JustaDad

[JustaDad]

Hi,
I am just a Dad who bought two beautiful Papo figures for his kids: a T-rex and a Spinosaurus (I had to google all the names to register haha). My reason for registering is that my eldest son broke the leg of his Spinosaurus on the first day and was devastated. I tried gluing the leg but glue does not adhere. So I am posting elsewhere here to ask what I can do to fix the figure..

Cheers!

[PumperKrickel]

Welcome to the forum!

Probably the best way would be to drill small holes into the broken parts and insert a small metal rod. Then when you glue it back together the glue has something to hold on to and it should be pretty sturdy afterwards.

[Shonisaurus]

J @JustaDad First of all welcome on the forum.

Glue the legs of the Papo spinosaurus with strong glue, for example there are glues that glue even broken dentures, my father has found it although you must be careful not to touch it to avoid accidents, use gloves.

[JustaDad]

Thank you both for the advice!

Do you have any specifics about the kind of glue that I could use best?

[ITdactyl]

hi J @JustaDad ; for superglue, I've tried both Loctite "all plastics" and Gorilla super glue brands for repairing my nephews' toys. Both worked really well, but I would say Loctite lasted longer (possibly a coincidence, but that was my experience). I have not tried other glue variants to compare.

Since you seem to be expecting heavy play, I will echo P @PumperKrickel 's advice to use a short metal rod (even a trimmed paper clip) to "pin" the 2 pieces together. Super glue alone will work if the toy will just be displayed or lightly handled. But if you want the glued part to withstand heavy play, pinning should be done.

'found a video explaining the process. It's not a similar toy, and there are probably better vids out there, but I just grabbed the first result with a relatively clear explanation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCo32X4C9nM

[JustaDad]

Thanks this is really helpful and I will try this out.

[Halichoeres]

Welcome aboard! I hope the surgery goes well

[JustaDad]

So I drilled a narrow hole in the two parts and inserted part of an iron nail (could not find a paperclip and the legs had sufficient diameter so I figured a nail would be even stronger. Then superglue.

It is not perfect - mainly because drilling holes that are exactly opposite was difficult for me with such irregular shapes and because of the previous glueing attempts reducing the fit. But I am happy with the result!

Thanks everyone for the kind advice.

[PumperKrickel]

I think you did a great job. The nail was definitely a good call and you lined up the holes pretty nicely. Hope your son is happy with the result!

[Shonisaurus]

I am glad that you have solved the problem of your child's Papo spinosaurus. I think that with the measures you have adopted they will be the most appropriate. I hope that your child no longer has problems with his figure.

[DinoToyForum]

It's a bit late for a welcome...but welcome!