Customs: Looking for a tutorial or help on my specific case

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  1. metalalchemist

    metalalchemist Well-Known Member

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    Guys, long story short, I ended up with the slightly bigger WST KO Devastator in my hands.
    The thing is that the mold is nowhere near transformable, so I wanted to kind of take the individual pieces and try to modify an existing Iron Man transformer I already had and attach them to the main body.
    I was wondering if there is a tutorial I could use or any advice I could take to attach the pieces securely (and sturdy) in this specific case.

    Any help will be greatly appreciated.
     
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    Hardening putty is a good way of attaching parts to a surface. Reinforcing the parts is also a good idea.
     
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    Do they just stick to the putty (ie Milliput) won´t they break off?
    What do you recommend to reinforce the parts?
     
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    I should've clarified. If you want to attach parts and don't just want to rely on glue, using a hardening putty with surface adhesion is a good place to start. As for reinforcing parts, attaching some kind of support structure like a screw, nail, post, rod, etc. that'll penetrate the surface of what you're attaching the part new is a good way to establish a sound connection that won't just fall off.
     
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    Good, thanks... will see what I can find here that also has adhesion. Milliput doesn´t have adhesion, right?
     
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    It should.