Project Plastic

One of my gaming buddies has been sitting on a couple of boxes of Victrix British for a couple of years. He has been put off, like many others, by having to glue the parts together. I told him I'd do this for him; he wanted to pay me, but I told him not to worry about it. I said it wasn't a problem and it is kind of therapeutic for me. He insisted on giving me two boxes of Warlord Praetorians for the work. Who am I to deny this - plus I still have left over silver spray paint.

I managed to complete one box of the Victrix after our Great War game today. It's all production line stuff and the hardest thing was getting the metal Light heads onto the bodies. Super glue was used for this, but the rest of the parts are glued together with Testor's modelling cement. I find this the best for plastic. Anyway, one box was enough for two 24-man battalions, including command.

I'll get the other box done tomorrow - after I go to the pistol range on Fort Lewis with my older son. The other box should be a lot faster without the need for metal heads.

ADDENDUM: For the poses requiring the two arms to hold the musket, I've found it best to glue (w/Testor's modelling cement) the two arms/hands together first. Wait about a 30 seconds to a minute and then glue the now one component onto the body at the shoulders. Since the modelling cement is still tacky, you can adjust the position of the arms while they still remain together. In fact, it's sometimes best to let the modelling cement to dry a few seconds before sticking the pieces together. You can even adjust the position of the pieces for several minutes thereafter if needed. Besides gluing the metal Lights heads on, I only use super glue to strengthen or fix broken or weak parts, like bayonets or musket slings by dropping little super glue onto the offending area/part. Granted all of this isn't as fast as pulling out complete metal figures from a bag, but such is the case with these.