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[quoteyriel-]So?
Ours look different.
Should I stop sculpting stuff just because someone else has done something similar?
Heck, then nobody would ever sculpt anything anymore, why do orks and elves when tolkien already did them and a gakload of sculptors and companies are selling their own equivalents.

Also, why do FW make shoulderpads when GW already made a shoulderpad?

Nurglitch wrote:Pyriel:

At least Nick gets it.

Chapterhouse:

Would it be possible to also sculpt a cabled cuirass to signify the extra attachment of the pack to the armour?

Pyriel, time to go back into your sculpting cag.. er room.

Dunno, most assault marines have the harness on the torso, hopefully that will suffice.

Nick

Chapterhouse:

Good point, it's not like Assault Marine torsos are rare or difficult to get a hold of.

hm, now if we could get some pre heresy terminator heads we'd be set. Though i stand by my previous statement; i am so buying some of these

Pyriel- wrote:I understand what you are saying. I toyed with those poses but eventually settled for the look s it is today. I and a few people I use as taste-feedback simply thought it looked the best this way. Also, the area where the barrel meet the body is not thin and fragile at all.

I bow to your expertise and look forward to being able to order them

Mr Flidd want steal some of these!

Yoink!!

Some variants woiuld be good - jump packs are visually very prominent, and so dozens of the same jump pack in an army would be visually a little dull. But I realise you'll want to see how sales on these go first...

I like the jump pack this way it really looks like it can lift a SM any ways looks great

Chapterhouse wrote:Yep, but I like ours better, they should be priced at or below that price if I can help it.

Nick

Hooray! I sense poor spending choices in my future!

These are absolutely brilliant. They look perfect as is! I will definitely purchase a set of 10.

The detail is tremendous, though I think the scalings a bit off. The marine would fall down or be hunched over 24/7.

Nurglitch wrote:These look good, but keep in mind that Maxmini already has a set of turbo-fans on the market. See here.

From the thread:

Thanatos73 wrote:

StarGate wrote: Yeah i love those Jump/ turbo fan backs ... did you make them ?? or are they part of the SW new spur???

No, I bought them from Maxmini, they're resin and come in packs of 5 for around $7-$8 dollars plus shipping. I just had to make a squad when I saw them, even if Skyclaws aren't all that great in game.

yeah but those look like crap compared to what he sculpted....

ShumaGorath wrote:The detail is tremendous, though I think the scalings a bit off. The marine would fall down or be hunched over 24/7.

Don't forget the age old 40K solution to anything too big or bulky... "it's got suspensors built in"
What am I talking about?! A jump pack is just one great big suspensor, so once switched on it wouldn't actually weigh anything anyway.

Clang wrote:Some variants woiuld be good - jump packs are visually very prominent, and so dozens of the same jump pack in an army would be visually a little dull. But I realise you'll want to see how sales on these go first...

Not sure how this would be done, really.

And aren't all the current 'modern' Space Marine Jump Packs identical?

I don't think it is an issue, actually.

These will be OK looking as if they were mass produced!

This is the Great Crusade!

If anyone wants variety then surely they can stick bits on or play around with them to make them look different?

I dont know why some people say the marines wouldnt be able to carry it..

I mean seriously, these are the same marines that carry devastator backpacks that are as large as themselves and heavy weapons that probably weigh more then a car..

Chapterhouse wrote:I dont know why some people say the marines wouldnt be able to carry it..

I mean seriously, these are the same marines that carry devastator backpacks that are as large as themselves and heavy weapons that probably weigh more then a car..

If you don't like huge jump packs then you wont believe a Thunderhawk can fly, and that makes the Emperor sad.

Mr. Burning wrote:

Chapterhouse wrote:I dont know why some people say the marines wouldnt be able to carry it..

I mean seriously, these are the same marines that carry devastator backpacks that are as large as themselves and heavy weapons that probably weigh more then a car..

If you don't like huge jump packs then you wont believe a Thunderhawk can fly, and that makes the Emperor sad.

that's it! thunderhawk jump packs!

I looked everywhere fr these when i was convertign my Raptors. Ended up using berzeker bodies with normal SM packs. DOH!!

Don't forget the age old 40K solution to anything too big or bulky... "it's got suspensors built in"
What am I talking about?! A jump pack is just one great big suspensor, so once switched on it wouldn't actually weigh anything anyway.

Lol, yeah like thunderhawk flying bricks

Probably right abut the suspensors too, Abnett described jump packs in the Gaunts series as that at least.

I looked everywhere fr these when i was convertign my Raptors. Ended up using berzeker bodies with normal SM packs. DOH!!

Bummer dude, just take of the normal packs and sell them off

I want Beakies to go with the 'Packs!!!

Those really do look fantastic. At the right price point (read: anything not obscene) I'd order a set of ten, and I don't currently own an MEQ army!

fracking fantastic.

Mr. Burning wrote:

If you don't like huge jump packs then you wont believe a Thunderhawk can fly, and that makes the Emperor sad.

LOL

Skilled my friend, many long nights work there

I love big things. Awesome!!! I'm almost feeling a WW2 space marines vibe

I know I'm planning on 25 to 30 myself...

I cannot wait for these to be released!

Chapterhouse wrote:Yep, but I like ours better, they should be priced at or below that price if I can help it.

Nick

Hmm, expect large orders.Looking good as always.

johnstewartjohn wrote:expect large orders

^ What he said. These really look incredible, I'm already preparing for long lead times due to stock selling out fast.

Pyriels best work so far. Excellent (and for the first time in history Chapterhouse actually beats MaxMini).
I like them large. Old tech should be bulky.
If I was a Marine player I would buy some (and I might end up buying anyway).

Keep up the good work.