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This isnt mine but I thought Id take a stab at it for a friend since she also doesnt know what to do. Anyone know how I could repair this horn? It is strongly in place, not dangling. But I feel if I force it back into position (back and forth it’s been tried and Im hoping it’s not weakening it more), it wont stay. If I can get it back to where it should be, how do I get it to hold?
Surely some of you here have repaired bent away horns. Help? Please?
Is the horn still whole, or is it snapped at the base? Either way, the use of a little white glue should fix it if the horn fits cleanly back where its supposed to. If not, you’ll have to pull the horn out and scrape out the glue that’s already in there, which may damage the paint. If you can just glue it back in as-is, you’ll need to hold the horn in place until the glue sets. A rubber band around the horn and the back of the head might keep it steady long enough. Good luck!
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A warning about trying to pull the horn; I am fixing a unicorn with this exact same problem. The horn has a long ‘key’ that goes into the base of the unicorn’s head, and this is made of pewter like the rest of the horn. Pewter does snap! I tried to gently remove the horn and broke the ‘key’ off in the uni’s head. This is a big problem because there is no way to get it out and the horn may never be stable without that piece that goes into the unicorn’s head. It’s giving me nightmares.
Your best bet is to either gently push it back in and secure with white glue, or if it won’t move then sculpt something into the ‘open’ area where the horn lifted up. Good luck!!Volunteer mod- I'm here to help! Email me for the best response: nambroth at gmail.com
My art: featherdust.comIt takes a forceful push to push it back to where it should be so I doubt that Elmers would hold it. Feels more like it needs an ubber strong glue like some sort of apoxy.
If I resculpt this, what medium and materials do I use to resculpt and fill in the open space on the forehead, thereby seeming to bring that part of the forehead close to the horn instead of pushing it back into the skull and glueing it?
Thanks for the advice thus far and more to come, I hope! urgh!
I’ve never worked with epoxy-sculpt, though others have with great success. I defer to their experience- perhaps they could help you!
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My art: featherdust.comApoxie Scult would be your best bet. You could then just fill in and form a forlock.
If you would like, your friend can send him/her here and I could do it, but I think your sculpting skills are up to it.
If you need to know where to get the sculpt, here’s their website.
http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/Apoxie_Sculpt/apoxie_sculpt.html
I would just get the small container of reg white, unless you think you are going to end up with more repair projects.
As it is, this stuff goes a long way. I’ve repaired about 8 things thus far and I still have 5/6 of my containers full.
Kyrin
Thanks GB. And thanks for the info Kyrin. I’ll probably wind up trying a forlock if filling it in just slightly, looks too awkward. We’ll see. TY for site link.
Is there any way to remove the material if I feel it isnt looking right or is it going to become real scary like a true apoxy, meaning “get it right the first time?” What do I apply it with?
PhoenixTears wrote:Thanks GB. And thanks for the info Kyrin. I’ll probably wind up trying a forlock if filling it in just slightly, looks too awkward. We’ll see. TY for site link.
Is there any way to remove the material if I feel it isnt looking right or is it going to become real scary like a true apoxy, meaning “get it right the first time?” What do I apply it with?
Apoxie Sculpt has the same consistancy when you are working with it as sculpty clay, however…you only have a 3 hour window to work with it before it hardens.
Also, once it is in place and solidifies, you can’t remove it, it becomes a very hard material once it sets fully.
You can grind, file and drill on it when it is hard though, sandpaper, etc.
If you aren’t sure you can do this, let me know.
Kyrin
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