I'm not sure where I saw this first, either
Killometer's customs or
Filthy The Clown's but Kudos to them both for the great idea!
First I needed to gather up my tools.
Crazy Glue
Rare Earth Magnets ( Size 1/16)
Drill bit ( Size 5/32) I wrapped it in duct tape to make a handle and used it as a hand drill as I was scared to use a power drill on such a tiny neck.
Scapel or razor blade ( Be carefull !! )
The Victim, AKA The Fen Hydra
And the blow torch , just to sit on your work table to look cool, even though my Girlfriend wont let me use it indoors.....
I was lucky to get a great deal on some hydras on ebay and soon as they arrived they where doomed! I mean ready for this custom project! I cut off 3 heads per hydra since after 3 wound markers he's out of the game on the 4th hit, no reason to make 4 removable heads.
When you make the cut, you want it to be as seamless as possible, thats why I used a sharp scapel to make the cut as clean and small as possible. I also cut along the grooves of the hydras neck and down the crest ( Right behind a ridge to hide my cut) When you place the pieces together you should have a very minimal seam showing.
Next I drilled with my scapel a tiny hole in the middle of each stump, trying to align the hole with the hole in the other side of the stump it would connect to, using this hole or guide I would now drill it with my improvised hand drill. I kept testing the depth the hole with the magents to try and get it just right, so that it would not stick out ( thus creating a space between the parts when connected) or it would be too deep and the magnets would not stick together. Once I was happy it seemed flush I crazy glued a magnet, made sure the other side had the right polarity pointing outward and tested it out. More then once I had to dig out the magnet and try again because it wasnt flush or the crazy glue would create a thin film and make a space between the parts too, this I just scraped off.
The rare earth magnets are fun to use and not that expensive, I got 100 for $14 on ebay and thats including the shipping. Making these parts flush is the key.
Now all I have left is to paint the stumps of each hydra a diferent color so I wont mix up the heads, even though they are almost a perfect match for each other even on the wrong hydra.
Hydra with this stump painted bloody red;
Hope you guys liked this mod, any questions please feel free to ask
