Scenic cement? Hot glue? Rubber cement? Double sided tape?
Obviously fast setup is critical for the unbalanced standing figures, but without the destruction CA causes to Plasticville would be nice...
Thanks for any ideas!
Tom
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Scenic cement? Hot glue? Rubber cement? Double sided tape?
Obviously fast setup is critical for the unbalanced standing figures, but without the destruction CA causes to Plasticville would be nice...
Thanks for any ideas!
Tom
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On the more static ones I use Rubber Cement as it would be easy to remove and does not do any damage. What works for me (sometimes) on the ones that are less stable is to put a "glob" of Rubber Cement in the spot I want it then wait a few minutes till it gets "sticky" and then put the figure on it. Sometimes works sometimes not. I also use a cement called "School Glue" which seems like regular rubber cement but is more transparent and seems to work a little better. Available at Michael's. Yes I have also used CA when I get desperate
Don
Don McErlean posted:On the more static ones I use Rubber Cement
Don
Rubber cement is the way to go. A little rubber cement allowed to dry on both surfaces before assembly will create a temporary bond that is easily removed.
Fun Tak
For insulation foam (or similar) layout surfaces: Heat a straight pin with a match and stick it up into a plastic figure's leg or other relevant part, then clip off the pin's head. Now the figure can be stuck anywhere you would like, and moved without visible damage to the surface.
There's also Bullfrog Snot, supposedly not harmful to plastic. I believe it's the same stuff that peels off of address labels and such like.
What Joe said - Museum Wax.
I cut little plastic pads from the packaging they came in and glue the figures to them. They stand perfectly,can be moved easily and don't require any clean up. I use gorilla glue to affix them to those tiny little feet.
I use hot glue
I have tried a bunch and so far had good luck with Sticky Max made by Lemax. Use it every year on the Christmas layout, works great and a little container seems to last forever! Will be using it on the new permanent layout!
Another vote for Museum Wax.
RSJB18 posted:Fun Tak
That's a good idea! My kids are grown so I forgot about all those wall posters.
I tried Museum Wax, but it's not all that useful, I think I'd go with something like Bob's rubber cement idea, it comes off pretty easily but will secure them better.
A little dab of rubber cement works great for me. Arnold
D500 posted:For insulation foam (or similar) layout surfaces: Heat a straight pin with a match and stick it up into a plastic figure's leg or other relevant part, then clip off the pin's head. Now the figure can be stuck anywhere you would like, and moved without visible damage to the surface.
I like D500 pin idea as it will also work with homosote. If you can’t stick the pin in use a micro drill bit to make a hole. When and if you change whatever you used for the landscaping will cover the hole nicely. I used this metho for planting trees on my last layout.
I vote with Tom McGriel. I use CA glue to attach figures to clear scrap plastic rectangles. Like he said, you can move them anywhere and it looks OK because the surface they're standing on shows through the plastic.
John
the clear plastic works well
i cut it in a triangular shape and slightly bend each corner down which will set on even uneven locations
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