Bike squadron volunteers

[blacksmith]

Gamesmster, you're safe from the flames this time(but steak and gamesmaster might have tasted good). OK now that were all in agreement that this is to be the colour scheme we are going to use, we can go ahead and use it.

Yes I agree that the trims should be in blue like on the shoulder pads.

As for painting and photographing a bike, mine will be ready later rather than sooner as I have to work most of my waking hours. If you finish yours first yorkie, which you probably will, feel free to post a picture for us to use as refence.

The proportions I had in mind for how far the flames should reach along the bike are so that they stretch along approximately 2/3 to 3/4 along the length of the panel they are painted on.

As a refernce, on the bike picture I knocked together, the flames on the front fairing and fuel tank are of good length and proportion. The flames on the front mud guard and rear section of the bike are too short/small and shoud be extended.

Another way to put it would be the front quater:blue, last quater: white, middle 2/4: the flamy section. But as long as they all look proportioned on the bike I dont think it matters that much if we dont stick to a defined definate layout for each individual flame.

Going to buy the bike tomorrow so will start work on that between other projects.

To end, are we definately basing them on city/urban bases then?

[Yorkiebar]

To end, are we definately basing them on city/urban bases then?

Yes. The 'terrain' poll looks to be pretty conclusive, the bases will be urban. I did mine with some medium-high thickness cardboard, but plasticard would probably be better if you can get it.

Information on how the base is paintedhere.

[blacksmith]

Rite, ive got my bike and ive half painted the front fairing just to get a feel for the paintscheme. Here are three pictures of it

Front
Left 3/4
Right 3/4

Its only got two coats so is no where near finished but I think you can get the jist of what it will look like. What you think?

[GamesmasterZ]

I like it...

Flames...

[Yorkiebar]

Very nice. I definitely think we're going with this.

[GamesmasterZ]

Are we going to try and imitate THAT particular flame motif?

Or are we just going to do our own?

I mean...I can do it. I just like personalizing my own stuff.

[blacksmith]

Im glad you like it! It doesnt have to be a perfect copy of that exact picture. I was just posting a picture to show the style, shape and proportions I was looking for. Thats slightly better to go from than the pictures I knocked together.

Im actually struggling with painting my bike. Ive never painted anything other than nids or iron warriors and Im not entirely shure what I should paint what colour. Now that you two have a real life image of the flame motifs I wanted to go with, id like to follow one of your leads on how the rest of the bike should be painted so that ive got something to work from. All ive done extra to that photo is paint the light black with yellow glaze for the light lense itself and boltgun metal for the wires across the light.

[GamesmasterZ]

You'll probably get Yorkie's first...

I'll be heading up to my not-so-local-store on my way to work tonight...

So I might have something started by tommorrow.

[Yorkiebar]

You'll probably get Yorkie's first...

I'm afraid not. I'm busy doing coursework and having parties for the next few weeks and expect to get little painting done. Anything I do achieve will be done in short sessions of maybe 1/2 an hour. I will try to do some tomorrow though, regardless of tonight's excesses.

EDIT: W00t! Post 700!

[grey_painter]

Two questions.

1) I'm already signed up as a vet sgt in the 3rd company can I also donate a biker? I've had an unopened (still wrapped in plastic) for years now and he needs a good home.

2) If the answer to 1) is yes, can I play with you guys?
I can possibly get together a melta gun or flamer, I swear I've got one of each hiding some where... Or I can do a normal biker whatever you guys want.

[Yorkiebar]

I'm sure no-one has a problem with you donating a bike, we're more than willing to accept another member of the squad. As for doing a flamer/meltagun, I really need someone to send me the codex entry so I know what we're allowed to have in the squad.

I am also willing to let you usurp me as sergeant if you want to, because as a guilder you could do a veteran sergeant and a nice power weapon-wielding leader would be cool.

[Festus]

Hi

Two questions.

1) I'm already signed up as a vet sgt in the 3rd company can I also donate a biker? I've had an unopened (still wrapped in plastic) for years now and he needs a good home.

The point is that each member supplies one (1) Marine only, so if you want to be a Biker, that's fine (as Yorkie says so ) but you probably will have to vacate your post in the 2nd Co then.

2) If the answer to 1) is yes, can I play with you guys?
I can possibly get together a melta gun or flamer, I swear I've got one of each hiding some where... Or I can do a normal biker whatever you guys want

It looks like you could have the spot of Vet Sgt for the BikeSqd, as Yorkie offered it (do BikeSqds have the option for Vet Sergeants?)

Greetings
Festus

[Yorkiebar]

The point is that each member supplies one (1) Marine only, so if you want to be a Biker, that's fine (as Yorkie says so ) but you probably will have to vacate your post in the 2nd Co then.

No, I'm pretty sure that you can donate as many marines as you want to. Maybe only one should be a veteran, though.

[Festus]

Hi

From the FAQ:

Can Warseer Communities donate a Squad? If I donate a Space Marine to a Warseer Community Squad, can I also donate a Space Marine by itself?
Groups are donating together and groups are aranging their own squads too.If you are in one of WarSeer.com's comunity groups feel free to join up to their squads OR have a look at the Campaign Badges, many Groups can be represented on a marine without having to be ina particular squad. In the interests of balance, please only one marine each.

And here by TWB herself:

I really want to stick to the 1 person 1 marine formula. I agree 100% with Gaebriels's post, the army will be a lot more impressive if each marine is the work of a different member rather than giving licence to people to produce extra marines/squads/companies.

Lurkers, like the rest of the forum, are welcome to join in (yes that's right JOIN IN, it's fun ) and I have seen a couple of 0 post people joining up.

Letting people produce multiple marines deprives people who join the forum later on and want to contribute. Although a whole Chapter was never in my mind when I thought of this it has become the focus for some people and if we were able to produce an entire chapter, it'd be so much sweeter if each marine represented an individual.

Greetings
Festus

[grey_painter]

And this is why I asked the question But I certainly wouldn't have wanted to usurp your postition as sergeant.

Codex entry (or atleast the important bits)

Squad: Sergeant and 2 to 4 bikers
Weapons: twin-linked mounted bolters, frag grenades
Options: krak and melta bombs. up to 2 with flamer, plasma or melta guns
Character: sergeant may be given terminator honours (become a veteran) and thus access to the armoury

[Festus]

Hi

grey_painter: You can still donate the Biker: Send it to one member who wants to do a biker but doesn't have the dough to buy one himself...

...just a proposal...

Greetings
Festus

[grey_painter]

Sounds like a fair plan. Anyone want a free biker? and trusts me with their address?

[TWB]

Just in case there is any confusuion.
1 marine (biker or otherwise) per person.

The Bikers also need to pick a Company, 2,3 or 4 gentlemen.

[Yorkiebar]

Right. Basically, the current plan is:

Yorkie - sergeant with ccw
blacksmith - biker with meltagun (tankbusting)
GamesmasterZ - biker, possibly with a meltagun or flamer

The company we choose decides what colour the shoulder trim is on our riders, so blue is no longer an option. I think the best choice aesthetically would be yellow, as part of the second company.

EDIT (after seeing TWB's post): 4th Company. I'd rather serve under Wintermute than Lucifer or Avian.

[TWB]

The company we choose decides what colour the shoulder trim is on our riders.

official company identification is now the appropriate roman numerals on the left knee, Company colours on the trim are to be considered as an optional additional detail, in no way obligatory. The general concensus was that the company colours employed on the trim interfered too much with the overall look of the marines.