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Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Feb 1, 2018 10:53:42 GMT
Hi all,
Just bought Stryker 3, it turns out the hand with the banner attaches at the wrist to the arm with a very small joint, how have people joined it, magnets? pins?
also the Banner looks like it would make it a pain to transport, I have heard some people just cut it off and make him point or carry a shield, has anyone done this?
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Post by scarecrow on Feb 1, 2018 14:27:22 GMT
I'm a purist, so I wanted to keep the flag. I didn't pin it at all, just glued the wrist joint and then glued a lower point of the flag shaft to the horse. The way the flag angles makes that a very natural connection point as well.
Transportation, unfortunately, is a whole different issue. I keep him in a separate cardboard box that I picked up from the UPS store, a 4" square box I believe that I cut the top off. It just means if I want to play him at the game store I have to make the decision beforehand since he doesn't just come in the bag with everything else, but it's the same way with my huge base foam.
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Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Feb 1, 2018 14:31:13 GMT
I'm a purist, so I wanted to keep the flag. I didn't pin it at all, just glued the wrist joint and then glued a lower point of the flag shaft to the horse. The way the flag angles makes that a very natural connection point as well. Transportation, unfortunately, is a whole different issue. I keep him in a separate cardboard box that I picked up from the UPS store, a 4" square box I believe that I cut the top off. It just means if I want to play him at the game store I have to make the decision beforehand since he doesn't just come in the bag with everything else, but it's the same way with my huge base foam. Yeah I was considering anchoring the lower point to the horse, but I was half hoping I could magnetise/pin his butt to the saddle to make transport easier. Maybe I might have to just get a separate box for him as well |
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Post by darkangeldentist on Feb 1, 2018 14:35:56 GMT
I have pinned mine. Transport sees him travel in a biscuit tin with magnets in his base.
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Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Feb 1, 2018 14:46:36 GMT
I have pinned mine. Transport sees him travel in a biscuit tin with magnets in his base. did you use a 1mm drill bit? |
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Post by darkangeldentist on Feb 1, 2018 16:37:06 GMT
I have pinned mine. Transport sees him travel in a biscuit tin with magnets in his base. did you use a 1mm drill bit? I think so, been a while. Went together fairly well in the end as I recall. |
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Post by Haight on Feb 3, 2018 17:51:12 GMT
Hi all,
Just bought Stryker 3, it turns out the hand with the banner attaches at the wrist to the arm with a very small joint, how have people joined it, magnets? pins?
also the Banner looks like it would make it a pain to transport, I have heard some people just cut it off and make him point or carry a shield, has anyone done this?
cheers Can confirm, banner is a pain in the ass to travel with. Even if you pin it very strongly, its subject to bends etc. i eventually turned it at an angle such that it would fit in a 4" foam with a minor conversion. The swan topper on the banner is destined to be lost, just accept it.  I recommend pinning at the join and using something a bit stronger than super glue (i used plumber's epoxy once i'd finally had enough, but you get precisely one shot at that). |
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Post by sludgeogre on Feb 5, 2018 15:57:08 GMT
I bought one off of a friend that he converted into Cloud from Final Fantasy. Instead of the banner, he made a Cloud sword out of Plasticard and drilled a hole through his hand to pin it inside of. He's still pretty large, but way easier to fit in foam than the banner one and he looks badass.
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Post by luckgod84 on Feb 8, 2018 13:22:38 GMT
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Post by Luebbi on Feb 10, 2018 11:41:20 GMT
I got a pointy hand from a 40K terminater and cut it down a little; an even better, fitting bit would be the pointing hand of Nemo1 (but being in europe, ordering from the PP part service was out of the question).
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