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Post by beetlewing on Jul 21, 2014 21:39:37 GMT
What glue would you guys recommend for Wargames Factory minis? Just got 60 skeleton warriors delivered today lol (Besides a magnifying lens and lots of patience) Thinking I'll probably break them up as: 15 skeletons 15 modded to be zombies/ghouls (wet tp and pva) 30 for crafting bone piles, altars, architectural elements, etc I've looked online but can't seem to find a definitive answer. One review of glues on YouTube said GW mini glue was awful, and recommended some $30 glue off eBay.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 21:44:34 GMT
I've had little to no luck with regular super glue. It did work, but it was a royal pain in the ..... to work with and I glued my finger together so many times, I have no finger prints to speak of Anyway try the Testors liquid cement for plastic models. (Mine was a black bottle with a red label) it has a fine point nozzle for those little bones. I have no hobby store locally so I use some weird stuff.
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Post by Jason on Jul 21, 2014 21:51:27 GMT
OK.. first of all. These minis are terrible for actual skeleton minis. They look good, but I have had the worst time with them falling to pieces. The design of the mini does not have enough contact points for the arms and torso to be glued. These are the points that mine keep falling apart. I have used super glue with a brush, super glue from a dropper, and Plastruct Plastic Weld. The Plastic Weld has had the best results in this instance and in the past.
For modding, piles of bones, and such, they are awesome. The plastic is able to connect proper at several points to hold.
To be honest, I have tried so many different ways to put these skellies together (drilling, trimming.. etc), and I am still pick up an arm or a body every time I handle them.
My thoughts at least.
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Post by bloodchoke on Jul 22, 2014 0:30:07 GMT
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Post by dragon722 on Jul 22, 2014 5:05:41 GMT
OK.. first of all. These minis are terrible for actual skeleton minis. They look good, but I have had the worst time with them falling to pieces. The design of the mini does not have enough contact points for the arms and torso to be glued. These are the points that mine keep falling apart. I have used super glue with a brush, super glue from a dropper, and Plastruct Plastic Weld. The Plastic Weld has had the best results in this instance and in the past. For modding, piles of bones, and such, they are awesome. The plastic is able to connect proper at several points to hold. To be honest, I have tried so many different ways to put these skellies together (drilling, trimming.. etc), and I am still pick up an arm or a body every time I handle them. My thoughts at least. When I put a few of these plastic skellies together I used the glue you use for plastic models though it does take alittle time to dry...
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Post by darkslayer on Jul 31, 2014 3:04:49 GMT
OK.. first of all. These minis are terrible for actual skeleton minis. They look good, but I have had the worst time with them falling to pieces. The design of the mini does not have enough contact points for the arms and torso to be glued. These are the points that mine keep falling apart. I have used super glue with a brush, super glue from a dropper, and Plastruct Plastic Weld. The Plastic Weld has had the best results in this instance and in the past. For modding, piles of bones, and such, they are awesome. The plastic is able to connect proper at several points to hold. To be honest, I have tried so many different ways to put these skellies together (drilling, trimming.. etc), and I am still pick up an arm or a body every time I handle them. My thoughts at least. You might want to try something that isnt glue. such as green stuff, or another epoxy putty. that way you create the contact points. it does take some sculpting talent though obviously. I have never worked with these skeletons, so i wouldnt know how they are, but from what jason says, epoxy is your best bet.
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Post by beetlewing on Jul 31, 2014 12:48:30 GMT
I finally just dove in with Gorilla superglue gel. Seems to be doing the job, but it's very slow going, as I'm taking my time to make sure every joint is secure. Hopefully it'll pay off in the end.
What's driving me crazy are the feet. They're microscopic and separate, so each tiny foot has to be glued on. Why they didn't mold the foot onto the end of the leg is beyond me lol
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Post by sotf on Aug 10, 2014 17:55:52 GMT
Yeah, the Wargames Factory skeletons are great for some things, but a pain to make into playable skeletons. However, they are wonderful for breaking down to work with other things such as corpses or loose bones. While cheap and useful for conversions, a lot of the WF plastics are best for use as things other than minis because they're a pain to put together in the far to many parts issues. I've got a couple different boxes of their rising sun line on order locally with the intention to break them down for corpse counters for a skirmish game and use a lot of the other pieces as conversion fodder as the accessories are quite good.
Best glue to use is some of the various plastic glues, the Army Painter ones seem to be the better choices there compared to ones like Games Workshops, because it tends to be far cheaper for the amount you get. If you use it right, the glue actually melts the plastic slightly and fuses the pieces rather than just a normal glue patch.
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Post by skunkape on Aug 11, 2014 16:02:04 GMT
For most plastic minis, I usually use some kind of plastic weld glue. It is formulated to melt the plastic together, usually in about 1 minutes or less, so you don't have to hold the figure too long. Also, it's very viscus, so you just need to touch the applicator to the joint of the two pieces and it flows into it easily!
1 caveat though, don't use to much, it can ruin your figure!
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