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Hi all,

I have recently assembled some Eldar Windriders and I am noticing that the ball joints for where they attach to the flight base are very loose - even after priming.

Does anybody have any tips for tightening them up so that they stay in position without gluing them on? I have thought about adding a little blob of PVA and sand to the top of the ball to give a bit of extra grip but something about the idea doesn't sit well.

Anybody got any ideas?

-- Crafter

I had the same issue with my Custodes bikes. I tried using a ball of Green Stuff but as it makes the socket a little smaller, any tightness you gain is lost on the smaller socket not holding as well.

Best thing I can recommend is getting rid of the plastic stalk. Put a small magnet in the hole in the bike and use a nail as the stalk, one with a flat head. It's much sturdier than the plastic ones.

I use salvaged polycaps from old gundam kits.

Honestly it's probably better to have them a little loose and easily knocked off than a strong grip that can snap inside the miniature and make the peg unusable.

I see so many unfortunate models with the clear peg snapped off inside them.

Noticed it with my jetlock I picked up. I think I'll be adding magnets to fix the issue.

A tiny blob of blu tac inside the joint seems to be working for now - i'm not too confident with fixing magnets but I will need to come up with a better solution soon :/

For my jetbikes I filled the socket with green stuff and stuck a magnet in there. Then attach one to the stem. It’s not terribly hard.

Especially with the wildly erratic internal balance of the Eldar codex, it’s good to learn some basic magnetization. My first model I made swappable was the side turret gun of a Falcon.

 Valkyrie wrote:
I had the same issue with my Custodes bikes. I tried using a ball of Green Stuff but as it makes the socket a little smaller, any tightness you gain is lost on the smaller socket not holding as well.

Best thing I can recommend is getting rid of the plastic stalk. Put a small magnet in the hole in the bike and use a nail as the stalk, one with a flat head. It's much sturdier than the plastic ones.

I would aso recommend magnets, I use 4x3mm and 4x1mm. Glue a 4x3mm magnet to into the socket, then clip off the top half of the ball on the plastic stalk, and use that as a base to glue a 4x1mm magnet. Works really well.