Dave, tracks on this are probably a question for Ron Spanner. He’s made this kit a couple of times. I know some rubber band tracks stick with styrene glue these days, perhaps these do? Failing that, how about CA glue?
Don’t heat up the screwdriver to much. If it’s too cold, you can’t press the pin down at all, so heat it a little more; this is better than stoking it up far enough that you’ll melt all the way through the pin on the first attempt. And when the pin does melt, press gently with the screwdriver, to avoid the same problem.This kit has rubber band tracks which are supposed to be joined by the time honoured method of heating a screwdriver blade and 'riveting' pegs into holes. I remember trying this as a kid and using a lot of staples or cotton stitches to finish the job having completely melted away the pegs. Anyone got any suggestions?
Oh, but I have that tooPS Jakko - don't worry about your 30 year old memory. I meant to say something when you posted, but by the time I'd finished reading other posts - must have been nearly 20 minutes - I'd forgotten!
Only if it tells you to glue them in the instructions. If those say to melt the pins with a heated screwdriver, glue isn’t going to work very well.I know some rubber band tracks stick with styrene glue these days, perhaps these do?
You will need to have the kind that comes with a kind of marking pen that you need to “paint” the plastic with first, like this:Failing that, how about CA glue?
That stuff is excellent Jakko. I've not used it for modelling but for several household repairs, and it's produced a bond at least as strong as the original plastic.
I’ve not used this one by Loctite, but I have used similar superglue from Pattex, which isn’t available in the UK. However, Loctite and Pattex are both brand names of Henkel, so I suppose the actual glue and pen are identical. Also, when the glue from this package runs out, don’t throw away the pen — it will work with other superglue too. Be sure to follow the instructions, though.
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