Holy shit this looks incredible! I really hope you get this project completed, but please take as much time as you need with it. I can tell you put a lot of effort into this and I’m sure this series will just get better and better as it goes. Keep it up! Also, the name and paint scheme for this chapter is genuinely legendary. I love this so so much

@ProjectWarheads

Ай бұрын

I really appreciate this, thank you!

friendly reminder: DO NOT accept any offers from GW. Talented people disappear there...

@shanlernerbagsic338

Ай бұрын

Hi can I ask who were these talented people you talk of im new to the animation of Warhammer

@Eyproshit

Ай бұрын

@@shanlernerbagsic338 "Astartes" would be an example for that (you can still find it on youtube, but not on the channel of the original creator). Absolutly amazing animations and sounddesign by (afaik) a solo artist, got massive hype and traction, if i remember correctly 4 years ago. Was basically bought by GW, then a short teaser for Astartes 2 appeared and since then: silence.

@BombSponge

Ай бұрын

@@shanlernerbagsic338 Syama Pedersen for one

@waffles8127

Ай бұрын

​@shanlernerbagsic338 the guy who made astartes, for starters. He went radio silent after accepting the offer.

@BombSponge

Ай бұрын

Syama Pedersen

I hope GW doesn't take this away from us like they did with Astartes and SODAZ

@Staccet

2 ай бұрын

SODAZ was the fault of rabid fanboys harassing them for being in talks with GW

@Mike-os3pt

2 ай бұрын

They will.

@juzojuzo1806

Ай бұрын

​@@Staccet bullsh.t, he got silenced by non disclosure from gw

@Staccet

Ай бұрын

@@juzojuzo1806 It is a well known fact since he himself posted in reddit about the harassment. Afterwards he pretty much threw his hands up in the air and went "fuck this shit I'm out."

@juzojuzo1806

Ай бұрын

@@Staccet my bad, i meant astartes creator

Damn the advertising budget for sour candy has really gone up since I was a kid.

@lyrethefolf

2 ай бұрын

This comment made me literally laugh out loud, thank you. cx

@60sSam

2 ай бұрын

@@lyrethefolf Same!

It’s a simple equation. You put a Thunderhawk carrying a Land Raider in the video, I like and subscribe.

@SecretRedBeard

2 ай бұрын

Its a simpler equation. You tell me there's a Thunderhawk carrying a Land Raider in the video, I like and subscribe.

@SpaceMarine3371

2 ай бұрын

A Thunderhawk carrying not just any typical land raider. But a Spartan Assault Tank (Land Raider Spartan) not everyday you see one in action among chapters, im well aware they still exist. Last i checked they are a very rare sight in this millenium AND IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION! :D

@ashishchoudhary6982

2 ай бұрын

As is our duty

@moistlettuce104

2 ай бұрын

@@SpaceMarine3371 you know your fucked when they break out the old toys

@mdsx01

2 ай бұрын

@@SpaceMarine3371 this Land Raider is a sacred relic of the Chapter. They seem to be picking up some very important cargo.

It's always the fans that gives us the best 40k vids ! May the emperor's light shine upon you brother

@MadHax-wt5tl

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, what he said.

@ValirValor

2 ай бұрын

@@MadHax-wt5tl ... before GW dragged her in the *website*

@timiturret148

2 ай бұрын

I would guess its 30K, at least the Land Raider looks like one. But yeah =D.

@kronksstronkstonks6360

2 ай бұрын

​@@timiturret148Nah the Marines seem to be decked in Mark X power armour, although the helmets are closer to Mk VII and the neckguard seems a bit shallow. Definitely more recent than the Mk II - Mk IV you'd see around the Heresy era. Land Raider is definitely an older pattern though. Considering they're opting an older pattern alongside modern Marines I'd wager its a Land Raider Proteus, which is the alleged granddaddy of Land Raiders from the Dark Age Of Technology with all kinds of gadgets and doodads that makes them highly coveted despite their rarity and age. I'm not a Marine enthusiast though, I just absorb the info through osmosis as I steal other players jeans, so I might be wrong idk.

