Glue-ing things...

[shimmentakezou]

Greet all,

I'm new in building model kit. Can you guys show me how to put all body pieces in a good way? Right now I'm working on Mercedes Benz CLK DTM 2000 D2.

If it is possible show me the tutorial in pictures.


Thank you

[Didymus]

Welcome to the Model Car Hobby!

There's a lot of information on model building at http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t63623.html. Those FAQs include plenty of information about gluing, and much, much more.

Did your kit come with instructions? First try following those. If you run into problems, post specific questions on the AF Forum, and we'll do our best to help.

Ddms

[shimmentakezou]

@ Didymus: Thank you for your kind reply. I have read those thread before posting this thread. I create this thread since i thought there's not enough info about glu-ing and or assemble the kit.

Right now i'm building a Tamiya model kit and using tamiya by-product glue. The kit does come with instruction sheet, but it's not clear for me...where should i apply the glue, how much of it, and which part i should and shouldn't apply glue on...

I tried to assemble the body of the car, but a lot of seam line occurs...I just want to see and know how you guys assemble your kit. Because when i see the WIP or gallery your model kit are very nice...

But once again, thanx to yall.

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by shimmentakezou

@ Didymus: Thank you for your kind reply. I have read those thread before posting this thread. I create this thread since i thought there's not enough info about glu-ing and or assemble the kit.

Right now i'm building a Tamiya model kit and using tamiya by-product glue. The kit does come with instruction sheet, but it's not clear for me...where should i apply the glue, how much of it, and which part i should and shouldn't apply glue on...

I tried to assemble the body of the car, but a lot of seam line occurs...I just want to see and know how you guys assemble your kit. Because when i see the WIP or gallery your model kit are very nice...

But once again, thanx to yall.

Seem lines have to be filled unless you like that kind of look. Just check to make sure that they are seam lines instead of panel lines.
Here's one method: click me
I personally prefer normal gluing and filling... as with smaller parts, if you use too much glue the whole part can distort. Another reason is I work with a lot of resin, these 'welding' glues don't work with resin.
So my method is:
1. glue parts with either: super glue + kicker, modeling glue, or epoxy glue.
2. over fill seam lines with putty.
3. sand and prime to check for imperfections.
repeat 2-3 as necessary

HTH,
Steve

[Didymus]

Most kit instructions use X'd out tube symbols to indicate that no glue should be applied to a particular joint.

Try to find an image of the car online to see the actual seam lines. (Before starting a model I usually go on line and collect images of the real car and other models.) Then pre-fit as many parts as possible to see how the pieces will eventually fit together.

For larger filling tasks, my favorite is Mr. Hobby's Mr. White Putty. But, like most other putties, it doesn't stick very well in small nicks and gaps, and you can't use it to fill shallow "dents."

For very small repairs, I like thick CA, also known as gap filling CA. Using fine sandpaper, it's easy to feather, so the gap becomes completely invisible when it's primed. Use multiple coats if necessary.

Ddms

[shimmentakezou]

Gee thanks a lot guys...very clear information and tutorials.

I do apologize if my post made some blood pressure raising...