Reddit reviews Clear Parts Cement-1oz

Nice! Building model aircraft was a huge hobby of mine growing up. 1:72 scale was my favorite, and my dad's too! I haven't had a lot of time for the hobby over the past decade, but I'll pass on what I know.

Things You Might Not Think You Need, But You Need

• A small pair of wire cutters (nail clippers will work in a pinch)
  > Resist the urge to twist, pull, or snap the tiny parts off of their sprues. Clip them off as far away from the part as you can and then carefully shave off the excess plastic from the sprue with a knife. You don't want to accidentally rip off a chunk of the part; no Demon Lord wants a pockmarked plane.
  
  
• A small, sharp knife
  > An xacto knife, small pocket knife, or even a paring knife will do. Use this to trim extra plastic off of parts. For long pieces, like wings and fuselages, you can hold the blade perpendicular to the part and gently drag along the edge to remove long swaths of plastic.
  
  
• An emery board
  > Hasegawa is one of the best brands of model manufacturers. Their kits fit together flawlessly, and they are highly detailed. Still, the nature of injection molding means that these parts have to be attached to sprues, and that means there will be excess plastic to trim away.
  > Also, glue can squeeze out between fuselages and wings. Try to wipe it away immediately, but if it dries you can sand it away.
  
  
• Newspaper
  > Model building is messy. Small plastic shavings and paint can get everywhere without a disposable surface to work on.
  
  
• A paper towel (or three)
  > Better to have one close, instead of having to run into the kitchen to grab one as excess glue dribbles down your vertical stabilizer.
  
  
• A toothpick (or three)
  > Useful for holding small parts, like wheels. You can also use it as a tool to apply tiny amounts of glue and paint.
  
  
• Rubber bands, binder clips, and clothespins
  > Critical for holding together parts while the glue dries
  
  Glue Advice
  
  
• Use plastic model glue for most of your parts. Testors in the red tube is great stuff, but the blue tube (non toxic, smells like oranges) is garbage.
  
  
• DO NOT use that plastic model glue on your clear pieces, like canopies and landing lights. It will "fog" up, and you won't be able to see a damn thing while you're clearing out area B7R. Use glue especially made for clear pieces, like this one.
  
  
• Use glue sparingly, and apply carefully. Plastic model glue actually melts parts together, and it acts fast. When gluing two halves of a fuselage or wing together, try to put the glue close to the inside edge, so that any excess squeezes out inside the plane (where only the maintenance crew will see it).
  
  
• Super glue is handy for attaching a part temporarily, or gluing a part to a toothpick handle for painting. But, super glue isn't a permanent solution. It's brittle, and plastic model glue does a much better job.
  
  Paint Advice
  
  
• Don't be afraid to spray paint. Especially on modern military jets, where most of the plane is one color, you can just spray away. Stick a dowel rod or pen into one of the engine nozzles to make a handle.
  
  
• If spraying, hold the paint can about 1.5 feet away, and keep it moving constantly. If too much paint is applied, it will drip and run. If this happens, keep a paper towel handy to wipe it away.
  
  
• Primer isn't 100% necessary, but it does help the topcoat stick. Maybe...78% necessary.
  
  
• Mask off your canopy, or other areas you don't want to paint. You can also attach these parts after you paint, but model glue doesn't stick to paint. You have to sand or shave off the paint before gluing.
  
  General Advice
  
  
• Be patient when attaching wings, stabilizers, strakes, and antennae. These parts will look wonky if they aren't attached at the right angle.
  
  
• You will get frustrated when applying water-based decals. Just be careful not to tear them, use plenty of water (both to dunk them in and dribbled onto the model), and they will slide on well enough.
  
  
• There is a return line to the south. Cross it anytime to rearm and repair.

Try Testors canopy glue. It is transparent when dried. Although the bond strength is relatively weak.

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It's the right consistency to put a little bit on a toothpick or something to apply it just to the edge. It wont cloud, but you should still try to only use a little.

Thanks for the tip, I see several options from them, I like that they are non toxic because the previous one I was looking at seemed pretty hazardous, hah.

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