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Hi all

When readign thru the p&m blogs on here people often refer to the fact that they will be putting their models onto another base once they are finished. Wanted to ask how people attach their model to a temp base in the first place. Surely its not just with blu-tac? Thanks in advance

When i paint with corks and film rolls, I use superglue. It's a strong bond, but still brittle enough to snap off with a little bit of knife work. If too much glue is used I just cut the glue away afterwards.

I use half a yard stick as a temp base for assembly line painting. For this I use a small dab of superglue. Then I can prime and paint the squad with little chance of them falling off.

If I am painting a single model I use LARGE wine corks. The ones I use are 2" at the narrow end. For this I usually drill a small hole in the foot and place a pin in there with a dab O' Super glue and then shove the pin in the cork. When I am done I can cut the pin down a bit and use it to pin the model to the base I created.

Good luck.

I use the square warhammer fantasy bases (final bases are round cause I only play 40K) as temp bases, held on by a very slim amount of super glue so that I can prise it off ever so gently after I'm painted and transfer the mini over.

Another tip for the super glue (if you are not pinning) is to put a layer of paint on the bottom of the mini and on the temp base, then a small bit of superglue to put it together.

Sometimes getting the paint to peel off the model is easier than breaking the super glue seal.

I normally just use blu tack and old bases. I think I might try super glue. Sounds sounder. Thanks all.

Cheers people, i'll defo try the superglue technique out first - may save a lot of swearing!

Most of the time I use blutac, but I'll switch to superglue when painting the feet.

I use a spare bit of sprue, glued to the underside of the model's feet - easy to slice off after painting.