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Bombshell
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 11:09 AM UTC
I went out to the hobbyshop today (since its just such a nice day here in Buffalo) and got me a Trumpeter Chinese Type 69-II tank. The kit comes packaged with its own glue. I've heard a long time ago that the plastic on Trumpeter's early kits did not react to Testor's liquid glue. Is this true? If so, which glue gets the job done? The plastic sure looks a bit softer than in other kits but not really different than the plastic on their Abrams kit.
PLEASE ADVISE...

Cheers,

CDT Reimund Manneck
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 11:54 AM UTC
I am working on a kit from WSN which someone has told me is an old Trumpter kit. The Testor glue will not work. CA does not work. Plastrut works ok but the kit supplied glue works the best. It dries quick so I prep a couple of parts, pour out a small drop and then apply the glue up. I will probably stay away from Trumpter kits if this is consist with their product.
Dixon66
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 12:07 PM UTC
Has anyone tried Tenax or Ambriod on the older plastic in the Trumpeter kits? I have built only the M1A2, and am currently working on the Strv 103 B. I have used both Tenax and Testors on both kits without any problems so far.

Dave S.
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 12:42 PM UTC
Some of the original Trumpeter kits were made from a different type of plastic. They have since switched to regular styrene, but some of the older kits are still kicking around. I hear that Ambroid Pro Weld works well on it.
Jacques
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 01:10 PM UTC
Best bet is to try using your favorite glue on it to see if it will work...more than likely it will.

Tenax DOES work on the more annoying plastic, but since Tenax is "hotter" more care must be taken in building.

Any kits beyond the T-55 stage (M1 series, S-tank, new chi-com stuff) are all made of normal, lovable styrene we can use testors cement on.
Bombshell
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 01:23 PM UTC
Thanks dudes! I think I'll have some experimenting to do. I sure hope that ZAP-A-GAP works because that is my favorite glue and gap-filler.

Cheers,

CDT Reimund Manneck
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m60a3
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 04:41 PM UTC
Zap will work fine. You just won't get the beauty of melting plastic...
Tenax and Ambroid liquid cements do work well. I am a die-hard Tenax user, and when ised with a capillary device or superfine microbrushes, it is the best.
blaster76
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 06:01 PM UTC
I just finished the Trumpeter Arizona and Testors tube glue was absoluely fine for it. Thank god because I also have the Essex and Honet kits as well. What kits do we need to stay away from?
drewgimpy
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2003 - 07:46 PM UTC
I am working on the trumpeter M1A2 and have used super glue and tamiya thin cement on it, both have held just fine. I have also glued photo etch and some evergreen styrene and those have both stuck on just fine.
Jacques
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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 02:37 AM UTC
As far as I know, the only ships that would possibly be made from this stuff would have been the series of 8 chinese frigates in 1/350 from many years ago.

For all of their kits, you are far more likely to get a kit with the "good" plastic than one with the hard to use stuff. and If use use the Tenax, it willwork with any of the plastic.

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