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What glue to use guide horns to DS tracks
oyoy23
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Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 01:11 PM UTC
Liquid cement or superglue? Thanks
Headhunter506
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Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 01:31 PM UTC
Either.
brekinapez
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Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 04:44 PM UTC
There are DS tracks without guide horns? Never seen those.
oyoy23
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 01:38 AM UTC
M1A1 has separate plastic guide horns that glue to the DS tracks
Biggles2
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 03:57 AM UTC
DS is Dragon Styrene and is gluable with regular styrene glue. Use the glue sparingly because it could melt the DS parts - especially in joining the track ends. Too much glue could weaken the joint and cause the track to come apart .
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