Minor/Repaint: Nightstick / Nebulon Targetmaster

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by quickshift, May 22, 2019.

  1. quickshift

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    No targetmaster for Generation Selects Ricochet/Stepper? Fine I’ll make my own.
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    Parts from Aimless and Blowpipe mixed and a bath in black dye did the trick.
    These battlemasters are addicting.
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  2. Kamen Ranger Bat

    Kamen Ranger Bat Don’t hassle the Hoffimus Prime

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    Very nice work. I'm actually hoping to accomplish the same thing by swapping parts with caliburst once he's released.
     
  3. sdmacleod

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    Did you do anything to attach the HFG as a backpack? Or is it just balanced there?
     
  4. denebian

    denebian I've got better things to do tonight...

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    I was curious too so I just tried that myself. The thumbs are bent in to kinda wrap around the part of the windshield sticking up. Everything else is just balance. It sits well enough that it doesn't fall off, as long as you don't move or touch him.
     
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  5. quickshift

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    denebian figured it out. The thumbs hold it to the windshield. Not rock solid, but it works.
     
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    Quite nice!
     
  7. Maximus Danz

    Maximus Danz Trying to achieve something

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    Really nice, I relized how much I need to get GS Stepper.
     
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    Thanks - I think I've got it worked out. Gonna have to fabricate something more solid though!
     
  9. MrUniqZ

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    Yea the arms and legs of these guys love dye.
     
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    Do you have a pic of your Nightstick with a Cyclonus figure?
     
  11. sdmacleod

    sdmacleod Well-Known Member

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    I tinkered with this, and I've found an even better solution:
    Swap the thumbs on the HFG, and you can peg them onto him. It's low-profile and secure!

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  12. quickshift

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    That.....is rather ingenious. I will have to give that a go this evening. Thanks for sharing.

    EDIT: So I tried, I cannot get the tabs to stay attached to the cavity on the thumbs, just falls right out
     
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  13. quickshift

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    Sorry, I didnt do that previously. I looked for my Cylconus, but hes packed away and buried.
     
  14. quickshift

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    OK, so took me a minute.

    The weapon sandwiches the thumb to the back THATS what holds it together, not friction from the tabs under the thumbs.

    Really looks a lot better. Thanks for sharing sdmacleod!

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    You're welcome! Interestingly, I was trying it with Jazz earlier, and couldn't get it to work. I finally did, but it's not as solid - the tolerance and spacing is slightly different, both in the thumb spacing, and the pegs. The peg on the HFG _must_ touch his back for apply enough pressure!