Cang The Implacable - 50,000 view milestone

Scroll down for photos, or feel free to listen to me prattle on a bit.

50K - Probably a footnote for most, but in this small corner of the internet it feels like something to celebrate. I'm just a fella who likes painting stuff and talking about toys so to me it's a big deal that there are so many people who share the same interests. So a big thanks for the folks who keep the older aspects of the hobby alive.

Anyway here is the beginning of my milestone. Have wanted to paint this guy up for years and after a mate of mine talked me into buying it I figured I might just be ready.

Here he is in all his glory, my humble start on Cang the Implacable:

Modelling: Pinning

Simple and cheap pinning tutorial.

I'd have made good use of a tutorial like this when i was starting out, as I was never 100% on the equipment I'd need. So thought I'd knock one up for others to use.

Drill:

I use a dremel multitool, they are cheap from ebay and I get so much use out of it. However any handheld drill tool works fine of plastic, just a bit harder drilling into metals.

Drill bits:

I use a 1mm drill bit, it's the perfect size for the cheap 'pins' I use.

Pins:

Paper clips. Very cheap and for me extremely effective. I tried them after finding some in my pocket after work. It is just to add stability to a joint, this does the trick nicely.

1. If available use a vice to secure the object to be drilled, especially if its metal, as there is a tendency to slip whilst drilling. I use a 1mm drill bit, which is very delecate, do not push, go millimetres at a time and take it easy, as metal will heat up quickly. There is no rush at this point.

2. Use snips to cut the pin to the right size. Mine is roughly 1/2 a centimetre.

3. Next drill a hole where you will be placing the pin, it often doesn't need to be exact, but you want to be as accurate as possible. One way to do this is add a tiny amount of paint to the end of the pin and match up the pieces, this will leave a small drop where the drilling will need to begin. Again take it easy.













4. Next simply add a little superglue to the end of the pin and glue into the halberd hole, then glue the other side and match them up.











Job done. This method will allow those knocks in transit / drops to be laughed off, instead of an hours work re gluing and touching up paint.