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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/20 17:06:57
Subject: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Dakka Veteran
A small town at the foothills of the beautiful Cascade Mountains
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I hate the metal on the Fire Prism. I want it all plastic! Saying this, does anyone know of any good GW pastic pieces I could use to model a crystal-looking cannon? Thanks!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/20 19:14:47
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Mmm, the clear green crystal thingy from the Necron monolith is all that springs to mind, and that might be too big.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/21 02:56:40
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Regular Dakkanaut
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no such thing as gun too big
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/21 03:05:03
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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plastic shops and hobby shops should have some plastic crystals you can use.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/22 02:20:24
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Dakka Veteran
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make it look different then order some of the green rods from the necron guns(i think its possible to order just the rod sprue),put 4 or so of them together vertically like an I....oh screw it: http://xs208.xs.to/xs208/06420/prism.JPG get the idea...i hope.basically make it look like the head of the prism tanks from red alert 2
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/22 22:46:20
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Plastictrees
Amongst the Stars, In the Night
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Instead of literally interpreting prism to mean some big beefy crysal, why not go the Star Wars route and use the high-tech alternative of a radome? I could even just be a "satelite" dish (ala the Death Star). Include some wicked looking attenneas with discreete cabling running back to the turret and viola! Eldar "Fire Prism" (prism in name only).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2006/10/22 23:33:38
Subject: RE: Scratch-building Eldar Fire-Sprism Cannon (forget metal!)
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Lurking Gaunt
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Make a mold of the metal prism and use clear resin to cast your crystal. You can also add dye to the resin to create a crystal of any color desired. Then just paint the parts that are not supposed to be clear.
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