| scouts19508a | 28 Aug 2012 10:14 a.m. PST |
Hi,The subject says it all. Do you glue your turrets to the hull or not? What advantages are had either way? Thanks
Jim |
| epturner | 28 Aug 2012 10:20 a.m. PST |
I glue mine on. They don't fall off that way. Eric |
| Sundance | 28 Aug 2012 10:42 a.m. PST |
Are you talking 1/600? I don't glue mine on – so we can turn them to face the appropriate direction. |
| John the Greater | 28 Aug 2012 10:55 a.m. PST |
For the smaller scales I glue them on. Larger works with movable turrets. For the 1/4 scale…well, never mind. |
Frederick  | 28 Aug 2012 10:56 a.m. PST |
I use a pretty small scale, so I glue them on (it's the not fall off thing) |
| Dynaman8789 | 28 Aug 2012 11:37 a.m. PST |
I do not glue turrets unless an absolute necessity. Tacky putty does wonders for microarmor turrets, should be just as useable for Ironclads. |
| Oddball | 28 Aug 2012 11:39 a.m. PST |
I have many 1/600 Ironclads and I glue all my turrets. Don't want them falling off. |
| olicana | 28 Aug 2012 12:51 p.m. PST |
I don't do iron clads but, when it comes to turrets, I glue everything. I can't be bothered turning turrets in any event. Turning turrets often causes the paint to chip; them being knocked off in play; dropped and trod on; lost! Glued turrets are acceptable to most people as a 'wargame standard' and once those who don't glue turrets realise you do the issue dissolves to insignificance. In the end it's up to you to do what, to coin a phrase, floats your boat. |
| The Beast Rampant | 28 Aug 2012 1:31 p.m. PST |
I glue mine on. I like the idea of being able to turn them, but gluing's just easier. |
| jdpintex | 28 Aug 2012 1:33 p.m. PST |
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| badwargamer | 28 Aug 2012 1:51 p.m. PST |
This discussion seems to have gone full circle now. |
| badwargamer | 28 Aug 2012 1:52 p.m. PST |
But I have only made one with a turret, the monitor, at 1/150 and I haven't glued it.
All guns on other ships are glued down though. |
| Larry Gettysburg Soldiers | 28 Aug 2012 2:37 p.m. PST |
I fitted the turret onto a short piece of dowel as an axis so it can rotate 360 degrees. The roof also lifts off so we can depict full crew or reduced crew inside the turret. This is on the 15mm Old Glory Monitor: link Larry GettysburgSoldiers.com |
| Mako11 | 28 Aug 2012 2:52 p.m. PST |
Depends upon the scale. Magnets will hold them on, in most cases. |
| scouts19508a | 28 Aug 2012 5:41 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the replies. It seems about 50/50, I think I'll glue them down. Like the Beast Rabban said "I like the idea of turning them, but gluing them is easier." Thanks
Jim |
| Paint it Pink | 30 Aug 2012 3:19 a.m. PST |
Magnets or Blu-Tack work for me. I like turrets to turn. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 03 Sep 2012 4:45 p.m. PST |
Mine stay in place just fine without glue, but I game in 28mm size. |
| Hussar123 | 10 Oct 2012 3:34 p.m. PST |
1/600 scale I glue mine also. |
weighs the pros and cons of using a power drill on the minis workbench.
