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Epic => [Epic] Epic Armageddon & Epic 40K Discussion => Topic started by: azrael71 on March 29, 2010, 02:55:12 PM

Title: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: azrael71 on March 29, 2010, 02:55:12 PM

I have loads of jet bikes that I will never use.
Before I shell out for some shining spears has anyone tried converting the standard jetbikes to represent these models?

Pics/walkthrough appreciated.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: Vaaish on March 29, 2010, 03:56:29 PM

I haven't done such a conversion, but it seems to me that a bit of plastic rod and few dots of greenstuff might make an acceptable spear haft, tip, and arm to hold it.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: Dave on March 29, 2010, 04:14:28 PM

You could use clothing pins for the spears too, just watch out while picking them up :P. The HE Spearmen test I did with them has proven to be extra pokey.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: azrael71 on March 29, 2010, 04:51:12 PM

Thanks for those.
I had sort of guessed how to do the spear bit, it is the aerilons on the side of the bikes that I was wondering about.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: semajnollissor on March 29, 2010, 05:15:29 PM

The backpack fins from 40k-scale eldar guardians can be doctored fairly easily into jetbike wings. A much cheaper alternative is to make the wings out of plasticard strip.

Either way you go, the process will be fiddly and time consuming.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: Vaaish on March 29, 2010, 05:17:21 PM

Should be pretty easy with plasticard strips. I've seen them in pre-cut widths that should work for the fins.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: nealhunt on March 29, 2010, 07:48:03 PM

Styrene rods and card stock is what I've seen used.

Title: Re: Eldar Shining Spears (kit bashing)
Post by: azrael71 on April 21, 2010, 09:57:26 AM

I had a dig through the bits box and found some old dark elf crossbows.
So hacked these up and trimmed down the bolts.

Here are the results.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/epic%20armageddon/Eldar/DSCN8201.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/epic%20armageddon/Eldar/DSCN8204.jpg)

Not as nice as the originals I will grant you, but a heck of a lot cheaper and they have used up some of my surplus Jetbikes :)
It wasn't even that fiddly a job and 12 of them took no more than 30 minutes.

Next task find a way to proxy avengers and SM assault and devastator marines as I don't fancy buying of full pack just for these models :(