Shelob's Legs?

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:33 am

I've ran into a slight problem with putting my Shelob together, namely I can't work out which leg goes where! Although Games Workshop has an article on modelling and painting Shelob, I still can't work it out. Can anyone help me work this out?

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:19 am

I think I've worked it out......

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

PM sent.

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:33 am

Thanks Elland the image really help to confirm that I had the legs in the correct places.

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

Glad I could help

valpas · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:40 pm

HeavySoul, how about posting that image in this thread... unless it's top secret?

Not that I'm having anything to do with Shelob's legs, but there are quite a few of them.

-- Pasi

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

I wasn't sure if GW would be unhappy about the image being posted, but here it is...if it must be removed, please do so:

valpas · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:42 am

I'm sure they don't mind, but if they do, we'll remove it.

Thanks for the picture! I hope it will make assembling Shelob quite a lot easier.

-- Pasi

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:07 pm

I could haver done with that last Christmas when I assembled my Shelob, I struggled too.

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:18 am

I'm struggling anyway...... glue wouldn't hold on its own and I'm now working my way through pinning the bloody things!

terribles · **Joined:** Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:59 am **Posts:** 16

Hahah, I struggled quite a bit with those legs, too

It's funny, cause they all look so bloody similar. Glad you figured it out. Mine stuck with glue, maybe you should buy a better brand or something.

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:51 am

I'm making progress...... The superglue and baking soda trick appears to be working.

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

Superglue and baking soda? Please elaborate! I know of the superglue/PVA glue trick, but not baking soda.

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:57 pm

Baking soda is a catalyst for curing superglue, basically it causes it to set almost instantly. Place superglue on one if the parts and coat the other in baking soda. You have to be damn sure that you are able to position the parts together correctly (measure twice cut once approach) but you don't need to hold the pieces in place while they dry once they are together.

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

I will definitely try that with my troll. Thanks!

HeavySoul · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:47 am

BTW with something like a metal troll you will still need to pin the pieces as well.

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:48 am

Here are some pictures of my modified Shelob. Definitely pin the legs--its time consuming but worth the effort. Hope they are of some help:

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

If/when (I do stress the "if") I ever get around to building my Shelob, I am going to have to steal that idea from you IsleStaggerholm...that's awesome!

Elland · **Joined:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am **Posts:** 181

HeavySoul wrote:

BTW with something like a metal troll you will still need to pin the pieces as well.

yeah. i know :sad:

I hate pinning - it's part of the reason I have not built either of them yet.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:21 pm

My first metal troll was not pinned and the glue never failed on it.

About that Shelob conversion - it looks awesome, wish I'd thought odf it, but I wanted to put my webbed Frodo in Gorbag's Morgul Rats (and did so) anyway.

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