Guest Green Lantern Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Caliban Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Green Lantern Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Q- Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Plastruct will sell direct from their website. They don't have the easiest site to use but I've never had any problems ordering from them. Better selection than any hobby shop because you can get anything they make :wacko: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznsk8s87 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Anybody consider the flying bases? for landspeeders and stuff? I'm sure you could do a pretty good chop job on those! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 What about... LEGO ? The new StarWars Range has some fanzy Lightsabres made from clear plastic Rods witch might have the right Size too. :wacko: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn of the Dogs Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 the best thing to do, would be to use the green necron rods, then use a clear acrylic paint to get the colour you want. example: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/ddog2/RIMG0559.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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... :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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 =) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorilla_dan Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 try garden centres. no seriously, especially if they have an aquarium section. they sell all sorts of plastic tubing and rods, once i even found them in green! theyre good cos you can cut them to size and monkey around with them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 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... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoon Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Buying LEGO bits is actually quite easy: Try Brick Link. You can get almost any lego part you can dream of... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1033634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliet Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 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. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1090855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixupi Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogIndex.lasso Looked for blue myself before, for a DIY chapter. Hope this helps. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1090892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Lego. Brickshelf.com harry potter transparent wands in various colours. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/89831-transparent-rods-for-bolter-conversions/#findComment-1090947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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