Hardest model to put together?

[Binz]

My first Cryx heavy jack was a Harrower.

It took me hours and hours and hours to get it on its base, and I ended up replacing pretty much the entire hip joint with pins. It hasnt broken yet, but thats mostly because I never take it anywhere.

Second are Nyss hunters, but I cheated and didnt glue on any of the extra bows or scabbards. (Ended up with 20+ spare bits)

Third would be the Behemoth - I custom built his pose, but over balanced it so badly that the top half literally fell off. After it was glued and pinned. He is now a pile of metal sitting in a jar filled with nail polish remover. (REVENGE!! )

[Warcaster Feiss]

I didn't find the Nyss Hunters to be too bad, then again I pin most things anyways.

Those 10 models took 62 pins between them (yes, I included 2 out of 3 of scabbard / bow / quiver on every model) and 124 drill holes, which is probably the most I've used on any 10 model unit. Ever!

[Deo85]

eStryker!
This guy has WAY too many pieces that need to connect to each other.

Step:1
The base-bone connects to the leg-bone. [ Check ]

Step:2
The leg-bone connects to the hip-bone. [ Check ]

Step:3
The hip-bone is also the other leg-bone as well as the torso-bone. So, the hip-other-leg-torso-bone connects to the arm-bones that both connect to the sword-hands-bone that needs to fit over the head-bone, while being positioned just right so that the dangley-hoses-bones can connect to their sockets in a reasonably appropriate fashion. [ Wha...?! ]

Thanks goodness for brass rods. Now, has anybody figured out how to not glue my fingers into this mess?

LOL I felt this way when assembling the Death Jack thanks for the chuckle

[Deo85]

Wait...you paint the model then jump into putting it together?

Yep I do do this. I like being able to rotate any piece around making it 10 x more easy to paint it instead of trying to rotate the model around and trying to paint in crevices at odd angles. I base paint and shade all my parts before slapping the model together... then the horror begins

[infamousd]

Serious.. Steelheads are.... uggghhhh....N'gai, n'gha'ghaa, bugg-shoggog, y'hah Yog-Sothoth.....

[NavyGodzilla]

So far for me it has been the Rhinodon though those bloodrunners are looking to be a pain in the ***.

Somethings can't become plastic soon enough.

[ChimneySwift]

The Wold Guardian. Yes, all you need to do is drop the top onto the bottom, but when I tried it, i was running on next to no sleep. I went to grab the next piece, dropped the top potion, went to catch it, missed and hit it. Poor guy got launched to the ceiling, and stuck.

[hausdorff space]

Nyss Hunters are the only thing I have not enjoyed assembling.

[WarpedWolf]

I got one of the last metal Circle battleboxes, and the heads on the Arguses were an incredible pain to put on. They just wouldn't sit flat on the spot.

[PG_Breten]

There is no model on the planet harder to build than Mongoose's Brain bug from the Starship Troopers line. I've have built th majority of PP's and Confrontation and GW, and NOTHING has even come close to the mess that mode is. Nothing fits or lines up and it doesn't glue well at all.

[Slice]

Mortenebra and Nyss Hunters. In this order.

I never raged so hard assembling a miniature like that evening when i tried to glue Morty.

[Qoppa]

Seconding the Stalker's foot. That one piece gave me so much grief and made the whole experience of assembling him terrible. And it seemed so easy starting out...

[MagnustheJust]

Putting the models together is no problem for me. I just lay out the pieces in an orderly, methodical, highly OCD manner, and take my time making sure everything fits right before pinning & gluing.

It's keep the obstinate pewter bastards together that is the issue!!

[Demongo]

Was I the only one who didn't want to trow the nyss hunter across the room? Pinning on these guys is possible, the key is to first pin the sword arm in place and model it in that way so you know you can attach the other arm. Once the glue is set just put a little dap on the sword hand and on the upper arm. Put them together and boom its fixed ^^. I would suggest you use a sort of gell glue used for metals. Mostly u can buy them in small tubes. Now W8! untill the arms are set and the pin the quiver or swordholder on and then the head. Tip: drill the pinning holes before glueing the whole thing together.

