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Necron Flayed One clawed hand tutorial

Materials and tools:
Necron Warrior
.080 x .125” styrene strip
3/64” styrene rod
.030 styrene sheet cut into 1/16” wide strips
Metal ruler
X-acto knife
Metal files
Pin vice with 1/64 and 1/16” drill bits
Clippers
1/16” hole punch


I start out with the styrene strip; it is to square looking for the hand so I file the corners to round them off.


I then drill a small pilot hole in the middle with the 1/64” drill bit. I then use the 1/16” bit to enlarge the hole. This is where the hand will attach to the Flayed Ones wrist. It is a lot easier to drill the hole before you clip the hand off the styrene strip.


I then clip the hand section off. It should be about a 1/8” long.


I glue a small piece of styrene rod to the end of the hand (the side without the hole drilled in it). This will create the knuckles for the blades to attach. I use a piece of rod a little bigger than needed. I then clip off the excess and file it flush with the side of the hand.


For the thumb I file the end of the styrene rod to a dome, then cut it about 1/16” long. I make the cut at a slight angle so it just is not sticking out the side of the hand. I then glue the thumb to the hand, and the hand to the Flayed Ones wrist.


For the blades I start with some .30 styrene sheet that I cut into a 1/16” wide strip. I use the clippers to roughly cut the shape of the curved blade. I then use the file to round off the top, and file the bottom edge at an angle on both sides to create a razors edge. This step is easier if you shape the blade first before cutting it from the strip to length.


I then use a pencil to mark the length of the blade. I make the first one (pointer) about ¾” long with the next blade about a 1/8” shorter than the one before it. I then use the hole punch to make a cut for the blade to attach to the knuckle on the hand. I then cut the blade from the rest of the strip with an X-acto knife.



Here you can see the finished blade attached to the hand.


The finished squad.

Not too shabby... you should do a complete conversion tutorial outlining the rest of your process.

I'd add that you can use a slice of sprue for the hands as well, as shown on my own tutorial.

Guessing for the styrene for the claws it is suppose to say .03" instead of .3". I was getting ready to build some of these and just wanted to make sure.


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vmjn

Isn't this threadomancy? Or am I just picky? Nice tutorial anyway.

Linked wrote:Isn't this threadomancy? Or am I just picky? Nice tutorial anyway.

It isn't, because the pseudo-necromancer had a relevant concern that added to the thread.

Fine enough

I personally don't think a tutorial thread should ever be considered 'dead', because they will ALWAYS be relevant. The only circumstance where it could possibly lose relevance is if it's to recreate an expensive metal model, and said model gets a cheaper plastic kit. Even then it's still not useless, because some may prefer the conversion to the kit. (and it may still be cheaper too)

disposable24 wrote:Guessing for the styrene for the claws it is suppose to say .03" instead of .3". I was getting ready to build some of these and just wanted to make sure.


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vmjn

yes, the size should be .030. I have found evergreen scale models makes a pre made strip that will work if you do not want to cut the strips yourself. it is product number 134, .030 x .080" strip.