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 Skinnereal wrote:
I have an old-style Chimera to build, and I'm dreading it.

It's really not that bad, do what I suggested earlier, lay one side of the track flat so that when you position the wheels they all sit vertically, then the other side of the track should just sit on top of it nicely. Use plastic glue rather than superglue to give yourself a bit of wiggle room. Using superglue is just asking for trouble.

Also: Rubber bands are a modelmaker's friends.

 chromedog wrote:
Also: Rubber bands are a modelmaker's friends.

I could not agree more. I would not be without them when glueing a vehicle together.

Pretty much anything rouge trader. I have recently stripped a whole bunch of stuff painted crappily by my younger self, and putting it back together can be challenging.....

Rouge trader Land speeder = going pin-tastic
Chucky Dread = drowning it in superglue.
Medic on bike = not even sure where to begin.....

Modern stuff is much more straight forward, although the DP is a holy mess of a kit.

Old medic on bike. Pin and glue.
Speeder: pin and glue.
Chuck the dread? Araldite. GS was unknown here in those days. Epoxy adhesive filled that need.

I learned to pin metals with RT stuff. When it was softer (lower tin content to start with).