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Hythos

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... vs soldering
« on: 27 March 2018, 09:21:36 »
I've never tried, nor know of anyone to use solder on joints.
What kinds of results have any of you seen, or have had, compared to the more common methods?
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Re: ... vs soldering
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2018, 11:02:46 »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wf3ZmhXuOc

Difficult, but doable. You need a small soldering iron, low temp solder, and be very careful not to melt the pewter.
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Re: ... vs soldering
« Reply #2 on: 27 March 2018, 12:29:50 »
The attempts i have seen so far are embarassing enough not to try it.
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Re: ... vs soldering
« Reply #3 on: 27 March 2018, 16:01:03 »
Tried it exactly once, on an old-sculpt Executioner.

The short version is that I won't be trying twice.  :'(
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Re: ... vs soldering
« Reply #4 on: 27 March 2018, 17:28:18 »
I recently saw some ebay auctions where the joints on numerous Unseen minis were soldered. They looked horrible. I'd say that it's an expert-level technique, not to be attempted by the average hobbyist.
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