Can you put Star Trek Micromachines on a 1" hex base?

Captain Nebula · Post by **Captain Nebula** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:56 pm

Just ordered a box of FASA scale Star Trek Micromachines and I'm trying to find out if or how I can put them on a 1" hexbase for playing FedCom. They've got 3 of the Original Series (Fed Heavy Cruiser, Klingon D7, and Romulan Warbird) ships in the kit and I want to use them in a game.

Any ideas or has anyone done this before?

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:38 pm

I use MicroMachines as my "demo" set.

I don't trust people I don't know with metal miniatures I have slaved over for hours each, so I wanted some durable "minis" that could take a tumble (or a pocketing) without crushing my soul.

The stand holes on the MicroMachines are pretty shallow, so I recommend drilling them deeper. If you are going to use the standard ADB black plastic stand risers, the pin at the top is too small for the MM's stand-hole. The easiest fix is to just snap those pins off (they tend to come off anyways) and just drill the MM's hole wider, to match the top of the stand riser.

The rubbery plastic used for the MMs is a little tougher to glue to the stand pegs. It seems to dislike cyanoacrylate ("super") glues. You can use it, but 2-part epoxy glues seem to be a better match. I also reocmmend roughing up both surfaces first.

Captain Nebula · Post by **Captain Nebula** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:28 pm

Excellent! Thanks!

How do you unbend them if they are bent? I've seen a lot of pictures of them with the nacelles bent.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:50 pm

Gently heat them in hot water...
Bend the pieces back into shape...
Hold them in position while you allow them to cool..

Or dunk them into cold water to "set" the plastic.

Captain Nebula · Post by **Captain Nebula** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:44 pm

Great! The paint won't come off in the water?

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:06 am

Captain Nebula wrote:Great! The paint won't come off in the water?

It shouldn't... or at least mine never has.
Maybe if you bent it double, the paint might crack and flake...

Captain Nebula · Post by **Captain Nebula** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:30 am

Good to know! Thanks!

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:38 am

They're painted in enamels (most commercial products are), so water and hot-water won't do anything to them. But, like Tony said, bending them too much might crack/flake it.

Captain Nebula · Post by **Captain Nebula** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:20 am

So it's more like the paint on your car than the paint on your wall?