Top products from r/Kitbash
We found 6 product mentions on r/Kitbash. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Evergreen Scale Models White Sheet Odds & Ends,standard
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Evergreen Scale Models9002
Show Reddit reviews2. 1/24 Garage & Tool Set
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
This plastic model kit requires plastic cement and paint for assembly, and they are sold separately.
Show Reddit reviews3. G&S Hypo Watch Crystal Cement
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
This is a new tube of easy to use G-s hypo medium strength cementGreat for model building, ceramic and plastic repair, fly fishing lures, watch crystals and repair, jewelry repair, beading. crafts, doll making, general house hold use fine screw locking and industrial applicationsPrecision applicator...
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You can use white glue to hold down clear parts and photoetched parts as well.
The best glue for clear parts is one created to glue down watch crystals. It a=only takes a tiny amount and when it dries, it produces a strong, clear and slightly flexible joint:
G&S Hypo Watch Crystal Cement One tube will last a long time.
Testors makes a clear cement as well, but it's basically white glue: [Clear Parts Cement and Window Maker] (https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Paint_and_Construction/clear-parts-cement-and-window-maker/TES00003515/product.php?s=4&t=2&u=0)
For ABS or styrene plastic, use a glue that melts and bonds the parts together - you'll get a stronger join that way. Superglue isn't the ideal glue for models, since it's just a mechanical join with poor strength in a direction parallel to the joint. I only use it in very limited situations.
You can use the ancient standard Testors plastic cement or a liquid glue like the Testors liquid cement in the black bottle
My favorite glue though, is Tamiya Extra Thin.
In a pinch, you can also use Acetone as a styrene or ABS glue, but it will mar any plastic surface it touches, so it has to be used carefully. It will frost clear parts as well.
Finally, one "glue" that I recently discovered is SLA printer resin. It's fairly thick when liquid, easy to apply and hardens in seconds when exposed to UV light. I find the connection almost as strong as superglue - at least for model use.
I just go through amazon. I started out with variety/scrap packs (mostly Evergreen), which came with a bunch of great stuff to fill out the toolkit, then I bought more of what I ended up using.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MR5EIN6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006O5FAK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006O5I20/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
From the original post on r/modelmakers:
More pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/EnywFhZ This was a Christmas present for a friend of mine, who had wanted to make a real-life version years ago. It's a Revell 1:24 '68 Beetle, with parts from this (it was much cheaper when I bought it). The bumper is from a Dollar Tree toy, the spikes are copper rods, the diamond plate is styrene, and the weapons were found on eBay. It might be a bit hard to see, but the skeleton decal in the back window is a shrunk-down version of one in his actual car. My goal was to make something that looked lived in, and told its own story. I went with an orange color for the sand to more closely match Fury Road.