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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 0:44:20 GMT -5
Hi all, i just purchased a eldar titan from forge world however i have never ever worked with resin before.. any tip?? mainly whats the best thing to use to assemble it with?
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Post by commissarbob on Feb 12, 2009 13:12:49 GMT -5
Ok, first and foremost, WASH IT! Resin comes from the manufacturer with generally large amounts of mold release. If left onn your glue will not hold and your paint will flake off. Any good grease cutting cleaner works well (I use dish soap) and warm water. Be warned, do not use too warm of water as it will warp your parts. Once you are sure that you have removed all of the release agent you can move on to assembly. Fill any holes and imperfections with epoxy putty. Dry fit the parts before you glue them to make sure they fit properly. If the parts fit is nice and close you can use a quality super glue (I use a product called Zap-A-Gap fairly religiously). If parts fit is very loose with gaps use a good two part epoxy with filler (microbaloons work wonders, a good R/C shop should have them or you can also find it in an automotive body work section). If the model is going to be used for more than just diplay I would recomend pinning the joints for added strength. Once assembled and cured I tend to use a good automotive primer to seal the resin (Krylon is about the best) and prep for painting.
Hope this helps!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 16:23:38 GMT -5
Yes i plan on using it in my appoc games as my center piece so i will have to pin it. would locktite ultra super glue gel work?  i use it on my metal models usually |
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Post by commissarbob on Feb 12, 2009 19:55:51 GMT -5
I am not sure as I have never used it. Try gluing a couple bits of flash together.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 20:20:42 GMT -5
yeah resin is can be a pain in the a**, I have a death korps army from FW so my whole army is resin.
Pinning is great i am useing that pin pices in a new army. Super gule, i live and swear by krazy gule, thats the only gule i use for pices. Also i have been useing magnets. They work great but a real pain to use.
Never hear of locktite gule, becarefull what *cheap* super gules they may burn the modle as they eat away at it.
Also if you have a warped pice form FW i have had this happen a few times, warm water and a high dryer can fix them, BUT BE CAREFULL AS U CAN MAKE IT A LOT WORST. The FW stuff cost a lot, and it sucks when a pice gets ruined.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 20:29:39 GMT -5
The locktite i use is about 4 or 5 bucks a tube. it has a small amount of a rubber like chemical which i like because it makes a strong bond but at tje same time is not as brittle
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Post by knight (M.I.A) on Feb 15, 2009 17:21:55 GMT -5
Try gluing 'sprue' pieces together firts. When they hold and don't get molded into a lump of resin its fine for use on minis. I for example use Pattex Super Gel or 2-Componet Super Glue (that stuff is nasty but unfortunately not working with resin as the one chemical destroys it, but great for metal. Glued my Varghulf together with it without pinning and only noticed afterwards that the pins were still lying on the desk, it never broke so far)
Well washing was already said. When you file or drill it wear a mask as resin dust causes nasty lung problems
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Post by ssgtdude (M.I.A) on Feb 20, 2009 14:33:01 GMT -5
Resin is a finicky product.
If you want more on this I have about 10 years experience with the resin. Contact me through e-mail so I can better respond due to work constraints I can not post all here. Feel free to post my comments to share though.
you can contact me at ssgtdude@comic.com
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 15:56:35 GMT -5
oh one more thing with resin is that it is very brittle and small pices can snap quickly, not sure how over come this, i have had a few lasgun tips break in just normal movement. But best of luck working with it and hope it turns out great. Like said before working with FW modles is very tempermentl.
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Post by aeonian on Feb 25, 2009 16:12:22 GMT -5
damn, and those Death Korp lasguns aren't easy to replace...that kind of deters me from buying any in the future  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 19:16:00 GMT -5
yeah tell me about it, and FW is not to help full they sent be moarts that were all damge and i called them and sent a email even offer tp ship it back to them, for replacements. They would'nt help. So i ebay them. But i do still buy from FW i just call and ask if they can double check what they put in the box.
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Post by ReWolf on Feb 26, 2009 19:42:37 GMT -5
yeah tell me about it, and FW is not to help full they sent be moarts that were all damge and i called them and sent a email even offer tp ship it back to them, for replacements. They would'nt help. So i ebay them. But i do still buy from FW i just call and ask if they can double check what they put in the box. This goes against pretty much everything 've heard about forgeworld... I've heard lots of cases of them shipping replacements out without question... I think you were just unlucky... One thing I'll say about resin: DON'T TRY TO CLEAN IT BY SOAKING IT IN DETTOL!!I can't stress that enough ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 20:31:24 GMT -5
yeah i think they were haveing a bad day, even my locail GW shop felt bad. It sh** happens like i said i still order from them i just call in a head of time. Speaking of resin models. Just got my great deamon of Nurgle in that is one crazy looking modle, can waite to paint it. But death guard is just a list on paper, need to finish some more dkok sq i got in, as well as some death co for my blood angels.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Feb 27, 2009 5:08:53 GMT -5
Putting expensive pieces of model into corrosive alkaline bleach- something that will peel skin and flesh away from your body?
Surely no-one would be so foolish....
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Post by knight (M.I.A) on Feb 27, 2009 12:00:59 GMT -5
Oh RT there are many fools around there who would even drink that stuff. So don't assume to fast  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2009 20:41:31 GMT -5
never doubt the power of stuipd people.
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i use it on my metal models usually 
