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It's Sunday, and the Games Workshop themed stores are all closed. I need some plastic glue...

Michael's craft shops, Wal-Mart, Target, might have some of Testor's stuff. You want the blue tube or alternatively they might have it on a card.

Alternatively you can look for a train/hobby shop.

As a warning though, make sure it says "Polystyrene Cement". You don't want wood glue.

Also as a warning, the stuff which is carded will be a small oddly shaped container. It also gives off some seriously strong odors which can irritate your eyes/nose. Ventilation is important with that stuff, I've found.

Thanks, I'll try Micheal's. Plastic Glue. Polysyrene Cement. Got it.

Hobbytown USA has plenty of plastic glues.

Get Gorilla glue with the blue cap on it. You can get it at any hardware store and craft store. It's just like thick super glue.

Gundor wrote:Get Gorilla glue with the blue cap on it. You can get it at any hardware store and craft store. It's just like thick super glue.

I love and hate gorilla glue.
Its very strong, but it expands and contracts.

Its so strong it almost "folds" my square bases by 5 degrees

Any model or hobby shop! Plastic glue is plastic glue, regardless of brand.

Look into some Bob Smith Industries glue

http://www.bsi-inc.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html

The Maxi-Cure is the thickest probably what you need.

Insta-Cure+ is like gel

Insta-Cure is like freakin' water (VERY dangerous of getting your fingers stuck somewhere. It binds instantly (like .5 seconds exposure to skin)

be careful with tubes. it just keeps coming out and coming out. I always buy bottles.

One question, why do you want thick plastic glue?

Unless you're connecting very irregular surfaces (in which case you'd be better served with a gel superglue), a watery plastic solvent glue is going to be easier to apply, less messy and will bond a bit faster than the sticky mess that is thick plastic glue.

I strongly recommend Plastruct "plastic weld" glue. It has a strong smell, but the brush applicator is dead easy to use and works fast.

Eilif wrote:One question, why do you want thick plastic glue?

Because its well suited for GW kits that doesnt like to line up properly.

Eilif wrote:One question, why do you want thick plastic glue?

Unless you're connecting very irregular surfaces (in which case you'd be better served with a gel superglue), a watery plastic solvent glue is going to be easier to apply, less messy and will bond a bit faster than the sticky mess that is thick plastic glue.

I strongly recommend Plastruct "plastic weld" glue. It has a strong smell, but the brush applicator is dead easy to use and works fast.

Theres indentations on things like marine arms where they connect making a very small surface contact area. The liquid plastic glue is all but useless on stuff like that

LordHamshire wrote:Thanks, I'll try Micheal's. Plastic Glue. Polysyrene Cement. Got it.

Get a 40% off coupon from a flyer, or from online. You always want to get at least one thing 40% off when you go there by using the coupon.



I like getting Zap-A-Gap from Michaels with a coupon, so it is extra cheap. Not a fan of plastic glue (which melts/fuses the stuff together). But that's just me.