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Tamiya Extra Thin Glue
james84
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 05:36 AM UTC
Hello, I got this glue in the place of the usual "normal" glue.
I noticed it's very volatile and dries very quickly.
How do you use it? Hom many times do you pass the paint on the fuselage joints?
Is it reliable and resistant?
Thanks for any answer!
mauserman
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 07:11 AM UTC
Giacomo, this glue basically melts the plastic and 'welds' the pieces together. Put the pieces together and just touch the tip of the brush where the two parts meets. Capillary action will take over and the glue will flow into the joint. If the parts are already painted you'll need to scrape away the paint until you get down to bare plastic. It will take a few seconds for the glue to set so you have a little time for re-positioning but not much. Good luck.
dogsbody
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 07:32 AM UTC
Maybe test this glue on some of the kit plastic first. I've only tried it once, on the turret of a Hasegawa 1/72 Daimler armoured car. The plastic was kind of thin and the Tamiya cement just ate it up. I haven't had a chance to try it out on thicker plastic yet, so a 1/48 scale aircraft fuselage join may be better.
james84
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Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 07:52 AM UTC
Thanks!
Chris, I'll follow your advice, though I'm going to use it on a Tamiya F-16!
stugiiif
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Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 09:48 AM UTC
Tamiya extra thin is the only stuff i use, and it works well, the only time i ever had plastic eaten by the glue is during the unfortunate spills i've had. I even use is for little scratch assemblies in my conversions. I also noted that i have several minutes of play using the cement as well, but once it's cuired i have a good strong bond.
james84
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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009 - 01:56 AM UTC
Thanks!
chukw1
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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009 - 03:43 AM UTC
I use a Touch 'n' flow applicator- puts the glue exactly where you want it. http://www.houseofhobbies.com/flifitonflce.html
james84
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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009 - 04:06 AM UTC
Thanks for the advice!
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