marine77 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 How are people making TL autocannons for the dreadnoughts wihtout having to buy them on the forgeworld website? I can get 3 IG heavy weapon autocannons for $7.50 at the warstore. I am making a Codex list with 6 dreads and I want the three non ironclad ones to have ranged capabilities. I am initially experimenting with TLLC/missile launcher, but might want to try out 3 rifleman dreads. That would cost me $30 from the warstore's bits site. Any other ideas? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Zaku Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Easy peasy. Just buy $5 worth of variable length plastic rods. Just snip off the lascannon tubes, and glue in the appropriately cut and assembled 'autocannons'. For the left arm, try filling in the missile pod space with putty and then rinse-and-repeat with the plastic tubes. Enjoy your new Rifleman. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2518169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Ive seen a couple of good conversions using the TL ACs off the Planetstrike terrain. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2518241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainTheHunter Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Ive seen a couple of good conversions using the TL ACs off the Planetstrike terrain. Like these for example. I'm pretty much certain the same could be done with IG autocannons. Will look at this closer later, since I have spare Assault cannon dread arm and IG bits, but never bought any Planetstrike. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2518353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Converting the right arm is fairly simple when you have the lascannon arm. Just chop off the cannons and replace with Autocannons from the IG heavy weapon sprues. I kept the little supporting bit of plastic under the lascannons to better make the transition with the rest of the arm. I also glued the ammo drums onto the side of the arm to re-inforce the autocannon look. The problem will be making a symetrical match for the left arm using the missile launcher. Haven't tried yet, but it shouldn't be the end of the world. As for running three ... might be overkill. One will usually cripple a transport per turn, two if you're fighting a lot of mech. Having a third dread, I'd go for a lascannon or a melta to take on the heavier armor and get into close combat. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2518500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeonic Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Since my dreads are magnetized I just used the aegis defense line autocannon sets in their entirety. Each kit's turret gives you a left and right handed autocannon. The Aegis defense line kit costs around $20, and they look fine without modification IMO, plus you get some rather nice barricades and a turret base in the deal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2518911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 I discovered a fairly easy and cheap way to make a TL autocannon for a dread. Granted buying the aegis defense line probably is easier, but those are hard to come by cheaply. Thus, I went to some of my favorite ebay bits merchants and did the following. Please check out my blog at: Gone to Ground. If people like the conversion, I can post steps for creating the TL autocannon when I get my next few guns in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2530130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord gunthar Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 It actually cheap to buy Aobr dreads on ebay and then use forge world autocannons, maybe not as cheap but why pay extra for 2 more sets of arms. Edit: 300th post !!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2530133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
f74 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 This one is on ebay at the moment Rifleman Dreadnought Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/211658-tl-autocannons-on-the-cheap/#findComment-2532382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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