Seems like I've been doing quite a bit of minor customizing for my son lately...
Today I received some GI Joe wave 3 POC Duke figures in the mail. Duke comes with some sort of heavy rocket launcher/double quad cannon backpack. When I first saw the accessory, I thought it would make a cool weapon for a heavy Clone or Imperial trooper and when Sean got his AT-AT Snowtrooper squad, we decided to see how we could rig the beast on one of his troopers.
It was fairly easy, because I wanted to keep it playable.
The back peg for the cannon had to go and since the shoulder braces of the cannon fit right onto the Snowtrooper backpack, a bit of superglue joined the cannon's pack and the Snowtrooper pack together. The whole construction still can be pegged in and taken out of the Snowtrooper's back, the two cannons can be swung up and back and rest on the shoulders of the trooper in the firing position.
I superglued the eight barrels in place, because they came somewhat loosely pegged in.
Surprisingly enough, the figure doesn't need a stand, it is very well balanced when wearing the double quad cannon pack.
Okay, enough talk, here's the finished Heavy Gunner:
I think I'll make me one, too...
