40K Tips: Drink Lots of Water (and save the bottles)

by Inquisitor Lord Aki

Are you having problems priming your minis and missing the crevasses, under the arms, etc. Here's a trick that can help.

Drink bottled water and save the bottle and the cap. Superglue your mini to the cap of the bottle. Superglue cracks easily, making removing the mini simple. You may need to wedge a scalpel between the base and the cap to pry it off.

Screw the cap (with the mini attached) to the top of the used bottle. You do not need to screw it down all the way and try not to squeeze the cap or the glue with crack and your model will become detached.

Now you have a handle to move the model at whatever angle you need to spray it. You can also keep the mini on the cap and use it while painting the details. This will prevent the "one finger on the head, one finger on the base" clamp method that rubs the paint off.

40K Tips is a new feature to Berks Warhammer 40k that includes general gaming, modeling, and painting tips. If you have any tips you wish to share with fellow gamers, please send them to berkswarhammer40k@hotmail.com.