OwlandMoonGuy Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 With the LR Proteus, I assembled the central portion of the hull off one of the side and then glued the other side in place. This worked but it didn't go together easily. Right now I'm painting the interior of the Spartan and wondering if I should keep the same approach. The FW instructions indicate that you could assemble the central section and then glue on the sides each in turn. I've been dry fitting the pieced and I'm skeptical. What say you? For those of you who have built one of these which way worked for you? Thanks in advance, -OMG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Outsource it. Lol jk I'm American :P I used copious amounts of super glue, but you may need to use a hair dryer/hot water to bend it into place. I've seen people use clamps or rubber bands, which seem to help. Failing that, use green stuff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3971060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlandMoonGuy Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 But did you assemble the central section first or build up off one of the sides? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3971063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 But did you assemble the central section first or build up off one of the sides? I took one side and added the center pieces Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3971076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I built mine central first then fitted the sides Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3971118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I've assembled two of them. Both times I did the center part sepperately, then added the track sections to each side sepperately, then finally glued the sides on. Before anything was painted and gluing on the sides, both needed a lot of hot water treatment for their center pieces to get as straight as possible, so the huge tank didn't feel wobbly when dryfitting the sides on. Getting the undersides of the track sections as flat as possible is also important for this, so the tank is stable when set down on a flat surface. Also a good opportunity to test if the front hatch stays closed properly enough on its own, both of mine needed some hot water coaxing to not constantly be gaping their maws.When you're satisfied with how it fits together, I don't see any reason why you couldn't start painting before the sides are glued on. I would still want to glue on both sides at the same time, to give you time to adjust and make sure that the tank is stable when set down. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3971141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I concur with Reinhard, I assembled the centre section first and then dry fit, and adjusted the track section and glued them at the same time. I also painted the interior and the track sections before gluing it together. If I had one piece of advice to give when doing the Spartan, it would be to make sure things dry fit before committing to the glue. That and spray the individual tracks before gluing them onto the track sections. Best of luck! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3972044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castiel Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've assembled two of them. Both times I did the center part sepperately, then added the track sections to each side sepperately, then finally glued the sides on. Before anything was painted and gluing on the sides, both needed a lot of hot water treatment for their center pieces to get as straight as possible, so the huge tank didn't feel wobbly when dryfitting the sides on. Getting the undersides of the track sections as flat as possible is also important for this, so the tank is stable when set down on a flat surface. Also a good opportunity to test if the front hatch stays closed properly enough on its own, both of mine needed some hot water coaxing to not constantly be gaping their maws.When you're satisfied with how it fits together, I don't see any reason why you couldn't start painting before the sides are glued on. I would still want to glue on both sides at the same time, to give you time to adjust and make sure that the tank is stable when set down. Do it this way. I tried going sides first and it was just a horrendous mess, I've had to pull it apart and start again. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3972072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StruManChu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've assembled two of them. Both times I did the center part sepperately, then added the track sections to each side sepperately, then finally glued the sides on. Before anything was painted and gluing on the sides, both needed a lot of hot water treatment for their center pieces to get as straight as possible, so the huge tank didn't feel wobbly when dryfitting the sides on. Getting the undersides of the track sections as flat as possible is also important for this, so the tank is stable when set down on a flat surface. Also a good opportunity to test if the front hatch stays closed properly enough on its own, both of mine needed some hot water coaxing to not constantly be gaping their maws.When you're satisfied with how it fits together, I don't see any reason why you couldn't start painting before the sides are glued on. I would still want to glue on both sides at the same time, to give you time to adjust and make sure that the tank is stable when set down. I concur with Reinhard, I assembled the centre section first and then dry fit, and adjusted the track section and glued them at the same time. I also painted the interior and the track sections before gluing it together. If I had one piece of advice to give when doing the Spartan, it would be to make sure things dry fit before committing to the glue. That and spray the individual tracks before gluing them onto the track sections. Best of luck! Yeah, what these two said. Paint the interior, stick the centre section together, then paint it, then assemble and paint the track sections. Or assemble it all at the same time and paint the exterior together as well. Then stick it all together and pray. (I didn't really enjoy my Spartan building experience...) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3972394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOcaster Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I did the same method you did before, side assembly and it was still a great pain to get the other side together. After multiple dry fittings of just the body as the instructions say I was having too much trouble to do it any other way. GL with the project. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3972623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm not gonna lie, it took my several attempts of trying to use rubber bands, gluing, prying apart, hitting a wall, giving up on life, drinking, and then giving it one more go and saying, "good enough". There's some gaps on mine, but screw it. It's together and with a good paintjob you hardly notice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304370-best-approach-for-assembling-a-spartan/#findComment-3973144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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