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Does anybody know where you can get a Power Armor sized Thunder hammer. I have the Storm Shield I need from the assault marine box, but I need a thunder hammer for my Marshal.

Ther's one in the iron hands box. Also, I know I've seen some other company make sci-fi hammers... I just can't remember which...

Grey Knight Daemonhammer
Inq Corteaz
Iron Hands
Older, metal TH/SS Terminators

Think there's one in the SW Pack kit

Also one in the BA DC box. ebay's your best bet!

spess Spess SPESS SPESS PUPPEEES!!!!

but no seriously, space wolf kits and blood angels kits do containt thunder hammers. There isn't too much of a size difference though, you're just as well slicing the hand off off of a terminator arm and swapping it to a PA marine.

Biggest issue with the Corteaz is that it looks like one piece, and that would require alot of work (which between work and school I don't have alot of). The Daemonhammer looks two handed and the SS is on the other hand, but I could make it so that he is choking up on it to take off (Marshall has a jump pack). I couldn't find the Iron hands one and all my old termis have their Thunderhammers and I don't want to break them off. The SW one looks very wolfesque (could be GWs picture). Now that BA DC one that one could work really well assuming it doesn't have alot of BA bits on it. I'll have alot of front torsos left over form the assault marine and templar conversion boxes so I could turn those DC into more assault marines. So I think I'll go that way.

Thanks to eveyone for their advice, it gave me alot more options then I was expecting to have...so now just one more question (if anyone has any other suggestions keep throwing them out!) how easy would it be to magnetise his weapon as I would like it to be interchangible with a LC?

It should be relatively easy to magnetize. The key thing to remember is that most thunderhammers are two-handed. so that is the only trick when making it interchangeable. (that is to say, the few small contact points when gluing the arms togehter is a wee bit fiddly)

The problem is he can't be using both hands for it since the other one has a Stormshield on it. Would that make it harder or easier to magnetise...is there an easier way to be able to swap weapons?

Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Scott-S6 wrote:Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Wow that's...just...

Ok so magentizing these guys! Easy or hard? Tips/Tricks?

You will not be able to magnetize them. The problem is like other have said the 2 handed issue and the SS issue. You best bet is to keep it one handed and glue it.

If you want to magnetize then do the arms not the hands.

I am sure there are BA Iconography on the hammer but nothing alittle knife can't deal with.

balsak_da_mighty wrote:You will not be able to magnetize them. The problem is like other have said the 2 handed issue and the SS issue. You best bet is to keep it one handed and glue it.

If you want to magnetize then do the arms not the hands.

I am sure there are BA Iconography on the hammer but nothing alittle knife can't deal with.

Why would you not be able to magnetize them?

The BA DC hammer didn't appear to be two handed. It looked like one arm almost like the old metal terminators. That said if I have to I can shave it off and add some BT iconography from the conversion box as I'm already taking the templar logo with scroll for the Storm Shield. The biggest thing is that since this is my marshal he needs to have a suitibly decorative hammer and the shield needs to match the level of flair.

Balsak is there a reason that I can't magnetize it (this is my first attempt at using magnets.

Akroma06 wrote:

Scott-S6 wrote:Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Wow that's...just...

Ok so magentizing these guys! Easy or hard? Tips/Tricks?

It is worth mentioning that these are terminator arms.

AustonT wrote:

Akroma06 wrote:

Scott-S6 wrote:Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Wow that's...just...

Ok so magentizing these guys! Easy or hard? Tips/Tricks?

It is worth mentioning that these are terminator arms.

From the item description:

"This pack is designed for use on Space Marine miniatures wearing power armour"

Akroma06 wrote:The BA DC hammer didn't appear to be two handed. It looked like one arm almost like the old metal terminators. That said if I have to I can shave it off and add some BT iconography from the conversion box as I'm already taking the templar logo with scroll for the Storm Shield. The biggest thing is that since this is my marshal he needs to have a suitibly decorative hammer and the shield needs to match the level of flair.

Balsak is there a reason that I can't magnetize it (this is my first attempt at using magnets.

It is two handed but the second hand isn't modelled on the hammer, a little piece of the hammers handle is modelled onto the second arm. I think that makes sense

nectarprime wrote:

AustonT wrote:

Akroma06 wrote:

Scott-S6 wrote:Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Wow that's...just...

Ok so magentizing these guys! Easy or hard? Tips/Tricks?

It is worth mentioning that these are terminator arms.

From the item description:

"This pack is designed for use on Space Marine miniatures wearing power armour"

I've got one of these on my assault sergeant. They are power armour sized.

What? why couldnt you magnetize the metals? theyre just a pain in the %$@!% and take way longer and more caution cause you need a dril;, but its just as easy....

Magnetizing is easy, just make sure you have the correct polarity, get the right size magnet (you may have to go larger for the metal bits, cause theyre a tad heavier)

I also reccomend making some sort of... arsenal/locker that fits into your carry case that is also maagnetized. Slap your magnetized weapons onto there, and you'll be surer of not losing them

I went and looked at my old termies and squinted a little closer. I stand corrected. With the stormshield I thought the were the same thing as the lightning claws, old term arms.

Akroma06 wrote:The BA DC hammer didn't appear to be two handed. It looked like one arm almost like the old metal terminators. That said if I have to I can shave it off and add some BT iconography from the conversion box as I'm already taking the templar logo with scroll for the Storm Shield. The biggest thing is that since this is my marshal he needs to have a suitibly decorative hammer and the shield needs to match the level of flair.

