01-12-2019, 10:45 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Advice for building Ogre miniatures
Does any one have any advice for assembling and gluing the plastic Ogre miniatures? Specifically, superglue or plastic glue, what worked best. Also does the glow in the dark minis work well with plastic glue.
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01-13-2019, 07:27 AM | #2 |
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
The nice, hard plastic of the Ogre miniatures responds well to all sorts of glue. I used superglue, but others have used plastic glues, MEK, and even mild solvents to great effect.
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01-13-2019, 08:47 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
I'm probably a bit of an outlier, I use MEK and a very fine brush (at least a 00, maybe a 000) to apply it. You can use Methylene Chloride the same way (often sold as plexiglass cement). Testor's liquid cement for plastic works well too, same way.
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01-13-2019, 05:26 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
I used Gorilla Super Glue. Has a slower dry time than typical crazy glues which is nice to have time to position things just the way you want before it sets. My glue of choice for the OGRE plastic minis.
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01-13-2019, 08:01 PM | #5 |
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
Does it expand? Regular Gorilla Glue expands into an unholy mess.
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01-13-2019, 08:54 PM | #6 | |
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Location: Parma, OH
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
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Gorilla Super Glue is an alphacyanoacrylate (ACC) glue. It is slower to set and less brittle than many ACC glues. I use it on metal minis, but I prefer Plastruct for the plastic minis. I'm always reluctant to use ACC on plastic models due to a tendancy to craze the surface, especially on clear parts. |
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01-14-2019, 06:39 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
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01-14-2019, 09:30 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
Any thoughts on UV cure resins?
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01-24-2019, 04:11 AM | #9 | |
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Tyler, Texas
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
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The main assembly trick I can think of is to assemble the Paneuropean GEVs over a pan or other container. The engine pods are tiny and slick. I've had more than one go sailing off into oblivion. I prefer plastic solvent glues to "super glues" mainly because I can't glue my fingers together with plastic solvent glues. |
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01-24-2019, 10:43 AM | #10 |
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Re: Advice for building Ogre miniatures
I use a drop of Zap-a-Gap.
And build the tiny bits inside a big box lid to minimise escapees.
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