Any fellow modellers on here?

[Pro Tour Punditry]

No. Liquid, almost like water to look at.

I'll go have a look. Cheers

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

No. Liquid, almost like water to look at.

This?

 

[classic33]

This?

That's it, There should be a small brush attached to the inside of the lid.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That's it, There should be a small brush attached to the inside of the lid.

Excellent, thanks

 

[vernon]

Have a look at these products:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OTT2GAA
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000JCE68G
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0053WXLVU

They are liquid solvents and if applied sparingly, they'll leave little trace behind when they evaporate. Your plastic joints set faster and there's nowt to clean up.

I recopmmend that you use a fine pointed paint brush and ignore the brushes that tend to come with the bottles. A paintbrush is more precise and will not flood the joint as readily as the brush provided with the solvent does.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I recopmmend that you use a fine pointed paint brush and ignore the brushes that tend to come with the bottles. A paintbrush is more precise and will not flood the joint as readily as the brush provided with the solvent does.

Cheers, I ordered some fine brushes earlier this week so will make sure I use them. My models will still look like sticks...

 

[Profpointy]

For diy liquid.cement i seem to recall you can use neat acetone or(better) acetone thickened with a bit of offcut polystyrene (ie sprue, not ceiling tiles). Or polyclense brush cleaner as the solvent part.

 

[classic33]

One main issue is the paints supplied(acrylics) and their quality. They dry out fairly fast.

 

[vernon]

For diy liquid.cement i seem to recall you can use neat acetone or(better) acetone thickened with a bit of offcut polystyrene (ie sprue, not ceiling tiles). Or polyclense brush cleaner as the solvent part.

This will only end in tears. If you are going to use a pure solvent use butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone, acetone is fine for gluing perspex and dissolving expanded polystyrene. It's not so great as a solvent/glue for polystyrene kits. Polyclense is too aggressive to use as an adhesive and leaves the plastic around the joint softened for quite a while.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Younger Marmionette spotted one of the boxed starter kits today and said "that's cool". I asked if she would like to build it up, and she replied "really? yeh, that would be great."

So it looks like I'll have someone else that will be sticking their fingers together...

She also reckons that the ships and submarines look "epic"

 

[accountantpete]

For difficult plastics like canopies this glue is fantastic

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

She also reckons that the ships and submarines look "epic"

Oh dear, she has now discovered there are Airfix horses....

 

[stephec]

Oh dear, she has now discovered there are Airfix horses....

Good to see you're bringing her up right.

 

[classic33]

Oh dear, she has now discovered there are Airfix horses....

They're not Airfix horses. And they're not cheap.
Unless you're talking about the WWI kits

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

They're not Airfix horses. And they're not cheap.
Unless you're talking about the WWI kits