ImRuined Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I'm wondering how people bend plastics into shapes that better fit their conversions, such as the piping on the plastic Termi arms etc if repositioning the fore-arms... The easiest way would be to heat it, but not sure of the best way to go about this without melting the plastic or being simply a hell of alot of trouble... I had considered a hair dryer, but was not sure if this would work... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I'm wondering how people bend plastics into shapes that better fit their conversions, such as the piping on the plastic Termi arms etc if repositioning the fore-arms... The easiest way would be to heat it, but not sure of the best way to go about this without melting the plastic or being simply a hell of alot of trouble... I had considered a hair dryer, but was not sure if this would work... many people simply cut and paste and use GS ... heating up the plastic and bending it I heard may make the bubbles in the plastic ... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammekkos Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I wouldn't reccomend bending a Terminator arm. I cut them up when I recently converted a squad. For general plastic bending I just put the piece on top of a radiator. I once put a piece under a lamp and forgot about it, melted badly, hasn't happened with the radiator though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beornling 3.1415 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I'm wondering how people bend plastics into shapes that better fit their conversions, such as the piping on the plastic Termi arms etc if repositioning the fore-arms... The easiest way would be to heat it, but not sure of the best way to go about this without melting the plastic or being simply a hell of alot of trouble... I had considered a hair dryer, but was not sure if this would work... many people simply cut and paste and use GS ... heating up the plastic and bending it I heard may make the bubbles in the plastic ... In fact the only heating of plastics I've ever done was on tank parts to get them to move and articulate. (and that's invisible) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
methoderik Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Microwave safe container and water. Zap water for 2-3 minutes on high. Use tweezers or hemostats to grab your plastic item. Dip the part you want to bend in the steamy hot water. Careful, do not leave submerged for very long or could warp, try 10 seconds at a time to start. Test short times at first and increase time submerged as needed. Should make your plastic item pliable enough to bend. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aretziel Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Microwave safe container and water. Zap water for 2-3 minutes on high. Use tweezers or hemostats to grab your plastic item. Dip the part you want to bend in the steamy hot water. Careful, do not leave submerged for very long or could warp, try 10 seconds at a time to start. Test short times at first and increase time submerged as needed. Should make your plastic item pliable enough to bend. the old classic way to bend a landhockey blade =) they usualy are in plastic ... but way stronger then the GW plastic ... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImRuined Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 many people simply cut and paste and use GS ... heating up the plastic and bending it I heard may make the bubbles in the plastic ... Reason I want to bend the existing plastics is so I get the texture of the piping without going to the trouble of recreating it with GS, I aint so good with scuplting... Thanks guys for the hot water method... I had considered using boiling water, but was skeptical about how well hot water would soften the plastics... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1059711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubal Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 You will not get good results with bending armoured arms. The "piping" is there because the armoured plates are stiff and do not bend. If you heat the arm up you will not be able to just bend on the piping, the entire joint will flex. It's really not that hard to make new ribbing. Cut the old away, reposition the arm using a metal pin to reinforce the joint (paperclips work well), jam in a blob of GS into the joint and 'roll' a modelling knife (or sculpting tool) to make the ribs. GW has a guide for working with GS. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of Sanctity Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 As mentioned before, Green Stuff is the solution. Bending plastic rarely produces anything more than a lot of swearing and frustration! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 unless one is bending thin pieces of plasticard for purity seals. that's the only time i melt plastic, as mentioned before, the armour is rigid and bending it would look very wierd indeed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImRuined Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 I wasn't going to be bending the armour itself... Perhaps I should have explained myself a little better... :unsure: What I was thinking was to cut and rotate/reposition fore-arms etc, and then heat the plastic so that the tubing can simply be bent to fit in with the new positioning of the forearm... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 you mean the powerfist tubing? sorry, im a bit confused here :unsure: , could you please explain, or better yet, provide pictures as to the tubing you are reffering to? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoxI Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 What he's saying, I think, is that he has repositioned the armour parts using traditional methods. He wants to bend the tubing (which he removed before repositioning) so that it fits nicely with the newly positioned armour. Right? :wacko: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1060613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImRuined Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 What he's saying, I think, is that he has repositioned the armour parts using traditional methods. He wants to bend the tubing (which he removed before repositioning) so that it fits nicely with the newly positioned armour. Right? :P Exactly what I was trying to say... For instance, I cut the powerfist at the elbow, rotate 45% so that it looks like the Termi is punching someone (on a more traditional punching angle with the knuckles pointing up)... I then soften the tubing from the bottom of the fist, so that I can bend it to 'curve' to match the rotation of the power fist... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1061282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubal Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I'm still sceptical, but nevermind us say-sayers. Try it out and tell us if it worked :blink: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1061691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Retardo Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 This is my first post but i had this same problem i just used a peice of guitar string drill two holes where the tubing would go and glue in the guitar string Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1061710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenox Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Personally I'd go with Ricky's idea of using guitar string, but if you do try melting it then good luck!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1064234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benkei Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 to bend plastic you can also use a hairdryer it works ;) Benkei Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1064343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheex Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Guitar string works wonders, I find. They're a little difficult to bend properly (bend them around a pen or something rather than by hand, makes it look more natural), but once you get the hang of it it looks fine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1064515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellChyld Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 http://www.dragonforge.com/ has some nice power cables for sell that I think work better then guitar string and are easy to work with bending wise Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92156-bending-plastics/#findComment-1064524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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