He everyone, I need some technical help. I recently got a Vallejo 1/35 scale railway diorama base (SC111). It arrived damaged, the top of one rail seperating from the base. The problem is that no glue I try will stick to it! I have tried CA superglue and Tamiya cement, no luck. I don’t know what the base is made from….can anyone suggest the right kind of glue to use. I have Gorilla polyurethane glue and wood glue, haven’t tried either of those, the poly gets messy so I have hesitated to try it. Thanks!
I have a similar base that this happened too. I’d recommend using super glue but placing something heavy on it after glueing. May have to leave it there overnight. Another thing you can try is making paste by using tamiya thin demented and tamiya putty and making it bond like that.
What are you going to do with the railway base, is it for a diorama for a rail car or can it be made into damaged rail line?
Very helpful, thank you Gregory, I will try using CA and clamping it somehow. Then the cement/putty idea. And you read my mind about damage - It will part of a Firefly/Normandy diorama, so for sure if I am not happy with the repair I could just show the rail line damaged, might even look better!
I agree with Gregory, Thier metod is very helpful, i tester it once. But sometimes, i use the “kropelka” glue. Its like CA but a bit stronger. But for your wallet and time, i would prefer Gregory’s method because of you’ll order a “kropelka” glue, it will be delivered all the way from Poland
Regards, Robert
PS. My english isn’t very good, so If there would be and issue with my text, please inform me.
Wow I wouldn’t even try superglue, but go straight to 2 part epoxy (like 5 min JB weld). I am sold so much on this stuff that I use it for 90% of my PE and styrene material that will not take to tamiya super thin. Especially for anything that requires strength or is subject to frequent impacts like fragile antenna or gun mounts, regardless if tamiya thin works with that material or not. The best part of it is it can be mixed to the constituency of putty so I dont use filler as much. They also make a stronger 24-hour set version that i use for major holds. Now it doesn’t sand as good a putty, but that long working time has advantages and it can even be diluted with water. So before it sets you can use a wet Q-tip to wipe the area around it clean of residue, which to me is easier than messy CA glues that harden to fast. I don’t know maybe i am just bad with CA glue… TBH I am kind of surprised epoxy hasn’t caught on more in our hobby…
Thank you Gregory and the rest…the CA glue, weighted down for 8 hours, worked perfectly. I am surprised that an “instant” glue would ever need clamping, but I am glad to know it works. I am sure the 2-part epoxy would work great too, but I wanted to try something I already had “in stock” rather than buying anything new. It will be interesting to see how this railway base takes paint when the time comes….