Finecast model with bendy staff

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**rohansoldier**

I have an Eldar spirit seer in finecast that has a bent staff. It has been suggested to me that if you dip the staff in a bowl of boiling water and then gently bending the staff back to being straight.

Has anyone tried this? If so did it work?

**Gargantuan**

Doesn't need to be boiling water, regular hot water works fine.

**Leigen_Zero**

If you're not averse to a little cutting and drilling I would recommend cutting the 'important' bits off (staff tops/bottoms/etc) and replacing the actual 'shaft' of the spear with some brass or other metal/plasticard rod. This way the staff will be much sturdier, and far less likely to bend in the future (although it takes a bit more time and effort).

I won't describe how to do it, as there are hundreds of tutorials on how to do this sort of thing on the internet that can explain it far better than I can

**Kroothawk**

Don't worry abound bendy Finecast staffs, they will break off soon

**sing your life**

IIRC, you need to heat the staff with a hairdryer and then bend it back by hand.

**Nevelon**

I recently fixed a warped TFC by dipping it in hot water (just from the tap, but as hot as it gets) and then cold (had a few ice cubes) and it worked fine. Now, I just needed to get it close enough that the glue would hold the model together, but the technique does work.

I did just snap the head off an metal farseer's staff accidentally while cleaning flash, so breakage is not just a finecast issue.

**Hyrule Hero**

I left my unprimed or painted broodlord in direct sunlight for a few very hot days (not on purpose) and he sagged a bit so i can see the heat thing working

I would just replace it with something sturdier like mentioned earlier because it will probably get bent again from use or travel