micahwc Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Greetings, I just got a great deal on some push fit cadians. I got 8 packages of 5 Cadians for $37 shipped. I'm putting together an army out of Codex Imperial Agents and plan on using these as Acolytes. Unfortunately lasguns are not an option for Acolytes. Bolters are. Looking at the lasgun that comes with these I am thinking of cutting off the front part of the barrel that has the larger diameter. (the suppressor looking bit that makes no sense on a laser weapon). I'm then thinking of drilling out a hole in the side of the remaining barrel (where the muzzle brake hole is on a bolter). I'd then cut a slot out above the magazine for the ejected bolter rounds to come out. Thoughts? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Should work for human sized bolters. Astartes bolters are significantly larger. I rationalize the larger diameter part of a lasgun barrel as being where the focusing crystal sits. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/#findComment-4702756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 A flash suppressor might be worth keeping or adding back on if you're converting the weapon to a bolter. Also, cutting the ejection ports tends to be very laborious and hard to get looking right (you're better off drilling a big hole, filling it with putty, using a rectangular piece of plasticard to press in the port shape, and then filing flat with body of the gun when cured). You might want to hand-wave caseless ammo, which exempts you from needing to bother with the ports. Anyway, there's a lot of tutorials about on the web (well worth a Google image search) for various autoguns and not-bolters. A few examples to get you started can be found here, here, here, and here. Personally, I think that going for a more SMG style look with a bit of plasticard is the best bet (as they can then count as autoguns if you ever want to run them as something else, or if the rules change again). However, trimming down the tops of the lasguns, removing the power cells, and replacing the ends of the guns could give you a nice "bolt-action bolt rifle" look too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/#findComment-4703227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoK Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Why not bulk them out a bit and call them Hotshot Lasguns, which is an option. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/#findComment-4703236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
micahwc Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Yeah, for hot shots I'll drill a hole in the las gun, and run some guitar wire to a backpack. I've got a lot of extra guitar strings and bass guitar strings lying around, in many different gauges. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/#findComment-4703385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoK Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 That would do it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332657-converting-lasguns-to-bolters/#findComment-4703635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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