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Dark Eldar - Work In Progress
Jetbike with Interchangeable weapons |
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Dark Eldar Work In Progress |
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A year ago I posted a method for making interchangeable weapons for jetbikes on this website (check this link.). The procedure required the addition of "L-shaped hooks on the jetbike weapons that engaged slots in the fin assembly to mount them to the bikes. Over time I noted that the weapons had a tendency to loosen from the jetbikes and come off during gaming. Additionally, the plastic, "L-shaped" hooks proved to be too fragile for repeated assembly/disassembly.
I decided that a better means for making interchangeable weapons was needed. Many of my recent conversions have utilized small, powerful, rare-earth magnets to great effect so I decided to experiment with using magnets to attach interchangeable weapons to jetbikes. For my initial conversions I chose to use 1/8" diameter by 1/16" thick disk magnets as they were small enough to mount in both the jetbike fin assembly and weapon mounts. I mounted two magnets in each piece and positioned them on either side of the alignment pin/hole in each part. The magnets proved to work remarkably well, and they gave a strong bond between the weapon and jetbike via a simple attachment scheme that required only 4 holes to be drilled (2 in the fin assembly, 2 in the weapon).
Photos Section (click on thumbnail image to enlarge it) |
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| Miniatures � Games Workshop 2004. All rights reserved. Used without permission - models painted by Dan Moore |
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A side view of the painted jetbike and interchangeable shredder. |
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The splinter rifle has been swapped with a Shredder |
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The painted jetbike on its flying base. |
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A side view of the assembled jetbike and interchangeable shredder. |
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An assembled jetbike with shredder Note the interchangeable splinter rifle and magnet in the foreground. |
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The same jetbike is easily convereted to carry a shredder. |
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A jetbike shredder with two magnets (gold disks) added to its mount. Note magnet on left |
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The jetbike body with two magnets (gold disks) mounted in its fin assembly |
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A disassembled jetbike with splinter rifle and shredder in foreground |
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