Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Brothers, Techmarine Eurymachus Bay fell from some scaffolding (a desk ledge) earlier this week and the impact snapped his powerpack off. He (I) has (have) been unable to fix his armor (backpack connection) and require your aid. How should he (I) go about repairing this (I'd prefer the method of fixing not ruin the paintjob)? I apologize if the photos are upside down. You may simply have to invert your view if they are (this is my first time uploading a phone pic so I probably did something wrong with it. Just click on the album, they're right side up in there.). Bonus point to whoever guesses where I got him from. (Oh, and since he's from that site he came painted like this. It's a decent paintjob so I didn't have the heart to repaint him, so he's a techie from the Ultras that the Dawn Blades are borrowing for a while.) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Superglue should work, you may need to file a bit of space to allow a better join, it usually isn't good to glue paint to paint, you want metal to metal. If that isn't working, you may need to grab some type of epoxy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4724822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Superglue for sure. It looks to me that there is quite a bit of dried glue on the metal nub that the backpack was attached to. You might get a better fit if you cut the nub off before replacing the backpack. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4724885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Pin it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4724914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Now that I look more closely I realise the model is from an era when backpacks often didn't fit well. I bet an oversized nub is likely the reason that particular join broke when he fell. I recommend upgrading him to a servo harness so he doesn't fall again. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4724974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Good points all around. And since I was already planning on an anvil order... oh this is going to be expensive isn't it? As a lead-off from that, does their regiments-scale servo harness fit marines (esp. an old one) or should I grab the more expensive exo-lords one for better scale? Also, any good superglues I should get for a decent price? My tube ran out a little bit ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4725071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Loctite and Zap-a-gap have both served me well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4725330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Pin it on, and it will stay put barring fairly severe violence! ;) As for the source... eBay? :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4726714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 And Major Gilbear gets it in one! Or did he? Am I Alpharius, or perhaps Omegon? Even I don't know for sure. For all Maj. Gilbear knows, I got it from a friend with the last name Bay! Or perhaps I bought it in a shop near a bay, and I just liked Eurymachus? Who knows? :P In all seriousness, though, I just had my first attempt at pinning with a plastic torso and a 3d printed plasma cannon, so I'm not sure I can pin an old metal model, or even if I want to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4726825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I pin all my metal models, and I also pin them to their bases too. Never had one subsequently break on me either, so I know it's the right answer! Mind you, I pin weak parts of plastic models too, and also parts that I paint separately for final assembly afterwards, It's easy, cheap, and you get a very strong joint. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4727010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Fortis Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 FWIW, back in the day when I first started with GW models I didn't know about pinning. I used 2-part epoxy (JB Weld, Devcon, etc.). I have an old RT era landspeeder, that cantankerous never-stay-together one. It's been dropped, thrown, packed, and unpacked and has never come apart on me. So if you don't feel up to pinning, give the epoxy a go. Get a 5 minute variety or you'll be up half the night holding it in position. Do chip the old super glue off the mated parts and file the pip so that it fits in the hole with a bit to spare. Mix well, put a little dab in the hole, position, hold, and done. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333299-help-with-an-old-metal-model/#findComment-4734222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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