Hi All,
A few of our PLAYMOBIL figures received some canine customization. What - if any - material used in figure build could be use to fill dents, reshape noggins, and serve as prosthetic limbs? We can drill into limbs for armatures. Other repairs would require the material to stick to the plastic. The material would have to dry hard and withstand the occassional train wreck / pirate raid / Legio X assault / etc.
Thanks in advance!
Eric
Eric;
If Iâm not mistaken; most âPlasticâ figures, and other plastic parts used for Playmobile products are âSyreneââŠexcept possibly the more flexible parts or the gear boxes.
So, you can use lacquer thinner, MEC, Ascetone, or the more expensive small bottles of clear liquid plastic cementâŠwhich will âWeldâ the parts together. Some types of plastic filler can be used like putty to fill holes in the plastic .
If you have hobby stores that cater to the plastic model aeroplane gangâŠthey will probably have stuff that you can use.
Others; please feel free to correct me on this.
ANDâŠplease warn your gang of repairers of the dangers of those âLiquidsââŠthey should be handled with GREAT CARE.
FJM
Seems to be normal styrene. When I kitbashed the ore car, I treated it like any other styrene piece.
Figures ⊠
Not rolling stock âŠI believe âŠ
Depending on the damage, Iâd say just some Bondo spot putty. Easily available and cheap at your local auto parts store ( $5?). Hardens nice and takes paint.
I agree with Craig.
Also, if you want to do manual sculpting, Magic Sculpt is also a 2-part epoxy, but it can be worked with water for smoothing. Ainât cheap though.
https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Sculpt-Lb-Epoxy-Clay/dp/B003AL71FI
As for ideas, I donât have any, but this woman sure seems to take her Playmobil mods very seriously!
And this guyâŠ
And this dudeâŠ
I guess itâs a thing!
for âweldingâ plastik i use the stuff, that plumbers use for welding fittings to pipes. (much cheaper and more concentrated)
i use any brand of two-part epoxy for replacing or adding bodyparts or clothing.
best seem to be either the âgreenstuffâ and/or âmilliputâ
look the test pieces below. the skirt-mending and the piece of luggage to the right are from another epoxy, than the other luggage and the arms.
here the âgreenstuffâ used in reusable molds out of âwhitestuffâ
Thanks, Fred, in this case we are talking about repairing figurines whose sundry body parts have made a one way trip through the dogsâ alimentary canals. We can certainly try the plastic filler, which we have on hand, to fill some of the bite marks on the less mauled figurines.
Eric
Craig,
Also on hand. It works wonders on minor termite damage!
Eric
Thanks, everyone. There are a number of options here that are either on hand or readily available. We have some end-of-school-year projects to finish, and then weâll turn to!
Have a great weekend!
Eric
thinking about that, it might be an idea, to totally disasemble the damaged figures and let the parts soak in soapwater for some days before repairing.
these figures have enough hollow parts, that otherwise the re-animated figures might be shitty at best.
And what do we have here young Mueller. âTeacher my dad made us follow the dog around and gather up his poop so he could analyze it for any evidence of the people he ate!â
I am late to this party. But three thoughts come to mind: bondo, two part epoxy plumbers putty (comes in a tube and you knead it to mix), and thre are all sorts of epoxy clays for sculpting.
But here is a fun idea, what about actual prosthetics. A hook, a peg leg, or maybe a high tech thingy like them springs runners use. Ad some diversity to the clan.
Actually, the signifer for Legio X has a hook from his battle with the dogs. Cave canem, indeed!
Eric
