Looks like I don't know my own strength. I went to remove a figure who'd been blu-tacked onto a bottle cap for a while and lo and behold he snapped right off of his base leaving his foot behind!
Luckily my lord and master, Kevin Dallimore covers drilling and pinning in one his books so I was well up to the task of repairing him. My wife has more hobbies than I do, and one of them is jewelry making. Luckily she had a tiny push drill and some wire for me to use. After I had super glued the pin in place and allowed it to dry I pasted over the gap with some GW liquid green stuff. Which is not so liquid-y, by the way (unless I've gotten an old bottle).
Sadly I did not snap pics of the whole process, but I'm sure its documented out there somewhere. Here are some after pics of the levy ready to be sanded.
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cheers for the shout out, I have snapped more legs than I care to mention trying to pop figures off painting stands
ReplyDeletePeace James
The guys in one-footed stances are particularly fragile. In the future I'll be more careful with my "flamingos." =]
DeleteYou're fine, the liquid green stuff isn't so much a liquid, but a thick paste. You can use a wet paintbrush to smooth it off a bit before it dries though, which is useful.
ReplyDeleteGood idea, Paul. I'll try that next time. Do you still need to sand it afterwards?
DeleteLooks like you've got things well under control, Paul's idea is a good one as it just helps to remove any brush strokes.
ReplyDeleteGood job on the repair. I may need to take a further look at the Dallimore books.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy them. They are quite dear though. I doubled down, but I think one of the two would suffice.
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