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Hello, I've run into a snag with a Broadside. When gluing the metal parts to the plastic body, they never seem to want to stay for more than five minutes. The other day i eventually gave up working and now i have a nice layer of super glue on the shoulders of the broadside. any tips for fixing this or building multimaterial models?

All answers are appreciated, as long as they're actually helpful!

Well as far as the left over super glue, youve got to get that off before trying again. It simply wont stick if you leave dried up glue. Also did you paint the mini first? If so youve got to scrape the paint off where you plan to bond them together. If its a no on both of those, you need to pin the metal to the plastic. Metal can be a real pain in the butt when it comes to staying on. Drill a small hole in both the metal and plaster, and I use a small nail for the pin. I cut the nail to the desired length and then glue the parts together using the nail as a pin. It works great. Good luck

Try pinning them.

I pin everything that is not a plastic-to-plastic join.

i'll second the pinning suggestion! works much, mUch better. and if i can do it, you can do it. i'm lazy!

Pinning is your friend. Try it out, it works a treat (apparently)

Paperclips are a perfect source of pin material.

What sort of glue are you useing? I always have trouble with the GW super glues. The one designed to bond plastic to plastic works ok, but the regular super glue-one is crap, in my opinion. I've been useing the "maxi-cure" stuff that hobbytown sells in different varieties and it bonds anything to anything. It's also pretty cheap.

I agree with the pinning suggestions.

Here's one non-conventional suggestion. A dab of saliva helps speed the adhering process with super-glues. I know it might sound strange, but try adding a little of your saliva to one side and glue to the other. When pressed together, the bond holds more rapidly than the glue alone.

if your are going to glue it then theres a few things that help.

1: make sure to clean off the metal to allow a better bond.

2: pinning allways works.
two should work well for the railguns.

3: a small ball of GS will help the bond, however, pinning helps with this method as it makes sure the glue bonds well.

I always use glue, pins and GS. For instance when attaching an arm;
Drill holes for the pin.
Glue one side of the pin into place.
Add a thin circle of GS to the edges of the side of the arm that wil be glued.
Put some glue on the pin and in the "hole" in the GS
Put together.
Finally remove the excess GS and smooth the GS.

The GS will help to hold the arm in place while the glue hardens and fills the gap between the arm and arm pit.

I rarely use superglue for anything unless I'm trying to glue my fingers together. I use Locktite plastic 7 minute epoxy (available at home depot.) to glue plastic to anything; i.e. to paper or metal etc. Rough the metal up with fine sandpaper and the plastic as well.

One trick I used before I started playing with GS and pinning was to lightly score both the plastic and the metal surfaces that are going to be bonded in a criss cross fashion very lightly. Textured surfaces will adhere slightly better than smooth surfaces.

Meph

I'll give you an essential tip to pinning that I use on generally flat surfaces. W/ metal to plastic models the number one rule is less is always better. When applying glue to metals make sure to wash them off in soapy water to remove the film over the metal (whether you believe it to be there or not is your opinion). Apply a small amount of glue to create your bond and then let it dry. After it is dried, very carefully drill a hole directly through a flat spot in the metal and into the plastics w/ a dremel, which would speed up the process. Then, simply slide your pin into the crevice you've created along w/ some glue. After doing this simply putty over the hole making it flush.

-J.