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I have the old Exemplar Errant models. I was wondering what the dakka community things in regards to how to set up their arm/shoulder joint to prevent breakage and promote a sturdier model.

Errants come with a torso, two arms, and large shoulderpads as separate metal bits. I have the old metal versions of these models. I was thinking of drilling through the arm piece and into the torso at an angle and then pinning with a longer than needed brass pin/rod. I would then turn the shoulderpad upside down, drill into that, and then attach to the rod sticking from the shoulder.

Essentially, this:



The studio folks at PP suggested pinning straight through the outside of the shoulder, cutting and smoothing it off on the outside. For a squad of 12 guys, all being done at once, what do you think would be better and look better on the model once primed/painted?


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For those that haven't seen the model ---



((Image nabbed from djphranq's army blog. Not mine, definitely theirs, just using as illustration.))

As long as you do a decent job cleaning up afterward, pinning all the way through will look no different than your "capping the pin" method, once you've primed. PP's method is a bit more foolproof, as you can simply hold all parts in place, then drill through in one go to guarantee alignment. If you think you can manage a good fit without that, though, your "capping the pin" method saves you the effort of cleanup. Looking at the pads, it would be hard to place the pin in such a way as to allow a simple, quick filing to take care of the cleanup - you'd likely need to cut it short and fill the hole with putty. That considered, I say go with your idea.

Yeah i have to agree with oadie. If you'd drill completely through you'd risk damaging the details on the shoulderpads while trimming. So you'd have to cut the wire short before glueing the pad onto. And if you already doing that you could just do it the way you said.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. Also, by pinning on the shoulderpads as a 'cap', that allows me to leave them off until painting is complete. Due to their size, it's rather hard to get under them for detail work.