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Ash911 · June 16th, 2004, 15:03

Hey, this might sound like a really stupid question but i just bought the Grey Knight Brother Captain Stern model from GW and unpacked it to find this black base without the usual "slot" thing or even a few holes in which to put attach the figure with.

The actual Stern model is metal and at the base of his right foot there is a meaty looking stud coming out which im sure slots in somewhere but only the base is solid on top with scattered holes on the bottom which Stern's "foot stud" fits in but surely u dont turn the base upside down??

Do i have to drill a hole or just chop off the foot stud and glue him straight onto the base using the soles of his boots?

Guh please help cause i need to get him going soon!

:unsure:

Havelock · June 16th, 2004, 15:49

Nope, you don't turn the base upside down or file off the stud. Position Stern on the smooth surface of the base, then find the hole nearest the stud. Drill out the hole. Plug in stern. If you goof, fill the hole with green stuff and try again.

Ash911 · June 16th, 2004, 16:19

Ahh thanx alot

Sifer · June 16th, 2004, 18:59

D'oh!

Ives always been chopping off that stud without even thinking of drilling out those holes! Man now i feel like a moron. O well it all turned out fine but I will have to remember that lol.

Ash911 · June 17th, 2004, 12:16

Dont sppose anyone could possibly post any pictures of their completed model front AND back cause all i got to go on is that tiny GW shot that most sites pillage to advertise with, which is way too small....

mojo jojo · July 17th, 2004, 16:29

does any body remember the whole scull points thing in games workshop ? well when u got a certain amount of points you got a special ultra marines standard bearer and other stuff depending on the points , then standard bearers base is beatifull , a chaos banner is broken and on the ground along whith rocks and empty shells , here judge it yourself .

now thats a nice base !

Exterminatus-Squeebie · July 17th, 2004, 17:17

That is how all large sized Warhammer 40k models come. You are required to either file/cut off the stump or drill a hole. I always drill a hole however, that's the general idea.

OrkSlugga · July 17th, 2004, 19:28

If you dont have a drill to hand you can usualy just push the studd straight through the bass into one of the wholes underneith.

Psipher19 · July 19th, 2004, 07:00

Quote:

Originally posted by OrkSlugga@Jul 17 2004, 12:28
If you dont have a drill to hand you can usualy just push the studd straight through the bass into one of the wholes underneith.

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Like a true ork.

I just take a sharp, pointy object, and stab away.

June 16th, 2004, 15:03	#1 (permalink)
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June 16th, 2004, 15:49	#2 (permalink)
Havelock Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 221 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 68	Nope, you don't turn the base upside down or file off the stud. Position Stern on the smooth surface of the base, then find the hole nearest the stud. Drill out the hole. Plug in stern. If you goof, fill the hole with green stuff and try again. __________________ The fire's going out...pass me another heretic.

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Ash911 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 67	Ahh thanx alot __________________ Thanx. Ash.

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Sifer Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 186 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 76	D'oh! Ives always been chopping off that stud without even thinking of drilling out those holes! Man now i feel like a moron. O well it all turned out fine but I will have to remember that lol. __________________ Current Army Ultramarines

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Ash911 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 67	Dont sppose anyone could possibly post any pictures of their completed model front AND back cause all i got to go on is that tiny GW shot that most sites pillage to advertise with, which is way too small.... __________________ Thanx. Ash.

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mojo jojo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Land of the Rising Shamrock Posts: 492 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 66	does any body remember the whole scull points thing in games workshop ? well when u got a certain amount of points you got a special ultra marines standard bearer and other stuff depending on the points , then standard bearers base is beatifull , a chaos banner is broken and on the ground along whith rocks and empty shells , here judge it yourself . now thats a nice base ! __________________ AE-86 Twin cam corolla . a beaut ! <a href='http://www.freewebs.com/imperator-judicium' target='_blank'>Please visit my website . Imperator -=][=- Judicium .</a> <a href='http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Mojo.jojo' target='_blank'>LOL ! this is one of the funiest videos ive ever seen !</a> join the librarium-online dawn of war clan <a href='http://www.freewebs.com/librarium/' target='_blank'>HERE</a> <a href='http://data.forumhoster.com/forum_slayer/index.php?showforum=1' target='_blank'>Check when the next clan game is on here</a>

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Exterminatus-Squeebie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 846 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 74	That is how all large sized Warhammer 40k models come. You are required to either file/cut off the stump or drill a hole. I always drill a hole however, that's the general idea. __________________

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OrkSlugga Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In your mind - well you cant prove im not. Posts: 415 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 74	If you dont have a drill to hand you can usualy just push the studd straight through the bass into one of the wholes underneith. __________________ The poster formaly known as VampireSoul, formaly known as OrkSlugga now known as Orkslugga.

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