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Enjoying your work so far. It's fun to see where people go with 'true scale' marines.

master of asgard wrote:
Thanks! I know what you mean about the appeal of the Raven Guard sniper. Hopefully you'll still like the Crimson Fist sniper- I'll try to make him look characterful!

I hope so, and i'm by the way looking forward to seeing the Raven Guard finished! C:

Well it does hurt to be right all the time.... couldn't keep a straight face. I just suggested it cos I love the fists...but yeah. Lets just call me a genius and move on

Haha well in that case moving on...

For those waiting to see the Raven Guard finished, he was looking a bit samey, a bit static, so I decided to change things up a bit.

Hacking, slashing, shooting and screaming are so last year. So this guy's just sprinting really really fast. Straight. At. You. (spoiler added for dramatic effect)





I really like the beaky helmet on this guy. It makes him look cold, calculating and expressionless, which in my mind when he's running flat out towards you is much more terrifying than any berzerker.

I really hope my bits orders come through soon so I can get the Scar and the Raven finished with their jump packs. I also really hope that the Raven can still have such a dramatic pose with his back arm when the JP is attached!

Enjoy, more to come later


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They arrived! Boo yah! I'm pretty happy with how the first jump pack turned out. I can't take credit for the idea as I saw it in another thread a while ago, but for true-scale jump packs, I reckon this is the way forward!







And here's the *finally* finished version of the Salamander with his Forgeworld shoulder pad:



This resin is so easy to work with. I had to cut the scaly bit down a bit to fit over the arm and it was so easy. I also wanted to bend the longer bit in the left of the photo so it hung with gravity. I heated it up a bit and bent it into shape. This is how easy it was to manipulate: I heated it up by huffing on it




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Maniac_nmt wrote:Enjoying your work so far. It's fun to see where people go with 'true scale' marines.

Thanks mate. They're a lot of fun for me to do! I'm thinking of how to truescale a rhino with the bits I have

And here's a group shot of everyone so far. Still got the bits for the Black Templar, the Imperial Fist siege specialist and the Crimson Fist sniper.

Now that is one epic squad! The Raven Guard is !

Farty Wiffmas wrote:Now that is one epic squad! The Raven Guard is !

Thanks very much, glad you like him! (and them )

Skrumpcious!! For the jump pack dude - maybe using the center piece x2 would give you the size needed to run just two vents rather than three like you have?

It is amazing stuff like this that keep me coming back again and again to this hobby. Well done, sir.

I can't find that jetpack thread anywhere- might you be so kind as to link it here?

Great work, btw! You've got TS marines that are not only proportionate but also dynamic. That's a serious feat.

I definately like that Ravenguard pose over the first one. Can we get a side view as well?

kaiservonhugal wrote:Skrumpcious!! For the jump pack dude - maybe using the center piece x2 would give you the size needed to run just two vents rather than three like you have?

I dunno I kinda like it like this. We had a little talk about this earlier in the thread- about whether or not TS marines should conform strictly to normal ones in terms of leg plates, shoulder pads etc, and (at my end anyway) we came to the conclusion that as long as it looks cool, it doesn't have to be exactly the same. I did just see Lamenter's thread on Warseer where he does jump packs like this, which yes look utterly badass. In fact his whole thread is of a quality I can only dream of. But basically what I'm trying to say is I like these ones too!

Campbell1004 wrote:It is amazing stuff like this that keep me coming back again and again to this hobby. Well done, sir.

Wow thanks man, glad you're enjoying it!

Savnock wrote:I can't find that jetpack thread anywhere- might you be so kind as to link it here?

Great work, btw! You've got TS marines that are not only proportionate but also dynamic. That's a serious feat.

It's over at B&C here. He also has a very cool way of making a TS Rhino out of a Land Raider, which I might have a go at if this current attempt doesn't go how I want it to. Also, thanks very much! It's quite a lot of work but it's fun and the results are a nice change from the standard marines. In fact sometimes I compare the two and it's like wha? The normal ones look so strange next to them!

This evening I started on a... I hesitate to say "truescale Rhino", so let's just say "biggerised" for now. It's coming together nicely. It doesn't look like much right now, but the detailing will be the main thing to make this thing convincing!:




I may have revealed these slightly prematurely, but I thought if it does turn out looking awesome, it would be good to have some record of how it started out Just in case anyone's thinking I've lost it, all that sprue is going to be covered up by plasticard cladding.

Thanks for looking!

