Mr Hobby Mr Cement

[stona]

I'm a long time Tamiya Extra Thin cement user but having received some of the Mr Cement,purchased from John at the shop,I thought I'd give it ago on my current project.

The plastic on PCM's Spitfire is by Czech outfit Sword and is quite hard.

I'm very impressed,the cement flowed beautifully down the seam line and seems to be "hot" enough to make a really nice joint.

Is it better than the Tamiya version? I don't know,it's different and I'll certainly give it another go. If anyone new to using the thin liquid cements is considering having a go with one I'd recommend the Mr Cement just a highly as the Tamiya.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

I experimented with all three Tamiya Mr Cement & Plastiweld.

Plastiweld goes off the slowest of the three & is also the least thin. Also you have to be most careful as it scores the plastic.

Tamiya. Goes off mid way between the other two. I use this when I need a little time to manipulate as it is slower than Mr Cement. Also if you have taped between glue tacks area it does not spread to far. Thinner than Plastiweld.

Mr Cement. Use that mostly. But beware if your tape is close to the point of application it gets there. Pulled apart a glued piece to see how far it spreads & it spreads like a rumour in the finance sector fast. It is very thin. But it takes a lot to mar the plastic surface as it evapourates very very quickly. If you have to hold a piece in position while glueing Mr Cement is the job as it goes off so quickly. I use this for most things now. Also has a better applicator brush than Tamiya.

But like all things humans are fickle & it is best to test & evaluate which is best.

Laurie