Repairing a mannequin?

[Kurt Meyer]

Hi guys,

I found this mannequin on a fleamarket last weekend.. and he has a sort of a headache... and I want to fix it because the liner of a helmet will damage because of the crack.

Does anyone have some advice for me?

I dont want paint it if Ihave the crack filled up..


Does anyone know the maker of this mannequin?

Kind Regards,

Michael

[Mat Holloway]

car body filler is probably your best bet but you will have to touch it up with some paint.
You could try to close it from inside if you can reach and use fibreglass matting to seal it.
Nice combat type mannequin

[Glenn Barbaritz]

the best trick I ever heard of and used was from Our good Friend NZMark. take baking powder ([or soda] I cant remember that part but PM NZMark and Hell tell you which one.) and "crazy glue". apply the glue to both haves of the parts then squeeze them together for a tight fit. then immediately sprinkle on a generous amount of the powder (soda?) and hold firmly till the glue sets up. then sand off the excess residue, then paint. if you go thru Marks thread about mannequin repair youll see my exact disaster before and after the remedy. you cant go wrong with this technique. Glenn

[Kurt Meyer]

Thanks Glenn for your advice!
I will PM him.

Do you know from wich maker this mannequin is?


Kind Regards,

Michael

[Glenn Barbaritz]

I have no idea but Mark might actually know. He gets alot of His guys from unusual sources. Glenn

[Glenn Barbaritz]

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[NZMark]

I have no idea but Mark might actually know. He gets alot of His guys from unusual sources. Glenn

Ooo-Er?! That's a bit pervy, Glen!
Hi Kurt,
I don't know who made this mannequin - he'd be a European model - and a neat looking example, too
He's very easy to fix as the crack won't show once covered, and you won't need to paint it.
As Glenn suggested, use Superglue. Run the glue into the join (lots of it) and then tie the head together so the join closes using a scarf or something similar . When you have the join clesed, run even more glue into it - then sprinkle baking soda into the join - again - lots of soda! It will crystalize and become rock hard instantly. The magic of this is that it is so strong and works well for parts under tension. Leave it to dry for a half hour, run another lot of glue and soda into the crack, then leave it to dry for an hour in the sun. File the join down and there you go.
Good Luck,
Mark.

[Kurt Meyer]

Thanks Mark for this great info!!


How about that superglue... is it normal superglue that everyone could buy in a supermarket or shop?

Kind Regards,

Michael

[NZMark]

Hi Kurt,
Yes Indeed, standard thin superglue, not the thicker 'Gel' type. You might require two tubes for this crack, though. He's a really good mannequin - I'd pay good money to find an upper half like that in this country - Well Done!
Mark.

[Kurt Meyer]

Thanks Mark for your info!


I'm not a handyman but I will try it.
I will show you the result ( if I can fix this )

Any value for this one?

Kind Regards,

Michael

[RMR]

Hi Michael the head looks to be composition in which case you may find superglue will not hold it,if not i would suggest araldite rapid,coat inside of crack with araldite pull together with a tourniquet leave in place until set then fill any chips with quick setting modeling compound such as miliput,rub down and paint.regards RMR

[Glenn Barbaritz]

Ooo-Er?! That's a bit pervy, Glen!

Mark.

I guess that sounds a bit different when read by others. Glenn

[NZMark]

Glenn, if the comment was from anyone else I'd be worried!
Kurt, The mannequin looks to be fibreglass so the superglue method will work. I've even glued tin under tension with this technique and it works nicely.
Regards,
Mark.

[Kurt Meyer]

I will do Mark.


I let you know my result.



Kind Regards,

Michael

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IF YOU WANT TO DO THE JOB RIGHT THEN JUST USE FASTGLASS RESIN. JOB DONE