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I found it to be a humerous parady. There is a lot they cannot say without risking copyright infringement.

I think they stopped caring about copyright infringement a long time ago but thats my opinion and not something I will discuss further in this thread but I can't see why they didn't just call them true scale space knights and leave it at that, we all know what they can be used to represent. The childish barb we can do without.

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So, are there any plans to release the legs only?

Absolutionis wrote:So, are there any plans to release the legs only?

Not really on these legs, but I have some studded and banded armor ones that will be out solo.

I actually put some thought into that fiction and did so in an attempt to stay away from the GW fiction.

I don't care either way, but it really does just sound like you're going nearest neighbor on this and decided it was only really important to be one step away from GW IP.

ShumaGorath wrote:

I actually put some thought into that fiction and did so in an attempt to stay away from the GW fiction.

I don't care either way, but it really does just sound like you're going nearest neighbor on this and decided it was only really important to be one step away from GW IP.

If I really wanted to cash in on GW terms and words and did not care about copyright I would be dropping "Space" and "Marine" everywhere in the product description to show up on the search engines ; ).

I believe the product can stand on its own merits.

Chapterhouse wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:

I actually put some thought into that fiction and did so in an attempt to stay away from the GW fiction.

I don't care either way, but it really does just sound like you're going nearest neighbor on this and decided it was only really important to be one step away from GW IP.

If I really wanted to cash in on GW terms and words and did not care about copyright I would be dropping "Space" and "Marine" everywhere in the product description to show up on the search engines ; ).

I believe the product can stand on its own merits.

But you put a cereal box helping of allllmost GW IP for some reason. You've waffled on using direct names and comparisons or using generics.

Damned if we do Damned if we dont

I call it parody, and to be honest, what else do you call the ruler of an empire of planets?

Star Wars - Emperor, Dune - Emperor, Star Craft - Emperor, Never Ending Story - Empress . . . Etc. Etc.

Pictures of the next set that will be out in a week or so..

Chapterhouse wrote:

Absolutionis wrote:So, are there any plans to release the legs only?

Not really on these legs, but I have some studded and banded armor ones that will be out solo.

Oh, that's unfortunate. Although I agree that the price is great for six of those, I hope you understand that many of us are fans of our own chapters' insignias and regalias. Admittedly, I would love to combine them with shoulderpads that you provide and other bits (Chaos Backpacks, etc).

Regardless, maybe and hopefully you may change your mind in time.

Great product, as usual. Fills a niche that had been shockingly missing forever.

I was amused by the fluff myself for it's similar yet different from GWness.

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On-topic, it's a very nice piece; I just wish we had more angles in the picture of the painted mini!

I used this kit and was pretty happy with it. I mixed and matched some more GW pieces with it, especially some of the FW MK III-VI torsos. I was very happy with the way it turned out. I tried a couple of different things, using both the regular FW torsos, and also extending the torso by cutting in half lenghtwise and adding a piece of plasticard to bulk out the torso.

Okay, you have my attention CHS, especially with the torso pic above.

Outside of tactical space "knights" what can we expect on other fronts...like terminators, which are now probably equal in height?

Man, I'd love to do a couple squads but a full army? There are so many SM models outside the tac squads that it would still be a lot of converting work.

coyotius wrote:

Outside of tactical space "knights" what can we expect on other fronts...like terminators, which are now probably equal in height?

Now that would be awesome...

I think I'd be spot on in stating that I am a but a peon here at DakkaDakka (new) but having just placed an order for 3 Chimeras AND 3 of your conversion kits I'd have to say you are making GW money as well, and a lot of it. I'd understand all the anger if you sold 'everything' to make these 'parody' kits but the fact remains that these have been designed for use with GW product lines and you state that quite often.

Now it is just my two cents, but I am pretty pleased with your work and would rather see more critique in your threads than bashing and now that the mods have stepped in it looks like this thread might yet be salvaged.

Cannot wait for my chimera conversion to come in, looking forward to more stuff from you guys in the future!

Edit:
Also looks like you used a muzzle flash from Armorcast in the main photo displayed, just another product line that goes hand in hand with what you and GW sell.

It's nice to see someone doing a full true-scale kit for Astartes, and these do look very easy and nicely sculpted. Plus they're plain enough that they could be detailed or painted into most Chapters' iconographies.

But it does, for me, push the line uncomfortably close, from parts for modification to replication.

Are the upcoming bits more sorta Sanguinary Guard style sculpted armour in the Greco-Roman style?

I have never been a big fan of Chapterhouse, but, I have to say that this Tru-Scale kit is pretty much spot on.

I have no use at the moment but they are now in my mind for future projects.

Tru-scale 'Eradicator' armour would be a winner though!

I'm really surprised at the price. $22.50 for six, and GW prices a combat squad at $25 for five. True that there are no arms, heads and weapons, but that's probably something that most SM players have coming out their ears, other than maybe shoulder-pads, and I know The Warstore's bitz section sells generic ones at $2.99 for 10 pairs.

If I could think of a reason to buy some more marines right now(just got a windfall of about 50 free Space Wolves), I'd buy them at the soonest opportunity.

Chapterhouse wrote:

darknightwing wrote:Would it be possible to get a side by side with a regular SM?

I can finally get some games on using the movie marine rules.

Anyway, would there be some general support for creating a rule set for true scale marines? I mean looking at that picture comparison and thinking S4, S5, 1W just seems wrong.
Maybe Dakka could debate up some nice true scale skirmish game rules and create a new game mode?

Shame those guys still suffer from the dislocated hip syndrome. In fact, it looks even more ridiculous when the scale is different.

I have so many uses for these.

Well I know Tom-Pyriel is working on some more different versions hand in hand with Alpharius.

I also received the first masters of some pads that people can use to customize their Terminators yesterday, as well as the masters of the heads for easy use on Tau Battlesuits.

When I think about it, it's kind of hard to believe that since the first time I saw a true scale marine (over ten years ago) and realized how much awesome potential they had, it hasn't been until now that someone has actually produced an affordable conversion kit.

Well done, ChapterHouse. This kit is pretty sweet. If I decide I need a few more marines, I know where I'm getting them.

You should work on putting out a generic truscale terminator next. There's a lot of interest in them from what I can see. I'd probably pick one up and I'm stingy.

I am working on putting on some unarmored arms and some of our spartan heads, halberds and shields to make some really good looking models!

AegisGrimm wrote:I'm really surprised at the price. $22.50 for six, and GW prices a combat squad at $25 for five. True that there are no arms, heads and weapons, but that's probably something that most SM players have coming out their ears, other than maybe shoulder-pads, and I know The Warstore's bitz section sells generic ones at $2.99 for 10 pairs.

Not to mention that these kits actually come with shoulder pads too...

Aye, and we have our power claw arms as well (not to mention 3 lines of heads).

Shoot... you dont need outside companies pieces to make a complete Knight after all, as long as your want him to be a close combat king.

Okay, I'm really digging the torsos and legs and I'd love to use these for my Deathwatch game.

I'm a bit luke-warm on the shoulderpads and the backpacks, though. They're really well-done, but I'd like my Stellar Knights to more closely resemble the esatblished look from the rest of my Stellar Knight army. I can definitely see using those on some special characters, though.

All that said, how would my Generic Wargame shoulderpads and backpacks look on those bodies?

Damn, if only I wasn't halfway through making my chosen I would have bought these.

JustPlainJim wrote:
All that said, how would my Generic Wargame shoulderpads and backpacks look on those bodies?

Not the best view, but this is one of them with a Forge World backpack and terminator shoulder pads.