Transforming LBZ-01

I've been putting off updating the blog because I wanted to get some decent photos before I start. But getting the right setup for that is taking a little longer than I anticipated, so I'm going to work with what I have right now.


First up, making bore holes in the Cannons and Guns. Most small to medium Zoids typically come with guns that do not have bore holes, and I've always wanted to add that in. Here is a comparison of the cannon with and without the bore holes.

This is how its done. First I needed to find the center of the cannon. By using a circle template, I can mark out roughly where the center should be.


Then with a scribing pick, I made a notch at the center of the crosshair. The notch will help the drill bit stay on the center without drifting away while I'm actually doing the drilling.


For the drill bits, I'm using a 1 mm for the pilot hole, and a 3 mm for the actual boring of the bore holes. I didn't have to drill deep to achieve the desired look, about a depth 10 mm or so.


There, both done. I think it looks better with the bore hole than without.


And here are the cannons mounted on LBZ-01.