"Attaching chariots to a base" Topic

I'm about to affix some 15mm 4-horse chariots to a base, and am wondering what the most secure way to do it would be. The chariot unit needs to be glued to the horses by its yoke and to the base by its wheels. How do you fellows tend to do it? Just glue and hope it holds over time, or do something more involved?

Cheers,
Aaron

I just glue it down with super glue. Seems to work well.

Mark

I actully use fuse wire on the wheels and two part expoxy the horses dowm but on 28mm

I pin the yoke to the horses if possible. I actually use Elmers glue (PVA to the Brits) to attack things like chariots and artillery to finished bases. It holds surprisingly well.

UHU has always worked for me.

Strong white glue to glue horses and chariot to base (I use MDF bases so superglue doesn't work). Superglue to glue yoke to horses.

i'm using no-more-nails to fix the horses to the base, then molding up the base texture.

and I super glue the chariot to the base molding but not to the horse, as the horse is already painted so it would be glueing paint to paint – and make it much worse if the chariot did get knocked off.

best defense is a bigger base though – to keep the edges of the chariot from a knock.

in 15mm, its too tiny to pin. had I bigger chariot wheels, I may have considered pinning the chariot wheel to the molded base – mainly for lateral strength.

Thanks for the info, guys. Much appreciated!

Cheers,
Aaron

I superglue the bottom of the figure directly to metal bases,then primer/paint around the figure,then white glue a layer of sand and paint on the metal base and the base of the figure. that way theres layers of stuff above and below holding the figures on.

Glue the chariot by wheels to base. Add texture, sand or whatever and leave to dry. Remove chariot carefully….this will reveal a 3d hollow where the wheels were which will allow for a re-gluing for a much more positive fixing (i.e. sides as well as bottom of wheel).

I put it all together, glue horses to base, chariot to horses and base, before I paint. Terraining base usually with a mix of modelling paste, sand and white glue helps secure chariot model as the filler clings to the bottoms of the wheels. I like bobm1959's idea.

You might try high temp hotglue to attach the chariot to the move stand. Secures instantly.

That's what I use.

Thanks again, chaps. True to my usual form I did one thing without thinking of the other so they're all painted up and waiting to be affixed rather than the other way around… This thread has given some excellent advice, however, so I think we'll be right.

Cheers,
Aaron