The rhino looks great and you're right about normal marines looking weird compared to truescaled, I took a pic of mine for size comparison and the normal marine looks squat and unproportionate! Keep up the good work

It makes me feel fuzzy inside to see people make full(er) sized vehicles

SilverMK2 wrote:It makes me feel fuzzy inside to see people make full(er) sized vehicles

I'm glad it's making someone feel fuzzy because the level of fiddliness working with plasticard in this way is driving me crazy! It's like I'm always just one millimeter out

Anyway, rant over Here's the progress so far. One of the biggest problems I can see coming is that big gap in the side making the wheels unevenly spaced. I'm going to cut the wheels off and stick some airfix tank ones on instead. Luckily I have plenty of spare tracks, but not enough wheels is the problem. Any suggestions of where to get them, what model/ size/ scale etc?

35mm scale tanks should be your goal - airfix makes lots of different kits (and as they are real tanks there are lots of track wheels).

SilverMK2 wrote:35mm scale tanks should be your goal - airfix makes lots of different kits (and as they are real tanks there are lots of track wheels).

Wicked Is that the same as 1/35?

these are AWESOME!
somebody HAS to give me a tutorial on how to make Truescales... they are so AWESOME!

Nightfall wrote:these are AWESOME!
somebody HAS to give me a tutorial on how to make Truescales... they are so AWESOME!

You can try Guillaman's thread on warseer (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278139) for classic truescaling or Lamenter's web site (http://masteroftheforge.com/) hope that helps.

This is such an amazing project! I love that each member of the team has a clear personality, it really gets my imagination going. Big time Exalt to this and i can't wait for more!

Really looking forward to seeing more in the vehicle department since i don't think I've seen someone try that.

Nightfall wrote:these are AWESOME!
somebody HAS to give me a tutorial on how to make Truescales... they are so AWESOME!

Farty Wiffmas wrote:
You can try Guillaman's thread on warseer (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278139) for classic truescaling or Lamenter's web site (http://masteroftheforge.com/) hope that helps.

FearPeteySodes wrote:This is such an amazing project! I love that each member of the team has a clear personality, it really gets my imagination going. Big time Exalt to this and i can't wait for more!

Really looking forward to seeing more in the vehicle department since i don't think I've seen someone try that.

Thank you both for the appreciation and thanks Farty for the links.

FearPeteySodes, I'm glad that comes across as that is really what I was going for. As for the Rhino, it's driving me a bit crazy- who would have thought it would be so difficult to cut a straight line? Anyway it is in progress but I'm thinking of getting some Forgeworld bits to make it look extra special and bling.

I'm going to have to leave it alone for a while soon as I'm starting to miss my marines and I want to get my first 8 finished!

Awesome work, can't wait to see the squad all painted up together.

wizardofgore wrote:Awesome work, can't wait to see the squad all painted up together.

Thanks! That might be some time, my schedule is slooooow, as is evidenced here. Finally though, I have an update for this log- a True Scale Imperial fists marine:



As an Imperial Fist, I decided to make him a siege/ heavy armour specialist, so he has a few melta bombs, a chain fist and a meltagun

Also, there's been some progress on the Rhino. There are lots of bits that are a bit wonky and need gaps filling, but that will all be done. Got a few Forge World bits on the way to make it look proper =I=





This is basically the height it will be, compared to a normal rhino. There's still a lot to do on it, and I'm making a servitor for the gunner, as none of the hatches I have would possibly accomodate a true-scale marine.

Sorry about the long time between updates, I hope you enjoy this one!

C&C welcome!

Nice biggerized tank! Just wondering though, is this for the DW RPG game? Or simply for a showcase? Either way, love the newest IF guy. Also, you're using terminator arms, right?


-Remi

HF Izanagi wrote:Nice biggerized tank! Just wondering though, is this for the DW RPG game? Or simply for a showcase? Either way, love the newest IF guy. Also, you're using terminator arms, right?


-Remi

Thanks, I like the IF too, he goes nicely with the others. The rhino still has a long way to go though! My aim with the tank is very much "rule of cool" so it's not going to look exactly like a normal-scale rhino, but hey it's an Inquisition rhino so I'm going with it

I'm making them simply for fun and to have a cool looking squad. Eventually I want to make a scenic base incorporating all of them.

And yes, I'm using terminator arms with the cables trimmed off. In some cases I've had to use normal marine hands though. Quite fiddly!

Great work on the Rhino so far! I also loooove that breastplate on the new guy. It's like a modified Mk. 8 piece (which is my fave)

Loving the Imperial Fist looks great. The rhino is amazing, keep up the good work!

Looking very nice! keep up the good work.

Excellent job on that Rhino! Eagerly anticipating the finished result!

Thanks very much for all the comments and compliments guys! Hopefully those Forgeworld bits will come along soon and I'll be able to get it finished

It's dripping in awesome sauce. Very impressed with the rhino, it's quite a tough project, but you have pulled it off great so far.