Sloppy or loose altitude pegs...

**pistonpopper** · 11-23-2010 17:30

Hi everybody! We just started collecting/playing WOW, recently. And upon opening several boxes of planes, we noticed that some of the altitude pegs and some of the bottoms of the planes were really wobbly. This was a hassel when picking the plane/base up to move it. I've come across a rather remarkable product that I have found many uses for in the war gaming world.
"Aleen's TACK-IT Over & Over", is a pressure senitive liquid glue, which is sold in most craft shops. It looks like any white glue, and it dries clear. Actualy it never dries, but remains very sticky. All I did was just put a dab with a small brush on the bottom peg of the plane and more small dabs on each altitude peg. Let it dry over nite, and use the next day. Everything goes together and really hangs in there. But you are able to pull everything apart as many times as you wish! You can actualy hold on and move the model with as many as 6-7 pegs. And it remains tall & proud! After the game, pull everything apart and put all your pegs in a plastic container until next time.
Thanks for your interest, Joe

**The Cowman** · 11-23-2010 18:51

Thanks Joe!

That is definitely a useful tip!

**pistonpopper** · 11-23-2010 19:27

You may have to really search for it. It comes in a lihgt green & white, 4 oz. plastic bottle. It's actually for applying appliques to fabric. Most craft shops, sewing shops should have it, or you could just look them up online. ww.duncancrafts.com
I've been using this suff for years for under coating plastic war gaming figures, so that the paint would not crack & flake off if the figure was bent or dropped. The figure can be tossed across a room & the paint stays put! Really. Good luck, Joe

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-24-2010 02:49

That is a really useful tip Joe, and worthy of some reputation.
Rob.

**RonaldRS** · 11-24-2010 04:11

it works great. we where go nutts with some of the planes coming off.joe fix it up fast. and we don't have that stuff no more!!

**MayorJim** · 11-24-2010 12:59

Thanks for a great tip! ...after you're done playing, won't the pegs stick to everything they come into contact with?

**pistonpopper** · 11-25-2010 18:52

Well if you put them into a small plastic container with a lid, the only thing they will cling to is themselves. And it's no biggie, they pull apart easily. When you apply the stuff don't over do it, juat put it on the tips of the pegs & the peg thats on the belly of the plane. A little bit goes a long way! Joe

**kaufschtick** · 11-26-2010 20:21

That sounds like a glue I got from...ScenicWoodlands(?)...or whatever the company was called, to use for putting the greenery on trees for model railroading. I noticed the stuff never really dried, and if some of the folliage fell off, you just grabbed it and stuck it back on.

I think I may still have a bottle of it in the basement, never thought of trying it on the WoW stands, great idea Joe!

**tuladin** · 11-26-2010 21:10

Originally Posted by kaufschtick

That sounds like a glue I got from...ScenicWoodlands(?)...or whatever the company was called...

Close. It's Woodland Scenics.

**ktodd** · 11-26-2010 21:12

Museum gel works well for this also.

Keith

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-26-2010 23:39

Originally Posted by tuladin

Close. It's Woodland Scenics.

I tried that to put a bit more friction on the gimbal mounts and found the same. It is still slightly tacky.
Rob.

**MayorJim** · 11-27-2010 08:21

Originally Posted by kaufschtick

That sounds like a glue I got from...ScenicWoodlands(?)...or whatever the company was called, to use for putting the greenery on trees for model railroading. I noticed the stuff never really dried, and if some of the folliage fell off, you just grabbed it and stuck it back on.

I think I may still have a bottle of it in the basement, never thought of trying it on the WoW stands, great idea Joe!

Rob...you're avatar is f a d i n g come back.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 11-27-2010 10:51

Originally Posted by MayorJim

Rob...you're avatar is f a d i n g come back.

How long have you been Captain captain Jim?
Rob.

**pistonpopper** · 11-27-2010 15:31

Hello all! Just make sure no matter what you use, after play, take all your pegs apart & put them in a plastic container. You got to watch for DUST & LINT, as this stuff just loves to stick to it! And if it ever wears off it's ever so easy to reapply. Just don't go overboard putting it on, a little goes a l-o-n-g way. Plastic is best for storage, as cardboard will probably stick, and I imagine foam may stick & rip apart. Thanks for your interest! Joe