OK, am I nuts or is there a problem with the plastic on this kit and
regular model glue? The stuff barely keeps the thing together...
Lance
- posted 14 years ago
Trumpeter T-54B glue no-sticky
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- posted 14 years ago
Oh-oh; this is that stuff I ran into on that 1/48th scale "Finback"
fighter of theirs.
Get out the superglue; the plastic isn't styrene.
Pat
Pat
- posted 14 years ago
The conclusion most of us came to was that it was some sort of ABS
plastic as Plasticweld would ALMOST work on it.
But combined with the fact that the kit is (a) one of the first ones Trumpeter imported and (b) is pretty bad perhaps the best thing to do is peg it.
Cookie Sewell
But combined with the fact that the kit is (a) one of the first ones Trumpeter imported and (b) is pretty bad perhaps the best thing to do is peg it.
Cookie Sewell
- posted 14 years ago
Early Trumpeter kits (and also Wasan and Minihobby--all the same
company), were made from ABS, or acrybutyl styrene, the gray stuff
that
Plastruct makes their architectural model structural shapes from.
Plastruct Plastic Weld cement should work, as should other cements
intended for plexiglass. Other builders have reported that
cyanoacrylate (super glue) does not hold Trumpeter's brand of ABS
plastic well, either.
Gerald Owens
- posted 14 years ago
Superglue worked fine on my Trumpeter "Finback", although it took a
while to dry compared to its use on normal styrene.
The Finback was molded in white.
Washing the parts before assembly might help by removing any mold
release agents on it.
Has anyone ever tried to use the tube of cement included in the kit to
see if that works?
Pat
Pat
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