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This is my build of the Space Marine Jet Bike. I have a few more versions to make and I will post the build here for your enjoyment. The model is heavily laminated and the instructions have certain areas marked off in red as to how thick the laminations should be. This is a basic design and you can modify it to your hearts content. Also, it should be playable at tournament since GW does not have one in their fast attack inventory. Enjoy the model and see you around in the forums.

More on the Jet bike and a jpg of the plans.

Even though this model is made out of card stock, it lends itself well to plasticard/styrene sheets as well. Here are the final photos and the RAR file. The size is approximate to the Space Marine bike. Enjoy, God bless and see you around in the forums.


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As you can see, the bike started out in Ultramarine Blue but I decided to go Wulf gray. The rear tanks are rounded and the base is made out of round circles glued together with a paper stick (Q-Tip) as the pylon. I left that part out of the plans but it is rather simple to do or you can modify a base to your liking. Enjoy and wait for the next installment.

If you cast and sold these in Resin, I would buy 10!

JDM wrote:If you cast and sold these in Resin, I would buy 10!

Thanks for the offer but if I were to do that, I could be infringing on GW copyright, so I make them for free. There are too many similarities to the Marine Bike plus the cannon, But then again there is a possibility. For it to be done in resin, I would have to remake it in Styrene. Paper does not work well in silicone molds, it ha a tendency to stick to the mold. But stick around, I have a couple more version in the works.

Cool.

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And now, for the Space Marine fast attack bike. This section will be in three phases. The first phase will be a tutorial on how to make the tires. In my version, the tires are a bit oversized and makes the bike seem bigger than what it actually is. The second phase will be on the body of the bike which will be almost similar to the Jet bike, but not quite the same. You can leave it the bike at this point and it will be ready as a scout bike. The third phase will be the side car which will be different from the one from GW and will resemble the one used by the Germans or other armies during WW-II. So without further ado, here is th beginning of another build thread. Enjoy.

This tire tutorial can be used also for your Orky Boyz Trukkas and Bikerz.
The wheels are made by rolling a strip of regular or 60 weight paper about the length of an 8x11 sheet. Roll the strip as tight as you can, it is not as easy as it looks so do a practice roll to avoid the gaps in the tire.
Allow for the glue to set overnight and continue with other parts of the bike.
Use a dremmel, sandpaper or file to round the wheels into shape and get rid of the sharp edges.
I used a Sharpie as my gauge. The body of the Sharpie is about the right size for the center of the tire. Roll the strip around it.
The tip or end of the Sharpie is smaller in circumference than the body and gauges the size of the center hubs.
Now I roll a small strip around a paper Q-Tip for the center of the hub and keep measuring until it fits inside the hub sleeve.
Finally I cut small strips to fit inside the hub and make the cooling fins.

Make sure to paint the tires and hubs separately for a neater presentation.

Now that is it for now. I have to prepare more pics with captions and see you next posting.

Wow this is a great tutorial, definitly using this information on later modeling.

More updates on the Space Marine Bike.

The pictures are self explanatory in build sequence. With this model, The wheels are oversize, which makes it look bigger and I believe, meaner. The side car will be on the left side, so the exhaust for the left were deleted and a drive shaft replaced the details on the left side. The small engine block was sanded round on the bottom and the Fuel tank was also rounded off as well. I added a frame work for the rear tires, something like a Harley hard tail. More to follow. See you all around the forums.

How do you make the jet part

foor301 wrote:How do you make the jet part

For this version. the center was a paper stick (Q-Tip, ears swab stick) I rolled a strip of paper about 1/4 way from the edge of the stick, estimated circumference. The next step was to roll another piece of paper strip about 4 turns around the center core, and on even level with the end of the paper stick. Small strips of paper were rolled around the main cylinder to simulate separations in the engine. Small laminated 2X strips were cut and fitted the length of the rear engine and just glued on extra stuff.

I tried to make the model as much paper as possible but you can scratch build with paper clips for tubing and fine wire for cables and such. Let your imagination run wild. Many of the cylindrical shapes can be made by actually using tools. Sockets for large cylinders and micro screwdrivers for smaller tubes. Have fun and enjoy, that is the name of the game.

Wow, that's crazy modeling what a ton of work! Cool looking results!

