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Kroothawk wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Ok, that Chibi-Hawk conversion kit is good enough to convince me to buy two Chibi-Hawks, so when are they out?

Have you considered the big economic damage to GW by buying from Chapterhouse?

Its terrible the way that conversion kit is causing him to buy 2 GW kits...


A perfect example of how GWs policy about things like Chapterhouse is nuts.

best ever comment to that horrible issue^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:best ever comment to that horrible issue^^

It never ceases to amaze me...they are getting a 2 Stormraven sale because the guy likes the conversion kit. Thats a $130+ sale they wouldnt have gotten otherwise. Yet they still see the conversion kit as hurting them.

i think this has to do with some horrible mutated ego issues of some GW managers...they don´t see future sells but think someone is fishing in their waters...instead of seeing that chaperhouse and other 3d parties bring their own fishfood for the big sales...if stupidity can get some peeps big jobs...why am i unemployed?^^

Maybe they should bring in some similar customer testimony if they go to court, surely it couldn't hurt?

This stuff looks SPECTACULAR, Nick.
If I had uses for either, I'd buy multiples.

Maybe one day, I'll take up BA, GK or IG.



Eric

Patiently awaiting for the legal "ok" the Scorpion Champion!

Conversion kits are just that, parts that make it necessary to buy the main model to convert it over, but,,,,,Oh wait, then that steps on the FW's toes which is a GW division. But wait, some of the things are not being worked on, I think it is about time GW realized that there are folks out there willing to make adaptation bitz and sell some royalty licenses rather than waste money on legal battles that then get passed to us via price increases!

DX3 wrote:Patiently awaiting for the legal "ok" the Scorpion Champion!

I'm not following you, DX3.....

I am a huge fan of this stuff you guys at Chapterhouse are putting out. Keep up the good work.

Mad4Minis wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:best ever comment to that horrible issue^^

It never ceases to amaze me...they are getting a 2 Stormraven sale because the guy likes the conversion kit. Thats a $130+ sale they wouldnt have gotten otherwise. Yet they still see the conversion kit as hurting them.

I purchased 2 Chimera kits, and a Hell Hound for hulls for my wheeled kits. I plan on getting at least five more Chimera kits for conversion for my Arbites once the Chimera kits hit the website. Now there is the new Stormraven mod......I have one stormraven for my Deathwatch unit to ride in, in friendly games, don't even have a BA army. However the true scale kit looks so cool I'm thinking of getting, you guess it, another stormraven.

7 Chimera and 1 Hellhound that I didn't need, plus a 2nd Stormraven that I can't use within official rules.
That's a win for GW.

Insurgency Walker wrote:I plan on getting at least five more Chimera kits for conversion for my Arbites once the Chimera kits hit the website.

Ah! Arbite vehicles! Of course.

If I didn't already own 12 Chimeras I'd consider it.

So froma rules perspective are people planning to keep playing these vehicles converted to wheeled vehicles as tracked ones?

Just curious.

hmm, the wheel chimera sounds like a great idea for arbites.. and give it a big vindicator-looking dozer blade too

I am hoping they allow regular marines access to the Storm Raven... In fact I am having the Studios model painted in Salamanders in hopes I can use it someday!

Later this week, I will show teaser shots of the Gun-Halberds and Conversion Beamer/Tech Backpack kit.

Dear Chapterhouse studio

I really like any company filling the glaring gaps in the GW range, no matter how morally iffy it is. If you do skull heads for space marines in packs of 5 (I know you have one already, but 5 alternate skullish ones) I might finally be able to finish my army. Oh and arms too hold those magnificent hammers you do aswell. And those torsos, the ones with extra armour coming up over their mouth, the most recent mk one. But those crested shoulder pads, one for a whole dollar?! bit steep to be honest

Your vehicle packs are ok. But the space wolf one is really strange looking, doesnt really look like a wolf skull, more like some sort of prehistoric rat thing. Also, your female heads for Imperial guard really let you down, glaringly bad quality.

All in all your products are alright. Wouldnt use them for display, but they are nice for tabletop quality.

