New Leadhead PhD: Musings on Perry Foot Knights 165th century

[Konstantinos Travlos]

Well I finished gluing my 28mm Perry Plastic Miniatures Foot Knights for the War of the Roses era. I will be frank. I am not likely to do that again

https://newleadheadphd.blogspot.com/2023/03/finished-gluing-perry-plastic-war-of.html

[Steve Johnson]

Some of those parts and issues remind me of the Mordheim plastic sprues and then the later Empire ones. Lots of options do not always make for a better product. My shaky hands and ageing eyes mean simpler products is the way to go for me.

[Mike6t3]

I purchased a Sprue of their Agincourt Foot Knights and found them difficult to assemble and the two handed weapons a poor fit. I won’t be buying any more.

I love the idea of hard plastic figures but for me the manufacturers seem to have got carried away and included too many options. Two or three parts is enough for me, one part would be even better 😂

Get there fastest with the mostest and roll highest.

Mike

[Jim Webster]

I confess that I have a very strong dislike of assembling plastic figures. I have never been any good at assembling kits, and after all these years I’m unlikely to improve.
I purchased some to build a Lion Rampant army, perhaps four or five years ago and just haven’t bought any more plastics

https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

[Guy Farrish]

Like Jim, I bought various boxes of Perry plastic figures for Lion Rampant armies.

Can’t say I remember any particular problems. I may have had some, but if there were they have faded into insignificance (and I am not instinctively a fan of plastic figures) and I have warm feelings about them when I play with them. Please don’t dig up any six year old posts by me swearing at them, I shall only claim we’ve been hacked by …(insert evil empire of choice).

With any high impact polystyrene I’d use some sort of liquid poly cement (Slaters Mek Pak since I was a railway modeller) which slides between surfaces by capillary action when applied with a brush and melts and resolidifies the plastic. I can’t think of a time I’d use superglue for polystyrene to polystyrene bonds.

But if you’ve had trouble, try dry fitting and cutting/shaving first (Away from fingers!), then support any wobbly bits with blue tac or plasticene (well away from glues!) while sticking. And wash any oil residue from the BluTac or plasticene from the figure after.

 

[Jim Webster]

I must remember Slaters Mek Pak

Jim

https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

[OotKust]

Jim Webster wrote:

I confess that I have a very strong dislike of assembling plastic figures. I have never been any good at assembling kits, and after all these years I’m unlikely to improve…

Haha yes Jim like you I stayed away from plastics between 18 and 55! My original Airfix tanks had gaps and bits drooping; terrain buildings were terrible too. But trade working and knowledge gave me skills and I’ve got much better! I’ve even taken to getting cheap broken pieces and ‘recovering’ them in useful form.

As to Perrys’ plastics, yes I bit the bullet when it came to needing a small force of Austrian Nap. cav- with some trepidation I bought two packets and soon had to ‘relearn’ assemblage- took a few turns but eventually found a formula of steps/ gluing/ undercoating. A ‘sample’ regiment done so far. Painting some bodywork before adding armaments etc. is necessary I found.

No haven’t completed them even after 2 years, but I know they are ready to form up and it will be easier the next round.

regards davew

[Jim Webster]

I suspect a good glue is part of the solution

https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

[Guy Farrish]

Some Airfix kits needed so much ‘trimming’ to fit there was hardly anything left! Miliput/Green stuff etc is a godsend for filling gaps (after attempts at making ‘liquid sprue’ nearly made me an early, albeit ‘accidental’ glue sniffing victim).

[Konstantinos Travlos]

I am not per se against Plastics. The Warlord ECW were a joy to build. I just felt the tooling here was a bit too much, and that for me the making kits part is not a central part of the hobby (I understand it is for others, and more power to them).

[Mike6t3]

It was the figures wielding two handed weapons I had the most difficulty with. I’m ok’ish at kit building and used liquid polystyrene cement but no matter how carefully I tried to support or trim the arms I ended up with gaps etc. For me they were too much effort for a wargames figure especially as I’d need a good number of them.

I guess some folk just have the knack or patience to produce good results with them.

 

Get there fastest with the mostest and roll highest.

Mike

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