@MadHax-wt5tl

2 ай бұрын

@@kronksstronkstonks6360 If you ask me...! And I know nobody is. But it looks like they are using 1990s miniatures and models as their reference. So some old school Space Marine shenanigans.

God this reminded me how much I love the angry looking Mk7 armour, great work!

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

@Gary_The_Metro

2 ай бұрын

I always feel like they just look unamused. Like you just made a very bad joke. They're not really "mad" they're just, annoyed that you had to bring up something so stupid again.

@popinmo

2 ай бұрын

I prefer the way the astartes armor looks

@KnudAutlermann

2 ай бұрын

Mk7 was definitely the best. Hope GW returns to it as some point

@grimreminder5038

2 ай бұрын

The Mk 7 really captured humanity's, "I'm sickened by your audacity" mood towards the uncaring galaxy at large perfectly. Iconic in its own right

Yes, yes, YES ! Snarling face grills ! Impractical magnetized placement of weaponry ! Civilians infrastructure and transportations ! METAL BAWKES ! You have my like and my subscribe. It's really fucking hard after Astartes has set the bar so high to get out of it's shadows when it comes to fan content. There will be comparaisons in the comments in the future, it's a certainty. But I'm sure, I BELIEVE after seeing just this first sequence, that you will make it your very own creation and people will praise it.

@leighz1962

Ай бұрын

When are you doing female custodians or the twerking female orcs?

I'll be watching this project with an eagerness unknown since Astartes.

@II-ei4rk

2 ай бұрын

Same here

@Bikeadelic

2 ай бұрын

This doesn't come close to the level of presentation of Astartes 😂

@jalahjava_

2 ай бұрын

​@@BikeadelicIts alright to like things without comparing it, mate.

@Bikeadelic

2 ай бұрын

@jalahjava_ It's also perfectly fine to compare piece of art and express your opinion, you absolute loon! 😂 You don't have to agree with me or like it, but it's still what I think.

@jameswong4837

Ай бұрын

True, but god dam astartes was on a whole other level

the fanbase once again outperforms GW by miles. well done!

@Kharos

2 ай бұрын

When there's passion, quality can happen - otherwise if people are forced to make something subpar and arent even paid enough for it - you get warhammer plus

@themalcontent100

2 ай бұрын

Shh, we all know what happened to the other guys.

@vothbetilia4862

2 ай бұрын

​@@Kharossource.

@user-gk6co7wt8r

2 ай бұрын

Ehhh would not say that. The new salamander show beats this by a long shot. As well as a few episodes of angels of death. 🤷‍♂️ sorry ge makes you salty enough to not see good animations.

@JABelms

2 ай бұрын

@@user-gk6co7wt8r TBF M2 Animation's quality is in a different league. Only Astartes and videogame CGI was able to match the quality of official trailers, these are way behind but its nice to see fan animations still going on

99/100. -1 point because I want to hear the weight in every step the Astartes take. More vids please

@lowkaidens6697

Ай бұрын

same thin ^^ but waiting next chapter!!!!

@styxxanaxkolasi879

Ай бұрын

Hard to do when the main walking scene in this they were walking on dirt in a open area... which wouldn't give off as much sound like off of a metal floor in a corridor.... like it was in Astartes... good thought though 100/100.

@FungisWizard

Ай бұрын

@@styxxanaxkolasi879 no theyre right, the main problem is the animation for walking was all canned to one walk cycle and felt jittery. it was good but it could be improved upon to show the weight of the armor with each step as they navigate the slightly rocky terrain

@ImNeurons

Ай бұрын

@@styxxanaxkolasi879 Ask yourself how much those suits weigh. It's futuristic metal capable of stopping projectiles and explosives with a power reactor on their backs. Astartes are compared to walking tanks. I've never heard of a quiet tank on a dirt road lol. Those things shake the ground on treads.

I had to stop by and say that 'Warheads' is the greatest space marine chapter name I have ever heard.

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

What a compliment, thank you

@bradsimpson8724

7 күн бұрын

Agreed 100%. It's amazing that such an obvious good name has been overlooked for so long.

That sound design, the animation, the pan across Eleusis' landscape. Emperor be praised!