It isn't that hard tbh. Just be pacient .

Now I do hate the metal Titans there are always huge gaps. But it can be dealt with. And thank you PP for making them Plastic.

ps. sry for the bad english

[kolonelk]

I finally buckled a few weeks ago and decided to assemble my Nyss. It was... not that bad. Once I learned to glue the arm piece with no hand first, it was a snap.

The worst thing I've run into so far is the Deathjack. Too heavy, too many little fiddly bits, and aliging the arms so that the Skulls of Hate sit right, eh.

[Raktra]

Metal Behemoth. I nailed mine together out of sheer hate in the end.

[MagnustheJust]

I finally buckled a few weeks ago and decided to assemble my Nyss. It was... not that bad. Once I learned to glue the arm piece with no hand first, it was a snap.

The worst thing I've run into so far is the Deathjack. Too heavy, too many little fiddly bits, and aliging the arms so that the Skulls of Hate sit right, eh.

The trick to the Deathjerk assembly...

One large brass rod through the torso to both shoulder parts.

[lastspartacus]

This alone keeps me from ever thinking of making a Terminus Army X.x

Terminus is so awesome, the last two games of the last tournament I played in, only his legs and base won the day >->

Seriously, I would honorably challenge anyone to assemble Terminus in a lasting manner with simply modeling glue, the way it should be. I think its not possible.

[moorg]

Nyss Hunters... They were a ***** to do.

Steelhead Halberdiers were a bit better than the Nyss, but still annoying.

Harbinger. Once you realise that her tiny waist has to be pinned, the only problem you should have, is the flimsy flag constantly bending.

Epic Feora... just getting all those tiny smokestacks in just right.

Wracks. Let's just say I have an armitage built, where I can glue the weights on, and just walk away. Because it's the only way I could get them to stick without going mad(der).

Exemplar Errants. Not so hard to assemble..... just so many pieces for a tiny model.

Mage Hunter Strike Force. The crossbows are two parts, and the cross part doesn't necessarily want to stay there.

[whitekong]

Worst one I remember is the bloat thrall, tiny little legs and giant gaps. Great model but what a pain.

About 10 years ago I got some pewter spider riders for a really good price, all 8 legs were separate pieces and had to be pinned. It was then that I realized the goblins didn't even fit on the spiders. Really bad gaming day over all.

[W'rkncacnter]

Thanks to a series of earthquakes here and subsequent damage to my model collection, my terminus and full unit of nyss hunters have had to be assembled 3 TIMES EACH.

This is even less fun than it sounds.

[Gothgar]

Buy gorilla super glue, never have trouble assembling models again...


Serious.

[Lich_Lord_X]

Nyss Hunters. Spider jacks. The Harbinger. They all give me nightmares.

[Nuriochi_sol]

I think the Steelheads for me. The Nyss were fair by comparison.

In terms of trial and error and finally a brass rod nightmare - Wolves of Orboros! I have another unit and they're just sitting there waiting. The Bane Knights likewise were a pain because I did the brass tube replacement on them, having discovered the alternative method halfway through my WoO models. So, in thinking, the second unit won't be THAT bad.

[kolonelk]

The trick to the Deathjerk assembly...

One large brass rod through the torso to both shoulder parts.

I wish I'd known that at the time. I think if he ever gets redone in plastic I'll be picking one up for sure.

I also remember Bane Knights being a PITA, mostly because they're 8 bits each.

[Houston]

Before assembling the Nyss Hunters (just finished that little slice of glue purgatory last week) it was a close tie between the weights on Menoth's Wracks & attaching all the stupid crossbows to 3 units of Mage Hunter Strikeforce just so I could run Garryth's tier 4.

[TheRupert]

Nyss Hunters for SURE. And Deathjack. Deathjack is EVIL.

