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Any thoughts?

Post by Primarch » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:04 am

Hey guys,

I got a new model through today, the "Not Rogal Dorn" model by Kabuki.
The thing is, I think the head is a little small. What do you guys think?
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Konrad » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:10 am

It's not too small. He's just driving that suit from a pilot's seat mounted inside the torso.
Alternately, there was a random mutation, "Pinhead" back in the Rogue Trader rule book.
Or possibly.......
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Spevna » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:48 pm

@Konrad - Good call mate!

@Prim - It does look small but I would like to see him next to Lionel John-Thomas for a comparison.
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:31 pm

looks small to me...
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Konrad » Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:57 pm

.....but all kidding aside, it's an otherwise sweet model. Is the head swap-able, or will it require some ugly chopping to get it off. Ugly chopping I hope. Love chopping the 'eads offa marines.
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Mike the Pike » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:41 am

Nice model, shame about the head :)
It really is too small and ruins an otherwise really nice model. However, a head swap looks pretty easy to do, judging from the photo.
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Primarch » Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:29 am

The head isnt glued on yet (the model in the picture is from the website, mine is still in bits). Sticking a GW marine head on should be no problem. I'm thinking either a Mk4 marine head
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or one of the bare heads from the Dark Angel kit with a crew cut. The hole for the neck isnt very big, but I can just trim the plastic neck down to fit.
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:06 pm

Looks like the is a problem solved good on you man...carp I did that one for you mate cheers
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by The Other Dave » Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:11 am

I thought it didn't look too far off from, say, the dude on the cover of Codex: Space Marines. Tiny heads to emphasize huge armor seems to be the current art trend.
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Re: Any thoughts?

Post by Mike the Pike » Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:37 am

Definitely go with an un-helmeted head. Much more character. I dare say you have a fair stash of spare heads in your bitz box, you must have something vaguely suitable.
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