Finecast which glue

I have seen other more talented hobbyists than I use plain of Super Glue that you can get from Wal-Mart or Ace Hardware, though I have found these products dry out in the container a lot quicker than the modelling versions. Good luck, Mr. Finecast does take paint better than other resins that I have worked with, for what that's worth.

I purchased some 'liquid green stuff' - is this the same sort of thing as the 2-part floppy stuff? I'm saving it for tricky resin model assembly like you suggested. I hadn't thought of using it as a bonding agent on resin models though.

Maybe it'll work? I've only done a few finecast models but a lot of Forge World. As BunkhouseBuster says a good wash is normally the first port of call. I tend to use a combination of Gorilla Superglue Gel and Loctite Superglue for all of my resin models and never really had an issue, Gorilla two-part epoxy is also useful for large models I'm talking monster sized.

A gentle sand or scrape with a knife can help to rough the surface a little so that the glue has something to key into. One tip I will give is to give the whole model a coat of varnish before you undercoat I tend to use Plastikote Clear Sealer, but Purity Sealer works. What this does is to put down a layer of lacquer that cuts through any grease and provides something for the undercoat to bond to. Sadly not, liquid green stuff is more along the lines of a paintable filler rather than a two-part epoxy.

It's great for sorting out surface imperfections and small gaps. The good news is that I shouldn't have to deal with finecast ever again, as only my general is made of it and he is done.

I'll get some non-plastic super glue at Element then. Great having this place in walking distance first world gaming problems. I use water, dish soap, and a toothbrush to do that. Otherwise you'll get crazy when assembling them. I don't know if it is available in the USA but it works. A lot of people aren't fans of liquid green stuff, but I've found it really useful for bits. If you snip a bit too close to a model and get a "nibble" out it'll fill that up easily enough, plus you can scrape and sand it unlike regular green stuff.

I'm a big fan of Magic Sculp as an alternative to green stuff - it's kind of a mix of Milliput and Green Stuff. Always a saving grace when you only need one or two finecast models! I think I've only Valkia for my Bloodbound.

If you've a Wilko's near you can pick up regular super glue pretty cheaply - though it'd be a shame to not at least look in Element if they're that close not jealous at all. Element Games is also right by the country's greatest Bargain Booze, stocked full of real ales, gins, etc from all over the world. Its winning awards. Also nearby is a tremendous pub that was a national pub of the year by CAMRA once, then split into 2 equally awesome pubs, right under a tremendous viaduct that is awesome by itself.

Failing that, may sound weird but superglue one part and lick the other a lot make sure you lick the non superglue part You can get "accelerators" to make your Super Glue cure faster, I imagine that is what the spray can is. The brand Gale Force 9 I mentioned sells little spray bottles of it that you can use.

It does make the assembly process go quicker, but man, does it stink! The fumes from that were worse than spray primers, blech!

It's why I use the tiny dots of Green Stuff to help hold joints together. I don't mean to laugh at your misfortune but after publicly saying you picked up a pyrovore that you were more than happy with cast quality wise I think you tempted fate a little too much. Yeah wash the model just in case it is a mould release problem, though to be honest for super glue to not stick at all it would likely have to be a noticeable amount of the release agent to the extent that it looked or felt greasy to the touch.

Which would lead me to think the glue is the problem Nemo me impune lacessit Wha daur meddle wi' me? I've seen comments about bad castings and such, and was half expecting something really bad, but in this case there was not a single airbubble, nothing miscast, and crisp detailing throughout.

It would be interesting to find out the frequency of bad castings to good, though. Right now I'm quite happy with my new little beast - which makes the old Biovores look like puppies next to it! Yeah I'd be interested in finding that out too, naturally a lot of people will only make posts about problems they have had with the new models rather than if everything was fine so certainly at this early stage the negatives will probably be the more commonly reported.

Johnno Mastermind Posts: I once had the same problem but I hadn't washed the model first to remove the mold release agent Yearly painting challenges only show me how useless I am at painting Bako Scatterbrained Genius Posts: Loopy as a clock-work orange. Verderer Mad Scientist Posts: I remember reading someplace that GW boasted of not using a release agent at all, therefore washing not necessary?

Not that I am in any way interested in this product line, looks like a fast way to ruin GW for good. Like Rackham before them, it's almost as if they're actually looking for a way to make suicide. Are they abandoning plastics too, or is this supplementing plastic production? Quote from: Verderer on May 29, , AM.

Ok, that makes more sense I guess, provided they can actually produce decent casts. So far it's not looking good. So this resin is not hazardous to your health then, unlike all other resins? Pages: [ 1 ] 2 Go Up. What's the best glue for gluing resin? To glue or not to glue Started by AndrewBeasley Workbench. Cannot glue this resin figure Started by ErikB Workbench.

Learn More. Finecast Carnosaur: What Glue? Messages: 72 Likes Received: 2 Trophy Points: 0. Hello, Just picked up the Finecast Kroq-Gar and was wondering what type of glue would be best to use. I heard plastic cement is bad with this stuff, and was thinking about using crazy glue. PS - yes, my wallet is still crying. Captain Krox , Aug 20, Messages: 8, Likes Received: 6, Trophy Points: Plastic cement ONLY works on plastic. Messages: Likes Received: 1 Trophy Points: 0. I use gale force 9 hobby glue for anything not plastic.

Works great. Messages: 61 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 0. I used superglue for mine. Cleanup was fiddly though as there was quite a bit of flash and there were some minor miscasted areas. A bit of greenstuff mostly sorted those out. Something that may help is that the finecast resin becomes malleable at high temperatures so you can soak parts of it for a few seconds in boiling water to reposition limbs and suchlike. Syltaryn , Aug 20, Another question: What size base is this model suppose to have?

In the box, there was a base the the same size as the Stegadon base. I thought it was the 50mm base, or am I wrong, or does it not matter Captain Krox , Aug 21, It used to have the 50mm base now they put it on a chariot.

It actually works better in game since it hung so far of the front of the 50mm base. The metal one came on a 50mm base. Messages: 4, Likes Received: 72 Trophy Points: Yeah use superglue on resin models. And before assembling, check it very carefully for bubbles or miscasts GW is very prone to crap quality resin kits still , if there is anything obscuring or wrecking details then take it back and get them to replace it.