| Au pas de Charge | 01 Jul 2020 7:02 p.m. PST |
Especially for 15mm figures. Which types and/or makes of glues, or affixing techniques, keep those shields on permanently? |
| cavcrazy | 01 Jul 2020 7:17 p.m. PST |
A little Zap a Gap with a pinch of baking powder should do the trick |
| Zephyr1 | 01 Jul 2020 9:08 p.m. PST |
Aileen's Stretchable Flexible Fabric Glue. A little goes a long way. As it dries, it sucks the pieces together & holds them (more surface area = better. Great for basing! ;-) The pieces need to be held (or oriented) together while drying. Not going to pop off like if affixed with super glue… ;-) |
| Uparmored | 02 Jul 2020 2:03 a.m. PST |
Jimmy McPerson's ridiculous foldable bendable crazy glue. As it dries it says "hey, shield! get your ass over here!" |
| Marcus Brutus | 02 Jul 2020 5:14 a.m. PST |
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| skipper John | 02 Jul 2020 6:15 a.m. PST |
J B Weld Epoxy. You will tear the arm off before the shield moves. |
dragon6  | 02 Jul 2020 6:36 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 02 Jul 2020 9:45 a.m. PST |
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| Pan Marek | 02 Jul 2020 3:39 p.m. PST |
I second "goop". It dries rubbery, which means its not brittle like superglue. So, in the typical handling of wargames figures, it holds up well. |
| myxemail | 02 Jul 2020 4:38 p.m. PST |
For 15mm figures, a little bit of Goo (look at a model railroad hobby shop or Walthers online) will secure that shield forever |
| French Wargame Holidays | 03 Jul 2020 1:11 a.m. PST |
Two part epoxy or extra tough pva with a drop of superglue |
| Wargamer Blue | 03 Jul 2020 3:03 a.m. PST |
I use a tiny bit of green stuff and super glue. |
| catavar | 03 Jul 2020 8:56 a.m. PST |
I use crazy glue to set whatever I'm gluing ((the epoxy I use takes 5 min to dry) and then add epoxy to keep it there permanently. It may seem like a long process but I have no worries afterwards. |
| Asteroid X | 03 Jul 2020 9:19 a.m. PST |
Are you gluing before or after painting? Paint can flake off reducing any potential bond. Mind you, if you varnish the pieces after painting but before gluing that might make a stronger bond (never tried it but it is a theory that could be experimented with if you're going that route). This topic is something I have been wondering about with 28mm. It's far easier to paint with no shields but the permanence of the bond otherwise is the continued issue. That's another reason to like Gripping Beast figures with moulded on shields. |
| coopman | 03 Jul 2020 11:58 a.m. PST |
Definitely glue the minis together before priming them. I use two part epoxy glue which dries in 5 minutes. |
| Henry Martini | 03 Jul 2020 8:08 p.m. PST |
If no lug and hole are provided, if you cross-hatch the two surfaces with a knife blade the glue will have something to key to and you'll get a stronger bond. |
| 1905Adventure | 15 Jul 2020 7:10 a.m. PST |
@Zephyr1 – I'm going to have to try the flexible fabric glue. That sounds useful for lots of things actually. |
