Miniatures Rescue with Maledrakh (aka Spring Cleaning)
Assembly complete
I snipped off the handles of the weapons, making sure not to cut too close to the crossguards (or whatever depending on weapon) and drilled carefully to make a hole for the pin (piece of a paperclip, 1mm diameter). I also removed the tab from the mini that still had one (The tab confirmed first production year as 1992! More than a quarter century ago!). I drilled a hole into the foot and inserted a pin, then eyeballed the position on the new bases and pushed down to let the pin make a mark. I drilled the corresponding holes, and applied some superglue to secure them to their new bases.
Assembly complete, superglue is drying. All the white gunk is Vallejo Plastic Putty (100% acrylic resin) which is such a life saver in many situations. It is a tube of this rather thin and sticky white putty, and I can squirt a drop or a line as I see fit. When dry it can be cut, sanded and carved.
I use it mainly for filling small gaps, here beneath the feet. I applied it here around the feet before the superglue had dried and when I do that it makes for a super hard gap filler that bonds the stuff down properly.
It can also be used to rebuild smaller, missing details, such as a pommel on the sword. I am going to make it slightly larger by applying more when the first dollop has dried and hardened.
It is too thin and sticky to sculpt with though.
Now to let them dry until tomorrow.
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