The Amazing Modular Carnifex

The Gunfex.
The Uberfex.
The Dakkafex.
The Screamer Killer.

There are so many viable weapon kits for the Tyranid Carnifex that it is sometimes impossible to decide on a single one.



And the worst part? A single Carnifex costs $45! At that price, who can afford to build a bunch of diffrent Carnifexes (Carnifi? Carnifeces?), each with a different set of weapons?

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Just kidding...
The Modular Carnifex is a a little more difficult than the average magnet conversion, but it will serve the Hivemind well once it is complete!

Oh, and before we get too involved here, if you need some ideas about how to pimp out your Carnifex check out Yakface's Carnifex Tactica at DakkaDakka.


Ok, on to the project.

What you will need:
* Games Workshop Tyranid Carnifex
* 0.125" x 0.04" Disk Magnets
* Metal Hobby Knife
* Glue
* Metal File/ Sanding Stick
* Dremmel Rotary Tool
* 0.125" Drill Bit
* 0.125" Cutting/Grinding Bit

IMPORTANT: This conversion was done to a 3rd edition metal Carnifex. It will probably be much easier to convert a 4th edition plastic one, but I do not have one and could not tell you what steps you might have to change.

NOTE: THIS WAS NOT EASY! In the future, I would recommend looking into ball-and-socket style magnets for this conversion.

1. Drill mag-holes in the 4 upper arm sockets of the metal carnifex. For detailed info on drilling out magnet holes, see my first article on Rare Earth Magnet Conversions.

2. Align and glue the magnets into the four holes so that they all have the same polarity pointing away from the body. If you align them this way, the weapon from any one socket can be moved to any other socket.



3. Next, magnetize your weapons. Single arm weapons (Scything Talons) are easy. Simply shave off a flat area on the connecting point of the arm and glue a magnet in place. Be sure that you have the polarity properly aligned!



4. Now for the hard part. You must figure out how to align the magnets for the two-arm weapons such that you will be able to properly connect the arms at their outer ends.
This may be much easier if you simply install a piece of magnetic metal, like a ball bearing, into each arm instead of a second magnet. The bond would not be as strong, but should be easier to manipulate. I say should, because I have not tried it.

5. After getting the proper alignment for the two-arm weapons, install another pair of magnets at the point where the two arms touch.





IMPORTANT: You will need to make sure that any overlapping weapons systems, like a Venom Cannon and a Barbed Strangler on the same model, properly fit before permanently fixing the magnets in place.





6. An extra related conversion you can easily do is to create left-handed Devourers for twin-linking.
a. Carefully trim off the arm from the Devourer.
b. Now take the left arm that supports the Devourer, clip off the "connecting" finger, and glue the arm to the gun itself so that it appears to be gripping it.
c. Finally, I keep each weapon as a single-handed gun by simply leaving off the second arm (touch up with "Green Stuff" if needed). A Dakkafex would then have four single Devourers to represent its two pairs of twin-linked ones.








Now you can freely configure your Carnifex however you want!






Good luck and happy swarming!