40K: Dark Imperium Assembly Tips
GW Painting Rockstar Duncan “Thin-your-paints” Rhodes is back with some helpful tips – but this time he’s talking assembly.
With the upcoming release of the the new 40k Starter Box Dark Imperium, it’s a great time to go over some model assembly basics. If you’re an old pro these tips will help you refresh what you’re doing. If you’re new to the hobby these videos will certainly help get your started. Regardless, you’ll get a better look at the upcoming models and the videos are short, clear and concise – something I appreciate!
via Warhammer TV
Building the Primaris Space Marines:
“In this video Duncan shows you how to build your new Primaris Space Marines from the Dark Imperium box set. This video is perfect if you are just getting started in the Games Workshop hobby.”
Building the Death Guard:
“In this video Duncan shows you how to build your DeathGuard miniatures from the Dark Imperium boxset. This is perfect for those new to the Games Workshop hobby.”
Now, we here at BoLS got our Starter Box early and have been working to get our models tabletop ready as well. A few things we learned Duncan Covers in the videos but we think they were important enough to repeat:
- Clipping – remember flat of the clippers goes on the model part you’re trying to remove from the sprue!
- Cleaning – this step helps your models fit better for assembly and removes mold lines when painting. Don’t skip the cleaning…
- Dry Fit – most of the models are about as close to “snap-fit” as you can get without them being actual snap fit. Dry fit your models (assemble with out glue) first, just to see where and how things connect. And once you see how it goes together, disassemble and then apply glue.
- Glue – use Plastic Glue on Plastic-to-Plastic parts. Super Glue for everything else!
- Let It Set – One of the things Duncan recommends is getting the model on it’s base as early in the building process as possible. Why? So it’s stable and you can set the part down so it can completely set. If you’ve never worked with Plastic Glue, it’s not like super glue. It does actually melt the contact points of the plastic. This helps for a stronger bond as the plastic basically becomes 1 piece. The downside is that for it to be completely dry it can take up to 30 minutes. Now, for most of these smaller bits, after about 30 seconds or so, the should be “sticky” enough to stay in place. But for really large or heavy bits, you might want to brace the bit as it’s drying.
One other tip Duncan mentioned was gluing the Inceptor Marines to their flight stands after you paint them. Personally, I paint my flight stands too – so that’s up to you. If you don’t want paint on the flight stands, you can always tape them off before painting. Blue Painters Tape works great.
Spending 10 minutes watching these videos might save you a lot of work later so share them with your friends and especially new hobbyists!
Do you have any quick-tips for assembly? Let us know in the comments below! And remember…”Always thin your paints!”
