Lestat Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hi folks, Made a recent purchase on ebay and it arrived today - but it wasn't exactly what I was expecting....... The item description said "Large-scale Bolt pistol" which is actually pretty accurate. I was expecting something along =I= scale proportions which I could use for an Artemis conversion. However, when I opened the package today, it turns out that the boltpistol is quite a lot larger than an =I= Bolter. Heres a couple of pics - including a scale shot alongside a normal 40k Bolter and an =I= scale shotgun. Does anyone know where the boltpistol is from, or what scale it is? Any help is very much appreciated. Lestat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquigBait Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I believe that the large bolt pistol was sort of like a promotional thing that was under limited release a number of years ago. If I remember correctly they released a series of larger scale weapons as collectors items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 I believe that the large bolt pistol was sort of like a promotional thing that was under limited release a number of years ago. If I remember correctly they released a series of larger scale weapons as collectors items. Hmmm......interesting. I was beginning to think that is was one of those limited release staff only items that pop up every now and then. I might clean up the mold lines and paint it up and modify it slightly. It would make a cool looking keyring. If I drill into the butt of the pistol and glue in an eye (the kind you use for hanging pictures) I should be able to attach a split-ring for the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquigBait Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Yup, that is what I would want to do with it. I have one of those limited release things... the Aquilla belt buckle made for a very limited run by Bulldog Buckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Its a tad soft to use as a key ring though, I'd reserve it for use somewhere else. Cheers Hemal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 Yup, that is what I would want to do with it. I have one of those limited release things... the Aquilla belt buckle made for a very limited run by Bulldog Buckles. I got one of those too - as well as a Chaos one, several pin badges and a 40k scale Bolter keyring/zip pull thing. Got the Chaos belt buckle on a trip up to Nottingham to go visit GW's HQ. Its a tad soft to use as a key ring though, I'd reserve it for use somewhere else. Cheers Hemal It doesn't appear to be any softer than GW's normal metal. It should be OK to turn into a keyring - as long as I give a coat of varnish after painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Know what's funny? That actually USED to be a keyring that was available as part of the now-defunct Skullz promotion. You either have a damaged one with the connector filed off, or a recast. You can see its original state here: http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.c...ol_keychain.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Know what's funny? That actually USED to be a keyring that was available as part of the now-defunct Skullz promotion. You either have a damaged one with the connector filed off, or a recast. You can see its original state here: http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.c...ol_keychain.jpg Thanks for the link. To be honest, I might now keep it as a curioso and paint it up because I have managed to get my hands on a complete one for next to nothing! This will of course be painted up and used as a keychain as intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 So it was you that got the one I found on E-Bay? I didn't have the cash to splash on it but congrats on the bargain if it was you :P James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 So it was you that got the one I found on E-Bay? I didn't have the cash to splash on it but congrats on the bargain if it was you :P James Yep - it was me :) Got it for the bargain price of £2 including postage! That was cheaper then the one I originaly bought (the one in the pics above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrkespur Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 These were given away in the goodie bag to all the attendees at UK Games Day 96 or 97, which was one of the three Games Days I went to in my youth, my earlier phase of wargaming. I have a couple of these lying around in my bits box. They're not particularly useful for modelling, but they would make a nice keyring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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