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    Jet Bikes!

    So another project I’m working on….

    Far too long ago I was asked about building a squad of jet bikes for a client that turned into a perpetually on the back burner project as I had few ideas at the time on how I wanted to do one. Even after researching the designs in the Horus Heresy art books along with numerous third party sources I could come up with little on how to do my own take on it. In the end I wanted it to be a somewhat generic model that I could sell in my store that was useable across many game systems and not just for those seven foot tall genetically enhance super warriors we all know and love. But as luck would have it the client was extremely patient and I eventually wore down and just started it.

    The trick has been coming up with the front end. As with a car this is usually its most striking feature and I wanted to make sure I got it right. First off, I wanted it big and intimidating and pictured it as a mechanical shark swimming through the skies. Finally after starting and restarting the project six or seven times I have something I like:









    It’s not much yet but it’s a start. As for the rest of it, once the center section is done I plan to give it a sexy rear end with turbine engines on either side, a set of stubby wings, a tail, and three huge jet exhausts coming out the rear. So what do you think so far?

    As always, more to come….

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    I like the look so far, and I'm a huge fan of jetbikes. I take it these will be making an appearance on your ebay store?

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Very cool. Colour me interested!

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    there is allready a shark Jetbike out there, from Kromlech.
    See here http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...omlech/jet.jpg
    How about an eagle Jetbike like: http://www.papirove-modely.cz/phpsou...howfoto=130702

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Quote Originally Posted by Ironpit View Post
    there is allready a shark Jetbike out there, from Kromlech.
    See here http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...omlech/jet.jpg
    How about an eagle Jetbike like: http://www.papirove-modely.cz/phpsou...howfoto=130702
    That's not a shark, it's more like a large mouth bass

    An eagle bike is definitely a possibility in the future. This will be a multi piece model so there are opportunities to have different engines or front ends, such as an eagle's head.

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Well someone put the idea in my head last week about doing a more "eagle"-like front end on the jetbike and that got me thinking. After much internal debate I decided “Why not?” and set out to build it, and lo and behold it actually turned out really nice.

    Of course you know what that means now, don't you? I now have to offer TWO jetbikes so that people can have the vicious "shark" design or the more elegant "eagle" design. Just what I need, more work....

    Oh, there are pics:









    Hopefully next week I can get back to working on the body along with a couple of engine designs.

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Looking good there! Choice is always a good thing.

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    More updates today. I've been able to flesh out more of the middle and rear sections and it's really starting to take shape. Once I figure out how I want ther rear section to look I'll be able to move onto the engines.

    Which brings up the next question: What should I name these things? (i.e something non-WH40K specific)








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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Looking good! How about just shark head and eagle head sky bikes?

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Sci-fi sky-bikes, namely Soaring Eagle and Prowling Shark. Looking really good here!

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Theres a huge market for rough riders, but it seems to big for that job. Any chance of a scale shot?

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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Work continues today with the rear section and on the jet engines. I made a few modifications to the rear to make it look a little more streamline. But the big project was a pair of engines for the two types. The first is a turbine and the second has a grated cowl similar to the front intakes. Both will use a jet nozzle I turned on my lathe out of a piece of ABS plastic.

    Little by little it's coming together....










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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Bloody hell, that's amazing! Get these moulded up right now!

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    These look incredible. WANT
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    Re: Jet Bikes!

    Awesome. I personally prefer the Talon, but both are excellent.

    When are these bad boys going on sale?
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