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Ok so I need to bend the legs on my FW Giant Spined Chaos Beast thing and IIRC you are supposed to put it under warm water yes? Well I put it under water that was just about steaming and alas it would not bend. What does everyone suggest? Or am I doing something wrong? Just dont want to accidently ruin the model so help is appreciated!

You need to immerse the part in very warm water (not boiling. If you can't put your hand in it, it's too hot.) for around 30 seconds, then remove and try bending it gently.

If it doesn't work, repeat the process.

If it does, repeat it anyway, bending a small amount at a time.

I've heard hairdryers can help, this is a definate maybe though.

Hairdryers/hot-air guns for paint stripping can both work.

It's important not to have them too hot or too close though.

It's easier to control the amount of heating the items get with the water.

O.o So hairdryers also help strip paint? Cause currently Im also having problem stripping paint off the same model, simple green just isnt do it all of for reason and I was about to jsut give up and go over it. But if that also strips paint I might give that a go and multitask... Also does the thickness of the part count? Cause the legs are pretty thick.

The stripping paint with such items is more that they're used for helping strip paint off furniture and similar, not models.

keep trying to do the hot water trick and its just not working what at all.. Put the model it hot water, after 30 seconds, nothing. I tryed this multiple times then I left it in there for like 3 minutes and came back, nothing. What am I doing wrong? As I said before I dont know if thickness matters but the the model is rather thick sooo yeah. If it even matters, Im trying to bend 2 of the legs cause they dont actually touch the base and it causes major problems... Any suggestions? I might have to try the hairdryer trick anyways.

EDIT: NEVER MIND... It was an illusion me thinks, I just went back to the model and the one leg I had been trying to bend previously was able to touch the base (in fact I almost went too far, so the one leg that could touch the base, wasnt able to) so it must have been working just so slowly I didnt notice, time to finish. Sorry for the false postage Thanks for help everyone!