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bugamn

Help to identify bit for Uziel-2S

I'm trying to identify what are the bits circled in red in this photo. To be honest, I'm not really sure if they even belong to the Uziel because they were out of the plastic package when my mechs arrived, but I think the Uziel is the most likely to own it because its package had a small opening, and including it I have five pieces, as described in the package. For reference, the other mechs are a Fafnir, a Yeoman, and a Hollander, and they seem to have all their pieces and sealed packages.

I looked for photos online and I think they might go on the torsos, but I can't say for sure because at this angle I can't really tell if they are there or it's a trick of light and in photos that I find of the Uziel sideways they are absent.

Posted Feb 27, 2022, 2:22 AM UTC

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THE_MAN_IN_BLACK_DG•

Those are Narc Beacons. Superglue them to your opponent's miniature when they aren't looking (wear a stealth battle armor with ECM) then fire a bunch of missiles at them.

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bugamnOP•

Good thing I got a Yeoman in the same order!

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ReluctantNerd7•

I got those with mine as well, so they definitely belong to the Uziel, but I too couldn't figure it out. There isn't an obvious place for them, so I just put them in my bits box for future use on something else.

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bugamnOP•

Thanks for confirming that they belong to the Uziel!

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ZincLloyd•

Those are the machine gun barrels. The fit into the nubs on the side torsos.

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PennyForPig•

The only thing I can think of is that they're supposed to fit where the machine guns are? But I can't be sure and it doesn't look right.

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bugamnOP•

I thought that they might instead be jump jets or something else in the back, but right now I think machine guns is most likely. Looking at art for the Uziel I see that the machine guns have longer barrels than the model, so I think I'll use them in that way and see how that looks.

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architectofspace•

The face on version seems to have barrels in the mg spots but with much less pronounced flanges on them (almost look square cylinder outside)

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TheRedBee•

Reminds me of the Iron Wind's Brigand. It had separate pieces for the jump jets and the torso mounted lasers. There seems to have been an era where Iron Winds liked to make extra bits to make the assembly process more complex and satisfying

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bugamnOP•

After spending quite some time to get the legs, feet and lower torso connected, I have to say that while I appreciate the ability to have my own poses, the process to get there was not so satisfying

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