| mindfad | 20 Jan 2013 8:04 p.m. PST |
So I just got some warfactory zombies. I attempted to make some conversion or unique features with green stuff. I only have testor plastic cement right now and thought it would be able to bond with the plastic and green stuff but it doesnt hold up. I also thought i read other people saying that green stuff would when harden just stick and kinda does but any force or pressure and the green stuff falls away. So what is recommended for the bonding that i am asking about? I have attempted repair to old mage knight figures with super glue but it never seem to hold either so Im kinda clueless on what to use |
| Pictors Studio | 20 Jan 2013 8:18 p.m. PST |
One thing you can do is glue the two pieces together with the plastic glue and then put the green stuff over it. If that won't work because the two pieces are too far apart then you can find another piece of plastic, a bit from the sprue for example, and glue them together using that and then put the green stuff over that. |
| Pictors Studio | 20 Jan 2013 8:20 p.m. PST |
Maybe I should give an example. So if you want to sculpt a zombie with a long neck (I don't know why you would but say you do) you could cut a piece of sprue to the right length and width and the glue that into the torso, then when that is dry glue the head on the other side. When that is dry put the putty on that and sculpt it on from there. |
| mindfad | 20 Jan 2013 10:42 p.m. PST |
tht genius, do bad i didnt do that. wudnt have to buy anything else. the green stuff i sculpted is set so. Any suggestions for tht |
| Pictors Studio | 20 Jan 2013 10:46 p.m. PST |
The mage knight figs and the plastic figs from WF are two different kinds of plastic. My suggestion, if you want to keep what you sculpted, would be to try superglue. It won't work great with plastic and they will fall apart more readily than metal figs with super glue will. Epoxy is another option. That will hold them but is not so easy to work with. |
| Norman D Landings | 20 Jan 2013 11:40 p.m. PST |
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| Muncehead | 20 Jan 2013 11:57 p.m. PST |
If there is a gap youcould pin it with brass wire then mould the greenstuff over the wire. |
| Pictors Studio | 21 Jan 2013 12:11 a.m. PST |
I didn't say you wouldn't. I just said I was ignorant about why you would. Now I'm not. Thanks! |
combatpainter  | 21 Jan 2013 6:26 a.m. PST |
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| Ark3nubis | 29 Jan 2013 3:39 a.m. PST |
The thing to remeber with Super glue is that is does have its limitations like anything else. Put it on too thickly and it will break (the glue itself) even though it will stick to the material its applied to. The best way with Green stuff and superglue, wet your finger and dab it on the location where the superglue is going. Dry it off a little so that it is more 'damp' than wet, then apply a THIN layer of superglue, less is more. That works 99% of the time I find, and can be done before the green stuff is fully cured (hardened). The water in the spit (or just use water) helps to bond, but must be DAMP, not wet. Superglue was developed to hold wounds togetehr on the battlefield so if the location is a bit wet it should work (again, I have foun 99% of the time, sometimes it just won't work…) The wire suggestion is also a good one to frame out your models, however any holes drilled should be a snug fit around the wire being inserted to assure a strong grip with the superglue. Otherwsie the wire will work a bit loose and you have it coming away from the model like the green stuff as mentioned above. Hope that helps, Ark3n |
