Prime Boneswords

[plasmodium]

I need to create two tyranid primes with dual boneswords for a game I'm playing in a few weeks. I could use some tips on how to make 2 pairs of boneswords, 2 lash whips, and how to magnetize the arms. Any advice will be appreciated.

[slartybartfast]

I've cannibalized the arms and swords from a bunch of 1st ed " turkey necked" plastic warriors and drilled and glued in 1.5mm diameter rare earth magnets. As for lash whips, most people seem to be using either wire or greenstuff.

[slartybartfast]

I've also seen people model wooden ice block sticks to make sword blades or use plasti-card. The other road to go down is to modify scything talons. This involves cutting them where they join the wrists rotating to point upwards and outwards, and re-glueing them. All the best.

[elackqu95]

You can also get them on chapterhouse or paulsongames.

[plasmodium]

I really like the swords and whips on paulsongames. What thickness of plasti-card do you use for boneswords?

[elackqu95]

I've yet to make a plasticard sword, so I cannot put an opinion check how thick a tyrants bonesword is and use that for an idea.

[kingfisher773]

ok best things for this, sword: plasticard, whip: green stuff or venomthrope tentacle, magnets: rare earth. good thing to do is cut the orb-like joint in half on a angle, super glue the magnet and surround with greenstuff (try keeping it about the same size as the orb). drill a hole abit bigger the the magnet put abit of greenstuff in the hole and glue the magnet in (super glue again).

[squidrog]

just flip around some scything talons and sharpen the edges for boneswords

[TheRipperTide]

I glue two pieces of sprue together (glued non-parallel sides together to make a flat piece) and carve it with an x-acto until it looks like a nice blade. Add some niches and attatch to a hand (can be from scything talons, devourer, etc.). It's cheap, and each one looks unique.

[mackie95]

I did the same as TheRipperTide with the bonesword. I used a spinefist as a hand and a carnifex devourer arm, as an arm since my carnifex doesn't use it. For the lash whip i used the left- arm part of a venom cannon.