| Tyler326 | 07 May 2015 2:49 p.m. PST |
I do a lot of 28MM Napoleonic. was wondering about ways to mount the riders on the horse:
1. Leave part of the horse where the rider goes unpainted and use epoxy resin to secure.
2.Drill a hole in rider and horse and secure with glue/ epoxy. Anyone have suggestions? |
| JimDuncanUK | 07 May 2015 2:51 p.m. PST |
For metal I drill and pin unless horse and rider are well matched. For plastic I scrape paint away at the point of contact and glue. |
| HussarL | 07 May 2015 3:15 p.m. PST |
For both metal and plastic I pre-drill and pin. To get the right registeration for both the hole and the pin, first you drill the hole on the rider then you take a flatten piece of mounting putty (Scotch) wrap it on the saddle area, press the rider on to the putty you will get impression of the hole from the rider. That is your drilling point on the horse. You may already know this process. You can glue it after painting both the rider and horse. The pin will secure both pieces. |
| 14Bore | 07 May 2015 3:29 p.m. PST |
Only a question as I do only 15mm and paint all then put them together with superglue with nary a problem . Is pinning that crucial? |
| raylev3 | 07 May 2015 3:49 p.m. PST |
In over 20 years I've never had a problem with just using super glue to hold them on. |
| Esquire | 07 May 2015 4:16 p.m. PST |
Boy, I agree with raylev3. I just glue them on. If they come off, which is pretty infrequent, I glue them on again. Perhaps I am too relaxed! |
| tigrifsgt | 07 May 2015 5:55 p.m. PST |
Me also, a drop of glue on the saddle, set the figure where you want it, and wait for it to dry. |
| Bandolier | 07 May 2015 6:01 p.m. PST |
I use a file and rough up the point of contact for the rider and horse. Then just super glue.
They rarely fall off. If they do come unstuck I just repeat the process. |
| Markconz | 07 May 2015 8:04 p.m. PST |
Epoxy glue for metals. Plastic cement for plastics. I assemble before painting mind you. If I didn't do that I would probably just use a file to remove paint from saddle and underneath of rider and do then glue the same. |
| Grelber | 07 May 2015 8:11 p.m. PST |
Oh, no! I agree with raylev3, too! Usually the underside of the figure hasn't been thoroughly primed, but the horse has usually been primed and painted. Grelber |
| Dexter Ward | 08 May 2015 2:09 a.m. PST |
A general purpose glue like UHU or Bostik works fine. I usually use flat faced pliers to squeeze the legs so they grip the horse. It looks better as well as giving a firmer bond. I always assemble horse and rider at the bare metal stage.
Never found a need to pin riders in 40 years. |
Gunfreak  | 08 May 2015 2:29 a.m. PST |
Super glue, on both platic and metal. Then wood glue to glue the horse/man to wood bases, or super glue to glue metal or plastic figures to plastic bases. |
| 1968billsfan | 08 May 2015 8:54 a.m. PST |
Elmer's white glue works well. See where the legs and horse make contact and put a dap on there. It "disappears" (becomes transparent) when dry so slopper a bit on. Nice thing is that it is quick and you can snap the rider off if you want to touch something up. You also don't have to worry about gluing your fingers together. |
| Murvihill | 08 May 2015 9:29 a.m. PST |
For lead 15mm I glue and squeeze the legs together. Finger-tightened works pretty good. |
| joe sergeant | 08 May 2015 12:54 p.m. PST |
The riders on the front rank horses do not fit that good any more For me fixing them super glue best to you joe sergeant |
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