So
here's the thing. I actually started my E-wing mod long before my Starspeeder. As
much as I love the E-wing I have never liked the dorsal cannon. I understand
that the ship is supposed to be next-gen but that gun always
looked out of place to me.
Using
a little pressure I was able to work the dorsal cannon out of its slot. Yes, you
do need to work carefully when modding miniatures but I honestly
found that they are surprisingly elastic and resistant. However, once I got the
gun out I really had no idea what to do. Anything I tired didn't look any better
to me than the original. And so I sat on it for a few weeks.
Finally,
after enough simmering on the back burner I came to my conclusion. I thought
the look of the new Kihraxz was pretty slick and so I just filled in
the hole where the cannon had been. It was a simple solution but I like it.
What about the leftover cannon? I couldn't let it go to waste. So I looked
around at my other ships to see if anyone needed an extra gun. And I
finally found my answer in the "Hot Shot" Blaster. I cut off the extra plastic and glued the gun onto
the side of one of my Black Sun Headhunter.
When
I did my analysis of the new Scum Faction I included a look at the
Illicit upgrade slot. At the time I didn't include the Hot Shot Blaster because
I honestly couldn't find anything "inhumane" about the weapon. But
when I attached my own Hot Shot onto my Headhunter I finally realized why it is
an illicit weapon. It is installed and hidden inside the hull of the ship...the same place where
vital ship systems are supposed to be housed. What had to be removed to make room for
this one-shot turret? Life Support? Long Range Scanners? These poor saps have to fly
breathless or blind because the guys up the chain of command want some extra
firepower in the fleet. But hey, that is just another day in the life of
the Scum of the galaxy.
Anyways,
by no means are these the neatest mods but I sure do like them! And I hope you will
too.
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