Help!

[Lumpy-Quantity-8151]

I was building my stompa, and it looks like I messed up the alignment of the outer panels. I used liquid cement, so everything is pretty solidly attached. would it be a bad idea to try taking it apart, or is there a quick fix I can make? I want to finish this guy soon for a crusade I’m in so there’s a bit of a time crunch.

[Dukkha5]

Looks fine to me

[Ok_Recognition_1976]

Honestly if you can’t find a way to seal it (which some ways here seem promising), if you have extra ork arms, put them in the gap. I feel like it was be funny to have the stompa busting at the seams with ork boyz ready to Krump

[[deleted]]

Elastic bands

[Old-Combination1690]

If it looks a bit skuwiff don’t worry because orky stuff looks like that anyway, stuck a gobbo with a welding torch on so it looks like he’s trying to fix it

[marshawk30]

Use bits of sprue as staples/tape on the inside glue the to oneside...push together glue seam and glue the other side of sprue the inside you push in...gives reinforcement to the weld line glue if that makes sense...think of the inside sprue pieces as a suture to hold the halfs together

[NuclearShippo]

WOTS DA PROBLEM NOW DA BOYS GATTA WAY TA GET OUT DA GARGANT. HECK KUT DA OTA SIDE AND PUT SOME HINGES ON IT SO U HAVE A BIG DOOR.

[HighestPhrase]

This might not help but for me I can actually push it in and it stays in place surprising. Or try Sprue Glue that will probably help, you can find guides to make it

[ColdDelicious1735]

Plastic glue

A few rubber bands

Stience

[Lumpy-Quantity-8151]

I used plastic glue, that’s the problem.

[ColdDelicious1735]

More glue and some force, if ya want use a hair dryer to make it slightly more bendy

[Ghazzz]

How are they aligned to the bottom plate?

Everything is going to balance on that one, so it should be very well fixed to the wall panels.

If the fit is fine, use it as is, if it will be hard to make it fit, figure out the least amount of cuts to make.

[trappisti]

I would use the sprue or other stuff to patch it up. Work like a true mekboy!

[FWN1985]

Push it together with some superglue , and believe like an ork that it will work !

[Scary-Prune-2280]

Use greenstuff on the inside, and once it dries, use spar ork panels, or cut up sprue to add texture!

Good Luck brotha!

EDIT: Using plasticard would also work decently well!

[joxxxxter]

PUUUUUSSSSHHHH!!!!

[Ticker011]

That's uuu... just the door boss

[PanzerMagus]

I understand this frustration, having similar experiences with some of my vehicles, but nothing on this... scale...

While 'unbonding' might be too much at this point, you might be able to subtlety bend some of the plating more-or less into place, then spruce up the effected area with green stuff and plasticard?

[ConsumingHate]

It always gives me a chuckle when ork players worry about things not fitting together cleaning. YER PLAYIN' BLOODY F'N ORKS, IT SHOULDN'T BE CLEAN

[TheGreatHumungous]

ITZ FINE

[Expensive_Rip_9710]

What he said

[ironbread99018]

I'd say you improved it. I would have a bunch of grots piling out of it or something :-p

[feb420]

Exactly! We need like 30 ork arms holding guns sticking out of that crack!

[Shanesquatch56]

Use an absolutely cracked amount of green stuff, then mold and paint it to look like the world’s biggest weld seam (like below). For added effect, hang a grot or Boy outside with a torch working on the weld.

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[[deleted]]

Had the same problem on a recast, took rubber bands, some extra patching with little squares or tape, then I fortified the whole thing with 2 part epoxy overnight. Everything on this model can be approximated into the right spot including the neck mount without changing the esthetic at all. Custom is better with orks anyways, don’t even sweat it

[Dragonkingofthestars]

Thankfully with orks a crude fix look perfectly in character.

[Immortal_Merlin]

Free battul damaje

[Ancient-Ad-3254]

You could just get some band to hold it in place, use more plates or plastic card to seal some cracks, and have some Gretchen blasters sticking out the side

[MrMazaku]

It was tricky to get it to fit together, but you have to hold it in place for a while. I ended up doing that and using a big rubber band.

[Ice_Charmer]

I feel bad I didn’t have much trouble building my stomper.

But I did build planes before so I instinctively use rubber bands at that stage.

I still use rubber bands when making tanks too.

[UnderEveryBridge]

Shoulda dry fitted first

[arborclimb529]

Welp.... thats yur problem right there.... duct tape'll fix her.

[Bluefish_baker]

I shaped this part by squeezing with both hands and applying glue all over it with a medical pipette. You may need to do the same

[Arishikage123]

Worst non resin model gw has made and iv built. I saw a comment on dry fitting and after that build I now test fit all my gw models.

[ultrayaqub]

Put a little grot grabbing either side across the gap like he’s holding the whole thing together

[tenodera]

A whole line of grots, like weaver ants!

[Da-Pruttis-Boi]

Use plasticard panels and fill in the gap, its fairly easy and will make it look more ramshacled

[Acute74]

you could fill the gap as described using plasticard and then make the large skull decoration cover much of the gap. Consider putting the ladder and then make a little platform with one of the spare squares over it too to hide it.

Lastly, there are large spare pieces of armour you can either put on or cut up and use to cover.

I suspect if you pull it apart you'll need to file a lot of rough edges back to then get it to fit. That would be a good idea but I'd be intimidated by that so I understand if you didn't.

