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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: JamesFlowers on May 22, 2013, 03:57:46 PM

Title: Homemade Drones
Post by: JamesFlowers on May 22, 2013, 03:57:46 PM

I have been toying with making some homegrown drones , using bases ala

(http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/74023_w_1.jpg)

as a basis.


Can anyone recommend a source for antenna , powerplants and weaponry to flesh them out ?

Title: Re: Homemade Drones
Post by: zizi666 on May 22, 2013, 05:52:25 PM

I've used steel wire for my eyebot (the thick antenna in the middle is part of the mini):

(http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/zizi666/28mm%20figs/Post-apocaltyptic/ED-E.jpg)

Just be careful with this material, it's as sharp as a needle.

Title: Re: Homemade Drones
Post by: No Such Agency on May 22, 2013, 06:08:07 PM

That's a pretty nasty looking drone.  It's like an evil version of Sputnik.  What parts did you use to put it together?

Title: Re: Homemade Drones
Post by: Glitzer on May 22, 2013, 09:10:21 PM

I suppose any kind of greebles would work well for powerplants. I thought Antenociti sold some, but I don't find any in the shop.

Title: Re: Homemade Drones
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on May 22, 2013, 10:41:22 PM

Quote from: No Such Agency on May 22, 2013, 06:08:07 PM

That's a pretty nasty looking drone.  It's like an evil version of Sputnik.  What parts did you use to put it together?

It's mostly Brother Vinni's Observer:
(http://www.brother-vinni.com/gallery/28mm/observer.jpg)

Title: Re: Homemade Drones
Post by: No Such Agency on May 23, 2013, 01:37:13 AM

Ah.  That's a neat mini...  As for parts to detail scratch built ones... spare Tau antennas, guitar strings, small ball bearings?

You could make them rotor-based like the "manhacks" in Half Life 2 :)