Balsak is there a reason that I can't magnetize it (this is my first attempt at using magnets.

Well one magnetizing is a pain in the butt. I personally don't see the need. I Have done it in the past but every time I pick up the model the piece falls off. yes i do use rare earth magnets. I just think in the long wrong it really isn't worth it.

Now the main reason i said you can't do it is if its a two handed hammer. Very tough to line eveything up to magnetize and all that. If its just a one handed sure, juts do the arm, not the hand. The hand is so small and its very tough to find a magnet that small with enough strength to hold the arm all the time. I did that with my Captain for a plasma pistol and regular bolt pistol. the damn thing always falls off when I touch it. I am just saying make sure its worth it to you. It really hasn't been worth it to me.

balsak_da_mighty wrote:

Akroma06 wrote:The BA DC hammer didn't appear to be two handed. It looked like one arm almost like the old metal terminators. That said if I have to I can shave it off and add some BT iconography from the conversion box as I'm already taking the templar logo with scroll for the Storm Shield. The biggest thing is that since this is my marshal he needs to have a suitibly decorative hammer and the shield needs to match the level of flair.

Balsak is there a reason that I can't magnetize it (this is my first attempt at using magnets.

Well one magnetizing is a pain in the butt. I personally don't see the need. I Have done it in the past but every time I pick up the model the piece falls off. yes i do use rare earth magnets. I just think in the long wrong it really isn't worth it.

Now the main reason i said you can't do it is if its a two handed hammer. Very tough to line eveything up to magnetize and all that. If its just a one handed sure, juts do the arm, not the hand. The hand is so small and its very tough to find a magnet that small with enough strength to hold the arm all the time. I did that with my Captain for a plasma pistol and regular bolt pistol. the damn thing always falls off when I touch it. I am just saying make sure its worth it to you. It really hasn't been worth it to me.

Not to be rude, but if you used rare earth magnets and everything falls off when you move it, you did something wrong, probably not a strong enough magnet.

Akroma06 wrote:Biggest issue with the Corteaz is that it looks like one piece, and that would require alot of work (which between work and school I don't have alot of). The Daemonhammer looks two handed and the SS is on the other hand, but I could make it so that he is choking up on it to take off (Marshall has a jump pack). I couldn't find the Iron hands one and all my old termis have their Thunderhammers and I don't want to break them off. The SW one looks very wolfesque (could be GWs picture). Now that BA DC one that one could work really well assuming it doesn't have alot of BA bits on it. I'll have alot of front torsos left over form the assault marine and templar conversion boxes so I could turn those DC into more assault marines. So I think I'll go that way.

Thanks to eveyone for their advice, it gave me alot more options then I was expecting to have...so now just one more question (if anyone has any other suggestions keep throwing them out!) how easy would it be to magnetise his weapon as I would like it to be interchangible with a LC?

Corteaz' Daemonhammer is it's own part. You get three parts, his torso and forearms, the eagle and his hand/Daemonhammer.

just be aware that that 5 pack has an issue that is visually apparent but not always obvious... those are in fact LEFT handed thunder hammers.

I magnetized some of those thunder hammers from GW, i did them at the shoulder and used different arms for different weapons.

@ Valkyrei: Thanks. I like the look of Coteazs' thunder hammer I was just worried about it being resin and him and it being a single piece (which it isn't).

@ Norsehawk: Thanks for the heads up as I would have been disappointed to learn that I can't use them with my current shield. It says they come with shields but I like the look of mine better.

@ Emperors Champion: Yeah it makes sense the lower hand has the remainder of the handle, but the majority is held by one hand. Thanks this may be what I end up doing since I have BT conversion boxes, so I get more standard assault marines.

@ Nectarprime and Monkey Tom: I'm glad these are power armored. I was a little concerened about the size since the description said its power armored sized but it comes with a crux terminus. Which I thought was only for Terminators.

@ Auston: Yeah I thought this too...hence the reason I held off getting a TH pack when I went by my LGS yesterday.

@ poda_t: I've got some earth magnets that seem pretty storng. So I'll try that when I decide on what hammer to use. Do I just put the marine side inside the torso when I assemble it or wait until after and drill out a hole for it?

@ balsak: Unfortunantly I don't have alot of a choice since I don't want to keep making commanders for my BT. This way I can swap out a TH/SS on my marshal for a LC and SS.

AustonT wrote:

Akroma06 wrote:

Scott-S6 wrote:Pack of 5?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440339a&prodId=prod1400033

Wow that's...just...

Ok so magentizing these guys! Easy or hard? Tips/Tricks?

It is worth mentioning that these are terminator arms.

No, they absolutely are not. Note that they come with power armour veteran shoulder pads.

No, They are the old terminator arms....

balsak_da_mighty wrote:No, They are the old terminator arms....

No, you are incorrect. The old Terminator arms come as one piece, no shoulderpad. Also, it specifically states they're for power armored models, and there's at least one testimonial in this very thread that they're for power armor. I'm pretty sure these are actually the TH arm from the Iron Hands box.

balsak_da_mighty wrote:No, They are the old terminator arms....

No, they are left handed thunder hammer arms. Built for power armor, that require a power armor shoulder to go on the spot. All terminator thunder hammers that I have ever seen have been right handed models, and except for the plastic ones, all have had the metal shoulder pad built in, even on the very old lead terminators that had the little tiny thunder hammers.