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Geo2000 posted:

Hi, I am a newbie to modeling and wanted to know the best glue products to use for building both wool kit structures and plastic structures.

Also any other tools I should get beyond paints brushes and xacto.

Thanks in advance!

1st - don't build any wool kits,  

Ok, wood - you can use just about any Carpenter's glue, however, you have to be a little cautious about warping from the moisture in that glue, and it's also not very strong in joints that are comprise of end grain.  You can also use CA and a host of other glues for wood to wood. 

Plastic - depends on the type of plastic.  Styrene - see above.  I use Tenax to "weld" it together.  ABS - now you are using MEK to weld it together.  Other polymer plastics can get very difficult; PE is very difficult.

Plastic to wood - You can also use CA and a host of other glues....although I tend to use a bit of Goo on one part and CA on the other.

Metal to plastic - CA or various epoxies.

Metal to wood - CA or various epoxies or a bit of Goo on one part and CA on the other.

 

Tools.................I can type for waaaaaaaaaaaay too long on that topic and still miss some,

Tweezers, scalpels, scale rulers, pin vise and set of drill bits, various smaller pliers and nippers, hemostats, weights, right angle squares, a good reliable flat work surface, etc.

 

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