[Breadsmith]

Press Gangers

In all seriousness though, the Cyclops Savage. The trick to that model is to forget everything you know about anatomy. Fortunately, pp is better at this than GW. I have a Trebuchet with more pins than contact points and a Beast of Nurgle, a model with no picture sans internet. Not even an artist rendition.

[A8mew]

Epic Eiryss. Specifically her base. Druids of Orboros were pretty bad too, and I still have a gun mage whose arm I haven't glued back on yet.

[subgenius]

Yeah deathjack was a pain mainly due to the weight of all that metal sitting on a teeny hip joint that is anchored by near-useless ankle connections. Nice... real nice...

Honestly though, I didn't have any trouble with Mortenabra. The little, fidly stuff gets MUCH easier once you accept the fact that you need to pin everything. I think she took 16 pins to complete (used small staples), but no tears needed and she's tough as nails now!

[watchgeorgerock]

Farrow Brigands are a pain as well.

[Lord Tyrant peers]

I don't understand why nobody apart from one guy hasn't said the rhinodon! its far worse than the metal titans and metal savages combined. it took me 6 hours to assemble mine(not attached the arms yet) but that included green stuff drying time

[Evilone01]

No one's mentioned the metal Skorne Titans (any of them)? Really? Maybe my mate just got unlucky and got bad sculpts, but he eventually handed me his gladiator and cannoneer to assemble for him. Putting the torso pieces and head together was like trying to glue together the pieces of an eggshell you've just dropped. NOTHING lined up, yet alone had enough contact area to glue. Ended up filling the entire lower torso with greenstuff, letting it cure a bit, then pushing the upper torso on with some super glue for good measure. Same with the head. Any gaps I filled with more greenstuff and sculpted the missing detail.

However, he just bought himself the plastic titan kit. Yay! The model isn't hollow!

[Vranz]

Incubi.. They sure are pain.

[Sacredsouless]

Metal Carnivean, one person does not have enough hands to put all the legs on so it stands up on the base! And like a complete sadist, I own 3 Carniveans, two Scytheans and two Ravagors all metal! WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF!

Thats why my carnivean is still in the packaging awaiting paint before I injure myself over building it.

But yeah, most pokey models and the ones with small fiddly bits are the worst. The pokey ones hurt to grab and the fiddly bits somehow get glued to your skin and you rip them off the model when you take your finger off it.

[Lachlan the Mad]

The old metal sculpt on Lylyth1. There was virtually no contact between her bow and her arm. I have never gotten it to stay on. Good thing I've given up on running her...

[nathrax]

Metal Skorne starter - Gladiator had 1/8" gap and the fit problems for the two Cyclops are well documented lol.

[enoto]

No one's mentioned the metal Skorne Titans (any of them)? Really? Maybe my mate just got unlucky and got bad sculpts...

They're a tricky build, they just seem relatively easy compared with their battle box buddies the Savages.

The Vanguard was tough too.

[PG_The Captain]

Nyss hunters weren't quite as bad as I had heard. I had little trouble with the arms. I only pinned the wrist of the handless arm and the heads (I used resin Elf ranger heads from Micro Art Studios), the shoulders work pretty well as they were. However, trying to fit all the extra junk (scabbard, bow, quiver) on models with no flat surfaces anywhere was an exercise in creativity. I ended up filing parts of their back and hips flat so as to fit at least some of that stuff, but left the scabbards off from the sword-wielding models. That way they're all still legally armed without getting their backs too busy with paraphernalia.

Now I just need to paint the uglies...

The hardest model ever? The old (mid-90's) Games Workshop Steam tank. The hull consists of six interlocking plates (bottom, front, two sides, back, top), and if you want them to fit properly, they ALL need to be glued on simultaneously. The wall was in serious danger of getting dented back then.

[Gaston]

Malifaux...I mean what?!?

Harbinger was rough for me, and just about anyone with wrist joints (Reclaimer!!!) or a shoulder joint where the arm is stretched out an unsupported by anything else.