"Necromunda Conversion Help... please!" Topic

I've never really done much conversion work before(aside from replacing weapons or throwing a back pack on a model)and I need some advise. I have a Delaque gang and I want to remove their heads and replace them with heads from a line from Pig Iron Productions. What's the best way to remove their heads?

I was inspired by the drifter at the start of the movie Hardware. I plan on placing Kolony helmet/gas masks on Delaque bodies, then using green stuff to make the wide brimmed-hats over top of the helmet.

Thanks!

You can either use a Razor saw, jewler saw, or a pair of clippers. Sand down the neck area, attack and there you go.

I just met with some limited success on removing a head with an x-acto blade and a file. The biggest problem is that the models all have these large collars on their coats, flipped up. So the back of the head (from just behind the ears and lower) is cast against the collar… if that makes sense.

This just a stab into the dark:

But they use to sell these wires with a cutting edge on them. I recall this from Boy-Scouts. Something like that could be slipped on the head and around the neck. Work it back and forth and the head would pop off.

Short of that, snip of the head at collar level. The drill out the rest with a fairly large drill, like 1/8".

DyeHard

Found one:

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A "wire saw" now the trick is finding the smallest diameter you can.

DyeHard

Jewelers Saw. No question. You can get one with a small supply of blades on ebay, for under $20. USD They work amazingly well, and are much safer than a Dremel or other power tool. Using Xacto knives is extremely difficult, and a great way to stab your self if youa re doing a lot of decapitations. I've been removing the thick slottabase-type tabs from Rackham figures lately, and the jewelers saw goes right through them quickly, with little effort.

Then, if needed, use a pinvise to drill out a hole for the new head to rest in.

When it doubt…Dremmel it out…

Go get a cheap dremmel tool, and a few cutting bits. You will never go back…

Avoid the Xacto knife! Take it from someone who landed some stiches for their trouble!

The GW Razor saw works great – I've used mine to hack all kinds of metal parts off! You still need to be really careful but an Xacto is far worse!

Dremels are also great to have – but the metal gets really hot when you are cutting!

Best of luck.

Jeremy