attaching figures to dio bases

I too pin larger figures for the most part.  For the little guys I suppose it depends on the surface.  For this 1/48 P-51D dio on PSP I used a tiny drop of CA on the boots and the aircraft.  I have done some 1/72 dioramas way back and I did slight boot impressions in damp celluclay and glued in later with drops of CA.  

the Baron

 

 

Bish

What Gino said. I use some brass rod.

 

 

 

 

I use brass rod, or steel rod (eg, from paper clips, or the handles from Chinese take-out containers) with larger figures, such as 1/20.  With figures in smaller scale, sometimes there's just not enough material to drill into without risking punching out through a leg.

 

that is one of my worries. I used a paratrooper from the cmk at Crete kit and the boots seemed to not be as strong when it came from removing thebfigures from the plastic and they broke. Maybe it’s because they were 1/48 and not 1/35

Bish

What Gino said. I use some brass rod.

What Gino said. I use some brass rod.

the Baron

I use straight pins.  I've got a jar full of them, from getting new dress shirts over the years.  That's also a good source of clear plastic stock-those strips used to make the collar stand up in the package.

 

thank you not a bad idea to save those. Never thought of it 

I use straight pins.  I've got a jar full of them, from getting new dress shirts over the years.  That's also a good source of clear plastic stock-those strips used to make the collar stand up in the package.

HeavyArty

Drill a hole up into the figures heel and glue a piece of rod or pin into it.  Drill a corresponding hole in the base where you want the figure to be and insert the pin into it.

 

Thank you!

Drill a hole up into the figures heel and glue a piece of rod or pin into it.  Drill a corresponding hole in the base where you want the figure to be and insert the pin into it.