So you want to build that huge pike phalanx? Only problem is that all the pikes have bends in them that can never seem to straighten, such that the phalanx looks more like grass blowing in the breeze, instead of a wall of spear points. Do you want the hole story?

Ok this is a fiddly one. It also depends on to what lengths you want to go for perfection.

    Some guys (or gals) buy an expensive dremel, nice. I preferred the bench drill technique (I bought mine for $65, plus it has endless applications outside modelling too). I bought a pin vice (around $30, and they come with all your .055 drills as well), that fits into it.

    The figures have to have their spears/pikes cut cleanly away as level as possible on the side you intend the drill to enter from. The bonus of the bench drill here is that, as it is a drill spinning in space from a fixed point, you have both hands free to do stuff!

    Sometimes you need to support the underside of the hand to be drilled whilst drilling. One thing to remember is to use a drill bit just that smidge (that is, slightly larger than a whisper) bigger than the wire you intend to use for the spear or pike.

    The wire I use is just the usual stuff from the hobby shop (mild tensile steel), some guys (or gals) buy the pre made, nice. I prefer these as they have no sharp points and are less likely to stab you in the middle of the movement phase, only to have you pull your hand back and see the little buggers hanging from your new wound.