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Seeing my number of "Shooter" Guardsmen is low and indisposed as variable members of squads, I need to look for other alternatives. So, what do I have a plethora of and little use for? Grenade Launcher Guardsmen.



I have ten of these figures to do, so I'd like something simple with as little sculpting as possible. I would also like whatever I do be uniform model to model. I have a number of Catachan lasguns to convert to longlas rifles, so assume I will be using Catachan lasguns.

Any help will be appreciated, from your own creativity or citing previous modelers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794270.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794270.page GMT


]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794640.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794640.page GMT GW makes Grenade Launchers worth taking over rifles.

Good inspiration Mr. Unistoo, thank you.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794692.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/794692.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/795425.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/795425.page GMT


I simply drilled the barrel out a bit more, added a solid plastic rod, trimmed to length, drilled out another rod to fit over for the end cap (it was already a hollow tobe, but it did not fit over the other rod). A smaller diameter rod was used to make the body of the tube stock and green stuff was applied around it and to the shoulder to appear as a stock. The scopes were recessed and trimmed then glued in place.

I can not seem to remember where I got the scope on the model on the right, however, but I prefer that one to the other.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/801883.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/801883.page GMT
One thing to consider would be the position of the shooter is kind of weird for a sniper. He looks like he is stepping forward and not bracing for a shot.

It would look pretty cool to give them a scenic base to make it look like they are leaning up against something (a ruined wall or maybe a tank trap of some sort). Just a thought.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/801951.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/801951.page GMT
I may do something with the back foot, but besides that, there isn't much room on the base to do something convincing, unless I wanted to move up to 40mm bases, which I don't.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/802167.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/802167.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/802423.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/245421/802423.page GMT
Steel Legion models also have another limitation for torso swaps in that they have an assortment of gear around their waist that is not standard from model to model, especially on the Grenade Launcher models. To fit two different leg and torso combination together would require more green stuff work, which is not what I want to do. Quick and clean is the objective here.


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