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Really digging the c-beamer for the dreadnaught (which means in the future I;m going to have to make a Techmarine in a dreadnaught - thanks.) and the chaplain with jump pack just oozes awesome

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Why thank ya kindly sir! We all love a C-Beamer. Next up is to make one for my Techmarine biker/Master of the Ravenwing. On the subject of that I'm thinking of adding a small robotic servo-arm with a plasma cutter attached to it, maybe folded up and in at the shoulder - thoughts?



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I realise that I never got around to adding these pics from the Deathwatch comp; proof, if nothing else, that I paint occasionally!

Really like the Deathwatch marine! i love dioramas lol
I personally think any techmarine/MoTF etc. should have a servo arm of some sort. Mechandrites (and their larger servo-arm brethren) seem to be the most widely used/available 'perk' from the AM. So yeah, i think a plasma cutter toting servo-arm is a great idea

Well he has a giant servo arm/power claw hanging off the back; maybe I'll add plasma cutter to that. Good call, and glad you like the DW guy!

I dont remember seeing that in the comp. Looks good graven! Got lost in the auto append btw.

Cheers bud.

In a break from our usual programming, a wee bat rep from Tuesday:

1000 pts v Orks.
I ran:
Kantor
5 scouts, hb, bolters
LS storm w hb
10 marines, melta, rl
7 sternguard, HF, lc, serg w combi melta and pw.
6 sternguard, lc, serg w combi melta and pw.
5 devs , 2 plas, 2 hb.

He ran (this is rough)
Horde of grots.
3 kans
Boyz with nob and boss in cybork suit
Flash glitz with pain boy and boss bloke.

It went ok, I bunched up in one corner of the board, storm in reserve, and let him come to me, playing the volume of fire card.

It was bloody; Flash Gitz are very, very scary at 2W 4++. They all but obliterated the vanillas at range. Ultimately it was the scouts plus the hb devs that chewed them up very slowly (arrival of storm turn 3 turned the green tide - delay mishap T2).
Plasma cannons performed dreadfully, very unimpressed. Sternguard plus Kantor unholy on cc, once again confirming that, in the magic space future, you're better to just hit stuff with sticks. Continue to be utterly underwhelmed by vanilla marines.
I wasted a lot of fire on the KKs, which ultimately were easy to slow down. I would avoid the LCs in sternguard again as it wrecks the rest of the unit's utility. I'm inclined to keep my sternguard more focused generally. Still love em.

A great game, very sporting and good fun. Need to get some shots of the foe as his use of ramshackle bits on the orks was inspired. Fun times!

Yeah I don't really like adding heavy weapons to a unit like tacs or sternguard, I always end up agonising over whether to move them or not, much prefer to load up a dev squad or a couple of dreads with LCs.

If you would lilke I have a lascannon for a dev marine in my bits box, you could swap out one of the plas devs?

Cheers mate but I'm sorted, I have 4 LC guys as it is. It was just an experiment, really. Incidentally, I have 4 Vanguard made up with heads/crested pads and a couple of LotD made up with the new edged shoulder pad/MK8 torsos. I'll try to get some pics up tonight. Also, I have finally got biker legs, so my Jetbikes can begin to assemble! Next stop: Mk4 torsos (mmm, retro-future!)

yeah i wasnt sure on the LC sternguard when i saw the list, devs are pretty much your best bet (or rifleman dreads if course )
looking forward to the LoTD conversions amd the vanguard!
and jetbikes are just cool all the time

Semi-regular updates?! I know, shocking.
So, the mighty Blackhand moulded and cast me some pads and heads. The first pad was a tidied version of my standard pad, here seen a LotD:


Pose on this guy inspired by one in Ifalna's outstanding commission painting blog (which you can check out here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/870/307516.page#2600191)

For the LotD insignia I've decided to do a simple skull pad, black with red trim, White skull with glowing eyes. Here's a wip view on another guy:

Rubbish pic as ever but gives sense of components: mk8 body, BT bolter, da/BA backpacks

And a better pad shot:


The Vanguard fill me with unspeakable joy, pathetically. Blackhand's Owl Helms are to kill for, and the wing pad was an idea we both had simultaneously:



I know there's a lot of hate for Vanguard. I know they're overpriced. I don't care. And I just love it when a plan comes together

inmygravenimage wrote: Blackhand's realizations in general are to kill for

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Seriously this is absolutely awesome! It's the kind of models which reanimate my interest for Space Marines!

Very cool...

looking great.the owl helm looks mint(good).

Glad y'all like what you see. Blackhand's efforts are most impressive. The Vanguard are exactly as I envisaged them, love it when an idea comes together. I have to decide whether to do some with chainswords or make it one whole big axe fest. Might do a Lightning Claw one and a th/ss one. I have discovered a flaw in my LotD plan: I have no spare torso backs. Off to the bits stores methinks!

Wow Blackhand the pads and helmets are really impressive! and Graven, your poses really do them justice especially loving the vanguard.
(i am however shocked at the regularity of the updates! haha)

Okay, as promised, and parts courtesy of many a kindly dakkanaut (you know who you are) a classic Mk1 Jetbike:





Part of me thinks, wow, I love it, it's everything I hoped for.


The other part of me thinks that it looks a little like one of those slacker guys on a kid's bike.


Thoughts?

I thought you had a resin jetbike. tho he looks a bit big on a kiddies bike

Wow Graven, they do look cool especially with the full Mentor marine, posed and everything!
but there is a hint of 'adult on kids bike' which is a bit of a shame. Is there any way of bulking the bikes out somehow?
(also ive never seen the RT jetbikes before, they are wicked) really shows how much bigger the models are these days too.
good work man!

I'm going to have to go with the fat kid on a moped camp. Someone just came out/is coming out with some resin jetbikes though.

Maxi Mini

Cheers folks. Yeah, I know resin bikes are an option, as would converting plastic marine bikes, I just want to fond a way to get these classic ones to work. A front guard from ravenwing bikes might work - or might add to moped-look...

Hey Graven, just found your blog again and been meaning to post for a while but RL got in the way a lot. You've got some really cool stuff here and I really like the owl marine, that BLACKHAND is a genius.

However, I can't help but be reminded of Fry from Futurama riding his Scooty Puff Jr when I see the marine on the RT bike.

I think a cowling like the ravenwing bikes would do the trick, if they are too front heavy then try adding some jetpacks as thrusters?

Also where did you find the helmet you are using on the rider?

Bits and kits do the FW resin parts, as does bitz box.

Yeah, it's a mk4 resin helm, as is the torso. Maximus Armour is supposed to be the best of old tech, so seems to me that it makes sense with the old hi-tech bikes. Could prob spare you a couple of helms BH.
Playing with front pieces and blutack this morning was promising, might block in the bolter mounts with plasticard and put a cut-up chimera track as a data slate/scanner. Incidentally, do the gunner arms work? No one's commented so I'm hoping yes; the lack of obvious controls on these bikes is rather irritating.

Could be MIU.

MIU?
Mental interface?

Sorry for being O-T graven (seems like today's the day, anyway), but I really can't figure out it's you writing, with your new avatar...

I loved the grin pretty much!!!

LOL! It's beautiful baby!! Don't let anyone tell you different!

You put honest-to-God marine jet bikes on the table and people are going to ooh and aah.

Mind Impulse Unit.