@killierjops4170

2 ай бұрын

Boring, where battle-_-

@tonarsilverwolf6485

2 ай бұрын

@@killierjops4170 this is the calm before the storm, building tension to make the inevitable battle feel more rewarding to the viewer

@VMRY-ux9qb

2 ай бұрын

@@killierjops4170 your brain ain't smooth, it's a perfect sphere

@dfwdweghom8902

2 ай бұрын

The way things looked is great. The actual motion of the Astartes was a little off to me. It lacked the fluidity of a natural object I think. its like 90% of the way there which makes the last bit stand out. Really good though!

@killierjops4170

2 ай бұрын

@@VMRY-ux9qb this is all you talent, then good luck

This is the vibe i like for Warhammer, the perfect blend between sci-fi and fantasy and not just the latter but in space

i'm so glad to see use of the thunderhawk transporter.

The firstborn marines are still dominating the fan animations scene, splendid! 🎉🎉

@MinhMing1503

2 ай бұрын

sớm ra video chapter 8 imdomitus đi pa

@phaodaimotnguoi-1manfortress

2 ай бұрын

@@MinhMing1503 chưa có lore mới để làm về chapter 8 brother ạ, đọc phần post mới nhất của tôi nhé

@timhorsburgh2193

2 ай бұрын

Yep, it’s almost as if they’ve been the face of 40k for decades 😉 silly GW and their Primaris nonsense.

@Xl6Hk701

2 ай бұрын

Mme personly I like both 😎

@kalebdaark100

2 ай бұрын

@@Xl6Hk701 What a ridiculous statement! Acceptance and compromise has NEVER been the Imperial way!

love y'all 40k animators, you guys keep Warhammer alive much better than GW. Hope you guys can get a considerable amount of yogurt

@xX_wiLLiam_Xx

2 ай бұрын

yorgt

@Casmael01

2 ай бұрын

I can recommend fage strawberry Greek yogurt - it’s the yogurt / mousse crossover you didn’t know you needed

@qwilten

2 ай бұрын

Йогурт🥺

@irmiwolf

2 ай бұрын

animators keep the hype around warhammer alive somewhat. Its still GW doing the heavy work even if some of it sucks (warhammer+ for example), new codexes and editions keep things up to date, hotfixes and balances keep things fair(ish), new books flesh out your beloved faction. Yes the pricing of GW sucks and how they deal with fan animations sucks even more (although one could argue that fan animations can run into copyright problems rather easily), but personally I like the quality GW offers compared to 3d printing or even forgeworld.

No amount of corporate funding can ever replace genuine passion when it comes to making a quality product. Baldur's Gate 3 was one if the largest examples of our time. This channel is a wonderful addition to that list.

Gorgeous!!! And so good to see the Mk. 7 helmets, I'll never not love the look. Excited to see more!

Enjoying this one before the GW legal team arrives. I really liked the thunderhawk cockpit, very convincing for something we dont really have official reference for. I think one thing that might be off about the walk animation is that there is no sound of footsteps.

@Newominus

2 ай бұрын

There was that one scene in Pariah nexus where the thunderhawk is crashing, the cockpit interior is shown briefly, albeit on fire

I pray that you are not struck down by GW like so many others are. Don’t let them take the passion from our hobby. Thank you for everything you’ve accomplished so far.

@jessekarimoen9858

2 ай бұрын

I think they kinda gave up on flagging people, not sure tho

@letsmakeit40k

2 ай бұрын

@@jessekarimoen9858 After the backlash they got from the strike against Midwinter Minis, pretty sure they changed their approach. I've directly drawn their attention to some of my stop-motion projects, and so far no hostilities. I think the future is looking brighter!

@LamiaLover

Ай бұрын

​@@letsmakeit40kas someone who gotten into 40K since mid 2019, and even moreso since covid, I've came to learn that while the lore and the games are fun, GW manages to be worst than Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, and EA in some aspects.

@LamiaLover

Ай бұрын

Long story short - I like the 40K IP and lore, but not GW.

