Nice pose, but sadly the model is not made for this (I know from personal experience). I suggest that you strengthen the thin parts below the knee with two parallel pins to stop it from twisting under load from the body. If it twist (mostly front leg) the body will start to tilt sideways making the model unstable and ruining the look.
That sounds good. I am afraid that it is not the joints that are the weak spot but the design of the model. What happened to my Warhound was that the flat piece beneath the knee (behind the pistons) twisted as the resin was not thick/strong enough to withstand the torque applied to it when placed in this configuration. I have already had to fix it once and I also attached the feet to a base. But it has twisted again so I will straighten it and put some metal pins through this apart to hopefully prevent it twisting again. I hope you have better luck than me because it is a killer pose.
Mine is solid as a rock. I put pins at varying angles so that no one point has too much un-supported pressure on it. I'm planning on doing some terrain under each foot once I get the bitz fir it. That will be the finishing touch as far as support goes.
Nice pose, but sadly the model is not made for this (I know from personal experience). I suggest that you strengthen the thin parts below the knee with two parallel pins to stop it from twisting under load from the body. If it twist (mostly front leg) the body will start to tilt sideways making the model unstable and ruining the look.
ReplyDeleteI pinned it throughout the assembly process. It has around 80+ pins of varying gauges in it at the moment. It's quite stable and sturdy as can be.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of pins.
DeleteThat sounds good. I am afraid that it is not the joints that are the weak spot but the design of the model. What happened to my Warhound was that the flat piece beneath the knee (behind the pistons) twisted as the resin was not thick/strong enough to withstand the torque applied to it when placed in this configuration. I have already had to fix it once and I also attached the feet to a base. But it has twisted again so I will straighten it and put some metal pins through this apart to hopefully prevent it twisting again. I hope you have better luck than me because it is a killer pose.
DeleteMine is solid as a rock. I put pins at varying angles so that no one point has too much un-supported pressure on it. I'm planning on doing some terrain under each foot once I get the bitz fir it. That will be the finishing touch as far as support goes.
DeleteAmazing pose! Can't wait to see it painted!
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