orchid wyvern
Maybe it's the heat (Spain), but every time I look at my minis, the staves simply get more and more bent. Maybe they were never straight. What can I do? Just cut them off and glue+paint paperclips? Or is there a trick or product to make them stay stiff? Thanks!
spare lava
Maybe some sort of varnish?
orchid wyvern
Varnish can harden painted plastic? 🤔
But the issue is also that sometimes it already arrives bent from the box/bag
spare lava
I know it can provide a protective outer so I'm wondering if that'll help keep it a bit more rigid? Just a guess idk for sure aha
I know with resin you just heat it and bend back it shape, not sure if you can just do the same with the plastic?
small geyser
What kind of plastic are they?
orchid wyvern
I know with resin you just heat it and bend back it shape, not sure if you can j...
Not so easily. I tried once and lost detail on the face from the hairdrier
orchid wyvern
What kind of plastic are they?
Hm, let me see if I can find out
spare lava
Hmmm not too sure then
orchid wyvern
What kind of plastic are they?
small geyser
If it's getting melty to aHairdryer its probably PVC, in which case yea it's the heat
storm crag
It's definitely PVC. You won't get that with ABS or HIPS plastics.
jade bluff
They can be bent back with heat like from a hairdryer, but you want to be careful of course. I can't say I've adjusted many after painting.
Make sure they aren't in a case getting direct sun or under hot lights. I've heard many stories about serious sag on bigger PVC dragons that were in cases with display lights. 😦
But something helpful: when you get the ones that are warped from the box, it's easy to fix before painting. Just give them a dunk in hot water (like you would make tea), put it in position, then dunk in cold or ice water and it should shock it into place. Repeat if needed.