Damned Heavy Weapons and Artillery build notes


  • Heavy Weapons Build Guide

     

    heavy weapon sprue

     

    Tripods (A1-5, B1-3, C1-3)

     

    I found the pegs on the base plate for the lower armour plate need shaving down to fit well in the socket.

     

    Fit the lower armour plate for tripod A prior to fitting the front legs for tripod A as it makes getting their angle right easier

     

    tripod

     

    Weapons

     

    Mortar (Blue)

     

    The seated crewman won't fit if you face the mortar straight ahead

     

    Missile (Red)

     

    the peg on the central swivel may need shaving down to fit the socked on the shield

     

    next fit the computer screen, line up the cables with the pegs on the back of the gun shield (if you fit the launcher first at too high an angle the screen wont fit)

     

    launcher screen

     

    fit the nose cone and end cap then dry fit the other side of the tube to make sure you get good contact all the way along before glueing, you might need to shave the sides of the end cap and nose cone

     

    leave the end cap and nose cone out for a just fired look

     

    comes with a spare missile crate for base decoration

     

    Dual Autocanon (yellow)

     

    the magazines fit on the left of the gun, there is an arm holding one on the crew sprue so you could leave one off for a mid-reload look

     

    Heavy Machine Gun (Cyan)

     

    build 2 part ammo belt box

     

    Energy Weapon (purple)

     

    To get the gun to fit through the shield I cut one side of the narrow bar at the bottom of the shield with a sharp blade, bent it out of the way to get the gun through the slot, then glued bar back in place

     

    I trimmed the peg on the cable and socket on the powerpack to get a good fit for gluing

     

    Trim off the peg on the other end of the cable to give a flat surface you can glue to the side of the gun

     

    Comes with spare power pack crate

     



  • Artillery Guns Build Guide

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    Gun Carriage (Yellow)

     

    The wheels have bolts on the outside of the hubs (if you have the smooth side outside the gun shield won't fit)

     

    Build the central section, wheels, elevation mechanism and seat as shown, and add one side piece the gun will slot into

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    Build the outriggers, with the shoe flat on the ground the bar should point up (you can use the carriage to set the angle if you need to)

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    you can now fit the outriggers to the carriage, remember to make sure any figure standing beside the gun will fit, and whether the gun will fit on any base you plan to use

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    Big Gun (Blue)

     

    Glue the two sides of the gun together then add the breech piece, make sure the notch is lined up to the left (or right if you want the gun to open that way). You can fit the breech cap open or closed (trim the hinge to fit)

     

    Quad Canon (Red)

     

    Note the 4 barrel ends are slightly different lengths, make sure you've got the right one before adding glue. Fit them onto the appropriate canon halves

     

    add the cog of the elevation mechanism to the right hand side

     

    Glue the canon sides together

     

     

    Finishing

     

    The peg on the front of the carriage will need trimming/sanding to fit the slot on the gun shield (for some reason the slot on the non-spiky shields are smaller so you need to trim the peg more), don't glue on yet

     

    Fit your gun of choice onto the carriage, and glue the remaining side piece onto the carriage to lock it in place, the cog should hold it at the angle you set it at but you could add glue to make it more secure

     

    finish off by gluing on the gun shield (or leave it off for a different look)


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