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Saturday Stovetop: Mini Base Weights

So let's say you've got one of those top-heavy miniature figures that won't stand up properly. Very sad. But what to do? Recommendations follow.


Take an old rubber mold from the last time you tried to sculpt your own figures*, a ruler, and an exacto knife. Carefully measure the size of the figure base and scrape out a little box of that size.


Take some spare miniature modeling metal**, melt it down on the kitchen stove in your ladle, and pour it into the mold.

Let it cool down for a few minutes. Then remove it from the mold, snap the sprue off with some needle pliers, and file it down smooth.

Super-glue that into the base of your figure, nice and snug.

Now he stands upright and everyone's happy. Go get 'em, chief!


* Assumes you have this.
** And also this.

(P.S. If this didn't work the next thing we'd do is go get some lead fishing weights and melt those down on the stove. Fortunately, this sufficed. Warning: Thumb says metal is very hot.)

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