"Preventive work on 28mm Sabres" Topic

No doubt this isn't a new idea but while prepping some 28mm Metal Perry cavalry, I was getting pretty cheesed with the bending of their sabres (arm extended, charging pose) every time I just looked at them.

After cleaning them up to a better shape and getting them as straight as possible, in keeping with the position being held. I have run some Medium viscosity, fast setting super glue, along both sides of the blade from hilt to tip.

This appears to have given a much more stable feel to the weapon as cast. Don't know how they will stand up in use but as someone who us driven nuts by bent swords, bayonets etc I thought it was worth a try!

I've done something similar with white glue: gives it a bit more structural strength when it dries and gives a clear coating over the surface. Doesn't make it invulnerable, but eliminates a lot of the mishandling bends.

I've tried it too, mostly with microscale tank barrels. Trick is being VERY careful the glue doesn't pool someplace.

I repaired a number of Hinchliffe 25mm cavalry recently that has lost their swords by flattening fuse wire, drilling out a hole in the hand, and using superglue gel to fix the wire sword into place. They are much stronger than they originally were.

I hammered aluminum wire flat. Reasonably flat, drill, glue and insert

Same here I hammered brass, or I think it was brass that you can buy at the hobby shop, flat. It works I think better than the originals and solid too.

I replace cast swords with metal ones made from small brad nails hammered flat and glued or soldered into place.

Accidentally stress tested my idea on a hard floor yesterday while spray priming. Worked pretty, well bent but not broken, as the saying is. Around a 3ft drop too.

Not sure of how it would have been had the trooper been glued on his horse, or worse still mounted on the final base but it straightened out perfectly.

Kudos to those posting about substituting various meatal items. You have a lot more patience than I have!

CA for strengthening parts is what I've done for struts on model planes.

For those flattening metal how are you cutting it if the blade is curved at all? I've tried the hammering method once but didn't get a nice clean edge, it was my first attempt though. Snips would probably bend/warp the metal I think.