I am working on some marines and have recently decided that their backpacks are silly and too large. I thought about chopping off that knob the the pack fits on and leaving that slight flat protrusion but I think that could look kind of plain.
Then I took a backpack and chopped off those round exhaust vents but I found that it still looked too tall. When I also cut off the lower section it sat too high on the marine's back.
(I borrowed this picture since I don't have a camera)
Now I am stuck. I think I will try to come up with something (possibly ammo pouches and grenades) to make their backs look less flat and just forget about the space marine backpacks.
What do you think?