h0U5e Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hello, looking for some advice. I plan on having the entirety of my army equipped with MKVI shoulder pads. I also plan on having two squads of Lascannon Devs in my army. I'm not sure if it would be easier to A - Cut away the arm and piping and add to another shoulder pad that has no trim. B - To cut / file / smooth the trim of the right shoulder pad. For reference: MKVI armour http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-and-Accessories/MK-VI-CORVUS-ARMOUR.html Lascannon shoulder padhttp://www.bitzbox.co.uk/images/devastators_lascannon_large.jpg Any tips are appreciated! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Have you considered Legion Astartes shoulder-mount Lascannons? http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/Leg-Mk3-las1.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That's not MKVI armour, Carlson793. How about filling up the area inside the trim with GS to get the smooth look of the MKVI? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 No but it's the lascannons he's on about, they come separately and rest on what ever shoulder pad you want. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ah, now I get it. With those lascannons you would have to get special arms though. AFAIK there are no MKVI support squad arms. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Yeah, the Lascannon set doesn't have the arms. And if you go for the Space Marine Heavy Weapon set, you get the arms, but only one Lascannon (though it does also include a Plasma Cannon, Multi-Melta, and Heavy Bolter). However, with the arms, both sets work with Mk VI armour. http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/heavyweapon7.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyberos the Red Wake Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The easiest way to use the plastic shoulders would be to trim the ridge of the pauldron. An even easier, but far more expensive way, would be to buy FW LCs on eBay. They usually come bundled with the gun arm. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The easiest way to use the plastic shoulders would be to trim the ridge of the pauldron. An even easier, but far more expensive way, would be to buy FW LCs on eBay. They usually come bundled with the gun arm. I doubt non-standard bundles were originally sold by FW. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h0U5e Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Those FW LCs do look great and would make things easier, however I already have the standard GW LCs. I'm thinking that spending the time and carefully cutting away / filing the trim seems to be the way to go. Thanks for the replies Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyberos the Red Wake Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The easiest way to use the plastic shoulders would be to trim the ridge of the pauldron. An even easier, but far more expensive way, would be to buy FW LCs on eBay. They usually come bundled with the gun arm. I doubt non-standard bundles were originally sold by FW. The Legion LCs come as a pack of 5 without arms. If you buy them on eBay, they are bundled with only the LC and the backpack ammo magazine. The Space Marine Heavy Weapons Set comes as a pack with every heavy except the ML, 4 Mk III backpacks with rear-facing vents to accommodate the shoulder-mounted weapon, one weapon arm, and one free arm in a fist. If you buy these bits from eBay, the sellers usually bundle the LC with the two arms and the backpack. It's simply a matter of finding the original pre-Heresy LC bundle instead of the newer, legion LC which doesn't come with arms (as those are found on the Legion Heavy Support marines). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306430-mkvi-devestator-shoulder-pad-woes/#findComment-4015396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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