongs to him... So it becomes his mount rather than just some big old lizard man dinosaur you stuck him on... I've seen an Eldar Exodite (Space Wood Elves) Baron on ones of these and the guy personalized it a bit buy adding a face plate that was something between high elf steed barding and the armour plating from an Eldar tank or jetbike and also some reigns that had various Eldar runes and other fetishes hanging off it. Now obviously I'm not suggesting you do that but think about your chapter and your lord and ask what would he stick on his giant lizard? I do agree slightly with you on the ravenwing Jetbike But I Made it like that for two reasons; one: If you look at the tutorial i made on this link http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=243184 you will see that in the world of ecomony it is actually cheaper to make 3 Vulkurios Jetbike and get 5 assault marines to convert all for about £45 to £50 instead of having to pay £90 for 3 Ravenwing Jetbikes. Also I will be posting a unique profile of these Jetbike I have made But thnaks for your Feedback on the Cold one and the other models :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Skyle Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 The 2nd and 3rd pics aren't all that bad, albeit the bikes do just look like attack bikes with the wheel taken off and replaced with a boltgun that, for whatever reason, needed to maintain its iron sight. The first picture, however, is not particularly good. It just looks like you took a standing Marine, plucked it off its base, and wedged it onto a very tiny Cold One. The 2nd models proportions are actually okay, but the first looks slapped together and silly. Try using some modeling putty and a hacksaw to reposition the Marine if you feel you have to use that dinky Cold One, although you'd be a lot better off if you went with the Cold One the same size as picture 2, or skipped it altogether. Sometimes less is more. Except when you're talking ridable minidragons. Hmmm that is actually helpful i didn't think of that, anyway thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The jetbikes are great! Far better than what some companies are putting out as "jetbike". Well done :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm not in love with the way you do the orange.. it just kinda looks pasty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Skyle Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm not in love with the way you do the orange.. it just kinda looks pasty.. Well you will be pleased to know that I am developing a new method of painting these models using darker orange and yellow colours with washes :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I really like these dude, the jetbikes look great and the lord's mount is quality - the cold one is comically small but I like it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arianod Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I saw those jetbikes on DA! They were the chief inspiration for my own jetbike project (here http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=242705 ) so thanks a lot! It's a great idea for a conversion. The only thing I don't like about them -apart from the colour scheme, but that's a matter of personal taste- is the bike tyres on the underside. They simply don't work, if you know what I mean: they're too chunky, and it's impossible to see them as anything other than half-tyres stuck to the bottom of the bike. They sure are a low-cost solution, but I think you could have found something else that looked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Skyle Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I saw those jetbikes on DA! They were the chief inspiration for my own jetbike project (here http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=242705 ) so thanks a lot! It's a great idea for a conversion. The only thing I don't like about them -apart from the colour scheme, but that's a matter of personal taste- is the bike tyres on the underside. They simply don't work, if you know what I mean: they're too chunky, and it's impossible to see them as anything other than half-tyres stuck to the bottom of the bike. They sure are a low-cost solution, but I think you could have found something else that looked better. Well I agree with you slightly but the point of this conversion was to make a jetbike using as little box sets as possible for parts i have used up the maxminum of 2 to 3 box sets But i will try and see if there is a better way for the hover pads and thrusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipherChost Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I am not a fan of cold one mounts for marines... More Carnosaur mounted marines! Your "Canis" looks spot on for TWM counts as. <_< The jet bikes also look really cool for going minimal cost, not sure mine would even look near that good if I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sadly, Cold Ones are simply unsuitable for SM... The Carno is an epic mount though, size is spot on. However, if you do more of them, I weep for your wallet. Price point is what stopped me from doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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