Tortuga Bay Size & newer 30k kits question

[Atia]

Heya!

 

Wanted to ask if anyone here has experience with Tortuga Bay bits / models compared to the new 30k plastics / CSM range. I already ordered some Terminators who seem to be in scale with the recent Leviathan chunkies, but my package hasn't arrived yet  and I was wondering how their power armour stuff holds up against the recent stuff? 

 

My initial plan was to use some bits to spice up the upcoming Emperor's Childrens to bring them a bit closer to the Siege of Terra, and the size seems to be ok but it's hard to grasp without seeing them in 3D. 

 

 

Also, am I right that the newer 30k plastics are monopose, with legs and bodies in one part? If so, that would make mixing and matching a bit harder, although not impossible?

Edited February 22, 2025 by Atia

[jaxom]

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The newer 30k plastic kits have the body being two pieces but of a single pose, and separate arms. The shoulders have nubs that are meant to align specific arms, and the arm inner-shoulder area may require trimming, but they are easy to cut off and using any pair of arms.

 

 

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Once a body is assembled, it's simple to saw it at the waist for more or less rotation; at least with the Mk6.

 

 

Glue them together and you can change the body angle. These two are the same body off the sprue.

 

 

Hide any sins with pouches or grenades

 

And here's two sets of the same two bodies off the sprue, with the left two being converted to change the stance.

 

 

 

[The Scorpion]

This is a great guide!

 

I wish we could see how compatible are the Tortuga bodies with the old MK7 mini marines, cuz the Mk7 tortuga heads leave a bit to be desired

[MoriyaSchism]

6 hours ago, The Scorpion said:

This is a great guide!

 

I wish we could see how compatible are the Tortuga bodies with the old MK7 mini marines, cuz the Mk7 tortuga heads leave a bit to be desired

 The Mk VII heads from Tortuga are pretty good. There isn't much size deviation when compared to the tactical squad and they fit my primaris conversions quite well. Their beakies are slightly sharper and more symmetrical than the official ones. 

 

The bodies are compatible with classic Marine arms, they are close in size to the currently available Chaos Marines and Plague Marines. You can also use Heresy 2.0 arms if you don't mind the smaller hands.