To make your lead hole a bit easier you could heat the point of your sharp object a little before gently pushing it into the part you're going to drill. This also works great for making bullet holes in armour.

For folk in our community that play guitar, old strings are amazing for for pinning. You get a arrange of different gauges. They can bent easy and lower strings grooved.

You could add / do a second video on pinning. The "how to match up the holes to pin" video - I had tons of issues with that when I first started, especially with irregular shaped items going together and also trying to pin metal to metal :D

What a great tip about temporarily attaching 'bits' with blu-tac whilst you zenithally highlight. I've found myself permanently fixing things which I'd sooner have left separate for the painting stage - simple solution, which someone simple like me never even thought of :-) Many thanks, mate.

A friend tought me two essential tricks: Before you glue in the pin you put a tiny dot of blue tac on the ohter part. Than you press the two pieces softly on each other. Now (or after some trying and cursing) you get a small negative where the other hole should be. Jzst drill into this tiny dot. For very small parts you can use needles for acupunture. Attentiin: these are very hard and will fly around when clipped. And they are very pointy too! Another thing I herad a lot but never tried myself is to heat the pin with a lighter and push it into the plastic.

I like to use staples for pinning. They're narrower and easier to cut than paper clips and you can store like a million of them in a space the size of a matchbox. They do have pointed ends on them though which are pretty unpleasant when you inevitably drive one into your thumb.

Thank you for this video. A friend of mine who knows of you and your work here recommended your channel months ago, and I've run into an issue this week needing to learn how to do this. This will help so much in finishing this larger piece. Your work has become one of my first go to's when I need help.

can't wait to see your master of possession, I used lots of techniques I learned here to make mine, it's one of my best so far.

I've pinned quite a few models. You just blew my mind with the part about putting the wire into the super glue rather than glue on top of the hole. As soon as you said it, giant bright light bulbs went off in my head!

Omg i cant tell you how long ive been waiting for this one...

Very clear explanation of pinning. Other than not mentioning how to match up the holes, excellent video.

Much love from Vancouver Vince! Thanks a ton for the video 👏🏼

Dewalt pilot point bits are the bomb. The cut very well and don't "walk" like cheap bits do.

This will definitely help with my forge world Magnus the Red. There's some definitely precarious connections on it I need to strengthen

Where was this video before I ruined my first pair of sprue clippers!? 😂 I’m in need of learning how to pin a model for the first time and came across your video. Very helpful and informative. Thank you. -🐌

PRO-TIP FOR PINNING: Usually joins are wobbly when the hole is much bigger than the actual pin. So, take a small & large paperclip from your boxes and bring it to a hobby shop that has high-speed (so they snap less frequently) micro drill bits to measure with a digital caliper for a proper tight fit (they usually have calipers in the shop, but call first). For example, my small clip is .70 wide so I got the next size up drill bit at .72 so the hole is just slightly bigger than the clip for a very tight fit that won't break off easily. This also saves money by buying specific sized bits (usually approx $1 each) instead of wasting it with a variety of bits that most will never get used anyway.

Love your videos and this one is a must watch :D I have this doubt for some time here. After pinning the mini on the base, what do I do with the excess paper clip in the bottom? Just cutting it and leaving it be will work? Tried bending it under the base but sometimes it snaps off from the mini.

this would be a very useful video for metal minis or very large ones. pinning is a basic necessity with these. and to avoid drilling in one's finger: use a thimble.

Great video and thanks

Hey Vince, when painting in sub-assemblies, how do you then cover/hide the seam lines?

When pinning to attach a limb to the rest of the figure, how do you make sure that the lead holes that you make will be properly lined up with the pin?

Say I'm trying to paint the seraphim sisters of battle (one with flight packs), which part of the body do you recommend pinning in order to paint them easier?

Do you drill completely thought the base, or just a small hole for that end of the pin? Trying to figure out how best to set the mini and make it secure enough.

Love your videos, Vince. I've been wondering how you pin them to a plain base though. How do you secure the underside? Just fold it under and secure with modelling clay/super glue/hope?

When I'm pinning the foot of a space marine I always pin through the heel of the boot so there's almost no chance of drilling through to the other side of the plastic. Similarly for other parts when possible.

I always try to pin during wrestling matches! 😉😁

Could you do a series about pre and assembly, priming, painting, and final assembly of a model you paint in pieces like that primaris captain. Thank you.

Awesome video thank you.. can you go over how to attach painted parts to completed bases or other painted things and make it look nice.

"Woop!..Woop!" 😂 Edit: Pinning is dangerous. This video had me cracking up with all of the "Please for the love of Gods..." you had to include in this🤣

Is there anything extra to keep in mind for thinner joints? I have some models where the arm is the diameter of even small paperclips

Dumb question: Can you (or have you) ever used more than one pin to attach larger parts together (like the aforementioned '80's style metal dragons), so there is more support?

So I have tyrandi hormagaunt and I tried drilling at it does not work would green stuff work?

I realize I need to pin a fragile mini who is standing on one foot and I'VE ALREADY PAINTED IT! I had it glued to a bottle cap to handle it. I should have planned ahead.

Does plasticglue work? Or should it be super glue?

Hey! I suddenly realized you’re Canadian! How do I know? Bilingual labeling in two official languages on the Staples packaging. Either that or you’re an American dealing in contraband Canadian office supplies. A vid on how to line up the holes would be good.

Just did my first sub-assembly, and my mini part rotates relative to the cork, making it so hard to paint! Any tips?

“Just a little dab’ll do ya”

How come no one just goes to heat up the pin and slide it into wherever they want if pinning a plastic model?

I'm always afraid that the drill bit will be too big for wrists and legs.

So am I the only one who's more curious about the brown to white zenithal on the mini than why Vince is painting space bros? Has facebook ruined you already? ; ]

did he say....knee cron? lol

This is one instance where I'd forego Cyanoacrylate and use 5 minute epoxy, especially for a competition piece. Cyanoacrylate doesn't adhese to much, let alone metal.

Drilling your finger hurts for sure. I took one into my thumb once. Not a pleasant day for sure.

5:29. Ask me how I know...

Nee-cron?.... What's a Neecron? Lmfao :P