Post by raymondjex on Nov 19, 2012 20:20:31 GMT -5
I have been reading a post over at DakkaDakka about making special weapons with only little greenstuff and the bits found only in the Cadian Shock Troop box. As I found the ideas there brilliant I got around thinking of my own and face another problem most face with a box of basic Cadians: no Power Weapon option for the Sarge. Well, not anymore!
You'll need:
Utility/hobby knife
Hobby cutters
Hobby saw
Files
Plastic glue
Cadian Shock Troop Box, specifically, the Sergeant's arm with the chainsword (Power Maul) and include lasgun F, G or H OR one loose bayonet from the Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad for a Power Axe
20, 30 minutes of your time, maybe more/less depending on skills.
Keep in mind that I wear glasses, so plastic bits flying off don't really bother me, but just in case, wear goggles.
1-Remove the bur off the chainsword, it makes it look better.
2- Using your utility knife, begin by slowly cutting the chainsword's teeth from the frame. Make it one, long cut so that you end up with a joint 'chain' that can double as a mouth for a comical chainsword (or a possessed one)
After that's removed, file or cut away with the knife what's left on the frame until it's all nice and even.
3-After that's done, take your saw and cut straight down where the chain was, down into the frame, but do not cut pass the engine block. Going lower might fragilise the hand guard. Put the saw flat where the chain blade was when you cut. Also, you can lean on the slump of the frame to cut perpendicular so you'll end up with a more squared piece to file. File and make sure that everything is even.
4-Next take your cutter and cut off the engine's exhaust, using files and knife to smooth the surface, then remove the air intake fins on top by scraping it with your knife and using your saw, again using the frame as guide to make everything straight and even.
5-With the knife, cut a straight line right behind the notches on the frame, go around the frame as well, taking care that the cut is even, as it may filing way easier. After a dozen turn, you can just chop it down- just make sure you got your hand close, as it might fly off. File both the top of the frame and the back of the bit you got.
6-Glue everything together. The hammer head can be glued either direction, I just find that a flat even top makes for a better maul. I chop off 2 teeth from the chain and glue it at the back for added looks.
POWER AXE EXTRA STEPS
7- Chop off the blade off the bayonet of your lasgun. As you get 10 lasguns in a box, and the Sarge never gets one, there's always one left, so make sure it's a bayoneted one so you can have it.
8- Cut at a 45 degree angle, the back of the blade's body ( as in, the part of the blade that is not the sharp, slicing part) and glue it to the maul's hammer and voilà, instant Power Axe.
It is fragile, so perhaps cutting a notch in the hammer head before might help to hold in place, or at least make a spot glue can harden and weld it into place.
You'll need:
Utility/hobby knife
Hobby cutters
Hobby saw
Files
Plastic glue
Cadian Shock Troop Box, specifically, the Sergeant's arm with the chainsword (Power Maul) and include lasgun F, G or H OR one loose bayonet from the Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad for a Power Axe
20, 30 minutes of your time, maybe more/less depending on skills.
Keep in mind that I wear glasses, so plastic bits flying off don't really bother me, but just in case, wear goggles.
1-Remove the bur off the chainsword, it makes it look better.
2- Using your utility knife, begin by slowly cutting the chainsword's teeth from the frame. Make it one, long cut so that you end up with a joint 'chain' that can double as a mouth for a comical chainsword (or a possessed one)
After that's removed, file or cut away with the knife what's left on the frame until it's all nice and even.
3-After that's done, take your saw and cut straight down where the chain was, down into the frame, but do not cut pass the engine block. Going lower might fragilise the hand guard. Put the saw flat where the chain blade was when you cut. Also, you can lean on the slump of the frame to cut perpendicular so you'll end up with a more squared piece to file. File and make sure that everything is even.
4-Next take your cutter and cut off the engine's exhaust, using files and knife to smooth the surface, then remove the air intake fins on top by scraping it with your knife and using your saw, again using the frame as guide to make everything straight and even.
5-With the knife, cut a straight line right behind the notches on the frame, go around the frame as well, taking care that the cut is even, as it may filing way easier. After a dozen turn, you can just chop it down- just make sure you got your hand close, as it might fly off. File both the top of the frame and the back of the bit you got.
6-Glue everything together. The hammer head can be glued either direction, I just find that a flat even top makes for a better maul. I chop off 2 teeth from the chain and glue it at the back for added looks.
POWER AXE EXTRA STEPS
7- Chop off the blade off the bayonet of your lasgun. As you get 10 lasguns in a box, and the Sarge never gets one, there's always one left, so make sure it's a bayoneted one so you can have it.
8- Cut at a 45 degree angle, the back of the blade's body ( as in, the part of the blade that is not the sharp, slicing part) and glue it to the maul's hammer and voilà, instant Power Axe.
It is fragile, so perhaps cutting a notch in the hammer head before might help to hold in place, or at least make a spot glue can harden and weld it into place.