So the other week, I buy a HWK-whatever-the-number-is, the light freighter. A few days pass, I go Oh Yeah, I did buy that, didn't I? and I open it up. Yeah, it seems I got the super-stealth collector's model, identifiable by the lack of one of the uprights on the rear end! Hm. So in a fit of absolute genius, I grab my soft nose pliers and I pull the other upright out. There, now it looks symmetrical, at least side to side. I'll just hang on to this little bit for future reference... and that's when old habits and new hobby collided. I started thinking about where I could put it back on...
So my question to the community here is this: is modding the ships cool, or is it like 40K, where if you kitbash a model to any significant degree, it essentially becomes unplayable? See, I'm thinking that with a bit of 'card and some Tamiya putty, I could take the turbines off of one of the space marines I'm never going to play again, and turbocharge the hell out of the way this HWK looks. Doesn't change its' play characteristics, or ranges, or anything... and while I'm at it, clip and magnetize the turret, maybe relocate it away from the peg to somewhere more visible.
I have to confess, I already modded my B-wing so it can assume more cinematic attack postures... but I found that online, so I'm guessing I'm not the only one to do that. Custom paint seems to be well-accepted...
So what hath the community to say on this subject?