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I'm looking at getting some metal plasma guns from GW to use on my guys so I don't have to shell out for the super expensive models.
Question is, what glue should I use for gluing plastic to metal? I've heard some super glues can melt the plastic...

Just use superglue, and I have yet to find one that melts the plastic (the only glue I have seen do that is plastic glues) but if you are unsure just go to your LHS and pick up some from there.

Seems unlikely somehow. Superglue isn't corrosive or a solvent. Any of the liquid or gel superglues would do fine. The onyl thing you might want to think about is pinning the metal bit into the plastic to get a better bond.

Ironically it's plastic glue that melts plastic to bond them together.

Super glue simply creates a polymer when exposed to water forming a seal, so won't melt plastic since it well, doesn't melt things to bond.

Long story short, use super glue to attach metal to plastic. No other common glue will do the same job.

Joey wrote:I'm looking at getting some metal plasma guns from GW to use on my guys so I don't have to shell out for the super expensive models.
Question is, what glue should I use for gluing plastic to metal? I've heard some super glues can melt the plastic...

Is there some reason you must have metal ones?

Because you can get resin ones that might work out to be cheaper

If your superglue is melting the plastic, then you are using way too much glue (the only way superglue can melt styrene is to either use too much or too much with an accelerant - while yes, it is an exothermic reaction, it doesn't normally get hot enough to soften the plastic, let alone melt it).

Ooohhh, science!

Yeah superglue creates a chemical reaction basically fusing plastic molecules and the energy in the process creates heat, hence why your fingers feel a little warm when you superglue them together, they feel slightly soft when you peel it off. You'd have to use a lot though to actually melt a figure, by which point you'd have lost way to much detail. Don't worry about it but do worry about the balance issues it may cause in the model.