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Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

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Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

Postby Valandar » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:07 am

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I just realized something today, something I have never read or seen anywhere to date.

We all know there are several minicons who become decent weapons. Some of them include a standard 4mm "handle"... but others don't, such as Armada Gunbarrel and his repaints, and Armada Terradive and his repaints. Thise can unfortunately only be used by TFs with a minicon port.

However, while converting some various rifles from knockoffs to work with Classics as spare weapons, I discovered that a double-ended connector from LEGO Techniqs and related kits (like Bionicles) not only fit nicely in the hand of a Classics figure, they also fit perfectly in the port on a minicon!

Here's a pic to show what I mean:

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And in the pic below are two types of the connector I'm talking about - the one on the left has the hollow end on both sides, the one on the right has the hollow end on one side and a ridged cross-section post on the other:

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The one on the left works best, as the slight ridge around the end gives it a snug fit in a TF's hand. The one on the right doesn't fit as well, and thus pivots around and tilts towards the ground at any chance it gets.
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Re: Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

Postby Grimpoo » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:51 am

eww dude thx for the tip
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Re: Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

Postby Counterpunch » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:41 am

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Re: Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

Postby waaaaghlord » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:57 pm

Genius. Pure genius. I feel like this should be front paged and stickied for a month. Best tip ever.
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Re: Minor Mod thanks to LEGOs?

Postby Shadowstream » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:28 pm

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Knew about this for a long time, actualy tried to apply it to building weapons out of legos for my figs for awhile, but have since figured... bleh :|
MightyMagnus78 wrote:Nothing Hasbro does surprises me anymore, their ineptitude is legendary!

Burn wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:It's quite clear they dun dropped the ball, but did they have to drop it so far and so hard?

It's FunPub. It's their specialty.

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don't take that to mean I'm a killjoy just because I can be, though...
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