Type of Glue for Dry Assembly/Mock-Ups

[bigbluesd]

I see a lot of you putting together the chassis and body prior to ever starting to paint/build/etc. in order to check ride height... just curious, what type of glue do you use when you are doing this? It seems to me that CA would be too strong and would risk breaking parts when you pull them apart again and plastic cement is out of the question.... I'm assuming Elmer's isn't strong enough.

[fiatboy]

You mighty try 'rubber cement'. You can get it at any office supply store.

[blackandwhite]

I use microscale: micro liquitape. Washes off with soap and water. Similar to Elmer's but says on the bottle itself 'for temporary joining of most model materials'

Edited November 6, 2014 by blackandwhite

[chunkypeanutbutter]

I use a little tiny bit of CA, like on the corners only, just enough to hold the parts and not make a strong bond. Otherwise, I'd just tape it.

[jbwelda]

elmers is good if you don't have to stress the glued joints. I also use just a tiny bit of superglue usually followed by some zip kicker. that leaves a joint that is ok for fitting and short term but can easily be broken apart without damaging the parts and with minimal cleanup.

jb

[Ace-Garageguy]

I just use a tiny bit of regular old liquid glue, applied with a Touch-N-Flow applicator or the sharp end of a pin, usually. But you have to be really careful not to use too much...obviously...or you'll never get it apart again without damage.

Rubber cement works well too for some things.

For me, most of the time the white glues are too slow to bother with for mockups, but they sometimes are just right.

It's all in what works best in the situation, and for you.

[jbwelda]

white glues are slow, that's true. but I usually got a number of things going on at once so I set up whatever I am test fitting with some elmers in the joints and let it dry while I work on something else. the problem is when it is dry it can be very brittle and often things just break apart before I can really see what i want to see.

if I am in a hurry or need more durability, I will use the CA + kicker thing and then break it apart again within an hour or two, before it really sets up.

jb

Edited November 6, 2014 by jbwelda