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Hail fellow marines!

 

Is there anywhere small transparent plastic rods are available?

I want to make some conversions to my bolters, making it look like glowing power cells in them.

 

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I thank you in advance.

Hail brother, I don't know any off hand but search hobby stores online. What about the Necron ones? I am sure you could mail order a sprue.

 

How about trying to order some fancy cocktail mixers which come in all sorts of neon colours and cutting the 'rod' section, just a suggestion.

Hail fellow marines!

 

Is there anywhere small transparent plastic rods are available?

I want to make some conversions to my bolters, making it look like glowing power cells in them.

 

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I thank you in advance.

 

 

my best GUESS would be a hobby store ...

 

the kind of hobby store that hold things that children use ... like daycare and kindergarden ...

like pearls and stuff for necklaces and such.

 

I can guess they could have plastic rods or similar items that could be used ... (or maybe glass rods)

 

an idea is mixing color with a transparent type of glue and see if you can MAKE rods ...

or look for straws ... you know, the ones used in sodas ... should be different sizes, colors and such of them in most stores that sell partystuff or regular food ...

 

may I ask in what way you will use them? =)

 

How about trying to order some fancy cocktail mixers which come in all sorts of neon colours and cutting the 'rod' section, just a suggestion.

 

 

so simple but yet so good idea =)

 

it totaly sliped my mind ... just showes I not been to any bar for to long time =)

 

 

I know that our school had glass rods in chemistry class as well ...

these were rather thin, but glass 'color' (transparent/transluded or whatever) ...

maybe that is an option, don

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Brother Caliban Posted Today, 07:27 AM

Hail brother, I don't know any off hand but search hobby stores online. What about the Necron ones? I am sure you could mail order a sprue.

I was also considering blue-translucent or plain clear, in addition to green-translucent.

 

How about trying to order some fancy cocktail mixers which come in all sorts of neon colours and cutting the 'rod' section, just a suggestion.

 

I will definitely check this out! Thanks!

 

aretziel Posted Today, 07:35 AM

my best GUESS would be a hobby store ...

 

the kind of hobby store that hold things that children use ... like daycare and kindergarden ...

like pearls and stuff for necklaces and such.

I am not near a regular model hobby store, but there is a craft store around I could check out.
an idea is mixing color with a transparent type of glue and see if you can MAKE rods ...

 

may I ask in what way you will use them? =)

 

The glue idea sounds like it could be easier for what I am planning.

 

I want to drill out the barrell section, straight into the bolter.

Then, cut a hole into the sides of the bolter.

Insert rod into bolter and it would look like it has an energy cell inside, rather than bolter shells.

 

More of a pulse-energy-bolter.

What about...

 

LEGO

 

?

 

The new StarWars Range has some fanzy Lightsabres made from clear plastic Rods witch might have the right Size too. :wacko:

 

 

could be rather expensie in the end to buy LEGO packs =)

 

if I remember correctly you moslty get the Jedi LEGO Chars in the big packs?

or are these only the ones with the 'glowing' lightsaber?

 

I want to drill out the barrell section, straight into the bolter.

Then, cut a hole into the sides of the bolter.

Insert rod into bolter and it would look like it has an energy cell inside, rather than bolter shells.

 

More of a pulse-energy-bolter.

 

 

sounds cool ...

 

I think I may nick this idea for a plasma and see if I can replace it with a colored rod as a plasma core ...

we will see ...

 

you could always make new ammo clips with rods in them ... makes the bullets look special =)

if you don

could be rather expensie in the end to buy LEGO packs =)

 

if I remember correctly you moslty get the Jedi LEGO Chars in the big packs?

or are these only the ones with the 'glowing' lightsaber?

 

Hm. Point taken, but I think Lego has a Bits-Order as well... not that it would be that cheap either... :)

 

 

 

could be rather expensie in the end to buy LEGO packs =)

 

if I remember correctly you moslty get the Jedi LEGO Chars in the big packs?

or are these only the ones with the 'glowing' lightsaber?

 

Hm. Point taken, but I think Lego has a Bits-Order as well... not that it would be that cheap either... :)

 

 

remember when I was in Legoland when I were a kid ... they had a place there where you could buy bits, if you lost any when building ...

 

they were expensive ... they sold them like expensive 'pick your own bag o candy' thing ... =)

back then you had saved money in buying a whole new modelpack (almost) ...

 

but the idea is good nontheless =)

I think Plastruct is going to be your best bet for what you want to do. The Necron rods would be way too large in diameter. Plastruct has a bunch of different colors and rod diameters and they're not that expensive. I've bought rods and plasticard from them and haven't experienced any problems getting stuff...
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Gonna sound odd but LEGO has tons of transparent plastic bits that sould be gotten farily cheep off their website the ones used on the starwars sets are about the same size as the necron ones and come in blue red green and purple.

 

ok some one already sugested it so its a lil less then odd haha.

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