Polystyrene glue

Heh! you cant get any from a modellers shop?

Not locally no. Humbrol and Airfix were their suppliers and I'm told both are in liquidation.

Polycement from DIY sheds or the local plumbers merchent.

The thing that model fliers are now using is a spray super glue. It comes as a 2 pack, one spray on and one looking like traditional super glue. For polystyrene it is the bees knees.

I use it for glueing the coving when fitting kitchens and as such get it from 'Howdens', trade only but talk to them nicely and they should sell you some. Althernatively for a few punds extra, you can buy it from ebay (just search for "mitre + glue) and click in the search titles and descriptions option.

Do use in a well ventilated area as this stuff is seriously good and uses serious solvents.

Good luck

Calum Sabey NewArk Traditional Kitchens 01556 690544

Also sold in Wickes.....

Model shops still carry it.

Also solvent weld for pipework, works

Actually acetone works on styrene I think..you can drop scrap plastic into it and make cement..

Eh? No Model Shop near you? No Department Store with a toys department? Google Modelzone - gigantic chain, pushing out the little old shops, but a jolly good model shop - go with only enough money to buy your glue. Modelzone is really intended for boys -- those who were boys in the 50s to 70s, that is.

BTW Airfix/Humbrol are in trouble, but will re-emerge, it is thought. But they are only one of a dozen major global plastic model manufacturers, Revell being the biggest. [no charge for modelling propaganda.]

jhn

You've got the internet, so use Google. And it's polystyrene "cement". Any proper model shop will have some in either glue or liquid form.

MBQ

Perhaps they were using too much solvent? ;-)