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Hey guys, I'm wanting to use Kasrkin models but equip them with shotguns. Any ideas on how to do this mod? Has anyone done these already?

Thanks,
Mark

I was in a similar situation when I wanted to use alternate special weapons than what was available with the default 10 metal ones... and I didn't feel like buying blisters of those 2 with the special weapons.

Maybe for on the cheap you could do vanilla cadian shock trooper with a shotgun (maybe from space marine scouts?) and respirators that I think come with the cadian command box? for the back pack maybe trim down one of the vox backpacks till it resembles the Kasrkin one.

Someone might have a better plan... this is just what I remember planning to do when I was working on an Astra Militarum army.

There's always the Forgeworld hazardous environment troopers;

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Cadian-Hostile-Environment-Troops-Conversion-Set

A simple weapon swap might do the trick for you.

...and at least for me these shotguns were an option: http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/shotguns-mk2-x5

OJJ

Kromlech have got some nice shotguns. From the description they may be more Space Marine size though...

http://bitsofwar.com/home/505-legionary-shotgun.html

I'd try cutting the muzzles, scopes, and cables off the lasguns they're using and find/build magazines and new muzzles. Trying to do weapon swaps on non-Space Marine models is generally a pain because of how integrated the hands are to the weapon, and the hellguns on the existing Kasrkin look like they've got vents down below that'd pass for a pump-action slide.

There's also Anvil's Regiments line.. which has a few choices in shotguns. With the Regiment weapons, most come with actual separate Left hands so you don't have to fiddle around with the forward grip.

http://anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Weapons


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And, if the ones he has currently don't turn your crank, well, he's got another batch coming soon, he just dropped a preview shot on his facebook of the trencher shotguns he's gone and sculpted.