"Bent up tank gun barrels" Topic

What is the best way to straighten out bent tank turret gun barrels on metal miniatures before painting?

Fingers?
Seriously, I hold one end and try to straighten it out. Figure out the best fulcrum point.
Sometimes I pull it through.
Each bend is unique.

After I use the Mark I eyeball to check it out, I fire a few rounds through it to check it out. If they explode in the tube, I try again.

One of my tricks especially for spears and the like, is a pair of needle nose pliers. The smooth jawed type. Just gently press till straight.

What John said, especially about the fulcrum. Otherwise, you just add an additional kink to the barrel.

Flat piece of wood or hard plastic, shorter than the barrel and roll it on the flat surface with some finger presure.

Worked every time with all FOW tank barrels.

I use a proceedure very much like John's. But I have a pair of Mark 2 eyeballs.

Mmmhhh..

Old household trick from the ancient flat collectors…. Make sure you are in a warm enviroment… Plus 25 degrees celsius and warm up the barrel/ sprear several minutes in your fingers untill the tin has body temperature…. Than massage it into the right positure. It you do it this way you do lower the risk of metall fatigue or microbreaks….

Greetings and have fun

Like SMC, smooth needle nosed pliers.

DM

I use an Xacto blade.

Make sure the figure is warm and then use the rounded part of an old-fashioned wooden clothes peg and gently roll it over the barrel against a hard surface with a couple of layers of paper on it – I find the paper stops the figure from skidding away and reduces the likelihood of paint flaking off.