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Is there any companys that make powerklaw lookalikes for conversions? I am newish to the hobby so I dont have an uber bitz box to raid and Id like to find a use for the 10 AoBR nobz I have since I do not see the point in fielding em with stock gear

I don't know of any conversions you can get, but this is one of those situations where I think you can roll your own very cheaply, even with little skill, and still have it look good.

All you need is a small clump of greenstuff, put where the hand was cut off and shaped properly, and then some sheet styrene cut into blades. For the pistons, use a coffee stirrer and a toothpick.


Alternately, you can get single PK's off ebay, if you fancy paying approx $50 for them (which, coincidentally, is the price of 2 Nob boxes, each of which includes 5 PK's)

Yeah might be time to take the plunge and get some greenstuff and try and learn a new set of skillz =) Is it very hard to get a straight edge with the stuff? I was thinking I could just make a sqaure blob for the base of the klaw and just build from there after all its only 3 klaws and some pipes etc.

Another plan was to try and get some of that plasticard stuff and make the blades from that and just roughly "carve" an edge on the blades.

It IS hard to get a sharp edge on GS, plasticard would be your best bet for the blades.

Hello there! I have 10 AOBR Nobz as well, and Im slowly converting most of them. Remember you can always go with Big Choppas - S6/7 for 5 points isnt bad at all, especially if you go with kombi weapons as well. Just work around with sprue parts to enlong your choppas, and make kombi-weapons out of shootas and burna bitz.

You could also try to make your own power klaws using bitz from regular choppas or even sprue. I'm finishing one power klaw right now, unfortunately I cant take any pics right now...

Jubear wrote:Another plan was to try and get some of that plasticard stuff and make the blades from that and just roughly "carve" an edge on the blades.

A dremel tool at a slow speed with a sanding drum on it will be very helpful here, or else sandpaper glued to a popsicle stick. A single sheet should give you enough plastic to hone your technique enough for hundreds of PK's. Be sure and use a relatively thick piece of plastic (and least 2x as thick as a credit card) if you're going to do this.

I understand people are hesitant to do homemade conversions because the thought of "sculpting" in greenstuff is offputting, but you have so long before it sets, and a PK is made of such simple shapes, that I think even people with barely any skill at all and no experience can probably turn out a respectable looking work with less then an hour of fiddling.

Most importantly, post some pics of how it came out!


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ergotoxin wrote:Remember you can always go with Big Choppas - S6/7 for 5 points isnt bad at all, especially if you go with kombi weapons as well.

ehhhh. Depends on who you are fighting. The big problem with Big Choppas is that A.) It's not a power weapon and B.) It's 2 handed, so pretty sure you lose a CC attack. Yes, you lose the extra attack with the PK too, but the benefits outweigh the cost. It's also worth mentioning in a world where most creatures are toughness 4, there is a large difference between s7 and s8, one point or not. I don't see any compelling reason to take Big Choppas unless you really are short on points.