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Sneaky Kommando




Malus Dei

Hello!

I have recently been able to purchase some brass etched symbols for my traitor force. How should I best go about using them? They're iron warriors.

I'm assuming thinly using super glue for the best results but open to other techniques.

Thank you

Thy Mum 
   
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Preacher of the Emperor





Denver, CO, USA

I've used super glue without incident, especially before base coating. They are so thin and light there's a tendency to float on the glue, which can leave a raised edge to snag on things. I use the thinnest glue I've got, apply a thin, even coat up to but not on the edge of the brass, and carefully place it with tweezers. If the surface isn't flat, I try to bend and dry fit the brass. Good luck!

   
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

Lightly sanding the undersides of the brass etch will also help.
Superglue loves surface area (more to grab to) and not so much the smooth metal surface.

I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

That is not dead which can eternal lie ...

... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
 
   
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Blood Angel Terminator with Lightning Claws





Cloud City, Bespin

I have some for shoulder pads.
I tend curve them before, I have a rimless pad on thick popsicle
stick that I use.

Then a tiny drop of gel superglue, the liquid stuff will ruin everything.

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Straight out if the pot, bang it on. What else is there to know?
 DV8 wrote:
Blood Angels Furioso Dreadnought should also be double-fisted.
 
   
 
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