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Hi Dakka.

I was looking around online shops in my country and GW and there is no Captain on Bike. As I am not any good at modeling, I don't know how to get it. I have no idea what I need to make the conversión.

What do I need?

thanks in advance

Alex_85 wrote:
What do I need?

What do you plan on equipping your captain with? That's what you need.
Otherwise I'd just get a fancy bike (Ravenwing) and go from there.
Librarians on bike is in a similar situation. This was my solution:

Ignore the GK.

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Well, normally I equipp my Captains with master-crafted boltgun and power fist.

Alex_85 wrote:
Well, normally I equipp my Captains with master-crafted boltgun and power fist.

You just need to kit bash it.
Buy a regular bike and when you assemble it, give it a power fist and some extra bits to fancy him up.
That's why I suggest getting Ravenwing bikes. They are already more fancy than a regular SM bike and aside from the shoulder pad, nothing about them is exclusively Ravenwing
Bird wing iconography are very common throughout the imperium, so you just swap out the RW arm with a Powerfist arm and blank shoulder pad (or one with your chapter of choice icon) and BAM! done.
The rest is the paint job.

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Thanks for the tip. I asked because before of just buy and try, I prefeer know what to buy.

One more question: I don't see on GW the scout bikers. Doesn't exist any more?

Here they are:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Scout-Bike-Squad

I find it hard to believe that you're not aware just by looking at tactical squads that, you haven't been able to figure out how to glue a power sword arm on a bike.

But whatever whom am I to judge. I've ran into tree's on my bike as a kid.

Anyways to make it simple. Grab a space marine command squad or sternguard / vanguard vets and a bike squad.

Assemble the bike plus legs. Pick out a torso, and shoulder pas with the crux terminus from. The vets or command squad. Grab an elaborate helmet or neat looking head. And some cool looking power weapon/ chains word or anything cool looking. Stick it all together.

10 year olds can figure this out easily, so you shouldn't have an issue.

The Allfather wrote:
10 year olds can figure this out easily, so you shouldn't have an issue.

No need to be snarky. This sort of stuff doesn't always come easily to people. What is obvious to you might not be so obvious to others.
And besides, if OP is new to the hobby (which he might be, i dunno) he might not have realised that mixing and matching kits is something you're allowed to do. Plus he's already stated that modelling isn't is strong suit.

Alex_85 wrote:
What do I need?

Galef has laid out a few good options for you.
Ravenwing Black Knight bikes are fancier then regular marine bikes. So it'll help your captain stand out a bit if you want him too. Otherwise a regular marine bike will do nicely!


There are a multitude of power fists available to you. It really depends on what sort of pose you want him to have!
The space marine commander kit has this one, raised in a commanding motion


The Devastator kit has a point power fist for directing troops or singling out a targeted enemy.
It's on the upper right.


The Assault squad, Command squad, MkIII and MkIV kits all have open fists. (The command squad also comes with a master crafted bolter!)
While the tactical squad, vanguard, sternguard, Dark Angels veterans, Black Templars and Crimson Fist kits all have closed fists.

All of them are different. It really just comes down to what you want yours to look like.

I made mine from a mix of kits.


The bike is a basic one, spruced up with parts of the ravenwing accessory sprue from the Dark Angel line.
Torso, backpack are from the multipart commander
Legs and arm holding the bike are from the bike.
Helmet is from the VV box, while the crest is sternguard. IIRC. Shoulderpad from one of them.

Weapon arm is magnetized, I don’t recall what kit the sword is from. He normally rides with a powrefist, need to make him a hammer.

That chainsword is from the Sternguard, pretty sure.

As everyone has mentioned, you'll need to kitbash it. Here's what I came up with for mine, should be no problem to replace the thunder hammer with a power fist.

Thanks for the tip. About the "nice" comments from our friend... His problem, for sure.

I am not new to the hobby, but lots of years out. Now I prefer to ask, get options and go for one. Don't want to spend my time or money.

I found one of my tactical marines that has a power fist. I get those SM via change (I got a set of SM for just a few Sisters). Now I i will buy a Biker and an upgrade set. Thanks nk for the tips