MonkeySloth Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I've glued mine twice and its fallen apart... gorilla glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 For clear parts (cars airplanes) I generally use white school glue, but I don't have the item in question here to see if that's suitable. By halves, do you mean the upper and lower pieces? My understanding is that's how the piece is/was supposed to be, but that may have changed. If it's that, and not that the upper piece is two halves (making three pieces total) then I see how zap-a-gap or other glues would work. But joining clear-to-clear, if the top was two separate pieces, I could see a frosting risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kormydigar Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 The cube is only two pieces, but they are two sides joined together not top & bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherial Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 The cube is only two pieces, but they are two sides joined together not top & bottom. There's also a floor piece with some "stomach contents" that can be glued into place if one so desires (mine actually came with two of them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah, the floor piece is the third piece. Interesting that the upper cube is 2 halves, I didn't know that. White glue probably won't be sttong enough. Hmm... now I have to figure out how I'll eventually glue two clear halves together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochar Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hot glue gun spot gluing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klarg1 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hot glue gun spot gluing? I'd be concerned that accidental contact between the heating element and the mini would damage the Bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkymadigan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It might be more useful to not glue the thing together, if you are intending to stick minis in it. Many man-sized minis are just slightly too big, and leaving the halves unglued may allow you to rest the pieces around the victim mini without adding too much to the cubes size. Dunno, just a thought. I guess it probably depends on whether you are going to be adding any paint to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florin Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I don't know if the cube will actually stand up without the two side pieces being glued together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireElemental Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It might be more useful to not glue the thing together, if you are intending to stick minis in it. Many man-sized minis are just slightly too big, and leaving the halves unglued may allow you to rest the pieces around the victim mini without adding too much to the cubes size. Dunno, just a thought. I guess it probably depends on whether you are going to be adding any paint to it. My husband and I decided not to glue it together after having it eat a couple minis. The minis fit in too snugly for my comfort. It seems much easier and safer for the metal minis if we don't glue the sides together. Not sure how well it will hold up to the table being jiggled or needing to leave a gap for a weapon, but we haven't had it fall apart yet while it sits around. Hmm. It may not be a bad idea to glue the bottom to one side, then let the other side rest against it. Will need to play with it more to see what we want to do with it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkymadigan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I don't know if the cube will actually stand up without the two side pieces being glued together. I only took it out to make sure all the pieces were in the bag, but I did set it down to check the fit with the base piece and it all seemed sturdy. Moving it around might be a hassle, but I think it's worth considering if you are going to primarily be using it for gaming. Alternate idea - glue one side to a 2(3 maybe?) inch base, leave the other side and 'remains' portion unglued so that the remains can be removed and the other piece is kept loose, just placed around whatever is inside at the moment. Hadn't really considered any of this until I saw the thing wasn't glued together, but in hindsight it's pretty brilliant, and allows the user to use it however they want. Edited February 26, 2015 by pinkymadigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Cave Bear Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hot glue gun spot gluing? I'd be concerned that accidental contact between the heating element and the mini would damage the Bones. I use a mini hot glue gun to temporarily attach the bases of Bones minis to plastic caps for painting. So far, no damage at all, and I've not been particularly careful. However, the bond peels off without much effort -- which is why I use it for a temporary mount. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hot glue gun spot gluing? I'd be concerned that accidental contact between the heating element and the mini would damage the Bones. I use a mini hot glue gun to temporarily attach the bases of Bones minis to plastic caps for painting. So far, no damage at all, and I've not been particularly careful. However, the bond peels off without much effort -- which is why I use it for a temporary mount. That is an excellent idea! And a good use for my woefully underused glue gun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochar Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Hot glue gun spot gluing? I'd be concerned that accidental contact between the heating element and the mini would damage the Bones. I use a mini hot glue gun to temporarily attach the bases of Bones minis to plastic caps for painting. So far, no damage at all, and I've not been particularly careful. However, the bond peels off without much effort -- which is why I use it for a temporary mount. I use Scotch restickable dots. It's smaller than the lid of a cap, but larger than medium sized miniatures Bones. They hold through 2-3 miniatures if you're careful with your paint, or if you're sloppy like me they're cheap enough to replace after each mini. Edited February 26, 2015 by Lochar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I've glued mine twice and its fallen apart... gorilla glue. Have you tried clamping it together to improve the bond? I find that clamping gives GG a superior bond to other cyanoacrylates. I use something similar to this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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