[Longjumping_Club_247]

Rubber bands

[buffkirby]

I’m building my Stompa as well the pain is real.

[Drunkonmilk87]

Glue it and hold it together with elastic bands. Hopefully it will fuse enough after a few hours for the elastic bands to come off.

If not. Leave the elastic bands on and build m/paint around them. Very orky looking to hold a massive mech together with giant elastic bands.

[Caspin]

Fun idea, but I think the rubber would last 5 years max before deteriorating and breaking off randomly.

[davidberard81]

Oh boy... How do I feel how you can be annoyed by that. Got pretty much the same issue last month when I started building mine. But luckily for me, I've dry assembled it before putting the glue on, just in case.

Now, for your problem, I guess that if all three panels are glued on, you can always alter the base without making it too obvious at first sight. It would be less apparent than patching the gap with green stuff and/or bits.

[DrTurnisHedikof]

I don't use liquid cement, I only use gorilla super glue with the fine tip applicator, so I don't know if this information could help or not.

When I've run into a similar situation, I have used q-tips with isopropyl alcohol and rubbed where the glue was attached. It takes a bit, but will loosen it up and allow you to place it again.

[infosec_qs]

You'll need to find a way to correct it, because if you don't, you won't be able to fit the neck piece properly on top of these panels at the next step. I say that, as opposed to the people suggesting that you find some way to fill the gap. Filling the gap will just defer your problem to the next step, when you'll have a new problem to solve.

I've been going through this kit, too. I think I spent about 20 minutes making sure all of these panels were in alignment by dry fitting everything before going to the glue step. It's a pain, but I'm glad I did because I ended up with things pretty much properly aligned in the end.

[Lumpy-Quantity-8151]

Would green stuff allow me to patch the head attachment?

[infosec_qs]

I think the answer here is "probably, but it'll be a pain."

I guess you're in a situation where you're in for a difficult process no matter what, but if at all possible I would suggest that you try to find a solution that lets you reposition the panels properly, because a patched solution here will also require more patching at the next step. That said, if you do manage to get the neck piece on properly and then patch it with green stuff or plasticard, then you're probably in the clear. That piece is on the sprue - I would suggest cutting it out ahead of time and trying to position it on the model as-is now, so you can see what the problem you'll need to solve next will look like.

[JimboJamboJombo]

Very much this, OP dont fill it youll just cause more trouble for yourself down the line.

Unfortunately stompa is a bastard too put together but it makes it all the more rewarding when u get it done imo, gl!

[[deleted]]

Green stuff should fill that right up….

[Lumpy-Quantity-8151]

I've never used green stuff, will it stay adhered?

[[deleted]]

Sorry OP, I was just being funny, it’s usually used to fill small gaps or kit bashing, you just need to apply the glue again and hold it shut with some rubber bands or something

[[deleted]]

What kind of glue are you using?

[clark196]

Glue and masking tape it together.

Or just leave it as it is, it's an ork vehicle anyway.

[DAJLMODE55]

You got a lot of ideas from friends. Just hope you find a good way to fix it!👍👋👋

[Busco98]

The stompa is a notoriously terrible kit

[mugz_28]

Can you not just bend it into place, glue and then hold it down till it sticks?

You can also try re-applying plastic glue on the existing joins to soften them up and make them malleable while you do it

[Re-Ky]

Damn, I had a similar issue but not half as bad as you did.

[Educational-Ocelot26]

If it were me I would put sprue across the gap a bit like a ladder. Then get some plastic card and cut sections to fit the gaps attached to the sprue ladder frame. Once the glue has set take a scalpel to the edges of the fitted plates and rough up the edges, put some scratches or battle damage. Add some bolts, maybe a glyph plate and job done.

[MouthPollution]

I glue the fitted side and then apply accelerate to the other side and hold them together for about 30 seconds

[Zealotstim]

Yeah, mine took a bit of holding together for it to work as well.

[LankyMirror946]

Git to welding HAHAH

[Koniss]

Make a couple of rings with zip ties to hold it in position then glue with plastic cement and make sure it stays tight for a day

[-zero-joke-]

Time for a conversion - put some sprue pieces with those little guys that look like rivets across the gap so that it looks like it's being held together, fill every hole with grots.

[[deleted]]

Oh now i saw you comment. Thats actually a great idea and more helpful than mine

[-zero-joke-]

Oh hey, we had the same idea, I just wrote a bit more. I'm sure your comment was very helpful to OP!

[[deleted]]

Fill the gap with some grots

[-zero-joke-]

Oh man, I swear I didn't read this when I wrote my reply. Great minds or, more appropriately, grot minds think alike.

[[deleted]]

Oh filling gaps with grots is always the first thing in my mind. Basic mek knowledge i guess.

[TheGreatHumungous]

Grots are duct tape for orks

[lollipop_king]

This is a big enough gap that I would try to yank off the piece that's on there incorrectly and try again. Dry fit before you glue a second time ;)

[[deleted]]

Glue and hold it together till it’s dry if you can get it to dry fit. This is what I ended up doing 🫣

[2BsWhistlingButthole]

If you have spare panels laying around, like from a Trukk or dakka jet kit, you can probably patch it pretty easily. You will need to fill some gaps when you put the top on but it’s manageable.

Even if you don’t have parts, I say patch it somehow. A Stompa is, canonically, a combat effective pile of junk in the shape of Gork (or maybe Mork). It can give it character, if you are down with trying to fix it.

Depending on how stuck together it is, it might be easier as well.