Strange how things happen sometimes. I was painting up the Miniarts Swiss infantry and I wanted to add a few halberds to the mix. The ones that come with the set, like the pikes provided...are in a word..crap.
If you want to use them you have to fit them with a "collar/sleeve" affair which doesn´t really hold...and looks bloody awefull. I treid to weld the halberd heads onto the floris wire but no joy.
Anyway..I came up with a solution and got on with it, and at the same time, did Will from Will´s Wargames!!!
The same idea!! :-D
This is my solution.
First the stuff needed. Normal Paper, a length of Forist wire 0.5mm, a sharp blade, some wood glue and some liquid plastic glue
Fold a bit of paper, open it up and smear with woodglue. Lay the florist wire on the paper. I´ve found the maximum length of wire than should be glued in is 0.5cm´s...any longer and it looks a bit daft.
When fully dried, use the sharp blade to cut out a halberd shaped head. When you´ve got the right shape and size, soak the head in liquid plastic glue. This (like with the toiletpaper cloaks) makes the paper turn virtually into plastic, and when that´s fully dried you can shave any little bits off as you please
Attach to the bods and paint.
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If you want to use them you have to fit them with a "collar/sleeve" affair which doesn´t really hold...and looks bloody awefull. I treid to weld the halberd heads onto the floris wire but no joy.
Anyway..I came up with a solution and got on with it, and at the same time, did Will from Will´s Wargames!!!
The same idea!! :-D
This is my solution.
First the stuff needed. Normal Paper, a length of Forist wire 0.5mm, a sharp blade, some wood glue and some liquid plastic glue
Fold a bit of paper, open it up and smear with woodglue. Lay the florist wire on the paper. I´ve found the maximum length of wire than should be glued in is 0.5cm´s...any longer and it looks a bit daft.
When fully dried, use the sharp blade to cut out a halberd shaped head. When you´ve got the right shape and size, soak the head in liquid plastic glue. This (like with the toiletpaper cloaks) makes the paper turn virtually into plastic, and when that´s fully dried you can shave any little bits off as you please
Attach to the bods and paint.
More...
Paul, Pun intended 
