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The Ordos Majoris - Hobby, Painting and Modelling => Painting and Modelling => Topic started by: theemperorswill on November 10, 2009, 03:11:27 PM

Title: helmets?
Post by: theemperorswill on November 10, 2009, 03:11:27 PM
no, not how it sounds. looking for a resource for helmeted heads along the lines of the enforcer style, but anything motorcycle-ish would be workable.

ideas?
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Hadriel Caine on November 11, 2009, 12:16:57 AM
the halo minis might be a fairly good source of enforcer/ arbitrator style helmets. i have no idea where they can be found... I'm sure somebody will be along with a handy link ere long :)
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Tyrant on November 11, 2009, 12:05:26 PM
To start... I have not seen/played with one of these for many many years.... so I dont know if it would work....

Playmobil motorcycle/ motoX ???
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: RobSkib on November 11, 2009, 12:10:08 PM
Playmobil is the perfect scale for Inquisitor, you might just need to re-paint the helmet to make it more suitable for the grimdark future!

In regards to the Halo figs, you can get them from play.com here

http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=allproducts&searchstring=halo+heroic&page=search&pa=search&go.x=0&go.y=0

some of the packs aren't available til the 13th (two days from now), so it might be worth hanging on. The plastic is very bendy however, so they're easy to carve apart and stick bits too, although you'll  need to repaint them whatever you do with them, their current paint job is horrible.
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: theemperorswill on November 11, 2009, 12:26:28 PM
halo figures look ideal for what i`m after.
thanks guys
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: RobSkib on November 11, 2009, 12:28:21 PM
The Halo figs are perfect 54mm scale, you can even clip their heads off and replace them with INQ heads;

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/halo1.jpg
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Inquisitor Cade on November 11, 2009, 04:04:52 PM
I recon the enforcer closed helm has the right sort of look.
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Hadriel Caine on November 11, 2009, 07:58:30 PM
I'm hoping they do some ODST models tbh. they would be an incredible resource for us!
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: precinctomega on November 12, 2009, 08:28:25 AM
^^ True dat.

R.
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: theemperorswill on November 12, 2009, 10:43:15 AM
ODST? tbh ? is this northern speak adam?
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Radu Lykan on November 12, 2009, 02:01:46 PM
orbital drop shock trooper
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: RobSkib on November 12, 2009, 06:50:33 PM
Basically, Elysian Drop Troopers, but in the Halo universe.
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Hadriel Caine on November 12, 2009, 09:16:48 PM
sorry to not be clearer!

Basically there was a new game recently called Halo 3: ODST, Orbital Drop Shock Trooper...
It was based on the same engine as Halo 3 except the characters were normal troopers not master chief.

There is a lot to suggest that there will be models made to fit in with this as they are certainly releasing Halo Wars models at the appropriate scale (see the link above).

//EDIT: tbh stands for to be honest. I try to avoid shorthands on forums but missed this one!
Title: Re: helmets?
Post by: Inquisitor Cade on November 14, 2009, 01:03:49 PM
The ODST are to Spartans (like master chief) as stormtroopers are to space marines. They do look really cool, though in the game they are all but identical to them (in fact they are more resilient to damage than the power armoured, force fielded Spartans.