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I finally finished assembling my Fortress of Redemption and was happy when I learned I didn't have any warped pieces, as everyone seemed to gripe about that with the fortress, but now I'm assembling my Imperial bastion and one of the sides is warped just enough that I can't really get glue to hold it in place, I saw someone said put it in heated salt water, but they also said that the salt can mar the plastic, I Was wondering if anyone else had any ideas for me.

Get a heat gun (even a lamp), heat it up to jusssttt the right temp then bend it to shape and while still holding it dunk it in cold water to set it.

Too much heat and it warps even worse or melts.

That's the first I've heard of _salt_ water - just plain boiling water should work fine (but watch your fingers!)

I think the person who told you about this was a bit confused. People use hot water to bend plastic, and people also use hot salt--but like Clang, I've never heard of using hot salt water.

Here's a BOLS article about using hot salt: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/04/tutorial-salt-modelers-best-friend.html

Have never done it myself and have no opinion on it, just providing the link.

You could use a hair dryer to warm it a bit to mold it. Also, when you glue it, use some tape or rubber bands to help hold it in place.

yeah i suggest forcing it in place with rubberbands when gluing it instead of trying to bend it before assembly... the risk of making it worse is bigger then the chance of you actually solving the problem (especially if its the first time your doing it)

I tend to try and correct large, gradual bends somewhat (by hand, no heat) before gluing, to avoid the offending part pulling others out of alignment. If the rest of the structure is sturdy enough, however, just clamping everything down while the glue sets should do the trick. As others have warned, the risk of making things worse is greater when you start increasing the effectiveness of bending methods, so do the bare minimum required to get your part in place.