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Hi folks,

I had some bits and needed a new chappy for my RW. How does this look? I was inspired by the "Dark Knights" ride from the latest movie.

It's a nice concept, but it looks too flimsy for a marine bike.
If you add more armour, particularly around the wheels, then I think that would be a very nice concept

That is just badass. Seriously cool concept.

I do agree that some armor plates would be a nice touch. Be careful not to overwhelm the design, it looks very nice as it is. I would add armor to the middle area mainly, around the Chappies legs. A bit of gear on the back of the bike (mainly guns, or tactical equipment) would be a nice way to bulk the rear up a bit. You could add a windshield on the front, represented through armor-like bullet-proof glass; this may make the project a drag, therefore can be skipped to keep the flow of your work. One thing that would be worth the effort is to close the Chappies grip on the handlebar.

I really like this one though, good job

Hiya Folks

Thanks for the comments, I'm seeing the same issue with armor (or lack of). I want to add a few bits, and as long as it keeps the overall look intack, it should be okay

Thanks again!

very nice bike. only suggstion is for the helmet. although the skull looks cool it looks like a skull not a skull helmet. if you get what i mean.

I agree with the comments above about fleshing it out a bit. This would make a killer scout bike though as is. Great Work.

deadly chicken wrote:very nice bike. only suggstion is for the helmet. although the skull looks cool it looks like a skull not a skull helmet. if you get what i mean.

Yeah, the skeleton warrior skull is smaller than a marine head I think.

Now getting one of the skull helmets off one of the various chaplain models would work great.

seems a bit too long shoerter will make it seem less flimsy without having to add extra armour at the moment i think it loks like its missing another rider or something looks really long other than that great concept

mount some guns it may look more sturdy with them .