02/04/2022

It happens. You have a miniature and when cleaning it up, priming it, or painting it the sword breaks off. Maybe it was bent too many times if it is a metal miniature. Maybe the miniature was 3D printed and the sword didn’t come out correctly. Here is a tip that I use to replace it. It might not be perfect but it is better than just having the miniature walking around with a sword hilt.

Use a cheap plastic comb! The teeth are about the right size and usually, there are different size teeth on the comb to use.

This skeleton was 3D printed and the sword didn’t print correctly. I tried to save it but it didn’t work. I could leave the skeleton with just a hilt, but I decided to fix it.

Here is the same skeleton with a comb tooth as a sword. It looks about the same as the sword that was there. Some super glue and accelerator and the skeleton is good as new. I normally let them sit for an hour before I prime the sword. I can then continue painting the miniature.

Keep on gaming!