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Fellow Gamers,

It has been a little while since our last release. We have been hard at work at Chapterhouse Studios, looking for the next toy to release for the Heresy Era 40k players. I am happy to show the Javelin Class Jet Bike.



This multi-part customizable resin kit contains 8 resin components. We have included 2 engine options, this will allow you to make a regular and a scout version of the Javelin Jet Bike. We also included 2 different bolt gun mounts that will allow the addition of different special weapons (plasma, melta, grenade launchers etc). These conveniently fit our combi-weapon conversion bits.

Also included in the kit are a set of legs and arms that will allow you to use other companies torsos and heads to model a rider. Flight stand will be included.

Kit is $14.00 and available here.

Kit is shown with Chapterhouse Studios helmets and torso (not included).









I am also excited to announce designs are already complete for an "attack bike" add-on module.



Sincerely,
Nick - Chapterhouse Studios LLC

Like the kit and the price.

Oh wow! That is perfect in a million ways! It has a very sleek look that I like about it and the addition of legs and arms is very welcome. If you can indeed reach that very reasonable price tag, I am certainly picking up a pile of these!

That price is pretty certain at this point, it allows us to compete with the current offerings out there as well as allow us room to maneuver when the "attack bike" mod kit is released.

''Attack bike’’ looking forward to seeing that.

That's pretty cool. The guns on the front could have used a little more detail, and the handlebars look far too small and flimsy... But overall it works. Clearly imperial while being different enough in the details to not just be a regular bike that flies.

Reminds me of the Kromlech bike from a while back (years now maybe?), generally.



I'd have to do something with the back of the CHS version to balance the model out a bit. Good for customization -- I'd like to see a squadron of these painted up as Space Sharks with fin conversions.

Yes, it does look like the kromlech one, however, I prefer the CH one!

Also looking forward to the attack bike mod!

I prefer Kromlech Front and Chapterhouse Rear

That price is going to win you a lot of sales, but the real advantage you'll have is the 'attack bike' option, allowing all of us Pre-Heresy fans to field 'legal' full bike squads of 'jet bikes'!

Well done!

Eisenhorn wrote:I prefer Kromlech Front and Chapterhouse Rear

Yea, my thoughts exactly.

They'll assuredly look better than the buddy bikes do. I just hate those buddy bikes!

Loving these.

I prefer Eldars having Jetbikes. IoM should still use wheels.

Hate the model way too bland, but I guess with the money saved I can solve that problem how much is 100 skulls?

I want to like it.

Jetbikes are one of those things covered under "Rule of Cool"(because let's face facts--they're awesome).

But it just looks like a normal Imperial Bike with the wheel slots covered up, a cowcatcher from a locomotive put on the front, and the footrest for the normal bike reversed.

It looks like a conversion that you'd see someone doing, even if it does look like one of those conversions where you'd say "Wow, that looks pretty awesome".

Did you have a WIP or feedback session on it, because if you did I would have loved to put my two cents in.

KilroyKiljoy wrote:I prefer Eldars having Jetbikes. IoM should still use wheels.

Did you miss the 'Pre-Heresy' tag?

"Back in the day", the Imperium of Man knew how to travel!

KilroyKiljoy wrote:I prefer Eldars having Jetbikes. IoM should still use wheels.

Like this?


BTW what is an attack bike option? Is this bike not for attacks?

I like the model, but I disagree with the idea of SM on jetbikes. They look silly.

A place to mount heavy weapons, like Marine Attack Bikes.

Alpharius wrote:

KilroyKiljoy wrote:I prefer Eldars having Jetbikes. IoM should still use wheels.

Did you miss the 'Pre-Heresy' tag?

"Back in the day", the Imperium of Man knew how to travel!

In style?

But seriously I like the style of the Jetbike models, would if I decided to do pre-heresy marines pick a few up.

It's much too blocky for me. The GW model and even most of the artwork was more steamlined.

I like it!

Something for the next order!

I like them. They look decently imperial. A whole army on those would be wicked cool.

Not to derail the thread, but are the sci-fi troopers coming along as well?

Like em. They remind of Judge Dredd just a tad. I'm thinking the bolters are a tad underdetailed. But it looks like an easy procedure to chop them off and replace them with your own bolters. Switching these bikes in for GW SM Bikes are a very stylish upgrade. Also like the "not marine" arms and legs included (although they look close enough to GW SM that GW will probably bitch up a storm). Hope the pricepoint doesn't blow.

Ass all chapter house kits, i like it...

But i dont feel well with imperials in jet-bikes, specially when there is no way to emulate jet-bikes in current codexes.

Intersting, this comes when i am wondering about making a Space Marines Bike Army...

I like it
Nice details except the guns need a bit more.

I like the Kromlech kit better.

The fact that I can identify the GW bits, that make up the majority of the bike, bothers me.

The Kromlech kit is designed better and more unique - though a bit blocky for my tastes.

The Dwarf Wolf wrote:Ass all chapter house kits, i like it...

Hope this is a typo

I like this. It has a very nice feel to it.

The Dwarf Wolf wrote:But i dont feel well with imperials in jet-bikes, specially when there is no way to emulate jet-bikes in current codexes.

Just treat them as regular bikes. They don't follow jetbike rules because their anti-grav isn't as advanced or is badly maintained, and so they hug the ground more closely than other jetbikes, and their maneouverability suffers as a result.