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Warhammer 40K Phobos Bolter 2

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I've also revised my Phobos Bolter a little. I changed the charging handle and the magazine so it looks more like the Forgeworld miniature.
I can't say i'm a big fan of big holes in magazines just to check the remaining ammo, it's practically inviting dirt to obstruct the feeding and makes it much less sturdy. Besides, a Space Marine should be able to keep track of his fired rounds without constantly checking.

Picture shows the early Crusade-era Phobos pattern Bolter with a chainblade attachment, an empty and a full magazine, some spent cases, a bolt projectile and a complete round can be seen lying around too.

EDIT: Another small update, mainly smoothing.
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Thank you both. To be honest, in the 41st millenium Imperium i think i'm more likely to run into bakelite than any sort of advanced plastics. How about transparent aluminum? I've heard some crazy scotchman from the future drivel about it.
My main point being: Why can't the genetically engineered supermind of a Space Marine be bothered with the simple task of remembering how many rounds he fired, something almost every soldier has to do these days anyway? It can't all be "CHARGE WAAAAGHRPFGLHMPF!!!"
But that is just a minor oddity in Imperial firearm design. 40K has to deal with much larger goofs, like weapons with offset ejection ports or no space for the bolt to move (The bolt pistol doesn't even have space for a cartridge chamber, much less a barrel). Advanced scientific space magic technology i guess. And it *does* look better on the miniature than a flat magazine surface i have to admit.