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Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:14 pm
by TheRhino
Hey all.
Just spotted an eBay auction for Space Marine Biker parts that contained pewter leg sets. I wasn't aware that GW ever made metal legs for their bikers. I know they have/had pewter uppers for the bike squads (melta/plasma/sergeant).
Anyone know the source of these metal leg sets, and perhaps a pink to a pic of the side-on views of them?

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:28 pm
by s_o_r_r_o_w
Link to the auction?

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:35 pm
by TheRhino
http://cgi.ebay.com/Warhammer-40k-Imper ... 1c17aa9916

There's two of these from the same guy. More than I'd pay for biker parts, but interesting nonetheless.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:51 pm
by s_o_r_r_o_w
Metal Ravenwing biker legs.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:54 pm
by TheRhino
Ohhh. Durrrr. i should have known that. I have the torsos on three of my Bikers, but never saw the legs.
Thanks a ton!

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:09 pm
by kturock
also way back when, all the bikers were metal.. RT, 2nd ed era.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:59 pm
by Ironhide
Bikes also looked different.

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Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:46 pm
by kturock
...and some were still different than that. The ones I had looked more like the current, but still not like them.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:35 am
by s_o_r_r_o_w
kturock wrote:...and some were still different than that. The ones I had looked more like the current, but still not like them.
This one?
bike.jpg

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:58 am
by kturock
I think so..

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:42 pm
by TheRhino
Yeah, I see those ugly all-metal lumps on eBay all the time, and folks snap em up like candy. Collector's value = high, gamer's value = low.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:11 pm
by s_o_r_r_o_w
I wouldn't say gaming value is low. They're perfectly playable, and much more proportionate than the current SM bikes. The one piece bikes are excellent for Imperial Guard Rough Riders as well.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:40 am
by HarlequinZero
Yea, I've seen people make Cadian Rough Riders out of them. Those look pretty good. However, when placed along side the current crop of SM models they DO look incredibly dinky.

Re: Metal Marine Biker legs?

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:17 pm
by Norseman
I thing the Chaplin in the Ravenwing box set in 2nd had metal legs as well I think. That is the set that, that plasma gunner torso came in as well.