So we start with a picture from Pendraken's site .
How on Earth, or indeed Mars do you assemble a 50mm high Tripod?
Consider I don't want to base them as I want them to be able to walk over the scenery.
Plan 'A' was lots of blu tac models upside down and a good amount of Gorilla epoxy, I don't want to be forever repairing. I did consider pinning, I may have to.
Yes it worked but for repairs it was easier to stack some MDF bases tapped with masking tape and blu tack them on that, additional blu tac as required to stabilise or hold in place.
The six legged crawlers had to be done that way and because of that it did suggest how to repair the others.
Assembled and curing. I guess I've repaired 4 so far superglue in one case as the gorilla glue had created the shape, the socket for the ball so to speak.
Had to show them off on a sample latex mat from Magister Militum.
(These small latex mats are all different and I love them I use them to define woodland or scrub areas. They go very well with my 'Grass' cloth from Tiny Wargames.)
Striding over Leven Minatures' 6mm Victorian terraces.
For scale I've placed some 6 mm Baccus troops.
I feel I have got what I was imagining.
Painted up, I hope the Varnish will brighten the Green glass windows/eyes
Packed safely away in their Commission Figurines' mdf tray.
Now do I face the idea of painting 6 mm Brits or duck it and go to those rather tasty Leven buildings?
No place like home!
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