So I want to mod a Mist Hunter by adding some extra weapons, and was thinking about cutting up some old army men, but wanted to know if there was a better way to get some added firepower cheap. What do y'all guys do for your mods?

I think the guys like IanMiddy and Barry have a supply of small (1/144 and smaller) airplane and ship models that they cannibalize for guns and other parts. Check for sales on old models at local hobby shops and also look at Hobby Lobby or Michael's which have a small selection of models. Pieces of small plastic tube with sections of straight wire cut from paper clips can work too.

2 hours ago, IronOx said:

I think the guys like IanMiddy and Barry have a supply of small (1/144 and smaller) airplane and ship models that they cannibalize for guns and other parts.

I stoppped modelling many years ago, so when I started doing mods & conversions the spares box was very bare - Barry is certainly the best port of call for suggestions about scavenging cheap kits...

...for myself, it's part of the reason for getting a 3D printer, being able to produce smallish turrets and greebly panels, but it's not up to producing finer stuff like barrels and small comms arrays.

May be too big for what you're after, but BenderIsGreat started a thread for larger ship turrets, here.

Also, the "upside down" Mist Hunter is one of the best G1-A conversions in my opinion. I'm sure you have some great ideas, but give it a look. Perhaps using a bead to represent a ball turret with an interesting gun behind the cockpit vs the small guns already on the model. Just a thought.

ebay.

Do it the way they made the star wars movies.

Model ships and tanks from the toy store.

One of the world war 2 battleships should have enough gun barrels and cool bits to do all sorts of wonderful things.

Gundam kits and micromachines have been my go-to's for a while now when it comes to getting alot of bulk parts for modding stuff and bits for adding detail to epics.

I'm struggling for detail-bits myself, but for large basic forms, pound-store toys work surprisingly well.