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I feel your pain on the modelling front.But for me its all the different rulesets?So many sci-fi ones, but what one to settle on? Sometimes there is such a thing as too much choice.I decide, then change, then decide then change and achieve nothing but a perfect stasis of will, its all very frustrating, lockdown not helping either Oh well
And what about those that present a new iteration each three or four years and the models that you painstainkingly collect and paint become redudant? (Yes, I am looking at YOU, GW!) That was one of the reasons I stopped playing 40K altogether and went back to historicals only.
......but in this particular line the hands are so small that I can't for the life of me drill a straight hole on them! After literally destroying with the drill the hands of two models, I got frustrated and stopped trying. I can't find the willpower to try again. And it buggers me, because I really like the figures and the period!
You may find it easier to use a fine edged file or a saw blade and create a slot in the hand rather than trying to drill through it. I went through a similar struggle with my MM era Essex 15mm renaissance figures. Cut the treetrunk pikes out and then cursed the task of inserting piano wire for about 5 years before getting the bulk of them done. Still have a dozen or so packs awaiting the motivation to continue the struggle.
Problem is that the position of the hand makes difficult to insert the blade and work with it. I was even thinking to get rid of the hands altogether and re-sculpt them with putty. The frustrating thing is that many people that have the same models haven't reported any issues , thus I know is something I must be doing wrong. Or could it be my drills? I haven't had the same issue with other models... but maybe my drills don't work well with the alloy used in these particular models.
Do you have any photos of the issue and what you're trying to do? It might be something we can help with?My suspicion is that you're trying to drill with bits that are too big initially, and that you're not "centring" the position of the initial drill bit bite. You need to start with something like an awl to create a little divot for the drill bit to get purchase on, and start with a much smaller drill bit (and go slowly, removing swarf as you progress). After that, step up the hole size until you're very slightly larger than the spear, and you're done. Likely to be more work than you expected, but if it saves the figures' hands, then it's your best choice IMO.
Candle wax on the drill bit to keep things lubricated also helps, especially with some of the tougher metals.
Quote from: zemjw on February 23, 2021, 01:42:12 PMCandle wax on the drill bit to keep things lubricated also helps, especially with some of the tougher metals.That's a very good advice and I have already used it in other projects but somehow forgot about it!!
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