Maori Space Marines

A cute idea, is the head honcho going to have a feather cloak too?. The muskets sound good because when I first read the post I was thinking about ranged weapons. Maori weaponry was all basically hand to hand stuff and that wouldn't fly with space marines would it? I was checking this link whakaahua.maori.org.nz/weapons1.htm I like the look of the hoe nice poointy tip annd a decent flat area for clubbing and they rather niftily double as a paddle! rather ingenious really, a war party could paddle up in their waka and have weapons already in hand.

I'm also thinking along the concept of alternate realities and not necessarily what weapons maori had, but what would they have if they really existed as space marines, what kind of weaponry would they have developed and how would they add a maori flavor to the technology available to them.

Have some without helmet doing pokana etc

sounds like a great original idea, I am surprised that no one has thought of it already.

I think there is a few key areas you could focus on in regards to painting and conversion.

1) Dark tanned skin is a must for all warriors.
2) I recommend as many bareheads as possible to illustrate Maori background through skin colour and facial Muku tattoos.
3) Like someone mentioned feather capes for leaders but this depends on your greenstuff skills.
4) Feathers in hair for warriors, Empire fantasy plastics have abundance of these.
5) I wouldnt go for muskets as it takes away from the marine technology and would look out of place but the idea of the green stone clubs is good and probably quite easy to make/convert with greenstuff, maybee have these hanging from warriors as ceremonial emblems etc similar to space wolf bone necklace.
6) Depending on you level of free hand skills I think Maori symbols/patterns would look great on the arm I have seen it done before with celtic designs and it looks really good, maybee a careful selection of a neutral armour colour lgith tan, cream etc would be good to bring stronger focus to the artwork.
7) Possibly greenstuff a few tongue poking out and intense bugling white eyes.....?

but remember keep the conversions sutle and not over the top simple is often better and desired impact can be gained from a unique uniformed look.

there feathers are from the older plastic emprie soldiers but the new ones probably have them too maybee ask a round in the swap forum?

if you dont want to use green stuff maybee try tiny cut out pieces of card, gloss coat for strength, dunno?

are you going to put some pictures up?

Maybee use a wood base on parts of the bolters?

Hi, Thanks c0d3monk33, the web page is on Terragenisus (Not sure on spelling), I never thought about that even though I had made a few 'sprue plants'.

good memory that man