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that we have our individual pieces, my next step is to put them together
to build the structure of our new Rogue. For our new Rogue, I plan to
put the entire figure together at this stage. To ensure our new figure's
joints are as strong as possible and live up to the wear and tear of regular
game play, we're going to use a technique called pinning. |
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process of adjoining a figure's appendages using an inserted wire to strengthen
the connection. To do this, specific equipment will be necessary. We need
a pin vice, wire, wire clippers, small needle nose pliers, Zap-a-Gap (model
glue), and Green/Brown Stuff. |
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Pin Vice
- A small, handheld drill used for boring holes. These are available at
pretty much any hobby store or online. |
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| Wire
- Personally, I got the spool of the wire I use at a local Bead Store
(along with a number of other tools I use). But you can use any kind of
wire you get your hands on; even paperclips can work in a pinch. The important
thing is ensuring the drill bit in your Pin Vice is slightly bigger than
the gauge of wire you use. For me, I use #20g gauge wire. |
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| Wire
clippers and needle nose pliers - You can use anything that will cut through
wire, but I have a small set of tools I got at the aforementioned Bead
Store that includes a couple of different small pairs of wire clippers
and any number of small pliers with different types of grips, including
small needle nose pliers for holding small pieces and wires. |
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Zap-a-Gap
(model glue) - I use Zap-a-Gap, but you can use any quality, fast-drying
model glue. I would recommend NOT using standard, commercial super glue.
They tend to dry too brittle for use in plastic gluing. (When I started
modding, I used Crazy Glue...it didn't go well.) |
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| Green/Brown
Stuff - From Kneadatite, this sculpting putty is used for nearly all my
mini mods. I usually blend a little of the Green Stuff with a little of
the Brown stuff in my final sculpts, but we'll get to that later. For
now, you can find out all you need to know at Polymeric Systems website:
http://www.polymericsystems.com/kneadatite.htm
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that we have our equipment, we can talk procedure! |
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