randypandy831 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) We all know that airfix plastic is very soft or too soft if that. Like any other build, I use tamiya extra thin cement and it seems extremely hot when applied to airfix plastic. It just turns it into gel if anything. I tried using very little cement but same problem. My 1/48 Pr.XIX build might just get tossed. anyone else have this problem? I have a bottle of Mr.Cement. should I give that a try or should I just ditch solvent based cements all in all when dealing with airfix kits? thanks! Edited January 28, 2017 by randypandy831 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweier Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 2 hours ago, randypandy831 said: We all know that airfix plastic is very soft or too soft if that. Like any other build, I use tamiya extra thin cement and it seems extremely hot when applied to airfix plastic. It just turns it into gel if anything. I tried using very little cement but same problem. My 1/48 Pr.XIX build might just get tossed. anyone else have this problem? I have a bottle of Mr.Cement. should I give that a try or should I just ditch solvent based cements all in all when dealing with airfix kits? thanks! I never use anything but Tamiya Extra Thin and haven't had a problem with any Airfix kits including the new ones. On the other hand, I'm very economical with my glues. They fit very tight, so the amount of glue that wicks into the joint is very little to nevertheless give a good joint. Your mileage obviously varies, but for me it seems to work best with the new Airfix plastic Shane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Porter Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I also use Tamiya Extra Thin with no issues on Airfix kits, at least the newer ones. But I also am very sparing. I do get glue marks sometimes but I get that on every kit I do. Possible you have a bad bottle or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breadneck Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Got any pictures ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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