andy Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Under the best of circumstances, the Finecast Tau XV8 Battlesuit Commander model is awkwardly posed. My model's legs are bent in such a way that it looks about ready to take a drunken header off the curb. What's the best way to straighten Finecast resin? A quick dip in some extra-hot water, followed by a re-pose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Depending on how thick the part in question is, "quick" may not be quite enough. Well, depending on your value for "quick". But yeah, soak in hot water until you can bend it. May take a couple of repetitions if the bend is particularly bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Under the best of circumstances, the Finecast Tau XV8 Battlesuit Commander model is awkwardly posed. My model's legs are bent in such a way that it looks about ready to take a drunken header off the curb. What's the best way to straighten Finecast resin? A quick dip in some extra-hot water, followed by a re-pose? "Best" huh? I know heat will allow you to bend them. Depending on how it's bent, could be more practical to saw and repose with pinning and minor amounts of putty. Last ditch approach is to attempt to base it so the pose makes sense. This doesn't require any reposing, but can be very challenging with some poses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Last ditch approach is to attempt to base it so the pose makes sense. This doesn't require any reposing, but can be very challenging with some poses. In this case I'd just need to mock up an empty bottle of Ripple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 when bending I found the hottest water straight out of the faucet in my house. For me thats the master bathroom as its right behind the wall from the water heater. Then I crank the hot on … let it run till its nice and hot (as much as its limited to be)… then I have a shallow bowl or pan to put cold water into… thats also big enough to place the figure or part being bent. Then I use either my hands or other tools to bend the part while its under the hot water coming out of the tap. I will do this for a minute or so (depending on the part being bent)… holding it in position - I pull it out of the hot water and place it into the cold water bowl. Repeating as much as needed. For me the water out of the tap is set pretty hot… so it typically only takes a few tries to get it where I want it. -typically I do this with FW cast stuff - but I have done it once or twice for "fine cast" as well. -good luck. -d 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Cool beans, thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Well, that could have gone better. Good thing I'm fairly decent at pinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Well, that could have gone better. Good thing I'm fairly decent at pinning. Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I broke the ankle trying to straighten it. I broke the toe because I'm a clumsy oaf. Both breaks pinned, the ankle needs some greenstuff reinforcement to help prevent re-injury.. even with that, I think it's going to be an ongoing problem. I may end up replacing the paperclip pin with a longer brass rod all the way down through the base. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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