“We will be watching your career with great interest”

I love that this feels so much like Astartes, but the effects give off a practical vibe like in OT Star Wars, or the first Terminator movie war scenes, making everything resemble their tabletop miniature versions, GW should honestly take notes

I'll see you all when this hits a million views. Amazing work!

The walking carries no weight, not even the weight of responsibility

@duartecruz5635

2 ай бұрын

Okay, so _that's_ what was bothering me! While Space Marines are supposed to be able to move almost as nimbly as if they didn't have any armour at all, them and their armour are one heavy package! Each step should have some oomph to it! Still gotta admit that the rest of the vibes are cool, tho, and I, for one, will be following this one's project, and see how they improve over time.

@Gragel_Fragel

2 ай бұрын

the walking animation looks off to and you are correct about the walking to

@agimb2381

2 ай бұрын

It unironically looks like an attempt to copy Astartes, the armor is mk.7 but their red shoulder looks like an older mk so it looks so odd, the chapter symbol looks oddly similar to The Retributors from Astartes, and they are using a spartan in 40k when most of those are gone or replaced with a regular land raider. I know 40k fans are fast to jump on anything animated related and I know its like one guy making this but do we really need yet another space marine fights agasint Xeno/heretic cartoon for the 100th time? 40k has other races you know....(and no Imperial Guard animations dont count)

@stefanerdmann4697

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, noticed that too. Still, incredible first glimpse of something that has the potential to be great. Hopefully we get to experience it.

@mt4592

2 ай бұрын

​@@agimb2381You dont have to watch it:D i really enjoyed this one

Better enjoy this while we can. Y’all already know what GW finna do when they see this blow up

Man I really miss those helmets

Just watch your back, we all know how GW loves to come after people who make better stuff than they do!

@breadlast

2 ай бұрын

Or they hire them, like the Astartes guy

@skellyartzidations4524

2 ай бұрын

​@@breadlastAnd what? Do absolutely nothing with the project? lol

@breadlast

2 ай бұрын

@@skellyartzidations4524 true, haven't heard hide nor hair from him since

@makxxs551

2 ай бұрын

Этому парню это не грозит

@Wustenfuchs109

2 ай бұрын

@@skellyartzidations4524 To be fair, we have no idea what is the guy working on at the moment. It took him years to make Astartes video series. Maybe he is working on something feature length, we don't know. GW never went against people who were creating WH40K content in the broadest sense - there are tons of folks out there doing that still. They went specifically against those who were making money directly out of the IP, which is something every single company will do. Have they gone against Weshammer? Luetin? Boldemort? No. There is a line where using the IP is not allowed by law and GW was letting it happen for far longer than many other companies would. I am not a lawyer and I won't pretend that I know IP laws of any particular country and how they work. But the fact that only SOME of the creators were hit while others didn't, continued to create and grew a lot, should tell you that there is a clear line somewhere that you should not cross when using the IP someone else has the right to.

Awesome, the ship design alone is incredible, the music is good fit. Look forward to more

@donovanteale6502

2 ай бұрын

Actually made the lander/tank/marine combo look plausible which is wild

Thank you for making it on First Born Marines. So Goated.

Marines severely needed ambient stomps and even louder stomps on close-ups. They seem too light

Fantastic. The lighting is brilliant.

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Your animations are amazing 💪

Wow!!! This is amazing work. So much attention to detail. I love the slow, disciplined, almost foreboding approach you took. Really looking forward to chapter two.

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

This is poetry.

That arm-pit swipe finisher is really effective

Oh boy a fan made cinematic I sure hope this doesn’t get taken down

I love these space marine helmets, they look so pissed off all the time. Fantastic visuals and animation by the way! Reminded me of Astarte’s

I LOVE THIS!!!! It looks great and the sounds remind me of the earlier Terminator movie!! CANT WAIT FOR PART 2!!!!!

The Emperor shined brightly though this one. Excellent work @warheads

This give good old WH 40K Fan Animation Vibes. AND I LOVE IT

I love these KZread recommandations, the animation and the music are incredible! Very good work 👍

Beautifully done. I love the technical details and the shots of the infrastructure, often something missed in 40K stuff but something that we would marvel at if we could see it ourselves.

