Custom Weaponry

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Hello Sirs!

Well, I'm thinking of making some Custom Equippment, so...how Woeld you make Bayonets, possible better Muskets, and different Knapsacks etc.? What Materials, what Techniques, and all this stuff.

I am, Sirs, &ca. &ca.

Captain Charles F. Harlowe

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

Welcome to Eurobricks!

Here is one way to make a bayonet made by member Tanotrooper:

A way I make bayonets is using this

And this.

It's bulky, but works. I clip a knife to the Tile 1 x 1 with Clip and attach the Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal to the musket.

I also hear there's a legendary Megablocks piece which works well for attaching bayonets but I don't know what it looks like.

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Thanks a lot!

Well, I'll have to enlist a Company of Marines for my upcoming Ship ;)

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

You're welcome! I look forward to seeing your ship!

[Starwars4J]

Welcome to Eurobricks!

Here is one way to make a bayonet made by member Tanotrooper:

A way I make bayonets is using this

And this.

It's bulky, but works. I clip a knife to the Tile 1 x 1 with Clip and attach the Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal to the musket.

I also hear there's a legendary Megablocks piece which works well for attaching bayonets but I don't know what it looks like.

Well the only problem with that is that it covers the barrel, making it kind've useless in terms of a bayonet, which is supposed to shoot bullets as well, otherwise it's a clumsy sword :-P It should be theoretically possible without modified parts by using a series of clips, but for realism nothing will be able to beat some good old fashioned sculpy or green stuff to mold your own

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Thank you!

I take my time to get everything as good as possible *sweet* .... Momentarily I'm about to go crazy because I cant find a good solution for the Masts :S ... Round 2x2 Bricks form good Main-, Fore and Bowsprit basis, and the 1x1 Round ones make brilliant Yards, (If I find enough of them in brown), Main- and Foretopgallant Parts, but I'm ot of Ideas of a size within between for the other Parts of the Rigging... :-X At least I found a satisfying Solution for a Capstan.

The Yours,

CCFH

[Chuck]

Why not use a rubber band?

-l2k-

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

I found a picture of the Megablocks piece.

Hope this is helpful!

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

I owe You a Dept of Gratitude, Mr. Doog!

I am, Sir,

and remain, your humble Servant

Captain Charles F. Harlowe

[Hussar]

I found a picture of the Megablocks piece.

Hope this is helpful!

Wow, western torsos + shakos.. Looks interesting, to say the least. I had used bicorne and tricorne hats on my minifig army, but the shakos definitely seem like a good idea. Such a shame they're expensive.

[Scouty]

Well the only problem with that is that it covers the barrel, making it kind've useless in terms of a bayonet, which is supposed to shoot bullets as well, otherwise it's a clumsy sword :-P It should be theoretically possible without modified parts by using a series of clips, but for realism nothing will be able to beat some good old fashioned sculpy or green stuff to mold your own

Don't you see? It's not a bayonet...iti's supposed to shoot the knife as well! ;-) .

Zeeky's method seems like the best for me.

[Capn Frank]

I found a picture of the Megablocks piece.

Hope this is helpful!

What kind of piece is this?

I've never seen anything like this from any MB sets i've seen.

What type of sets are they in? 8-|

P

[oo7]

Well the only problem with that is that it covers the barrel, making it kind've useless in terms of a bayonet, which is supposed to shoot bullets as well, otherwise it's a clumsy sword :-P

In fact, the first kind of bayonet to be invented was this exact style of 'plug bayonet', a knife wedged into the guns barrel (and as you can imagine, it was very inefficient and inconvenient having always to remove it and replace it). It wasn't until the early eighteenth century that the 'socket bayonet', a blade which was clamped to the side of the barrel, was invented. *y*

Why not use a rubber band?

This is the first solution that comes to my mind, second being a technic axle joiner. Maybe I'll take a picture or two of both solutions and post them here sometime.....

Edit: Disregard that, the technic axle connector doesn't look nearly as good as the rubber band. And that M3&@8!0ck$ piece looks even more crappy than that.

Edited September 12, 2007 by oo7

[oo7]

The official Lego rubber band works out pretty nicely!

[Bonaparte]

The official Lego rubber band works out pretty nicely!

That's a nice minifig oo7. From which set is that torso?

And a good way for attaching a bayonet.

We did have a thread containing custom made figs on eBay.

They also had a bayonet attached to their muskets.

But I can't seem to find it right now...

[SirNadroj]

That's a nice minifig oo7. From which set is that torso?

And a good way for attaching a bayonet.

I'm gonna beat oo7 to it and say that its Dumbldore's torso. ;-)

That is indeed one of the best, if not the best, bayonet design concept!

[Bonaparte]

I'm gonna beat oo7 to it and say that its Dumbldore's torso. ;-)

Thanks!

I just can't believe they made this incredible torso and cover it under a beard :S

[oo7]

Yes, Sir Nadroj beat me to it. I got the torso in one of those wonderful minifigure PaB's that stretched across our nation but are now apparently gone forever....

Anyway, thanks for the compliments guys! Oh, I seem to have used that torso in my POTC chess set as well.