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Mark 3 Jump Pack Kitbash: I'm Thinking It Might be Worth It?

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Hello all.

 

I'm debating trying for a kitbashed Mark 3 Iron Armor jump back, the problem being, I need at least 20 Mark 4 Jump Packs, likely some Mark 2 Jump Packs, and if I do it right, that's 10 Mark 2's, and I will end up with a Jump Pack that MIGHT visually show the overall amount of thrust needed to get a Mark 3 suit of armor and the Marine inside into the air, albeit with a bit of struggle.

 

So, in a nutshell:

- 20 Mark 4 JP's

- 10 Mark 2 JP's

- ??? Some Backpack that can accept a combined weight wise pair of Mark 2 JP's tops with Mark 4 JP's as bottoms

= 10 Mark 3 Jump Packs

 

This is going to be expensive, most Mark 4 and Mark 2 JP's don't exist as standalone bits, and, to type it, Raptors and Sanguinary Guard boxes might be a slightly cheaper approach.

 

Might this work? How much is it worth to get this done? I don't even know if it's going to be worthwhile, but it sure as hell will be cool. The rub is, am I just better off wasting my time on something else? I like the idea; I don't have the spare income right now, but in time, maybe I will. Might it be worth it then?

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https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/MKIV-Space-Marine-Assault-Squad

 

Mark 4 baseline lacks the wings; the Sang Guard are possibly one of the cheaper alternatives in terms of getting my hands on the Mark 4 JP's themselves.

 

The Mark 2 / 3 JP's don't quite look powerful enough, thus, get 20 Mark 4's, lop off the single nozzle, put it under the Mark 2 JP on each side, maybe get a Backpack like the Mark 7 or Mark 3 and clip the side nozzles, placing the pair of Mark 2 JP's with a single Mark 4 JP nozzle under each of the Mark 2's paired thrusters.

 

Pretty involved, but, might be worth it. I'm just trying to figure out the cost.

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If you're able to find them, via ... whichever means, the old-school CSM raptor packs would presumably be the way to go. They're surprisingly large pieces of kit, and comfortably look more than capable of lifting a Primaris marine or a truescale off the ground, and possibly then some. You should have no aesthetic trouble with them seeming capable of hefting a regular-scale Mk.III marine aloft. 

Another possibility, I suppose, may be attempting to do something with the Primaris Inceptor jump-pack style things, suitably 30k-ified - although those are likely to be far too large. 

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If you're able to find them, via ... whichever means, the old-school CSM raptor packs would presumably be the way to go. They're surprisingly large pieces of kit, and comfortably look more than capable of lifting a Primaris marine or a truescale off the ground, and possibly then some. You should have no aesthetic trouble with them seeming capable of hefting a regular-scale Mk.III marine aloft. 

 

Another possibility, I suppose, may be attempting to do something with the Primaris Inceptor jump-pack style things, suitably 30k-ified - although those are likely to be far too large. 

 

 

 

although those are likely to be far too large.

 

 

 

large

 

Mark 3, and too large a Jump Pack?

No such thing!

 

:happy.:

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Hello all.

 

I'm debating trying for a kitbashed Mark 3 Iron Armor jump back, the problem being, I need at least 20 Mark 4 Jump Packs, likely some Mark 2 Jump Packs, and if I do it right, that's 10 Mark 2's, and I will end up with a Jump Pack that MIGHT visually show the overall amount of thrust needed to get a Mark 3 suit of armor and the Marine inside into the air, albeit with a bit of struggle.

 

So, in a nutshell:

- 20 Mark 4 JP's

- 10 Mark 2 JP's

- ??? Some Backpack that can accept a combined weight wise pair of Mark 2 JP's tops with Mark 4 JP's as bottoms

= 10 Mark 3 Jump Packs

 

This is going to be expensive, most Mark 4 and Mark 2 JP's don't exist as standalone bits, and, to type it, Raptors and Sanguinary Guard boxes might be a slightly cheaper approach.

 

Might this work? How much is it worth to get this done? I don't even know if it's going to be worthwhile, but it sure as hell will be cool. The rub is, am I just better off wasting my time on something else? I like the idea; I don't have the spare income right now, but in time, maybe I will. Might it be worth it then?

 

 

Check these out:

 

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/popbits?section=--+Jetpacks&s=0

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I just used MKII Jump Packs on my MKIII Destroyers. They look perfectly fine.

 

Also the thing about MKIII being too heavy for Jump Packs was a myth, it was based on a flippant remark by someone from Forgeworld as the reason why MKIII doesn't have any Jump Pack squads. Alan Bligh said they would get around to it eventually, but it's just never been a priority for FW.

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I just used MKII Jump Packs on my MKIII Destroyers. They look perfectly fine.

 

Also the thing about MKIII being too heavy for Jump Packs was a myth, it was based on a flippant remark by someone from Forgeworld as the reason why MKIII doesn't have any Jump Pack squads. Alan Bligh said they would get around to it eventually, but it's just never been a priority for FW.

Yeah, that's always something that's bugged me.

 

Mark III shouldn't weigh THAT much more than Mark II or Mark IV that jump packs don't work :lol: I mean, these are half-ton dudes. Mark III probably bumps them to just over a half ton. But hey :lol:

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I just used MKII Jump Packs on my MKIII Destroyers. They look perfectly fine.

 

Also the thing about MKIII being too heavy for Jump Packs was a myth, it was based on a flippant remark by someone from Forgeworld as the reason why MKIII doesn't have any Jump Pack squads. Alan Bligh said they would get around to it eventually, but it's just never been a priority for FW.

I believe ADB actually talked about that it being a myth as well here on B&C in a thread, if memory serves me right.

Also, the Blood Angels Moritat in Master of Mankind, Zephon, uses MkIII armour as well as a jump pack.

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Superior to a lot of other third party alternatives, but I still think the GW/FW options are a closer match and the better choice.

 

 

While I do love the idea of the bits discussed in the OP, there's the cost issue.

 

Close enough is good enough-ish, so I have some thinking to do here.

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Superior to a lot of other third party alternatives, but I still think the GW/FW options are a closer match and the better choice.

 

 

While I do love the idea of the bits discussed in the OP, there's the cost issue.

 

Close enough is good enough-ish, so I have some thinking to do here.

 

 

Ordered 10 of the Linked JP's.

 

Once they get in, I will need to see how they look on my 30K Vlka.

 

I will do my best to keep advise, it might be a while before they arrive. Still, just might work as intended.

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