tmnt chains added. :-)

Maverick5UK · 07-23-2012, 11:50 AM

Haha, I had the same idea myself and bought 400cm of chain link from ebay seller ilovebeads for only £2.20 with free p&p. Bargain. Do a search on ebay for 400cm Silver Plated Link Chains Findings 3*4mm.

Fiskone · 07-27-2012, 08:28 PM

Oh man I just found these awesome figures today i was thinking of doing the same thing with mine these turtles make me feel like a kid again

tfpro · 08-02-2012, 10:54 AM

Excellent. So a little paint, superglue, a good pair of wirecutters/pliers, and a correctly sized hobby chain can combine to create a very nice looking set of weapons.

Thanks for the close up pictures! good work!

Anti Spark · 08-02-2012, 04:33 PM

Great detail!

Cute

Superquad7 · 08-03-2012, 03:15 AM

This looks great, and I'm planning on some things for mine as well.

In case you guys missed it, I thought I'd repost some things from the TMNT discussion thread:

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Originally Posted by STRAKER454

http://i49.tinypic.com/2vxhv09.jpg

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Originally Posted by STRAKER454

Alternate weapons time:
http://i45.tinypic.com/vdcm6r.jpg
All custom chained weapons and Donnie's bladed staff has a new blade

Gotta say, I love these new figures. I'm glad they aren't perfectly on model to the animation in a way because we got some great sculpts.

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Originally Posted by STRAKER454

Thank you! ^_^

Yes the ends. I should tell you all now that you want 4mm X 8mm screw bails like this: 100 Craft Jewelry Silver Toned Screw Eye Connector/ Bail Eyelet Extender Finding | eBay

And some 4mm wide steel chain like this:2-5mm 12-36" Silver Tone Men's Stainless Steel Necklace O Chain US520616 | eBay

Then all you have to do is get a very small drill bit. You can get a set made by Dremel that contains a VERY thin bit that i used. Just slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw threads on the bail. Drill in, then thread the bail in. I also took the bail back out so I could sand and sort of buff the plastic so you can't see where I cut the chain off. Pretty easy. This plastic is kinda waxy and actually sands pretty easy. 320 grit followed by 600 grit and literally used my t-shirt to buff the plastic smooth. then I put the bails back in and it looks pretty much factory.

closetrat · 08-03-2012, 05:10 PM

So gotta pick these guys up soon!

edroxxx325 · 08-18-2012, 02:56 AM

cool mod. I've been trying to find those small eye screw, so instead I used eye pins.

closetrat · 08-18-2012, 11:10 PM

Could a person not just use craft wire - twist a loop in the last link at either end, cut to size, drop superglue in the hole, insert screw & you're done..

08-02-2012, 04:33 PM	#14
Anti Spark It'S DUB Or Nothing! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,706 Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada Collection Count: 500 Plus Or Minus News Credits: 7	Great detail! Cute For those who asked who the cute avatar is I finally have found a Hi-Res Image But no name as of now. Here is a link.... about half way down. http://coolpics888.blogspot.ca/2011/...2-41-pics.html

07-23-2012, 11:50 AM	#11
Maverick5UK Mini-Con Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 5	Haha, I had the same idea myself and bought 400cm of chain link from ebay seller ilovebeads for only £2.20 with free p&p. Bargain. Do a search on ebay for 400cm Silver Plated Link Chains Findings 3*4mm.

07-27-2012, 08:28 PM	#12
Fiskone Aerosol Artist Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 208 Location: Barrie Ontario	Oh man I just found these awesome figures today i was thinking of doing the same thing with mine these turtles make me feel like a kid again

08-02-2012, 10:54 AM	#13
tfpro Autobot Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 95 Location: Michigan Collection Count: 14	Excellent. So a little paint, superglue, a good pair of wirecutters/pliers, and a correctly sized hobby chain can combine to create a very nice looking set of weapons. Thanks for the close up pictures! good work!

08-18-2012, 02:56 AM	#17
edroxxx325 Mini-Con Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Austin, TX Collection Count: 100+	cool mod. I've been trying to find those small eye screw, so instead I used eye pins.