Hi, I’m brand new to this message board and somewhat of a novice to model building. There is a wealth of knowlege here and I’ve been most impressed. My question is this, I just purchased a black box cockpit kit. The instructions state that I should use cyano glue. I have no clue what this is. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
cyano?? sounds familiar. cant place it. myself i use either superglue or the plastic glue by testors. but welcome to the a/c forum and to fsm.
joe
Welcome to the Forum
What is being referred to is your basic super glue - although if you need a little more time to locate the parts in their final position you can also use epoxy.
You will see it referred to as CA on the Forum, but it’s commonly called Super Glue. The common brands sold in hardware stores usually aren’t the best choice for model building. Check your LHS for glues specifically formulated for model building. My favorite brand is Zap-A-Gap from Pacer Technology. As stated by Quincy, epoxy will also work with resin and does have a slower setting time. Conventional model glues for styrene will have no affect on resin.
thanks guys. pulled a mental block.
joe
That’s okay Joe, little Old Timers disease getting to the gray matter - it happens.
Cyano, CA, superglue is all the same stuff in general. There are several thicknesses availible. You should get a small tube of thin and a small tube of medium to start. Also might be a good idea to get a bottle of accelerator. Ignore the spray head that comes with it, just apply it with a small brush - little goes a long ways. Some toothpicks are handy to use as applicators. I get old dental picks from my dentist and use them so next time you are getting some dental work done ask if your dentist has any old ones you can have. Surprisingly (or maybe not) a large number of dentists are modelers also. Last thing on CA, for long term storage refridgerate if possible - really extends the life but be careful if you have small children that access your fridge.
Be sure to wash your resin parts because they probably have a fair amount of mold release agent on them and you want to get it off. Black Box is pretty good but you should get in the habit of doing it for resin just to be safe.
Feel free to email me if you have questions or post to the board for help from the rest of these fine modelers that hang out here.
What kit are you building, by chance?? Just curious, as I have yet to find a black box kit for anything I’ve tried.
You can also buy a superglue release agent, which is dead handly for if you get your fingers stuck to something you shouldn’ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
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pauljsen hi[:)]
the guys have got you pretty covered there re your question (check out swanny’s site: some great tips on there), but welcome to the forums!!
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so what do you like to build, and what are you workig on at the moment?
regards,
nick
Many thanks to all of your responses. I am currently working on a 1:48 F-14A by Hasagawa with a Black box cockpit. This will easily be the complicated kit I’ve ever attempted. Please ignore my screams if you should hear any. [:D]
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Welcome to the forums Paul. I second the suggestion of using super glue accellerator. I used to get really frustrated with super glue, had a hard time judging how long it would take to dry. Accellerator solved some of my problems. Be careful with it, it’s fun stuff. And when working on resin parts always be sure to wear a dust mask, the dust from sanding from resin is not good for you!
pauljsen,
Just for info, cyano is slang shorthand for cyanoacrylate. Have fun modeling!!!