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BattleTech Miniatures and Terrain => BattleTech Miniatures => Topic started by: Bedwyr on 23 September 2018, 01:23:21
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Hey all. I could use some suggestions for replacing a missing shoulder gun on an old Shadow Hawk. There has to be an IWM part the right size and roughly the right shape to fit the bill.
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Hey all. I could use some suggestions for replacing a missing shoulder gun on an old Shadow Hawk. There has to be an IWM part the right size and roughly the right shape to fit the bill.
Erm...what about a classic or primitive Shadow Hawk's gun? Any chance of getting one of those?
Ruger
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I would like to know as well. I originally was thinking of using my spare AC/5 from the unseen Marauder but if someone can suggest something better...
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nuSeen Shad's AC or PPC should work. If you have a first sculpt Vindicator try that PPC. Resculpt won't work so well.
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Back in the day, I had two friends who would put a Warhammer arm up there to make Kurita variants.
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It's a pretty thin piece. I was thinking the Hound shoulder gun, but it might be too wide.
Perhaps a modified arm, like from a Gùn or Calliope?
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Thinking a little out of the box, you could try one of the 25mm Mechwarrior crew-served weapons. http://ironwindmetals.com/store/index.php?cPath=16_44_245
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I used part of a german PAK anti-tank gun in 1/100 scale. size was spot on, but doesn't overhang the back as much.
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Is there a way to make individual part requests from IWM? I was thinking I could request a piece as part of a larger order.
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If it isn't in the scrapyard, give them a call. Give them the sku of the mini and a description of the part/sprue that you want.
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Got it, thanks.
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For the unseen Hawk gun, the Facebook trade and sell group would probably be a better source.
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MW:DA Partisan AA vehicle - left-hand side gun. Perfect size, nicely greebled.
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Aw geez, that's probably going to be harder to track down than just ordering a spare metal part. I'll take a look though.
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If you want to make it a 2K use the arm ppc from a vindicator. I did this a while back and it work well.
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If it isn't in the scrapyard, give them a call. Give them the sku of the mini and a description of the part/sprue that you want.
IWM will definitely try to help you with this (I have done it for a couple of my customers here in Australia). We have found it helpful if you have a photo of the mini and circle/highlight the part you want, makes it easier for the IWM team to get you the right part.
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Lu Wei Bing gun arm.
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Lu Wei Bing gun arm.
Interesting. I'd like to see a pic of that combo.
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Is there a Swordsman mini? That might work.
And if it doesn't, I just found a tapered steel pin at my local hardware store that would make a perfect unseen Warhammer PPC barrel. Maybe you could find something similar. FWIW, the pin was in the same aisle as the screws, bolts, and cotter pins. I think it was made by Hillman, but the nearest example I can find online is here (https://www.hpaulin.com/products/pins/taper-pins).
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Swordsman does not have a mini that I have seen unfortunately. Honestly what came to mind was the Hound gun and Classic Shadow Hawk gun. But it was interesting to see the plethora of suggestions coming in.
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the swordsman was funded in the last fan funding round. we haven't seen any of them yet, but i assume it will be next year some time
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Ooo . . . I just know I had not seen it on their page (recent Christmas search). Now I just need to get one so I can field 'Age of War Davion' with a Hammerhands!
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Swordsman miniature is coming as a Q1 release.
You could use that gun...but more than likely it will be much like the "Classic" Shadow Hawk guns, a bit big for the unseen shadow hawk.
Best option is to check on the Facebook BattleTech International Trade & Sell group. Someone there may have an Unseen one.