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So i bought a leman russ today so I could make it Orky, it was only $10.00 so I couldn't pass the deal up from a Bits bin. Problem is? This particular russ was in the hands of a child, and thus the quality, and gluing job is absolutely terrible.

I have turned worse looking projects into absolutely great looking conversions, and I want to ork this one out, the only problem is, I cant recognize what the glue is. but it appears to be wood glue.....


If anybody could tell me if they can tell what kind of glue they think was possibly used, before I start working on this and maybe a Solution to clean it off or at least reduce its mass, (I was thinking simple green) I know it works on glue sometimes (unless its super glue)

Here it is.

There seems to be encrustation of set glue on the bulldozer blade and blade attachment, and fingerprints melted into the plastic on the top of the left hand track guard. These signs lead me to believe it was assembled using the very thick GW polystyrene cement.

1. GW cement is very thick and sets very blobby, because there is a lot of styrene in it.
2. Polystyrene cement partially dissolves plastic, allowing careless fingers to create prints.

You could test this by putting some liquid plastic cement on a spot of the encrusted glue to see if it starts to dissolve.

If I am right, then as far as I know there isn't something that will dissolve the glue but not the model as they are basically the same stuff.

However, the GW glue is probably the worst quality on the market and forms the weakest bonds. You should be able to get rid of some of it by cutting, chipping, and sanding. You may also find there are joins that have only weakly bonded and will split when stressed. In the last resort you should be able to cut or saw pieces apart.

If I am wrong, the next most likely cement would be Super Glue. This can be attacked by freezing the model and trying to snap off the glue. You can also acetone, found in nail polish remover, to dissolve Super Glue, but be careful as it will also attack the plastic.

The least likely cement would be an epoxy such as Araldite. This is the hardest to get rid of so I hope it isn't the one.

It could also be damn clumsily applied liquid glue--the stuff you apply with a brush. It looks uncannily like the stuff I had/did when I was wee.

Moral: you can only fix this with abrasives. Sand paper and files. I hope someone else is more correct than I....

The machine spirit of that tank is very angry.

I appreciate the responses, And I will make this tank once more appealing to the eye. I will not let it suffer in its current state!


If anyone else has any recommendations, please let me know thank you!

or... if you're going to try an make it orky, use the blobs of paint as a way to show how the mek "welded" pieces together, paint the globs of paint with chainmail when you prime it.

try putting ot in the freezer for a day or two. Rarley do glues tolerate feeezing temperatures.

Finish the disaster and make it a Nurgled tank for a Fallen Guard Army (IG rules but Chaosed out.

If it actually is wood glue, which is PVA, a long soak in water will loosen the glue.

If you can get some in focus pictures that would help us to help you.

That said, it looks like a buttload of plastic glue was used to assemble and then a rather ham handed attempt at filling in cracks using....Spackle? Wood Glue? ....it's hard to tell.

Dremel. The modeler's favorite tool.

Well, maybe duct tape is. But the Dremel will be more useful here.