Augustus wrote:Wow, that's crazy modeling what a ton of work! Cool looking results!

Thanks for the comments. Here is final semi final picture tease of the Jet Bike with side car. Will return to the build thread shortly.

This is amazing! Very unique way of doing things, can't wait to see more!

A big fan of your stuff.

Excellent stuff. I'll be making some tyres at the very least.

Sinaura wrote:This is amazing! Very unique way of doing things, can't wait to see more!

Thanks for the comments, and there is more to come.


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Finch Claw wrote:A big fan of your stuff.

I am flattered, thank you. if just one person enjoys my builds, then it is all worth while.


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monkeytroll wrote:Excellent stuff. I'll be making some tyres at the very least.

Thanks for your comment. I will upload the tire rib lugs later on in the build. This method is not exclusive to GW only, it will work with other models as well.

More on the build thread.

033. Painted the bike ultramarine basic blue.
034. Used a tooth pick to line up the forks, cut a hole in the front fender to place the fork through.
035. Cut and measured a tooth pick for the front forks. Wrapped a small strip to the top portion to simulate the absorber.
036. Cross member piece to join the forks.
037. Made the handlebars with a small strip wrapped around a short piece of a tooth pick.
038. Constructed the pipes from a small piece of a paper stick. This bike will have exhaust only on one side.
039. Made the mufflers by wrapping a strip of paper around a paper stick (Q-Tip).
040. Attached the mufflers and placed the foot pads on both sides.
041. View of the foot pads in place.
042. Constructing the seat. cut a template and the cut a piece of foam pad and trimmed to the shape of the template.
043. Formed and placed the seat on the bike.
044. Angle view of the build so far.
045. Making and placement of the backrest.
046. The front armor plate. Paint the back side before placement. It will make it easier to paint it now than later.

Awesome cool.

Thanks for the comment Finch Claw. At the moment I am working on the Space Marine for the bike. I am cutting and dicing arms and legs and the pieces are stating to fit in place. The bodies fit perfect in their positions. I was worried that they may be too small for the bike but it is looking good so far. Here is another teaser pic as to where the bike construction is at. I took the cannon off for easy access to the gunner since I have to constantly test fit the figures.

Looks like a pretty darn good fit.

WOOT! Side car!!

Still working on the figures but back to the build thread.

047. Scratch built the instrument cluster.

048. Attached the frontal armor shield.

049. top angle view. The bike is about done. You an stop here and have a scout bike and now for the side car.

050. made the sides, bottom and laminated them.

051. Made some laminated formers/bulkheads to keep the sides apart. (Note: I made an error here by working too fast. when gluing the sides, make sure that you glue on the same level. I glued one side on top of the base plate, and the other side on the edge of the base plate which gave me an off angle.)

052. Glued the top panels in place.

053. I was going to make a bunch of thing supporting frames but I opted for a solid one piece for strength.

054. The side car is attached and waiting for the wheels.

055. Made a base for the spare tire, and cut a hole in the side where the side tire goes on. This the section where you do not need to have both tires fitted with the cooling fins on both sides.

056. Tires are on and you can see the side car error in this view. One side is higher than the other.

057. A rear view of the unit.

058-062. Angle views of the bike.

063. Rear stowage box.

064. Placement of the decals and pin striping.

065. Generally I would scratch build the weapons but in this case, I went to my bitz box and scrounged up some bolters and a auto cannon.



Well this is it for now. I am working on the crews so I will see you all next posting, enjoy the build.

If you casted those bikes I'd buy some in a heartbeat; seriously some great work.

What do you use as glue?

Finch Claw wrote:What do you use as glue?

For my creations, I use just regular white glue (Elmer's) and for the plastic, super glue which also helps to join it to the paper much better than the white glue.

The Bike is finished. added a few details, like a carbine style bolters hung around the necks of the Marines. There is a fuel can with straps and some ammo pouches. The weapons and the figures are plastic from GW, everything else is of paper and cardstock. I hope that you have enjoyed the build thread as much as I did in building it. Why scratch build instead of buying? For the challenge and enjoyment.

Some day i will succeed and finally build a proper paper rhino, that day wont be for a long time.

I saw a file for one some where but i cant remember for the life of me where, also anothe idea is a thunder fire cannon so many people want them but there expensive. i once saw a biker army suported by three and that killed me