Figure help needed please

[danb]

Hey all santa has been kind enough to give a few boxes of verlinden and Tamiya figures to me i have put together figures in the past but not to a standard i am happy with.
So could i have some tips and hints on glueing and filling gaps also if there is any good tips on painting i would be truly grateful.

many thanks
Dan B

[spud]

well for resin figs i use epoxy you have a better working time with it then using super glue. some people will drill in pins but not really needed with epoxy. primer i tend to use alclad greay with micro filler.

im no master at fig painting but i would sudjest you get hold of some books and dvds on teh subject if its somthing you are really interested in,

[TRM]

Hiya Dan!! Nice haul buddy!!! Not a huge figure man myself....yet, but what spud was saying is right on track. Epoxy and or CA with the resin definitely. Fire away with any painting questions and I am sure you will get some really great help within these walls!!Our own Chris S. Has some awesome SBS painting guides he has put together along with a few others here with the "steady hand". Looking forward to seeing your progress!!

[paulh]

hi Dan
not any real experience with resin, but as far as plastic goes I find you can't beat Vallejo's plastic putty. As soon as its on you can run over it with a water dampened q-tip, or even the mark 1 fingertip.

Even if you're coverting a pose so the gap at the surface may be a bit in the wide side, just pop an apporpriately shapped off cut of sprue or similar in place towards the bottom and then use the plastic putty as almost a surface filler.
I've got a few pics back home that show the end result- I'll try an get them up by the end of the week.


Hope this helps
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[danb]

Many thanks lads for the help i have had the day putting them together and they went together like a dream i was very suprised at how the Tamiya figures went i have had them before and they were shocking!!!!! I also was very impressed with the quality and detail of Verlinden i would recommend them to anyone i shall post up some pics soon in the figure section keep yours peeled for them.

Dan B

[spud]

verlindin figs are very nice and ive never had a bad tamiya one.

[danb]

The only bad Tamiya figs i had was from that terrible Panther a kit none of the arms really lined up had 2 use alot of filler and not much detail either.

Dan B