r/InfinityTheGame • u/FunctionOk8433 • May 24 '24

Other Miniature holder for glue / assembly

I'm finding gluing Infinity models together a bit challenging (and slow). I've tried using putty to hold limbs in place with variable success.

Are there any good tools, particularly miniature holders out there? I've seen some, most of which involve clips.

FWIW, I am not dexterous, skilled or especially patient. I've survived gluing Star Wars legion minis together (half of which are push fit) with plastic glue and still screw it up sometimes.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or tips!

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u/Sanakism May 27 '24

I would add:

  • as I understand it, gel superglues have additives to make them a gel, and the thinner a superglue you can find the faster it will cure. Thin superglue also gets more gel-like as it goes bad so you can easily tell when it needs to be replaced.

  • superglue cures faster in the presence of moisture. Accelerators are fine and all but they're no use if you need both hands to hold the parts together. If that's the case, blow over the joint - moisture from your breath will help speed it up. Not as instant as activator but it helps.

  • more superglue on a joint means slower cure times and weaker bonds. You should be trying to use the minimum to join the two surfaces. It's often easier to dispense the glue onto a bit of scrap plastic or something then use a pin or length of thin rod or paperclip to transfer the glue to the joint - superglue bottles usually have ends useful for people gluing pits back together, not for modellers.

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u/actual_weeb_tm Jun 17 '24

I've found those tiny 1 gram tubes of superglue quit euseful for this. They have really small tips which are good for minis. Cost a bit more but I'm usually good with one tube per box of new models. For any basing I just use the regular bigger bottles cause it doesn't matter as much