👍 [Pro Tips] An alternative way to easily fix broken wooden pieces with missing parts

I wanted to share how I easily fixed a broken piece in a kit I am currently working on that was missing the broken parts, just in case anyone else faces this problem in the future. I know you can easily replace pieces for free but it was not hard to fix it on my own.

This is from the Secret Garden Series - Sweet Forest

A piece of the chair came broken (circled red), but the broken pieces were not in the plastic bag.

I put it together temporarily to see how it looks with the broken part.

Here is how I fixed the piece:
First I used the leftover wood and cut it into small pieces. Using super glue I attached the cut up wood to the broken piece to build up the missing part.

I then traced the piece that was complete on a piece of paper and glued it to the wood to get the shape of how I need to sand it.
In this scenario, there was another piece that was the exact same that I could use as a reference, but Robotime provides a page at the start in the instructions that shows all the pieces that can be used instead to get the right stencil shape.

I sanded the extra wood I attached to match the shape of the paper stencil and was able to sand the stencil paper I glued to the wood right off. I then used an exact knife to curve out the cuts by the laser. Now the shape matches, but the newly attached wood colour doesn’t match the paint.

I colour matched the paint and painted the newly attached wood.

Here’s how it looks glued together from both sides:


And here is the fixed piece :blush:! Hopefully it’s hard to tell that it was originally broken.

Thanks for reading :sparkles:

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I almost didn’t realize it had been repaired. Thanks for sharing!

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@Robotime_Addiction, we’re sorry to hear about the broken part that you came across, and we will make sure to send feedback to our service team. Meanwhile, it impresses us that you managed to cut off some leftover parts and crafted them into usable pieces, how smart!!!
Let us know whenever you get creative and see space for our improvement :wink:

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Also, please feel free to get replacement pieces through this link:
Part Replacement | Robotime,
whenever you find missing (broken) ones.

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Thanks! :smiling_face:

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Thank you, I’ve built many kits now and it is extremely rare that it happens :grinning_face: it was fun to fix this. Rolife really brings out the creativity in me

Wow well done! :100: It looks very much like the original!

Amazing work and honestly so creative! This hobby really does bring out the best of us. :pink_heart:

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Thanks! For sure, this is such a fun hobby :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Wow! That looks perfect!

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Excellent job!

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Thanks Jeanne :smiley:!

Thanks Nita :grin:!

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Wow. Amazing job in repairing that. If you didn’t mention I wouldn’t think that it has been repaired.

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Such a clever and helpful fix!
Thanks for sharing this, super useful and really well explained.

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Thanks! I’m glad it is hard to tell! :laughing:

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Thanks :smiling_face:, I tried my best to type it out clearly

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You’re welcome

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Wow! It is impossible to tell that you repaired the piece. Excellent job!!!

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Thanks Laura :blush:!

Wow! You did an amazing job fixing it. I wouldn’t have the patience to re-create this.

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