The Lorien boats 2019

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  • #946
    Theobald
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      Well, I don’t know if anyone around here has also tried to assemble those three Lorien boats. – I wonder what your experiences about that are.

      #37824
      Theobald
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        Well, I don’t know if anyone around here has also tried to assemble those three Lorien boats. – I wonder what your experiences about that are.

        #37827
        Milo
        Participant

          My 3 lorien boats are still unpacked. I will let you know once I have tried.

          #37838
          Theobald
          Participant

            Huomm … I think you better leave them there in the blisters, Master Milo … just to keep you from massive disappointment in terms of a mass of non-fitting parts. – Huom … That Boromir-figure simply is a pure nuisance to assemble though I did not need to assemble Boromir’s right eyebrow to his face …. and believe me that I have assembled quite a lot of miniatures (from other companies, too) …
            just to put an Ent (err … end, of course) to it: I’ll be off here very soon …

            #37839
            hsf62
            Participant

              A very unhappy Ent… :/
              If I buy a figure in parts I expect the parts to fit together! It’s not like I convert a mini and have to make the parts fit.

              #37841
              ddaines
              Participant

                Having assembled all three, I would say try and persevere, but do be prepared for frustrations. As mentioned elsewhere, I have purchased two of each (three of Legolas and Gimli – I am a masochist I know :rolleyes:), and have found Boromir’s arm a source of frustration on both; I have ended up with one almost correct and another ….. well it will do ;); getting the legs to sit correctly is also a bit fiddly ;).

                I think it is getting the alignment right and applying adhesive that sets PDQ that is essential, and the trickiest part – with these figures this is a ‘must’ to get them sitting correctly in the boats.

                I have tried holding the pieces in place using Blue-Tac (not sure if that is the name elsewhere – the sticky stuff that you can stick posters to walls etc.) and then superglue with an accelerator. This has been moderately successful, just use adhesive sparingly and try and avoid getting it on the blue-tac as well. Possibly gluing the seats in place might help and avoid things slipping about (let the adhesive dry thoroughly before removing the Blue-Tac).

                I am also finding that it is my eyesight and fingers that seem to have got bigger, that are causing me to have issues with the fiddly bits as I am sure there have been many other previous releases with small fiddly bits to deal with :rolleyes:

                So try and persevere, I personally feel indebted to Tom for making this happen and assembly issues aside, love these sets ;)

                #37843
                hsf62
                Participant

                  Having said what I have said is because I don’t have these MZ/MX and there for can’t judge how easy or uneasy it is to assemble the parts.
                  What I mean is that the parts should fit easy together without the possibility that the parts can be glued on at any angle.

                  I dont think I would have any problems to assemble these MZ/MX figures as long as I’m still able to repair swords for the Mithril figures using a 0.4mm drill bit free hand to drill the holes….:P

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                  #37845
                  Theobald
                  Participant
                    ddaines wrote:
                    So try and persevere, I personally feel indebted to Tom for making this happen and assembly issues aside, love these sets ;)

                    David, so do I also feel. Thank you very much, Tom.

                    #37848
                    ddaines
                    Participant
                      hsf62 wrote:
                      Having said what I have said is because I don’t have these MZ/MX and there for can’t judge how easy or uneasy it is to assemble the parts.
                      What I mean is that the parts should fit easy together without the possibility that the parts can be glued on at any angle.

                      I dont think I would have any problems to assemble these MZ/MX figures as long as I’m still able to repair swords for the Mithril figures using a 0.4mm drill bit free hand to drill the holes….:P

                      [imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword1.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword1.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword_2.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword_2.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword_3.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword_3.jpg[/imgz]

                      I think ideally you need three hands for the boats 😆

                      #37849
                      Maenas
                      Participant
                        ddaines wrote:
                        …/ and applying adhesive that sets PDQ that is essential

                        Haven’t tried it, but I know about a glue that sets within seconds without being cyanoacrylate… it was used by shoshie’s magnificient mini paintings, but I can’t remember the exact brand/name…
                        https://www.facebook.com/Shoshiesminis/

                        The one I knew about was similar to this brand, but not exactly this one:
                        https://www.permabond.com/products/uv-glue-uv-adhesive/

                        #37850
                        hsf62
                        Participant

                          Master ddaines,

                          if need be I do have 4 hands… :P

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                          #37851
                          Theobald
                          Participant

                            Oh, Master Hsf62, I have a similar “machine” but mine has also a nice large and movable magnifying glass at the top. Anyway, it’s a very useful tool.

                            #37852
                            hsf62
                            Participant
                              Theobald wrote:
                              Oh, Master Hsf62, I have a similar “machine” but mine has also a nice large and movable magnifying glass at the top. Anyway, it’s a very useful tool.

                              This one had… a magnifying glass aswell…:rolleyes:

                              #37858
                              Gerold
                              Participant

                                I made the boats all 3 of them. The figures are indeed a bit tricky, especially Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn and Boromir. Not the hobbits. I first painted the parts, before assembling. After painting I glued the parts with superglue. Legs were not easy because there are no holes to fit them in, so you have to guess what should be the right position of the legs. But I managed to do it, and if I can do it, so can you.
                                I posted pictures in the TAPROOM 4.

                                #38004
                                imisel
                                Participant

                                  I have forgot about this two. Just ordered the two MX boats.

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