A guide to Pinning

[samuraitrev]

Hi painters, modelers and those who are yet to paint their first figure. Well as that inviting deadite says in Evil Dead Join Us

Sometimes you'll get a model (like the one I've chosen) which just supergluing will not hold for long if you're wanting to use that model on the battlefield. A slight knock in transit or just someone picking it up will cause it to break. "Nooooooooooooo! A thousand curses!!" etc.

Pinning certain models will give them bones like Wolverine. Just follow this simple guide.

1) Get tooled up from left to right Round file, Flat File, Arm, Paper Clip, Body, Pin Vice, Craft knife.
   

2) Tidy up the model trim flashlines/mouldlines with craft knife and minifiles. If possible file down flat area you will get a stronger join when glued.
   

3) Now using your pin vice drill two holes one in the arm and one into the torso. Take it steady when drilling the arm you don't want to go all the way through!
   

4) Now cut a piece from a paper clip. This is guesswork say just under a centimeter. Now without glue test the fit putting the wire into the arm hole and pushing it into the torso if the wire's too big trim it down to fit.
   

5) Now you've got the wire to the right length glue it into the arm.
   

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6) Now put glue ito the torso hole and the section of the model that will be fixed to the arm the flat bit.
   

7) Leave it a couple of minutes to dry and there you have it. A lance arm to bring down giants!
   

Comments/questions always welcome!