Man this looks so cool! I dig your chapter's vibe and I like the style of your animation, very cinematic, gives it a delightful believability. Can't wait to see more

Always great to see a 40k animation that isn't some soul deprived AI generated vomit. Keep up the good work, looks great!

@crystalclearchaos5387

2 ай бұрын

Wait there's been ai generated warhammer animations? I haven't seen any just really well made 3d animations mostly sodaz reuploads or krieg stuff and recently scorch and steel coffin which are amazing

@gawkthimm6030

2 ай бұрын

@@crystalclearchaos5387 all over youtube

@lyrethefolf

2 ай бұрын

​@@crystalclearchaos5387There was this series called 50k The New Hope or something like that. It was about the Imperium 10,000 years after the 41st Millennium and how the Emperor was resurrected and "started over". Huge Deus Ex Machina style hand-wavey plot, which was awful. It was made worse by the gratuitous and shameless use of generative art AI.

@crystalclearchaos5387

2 ай бұрын

@@lyrethefolf only animation i remember with hope in the name was the cancelled 30k death of hope which was a heresy era 3d animation

Everything about this is perfect, the only thing I'd recommend is perhaps getting a better walk cycle since not only do I feel the cycle doesn't fit a Space Marine but also the FPS isn't matched too well with the overall quality. Still man, super excited to see this blow up and suceed!

The way the treads on the Land Raider move makes me moist This is delicious

I like the old school feel to this, nice.

Hieno avaus! Odotan jatkoa.

@jhealey4826

2 ай бұрын

What language is this?

@teddysuxx

2 ай бұрын

​@@jhealey4826 🇫🇮🇫🇮

@Rogue-wh5ir

2 ай бұрын

@@jhealey4826I think it’s Finnish

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

@@Rogue-wh5ir Correct!

@aapotolonen3357

2 ай бұрын

Tekeekö Suomalainen tätä sarjaa?

Phenomenal quality!!! This brings me back to the good ol days of Astartes... hopefully GW dont notice this

I agree their movements look off but remember they posted this out of love for the genre, constructive criticism goes a long way to get better art. Their art will improve with more experience in the genre so please be kind and patient. I can't wait to see the next video and see how far they has moved past the first release. Great work please keep it up! 👍

Buzzing for GW to exact copywritum exterminatus on the existence of this video

the background track, the vibe, The menace of proper space marines (firstborn not shite primaris) Love it!! Bravo

This is glorious my brother, fan made 40k short films is always awesome.

Great wide shots and details of everything, rare to see a hawk transport a land raider and much kudos to the artist! Im expecting much more from this fantastic start And yes we know the movement of marines is floaty (as we cant help comparing to 'ASTARTES') but the artist will learn and I bet its a real 'b**th' to make it look realistic via CG!

Amazing work on the machinery environment and aircraft. But i feel like the ground vehicles and walking animations could use some work. Not sure what i think of the choice of materials on the marine's armor too.

@flonkplonk1649

2 ай бұрын

It's already hard to have a convincing standard person walking but it's especially hard to animate a walking person in a superheavy armour ... but i agree the marines need much more "weight" in their walking circle, they almost move (float) like featherweights

@kyle8971

2 ай бұрын

@@flonkplonk1649 Space Marines SHOULD walk effortlessly but the weight of their armor should still be visible in some way. As it stands, I agree with you fully. They look like they are basically floating.

@MrFallenone

Ай бұрын

@@flonkplonk1649 They move faster when inside the armor. Tactical Dreadnaught armor is the slow one.

@DanD_42

Күн бұрын

I had exactly the same reaction, hope this project will go on

@flonkplonk1649

Күн бұрын

@@MrFallenone nonetheless they have an impact to the ground and on themselves because of weight

Wow I can’t wait to see how this will continue You have reminded me with your stunning opening of the Astartes series I can see this becoming something glorious and worthy of the emperor’s praise

@ProjectWarheads

2 ай бұрын

❤

I like the little details on the shoulder pads, it really brings it to life!

Nice stuff! Love the space ship shots! Amazing dedication to get it this far!

Amazing work! Congrats to everyone who's working on this fantastic project. Keep up the good work and make the Emperor proud!

