Mr Cement S vs Tamiya Extra Thin...

[BarryW]

I made a comment on another thread about Mr Cement S being better than Tamiya Extra Thin. Bit controversial as the 'hard to get' Tamiya is very popular indeed and people pay silly prices on Ebay to get supplies.

I based my comment on Phil Flory's comparison which was quite interesting as Phil has himself always been a Tamiya fan.

Those of you who do not subscribe to Phil's site are not likely to have seen the comparison so here is the video off Youtube.

[Guest]

A couple of comments on that video

Slaters Mek Pak is not a modern cement at all, I've been using it for at least 20 years

He suggests decanting the EMA into an empty Tamiya bottle so you can use the brush, don't do it unless you want a melted brush, I've tried

My favourite is the Mr Cement S, it flows better for me, the brush is nicer and it smells better

It's a shame he didn't include Mr Cement Limonene in his test, it smells lovely though it's not as hot as the others and dries a little slower

PS. I wish he'd stop saying "everything else like that"

[Guest]

Now we're on the subject. My LHS mostly only carries the Testor glues and I can't say that they impress me very much, I've been thinking of sourcing some Rocket glues from an online shop but I have not met any that know this particular brand, has any of your fellows had any experience with these and how did they fare?

/Daniel

[Guest]

ive ordered some ambroid off John in the shop here and will let you know how i get on.

[Vaughan]

Where can you get Mr Cement S From? Everywhere I've looked is out of stock.

Vaughan

[Guest]

This is one source Vaughan. £3:42 plus £3:13 post. Depends on the exchange rate with the US dollar.

Mr. HOBBY Gunze Sangyo Mr Cement S Glue (Thin) - #MC129 | eBay

Laurie

[Guest]

Try here

Mr. Cement S

Gunze Sangyo Mr. Cement S Scale: 40ml #MC129 UK

[Guest]

I've been thinking of sourcing some Rocket glues from an online shop but I have not met any that know this particular brand, has any of your fellows had any experience with these and how did they fare?/Daniel

The Roket plastic glue is very good and the applicator is superb for getting into a tight spot

[BarryW]

A couple of comments on that videoSlaters Mek Pak is not a modern cement at all, I've been using it for at least 20 years

He suggests decanting the EMA into an empty Tamiya bottle so you can use the brush, don't do it unless you want a melted brush, I've tried

My favourite is the Mr Cement S, it flows better for me, the brush is nicer and it smells better

It's a shame he didn't include Mr Cement Limonene in his test, it smells lovely though it's not as hot as the others and dries a little slower

PS. I wish he'd stop saying "everything else like that"

Andy - yes you are absolutely right. I did the same a couple of months ago with an empty Mr Cement S bottle and Weld, decanted at the end of a session and the next day the brush was in pieces and soft. I did put a post on the Flory website warning of that.

[Guest]

Andy - yes you are absolutely right. I did the same a couple of months ago with an empty Mr Cement S bottle and Weld, decanted at the end of a session and the next day the brush was in pieces and soft. I did put a post on the Flory website warning of that.

Yes, it's a shame that, it would've made the EMA stuff much more useable

[Guest]

Andy - yes you are absolutely right. I did the same a couple of months ago with an empty Mr Cement S bottle and Weld, decanted at the end of a session and the next day the brush was in pieces and soft. I did put a post on the Flory website warning of that.

Albion Alloys do two applicators which I have used with good results. A "One drop applicator" which has two needles to allow choice of the amount of glue dispensed. They do another similar thing but with a plastic flexible long spout to get into difficult places. The applicators have plastic bottles which will accept all the thin glues. Providing the cap is replaced on the needle the glue will not evapourate.

The first is good for wings & fuselage as you just keep going along the joint without a stop. If you use just tilt a little from the horizontal otherwise these thin glues will just flood out.

John see you do not, as far as I can see, stock these, but they are a very useful. They do allow, with the operator's skill, very fine lines along the joints.

Laurie

[Vaughan]

Thanks for the links Andy.

Vaughan

[stona]

Good stuff and very interesting. As an ex chemist I have to say the comparisons are a bit unscientific! I think at one point he made the most important point himself. It's not which glue you use,they were all very similar,but how you use it.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Someone on here recommended Plast-I-Weld from Flex-I-File. I got some from John's shop and it is brilliant. Evaporates in seconds leaving very little residue on the joined seam. Very impressed!

Aidan

[John]

John see you do not, as far as I can see, stock these, but they are a very useful. They do allow, with the operator's skill, very fine lines along the joints.

Laurie I do stock them if we are thinking of the same thing, here