To regurgitate something I tossed out before: simple interior inserts for Valkyries would be ace. Something along the lines of say, a medical version and a command & control version would be great.

I was originally going to get the wheeled kits for some Griffons, but with the SR kit coming at the same time I've decided to split my purchases and use it for a Salamander. Makes a lot of sense for the crazy Overcharged rule FW stuck the Sallie with and fits for wheels trying to move fast across open ground.

Hurting GW sales???

Do they have a "COGNITIVE DEFICIT" for every "Wheeled Chimera convertion kit sold,
We have to buy GW or Forge World kits to complete the model!

You know; Chimera, hellhound up comeing hydra ... from - GW ... maybe additional salamander, griffon, hydra ... and/or additional turrets from - FW
and think of the possibilities when/if GW releases the IG arttilery from the latest codex ... ? (Maybe, if, almost, some time, soon ??? )

GW will profit from this product not "Suffer financial hardship" - WTF

Go with the FLUFF "The gallexy is vast with numerous Forge planets"

It's all been said a billion times before boys, let's just stick to discussing the merits of CH's products and their info in this thread, and not devolve into yet another moral debate about their business practices.

If you must, there is a thread in discussions where you can go hog-wild on the topic, just not here please.

Love the "Bush Bumper" can you say Catachan army with Salamanders, griffons ...

comment about TRACKED VEHICLE
Amphibious yes deffinately

IDEAS anyone; how about "Bussel Baskets" for turrets and/or side of vehicle like the IDF does on thier AFV's

MajorTom11 wrote:It's all been said a billion times before boys, let's just stick to discussing the merits of CH's products and their info in this thread, and not devolve into yet another moral debate about their business practices.

If you must, there is a thread in discussions where you can go hog-wild on the topic, just not here please.

This is very good advice - please follow it!

CT GAMER wrote:So froma rules perspective are people planning to keep playing these vehicles converted to wheeled vehicles as tracked ones?

Just curious.

No difference these days, is there?

Really outstanding products gonna cut up my completed GK Chibi's just to add these conversions. I hope the company future success in all....areas.

CT GAMER wrote:So froma rules perspective are people planning to keep playing these vehicles converted to wheeled vehicles as tracked ones?

Just curious.

The rules don't differentiate between wheels or tracks. Although it will be easy to say "these wheeled chimera with the push bars and wheels count as having dozer blades." ( or would have been a great rough terrain mod from the 4th ed codex) Or maybe, "the sloped side armor and runflat tires designate these chimera as having extra armor." Myself, I'm just using them to add a desert flavor to Al'rahem's out flanking squad. Cause tracks get chewed up by sand. I also think they would look cool in blue with flashing light bars for Arbites to ride in. Also, as a side note its taking me about a 4 years to get over the fact that hell/devil/wolfs are fast, being loaded down with all that promethium and a larger engine to boot. Wheels equal FAST.

I have similar issues with some of my conversions, e.g. ork killa kans which have tracks but still count-as normal walker killa kans. Just remember to tell opponents before the game that 'this converted model counts-as the standard model for all rules purposes' - so long as the model looks good, and is obviously what it counts-as (correct size and weapons etc), very few opponents will complain, even in a tourney.

Its terrible the way that conversion kit is causing him to buy 2 GW kits... = SIGGED.

Padre^.

EDIT - Also, my pre-order payment just went in for the T-Hawk-style conversion. Very impressed...

Also, Toasted, was that meant to be a PM to Chapterhouse?

I was real excited about this project while it was in progress, but I must say I'm disappointed with the final product. That front wheel just looks wrong to me. Ah well, can't have everything.

The Raven kit is excellent.

Can I ask how much longer the stormraven kit makes the stormraven model?

It looks like a good few centimetres, like 3-4. Is that correct?

Update-

I have pre-ordered two Stormraven and one Chimera kit. I am going to use them for my Pre-Heresy Thousand Sons army.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/366996.page

I am going to use the Stormraven kits to make two Stormbirds as in the Thousand Sons novel. The Chimera is going to be used for the Prospero Spire Guard in the same army.