first destroyed miniature

[scoutdad]

Well, it had to happen. I just managed to kill one of my Romulans. :?

I've dropped the Starline 2500s, klinked them together, packaged and shipped them, played games with over-exuberent 12 year olds and nothing has so uch as dinged a single miniature.

Today however; I ran out of Zip-Kicker so I went to the hobby store to get more. While unpacking the bag, I reached over the desk to put the can on the shelf and it happened! The can of zip-kicker fell through a hole in the bag and smashed one of the KRs I was painting.

The neck snapped right behind the bridge bubble.
Twelve other miniatures went skittering acroos the desk and off onto the floor , but that was the only one to break.

 

[scoutdad]

Here's the poor thing, in two pieces sitting there on the bench awaiting repairs...

After looking at the break more closely, I found that there was an air bubble in the resin located exactly at the fracture point. Never would have known it if the mini hadn't broken.
I wonder how many more of them contain similar voids?

 

[scoutdad]

I drilled out both pieces of the boom and added a wire pin to reinforce the joint:

Then used a bit of gap filling CA adhesive to complete the repair.

When I paint my next batch o'Romulans, I'll sand the joint and touch up the paint.

 

[MarkDawg]

Sweet paint job bro!

 

[scoutdad]

Sweet paint job bro!

Thanks. Lots of details to do still before they're done.
And a few big birds to paint on the bellies of the beasts.

 

[duran]

Nice paint job!

 

[Nazgull2k1]

lol... Prize to the winner of the funniest caption for this incident!


My entry..


"First mate.. Begin Saucer seperation!.... oh crap!"

 

[Kirksfolly]

Same happened when I broke a finger...bone hadn't solidified completely at point of break. Wouldn't have been discovered except for the break. If only they'd used CA adhesive I might not have such a kink in the finger now!

'There's headless Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow!'