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Best way to apply figures to your layout
Best way to apply figures to your layout
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Melchoir
Member since
March 2002
From: Canada
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Best way to apply figures to your layout
Posted by
Melchoir
on Friday, April 28, 2006 6:57 PM
I am about to start placing figures on my layout . I plan to use Accent Glue by Woodland Scenics, but how does this work when applying the figures on ground cover scenery material that has been previously been applied .......I have tried the glue on plain wood or styrene and it works fine..I'm just wondering if there is a better method for applying figures on top of ground cover..Should you apply the figures to the plywood first and then add the groundcover material around them?? Would appreciate a voice of expperience out there..Thanks..melchoir
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Michael Modelling the Canadian Pacific & Canadian National Railways in Canada's Maritime Provinces
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, April 28, 2006 7:45 PM
melchoir, first welcome to the forum.
If your figures(LPB) have bases on them, I remove it around the shoes with a sharp hobby knive. If you don't want to move them around then I used a little super glue, if movement is desired then the Accent glue is the way to go.
When you are placing them on grass, etc. areas just kind of twist them as you place the the little guy, this will bring the foilage up around the feet.
Good luck and remember they move on their own during the night!!!!!!
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bogp40
Member since
July 2004
From: Weymouth, Ma.
5,199 posts
Posted by
bogp40
on Friday, April 28, 2006 7:51 PM
Another method used , especially if the figures are always to be changed or moved, is to glue them to a new clear styrene base. You can play with the size and shape to suit your needs.
Bob K.
Modeling B&O- Chessie
Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
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Melchoir
Member since
March 2002
From: Canada
145 posts
Posted by
Melchoir
on Friday, April 28, 2006 8:33 PM
Thanks a bunch to Bob and Bob for your advice. Will keep an eye for any movement during the wee hours of any figures.Wouldn't want some of these people going to work early..Enjoy your weekend..Michael
Michael Modelling the Canadian Pacific & Canadian National Railways in Canada's Maritime Provinces
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, April 28, 2006 9:10 PM
Also I found out that a thin set of tweezers works well for the hard 2 reach areas (As in finished buildings), and such. THe woodland Scenics glue works well for people when you follow the directions, unless they are sitting figures then you can place'em right away.
DON
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orsonroy
Member since
March 2002
From: Elgin, IL
3,677 posts
Posted by
orsonroy
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 12:12 AM
I only use low-tack glue on figures that will be on hard surfaces, like sidewalks, streets, and sometimes cinders. For everywhere else, I rack up another reason why I like foam-based scenery: I drill a small (.012") hole into the foot of the figure, ACC a sewing pin into the hole, and "plant" the figure.
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
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colvinbackshop
Member since
October 2005
From: Northern Minnesota
898 posts
Posted by
colvinbackshop
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 12:55 AM
I have done as "orsonroy" with the pin (makes for EZ movement for those you want to move, especially with my foam scenery) and use good old white glue one the figures that are going to be staying in one place.
I use the tweezers most all the time when "planting" with glue...just works better then my big fingers!
Puffin' & Chuggin', JB Chief Engineer, Colvin Creek Railway
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Melchoir
Member since
March 2002
From: Canada
145 posts
Posted by
Melchoir
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 5:29 AM
Thank you one and all. With all these great suggestions I can begin to populate my " Little World"..Thanks ..Michael
Michael Modelling the Canadian Pacific & Canadian National Railways in Canada's Maritime Provinces
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:51 AM
These people do a tacky glue that works like blue tack but doesn't show up.
Finishing Touches,4 Manor Court, Blaby, Leics, LE8 4FW, England.
Their website is rebuilding...
www.eaziproducts.co.uk
e mail
eaziproducts@btopenworld.com
With the "pin in the leg" trick you can also cut the pin off at the bottom of the foot and put a tiny magnet in the layout surface...
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 10:06 AM
The very best way is to just take a handful of figures and put them in a pile on the layout. When you wake up in the morning they will alll have moved to the place they want to be without using any glue or doing anything else. As NOspace said they move in the middle of the night. [;)]
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, April 29, 2006 3:44 PM
sometimes rubber cement is what you want to use.
(the kind you find in stationery stores for sticking paper together)
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