Character models and lighting are absolutely up there, congratulations!

SM: " Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bug hunt? "

Thank you for not adding fake black bars. Looks amazing!

The most realistic WH40K video I’ve seen yet - as in how I picture the Astartes ships and vehicles to look and operate. Thank you for your efforts.

@Mikkel-Hansen

2 ай бұрын

Just search for "Astartes", first hit, here on youtube to see the most realistic WH40K animation ever done, and the one that this one tries to imitate.

This is the stealthiest deployment of Space Marines I've ever seen lmao love it

@linkdancer3890

2 ай бұрын

The raven guard: …..the fuck man

Literally blessed by the God Emperor.

Love the music, the aesthetic, and the details. High quality stuff.

Loved the little details like the storms around the planet at 0:55

Excellent animation! You truly have been blessed by the Emperor

My god, this looks and sounds incredible! Also a Dark Angels successor chapter?! be still my beating heart, our prayers have been answered! For the Lion & for the Emperor!

the terminator vibes are strong with this one, i like it a fresh take great job

Bro's gonna end up in the GW sweatshop next to Syama Pedersen.

1:36 this tank be drifting like fast and furious

Welp, this poor sod is getting sued or 'hired' by GW

major bladerunner vibes in a 40k setting, amazing work!

WE GETTIN A CEASE AND DESIST WITH THIS ONE 🗣 🗣 🔥 🔥

Yes, these are not “Astartes”, their movements are more plasticine, and there is no signature clang of armor when moving, but it’s still cool, let’s not be too demanding. "Astartes" simply raised the bar so much that now everything that is a little worse than them seems like a "Lego movie." I’ll just remind you that before this 3D animation at 40k looked like a damn cartoon, God forgive me, the film “Ultramarines”. "Astartes" and "Hammer and Bolter" are still two phenomena, and not a universal standard

2 ай бұрын

the only issue I had is the close up is so similiar to astartes I almost cringed, like bro take inspiration from it but try and be original, even just simply changing the armour colour would've made it look more original

@Myomer104

2 ай бұрын

But... the armor color *is* different. The Retributors color is a uniform silver-blue, while these guys are charcoal with a red pauldron.

Wide bois be walkin' oh lawdy

Classic Non-Primaris Space Marines? Hell yeah - looks good!

How is this not blowing up the internet??? Amazing stuff, keep up the GREAT work.

@necrosteel5013

2 ай бұрын

Give it time friend. It's swiftly approaching popularity. Gotta let the ripples spread

This is the best space marine animations i have seen since the Astartes fan animations stopped.

That was great. Some epic ligthing. Also thank you for including a Land Raider Proteus. Cannot wait for more!

That’s some slow moving lightning.

We will watch your career with great interest.

like always, its the fans delivering quality.

This is my comment to support this video ...

The looks so cool, hope to see more from this project!

Thanks for keeping fan animations alive! Absolutely love the scenery, all the machine glows and lightning . Beautifully done

Someone needs to get Arch to react to this.

this is as close to a project astartes continuation as we get

Someone's day is about to get a whole lot more interesting than they anticipated.

love it old school armour ❤

By the eternal grace of the Emperor, I hope GW doesn't mess with your work.

There's something very... Armored Core 6 about this whole aesthetic and vibe. It's very welcome.

"every classic got a cheap copy." this.

I like the almost retro aesthetic, like the bassy synths and the slightly screen tearing on the monitors and stuff

Faith in the emporer will overcome anything. Even airodynamics

This gave me Astartes vibes and sent a chill down my spine. This is awesome

Supporting current GW:👎 Supporting Grimdark creators:👍

WOW! This far exceeded my wildest expectations. This is one of the best looking 40k fan animations I’ve ever seen. Great sound design too. My only pieces of constructive criticism are that the footsteps and track sound effects could be more deep and impactful, and that something felt a little off about the Astartes walk cycle. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Beatiful work all around. Clean animation, good models, good animation, great effects. Well done.

Im excited to see what happens next. The atmosphere is pretty dang good in this. Has a terminator feel, but where it's the part everyone wants to see, which is the machine war vs. humans, but you never get.