Harridan - scythes don't fit

[Bohxim]

Hi fellow hive commanders
Got a harridan much earlier this year and finally got the courage to start on this crazy project..
Just wanted to check if anyone else has built a harridan and had the scything talons not fit properly? I'm dry fitting them before I actually glue them together just to get a feel and noticed that the 2 scything talons don't fit nicely. I'm assuming it's torso and talon connections are flat for convenience. But when I fit the parts together, the talons seem to "cut" into the tail and the elbow joint won't rest nicely. I guess I could use green stuff to kinda angle it away but just wanted to see if anyone else experienced this and how they worked around it

[yoritomo]

There could be several reasons for this. The most likely is that this cast had a problem that they didn’t catch (it happens). It could also be a poor design of the model.

You can contact Forge World (or GW proper) and they will help you resolve the issue. Though if I can solve the problem with a file or green stuff that’s usually the route I take.

[tylertt]

Mine were of a similar problem. I had to angle where I glued them on so it mainly connected to the carapace above the arm socket. You can't tell its not directly on the flat surface and it did the job of not having the scythes being flat against one another on the tail.

[Bohxim]

Yea.. Mine seems to cut into the tail. If I rest it with the tail attached at the best angle, it doesn't sit anywhere near flatnagainst the torso's flat portion. I guess I'll have to work with some green stuff to angle it away
Thanks guys

[zimko]

Usually, forgeworld parts bend. I don't know if the warehouse maybe gets hot or if they come out like that but what you can do to correct it is run really hot water over the piece (scything talon in this case) until it becomes flexible. Then gradually bend it straight or however you think it's supposed to be.

[Bohxim]

Dec 14, 2021 16:00:48 GMT zimko said:

Usually, forgeworld parts bend. I don't know if the warehouse maybe gets hot or if they come out like that but what you can do to correct it is run really hot water over the piece (scything talon in this case) until it becomes flexible. Then gradually bend it straight or however you think it's supposed to be.

Would this then set where I bend it to? Or would it eventually try to go back to the pre-bent shape like some shape-memory? If it's the former that would be really nice!

[zimko]

It'll set to the new position. You gotta get the water really hot though. If your tap water isn't super hot then heating it to near boiling on an oven top would do it. Just be careful not to burn yourself .

[Bohxim]

Dec 14, 2021 16:30:46 GMT zimko said:

It'll set to the new position. You gotta get the water really hot though. If your tap water isn't super hot then heating it to near boiling on an oven top would do it. Just be careful not to burn yourself .

It works now! Thank you so much for that tip! I'd attach a pic but forum says it exceeds space allowance even tho it's just 350kb.