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Can't keep my Bloodthirster together. It keeps breaking between the upper body and legs. Trying loctite which works great on all my other stuff. Any ideas?

Pin it. Pinning will go a long way toward keeping the connection secure.

 Lance845 wrote:
Pin it. Pinning will go a long way toward keeping the connection secure.

^This right here.

Honestly, I end up pinning a lot of metal to metal, metal to plastic, small resin bits, and small plastic bits. Basically any mating surfaces that seem even potentially structurally unsound.

That's the plastic one isn't it? No need to pin it, pinning sounds excessive for that, use a decent quality plastic glue. I recommend either Testors Model Master (the one with the metal applicator, not the plastic tip) or Revell Contacta (I recommend the one with the needle applicator). There's also Tamiya Extra Thin which is really good but only if the parts mate well, if there's gaps then I recommend the aforementioned Testors or the Revell.

Clean the paint off the mating surface, apply a small amount of the plastic cement, push them together and it'll melt the plastic creating something akin to a welded joint.

If you've never used plastic cement before, practice on a model you don't care about to get the hang of it, it can create quite an irreparable mess if it's your first time using it, but after a few models you'll get used to it and it'll give you the strongest plastic to plastic bond.

Pinning a plastic model is only necessary when it's a very thin part such that the plastic itself will break because once it's glued with a good plastic cement it'll be pretty much as strong as the original plastic anyway.

If it's metal, pin it.

If it's plastic, use a small file and clear away the inside of the join and the ball of the torso. Make sure they have a clean plastic-to-plastic connection.

Apply a small amount of plastic cement (a tiny drop or three will do the trick). You'll need to support the model for a short while. The plastic cement will melt the two plastic surfaces lightly (which is why you don't use a lot) and they'll chemically bond.

Once bonded, as mentioned above, the join will be stronger than the actual plastic itself (so make sure you pose it the way you want when it's setting!)

You're looking for Testors or Model Masters since you're in the United States (any hobby shop with a model section sells this)