Friday, January 28, 2011

Rough Rider SGT Modification

Inspiration
Since the new Cadian Command miniatures were released, I wanted to update my Rough Riders.  I am only changing the arms from the older arms to the newer ones.

Tools
The tools necessary for this modification are a modeling knife and a pin vice with appropriately sized bits.

Materials
The materials necessary for this modification are the Rough Rider SGT torso, the Rough Rider legs, the right arm holding a bolt pistol, the left bionic arm with sword, some pinning wire, and some super glue.

The modification
The Rough Rider torso and legs must have pinning holes drilled into them.   Make sure that you get a good fit at the joint.  Since the arms are molded to fit a flat surface and the torso is cast with knobs at the shoulders, you must drill some holes into the arms so that they will fit over the knobs.  Once you have done that, you can glue the arms into place.

Note
In lieu of the original Rough Rider, you can carve some plastic mounted legs into Rough Rider legs and use a Cadian torso and head to make the modification

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