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Raminator wrote:

HERMAN BIX wrote:I use a Sellys product, and on occasion a Loctite.
Both are Gel, slow cure High impact resistant.

How do you find they perform in high humidity, Herman? I've got the medium and thick Zap-a-gap stuff, and I can't use them in summer; they bond instantly instead of the 5-10 minutes they say on the bottle. I reckon it's because CA is cured by water and heat, and when we're up above 80% and 30° it sets solid as soon as it has something to bond to. It's a pain in the arse, to be honest.

Well here on the Goldy the humidity is often higher than elsewhere, and these two specific products seem to perform exactly as planned all the time.
I have tried the same branded normal cure stuff-the instant bond, and it is prone to impact failure much more than the gel high impact Selleys product.
Things like track hangers, skirt brackets, any accessories hanging off it etc etc all stay put now Ive switched to the gel-high impact resistant slow cure stuff.
For example, my Zu Fuss Panther with its rocket mounts stayed on when I hit a T34 on the front quarter at full speed, it knocked his hull right off his magnets and over the rear plate yet my rocket left front assembly did not move.
My Jagdtiger cut N tuck is assisted by the same gel as well.

Like the ad says "if its Selleys- It works"
Unless its loctite gel which works as well !!

Hi Raminator,
no heat down here in Melbourne, just lots of cold rain.
But as Herman said," Sellys works".
I find the cheap glues from the $2 shops have a low shear strength. Glued parts easily come off.
Cheers
(a cold) Afrikakorps

This is my product. http://www.pattex.de/do-it-yourself-mit ... -fest.html
Bomb proof, i used the 2-tube version. Cures within 5minutes. After 2-3min you don't need additional support.

HERMAN BIX wrote: I have tried the same branded normal cure stuff-the instant bond, and it is prone to impact failure much more than the gel high impact Selleys product.
Things like track hangers, skirt brackets, any accessories hanging off it etc etc all stay put now Ive switched to the gel-high impact resistant slow cure stuff.
For example, my Zu Fuss Panther with its rocket mounts stayed on when I hit a T34 on the front quarter at full speed, it knocked his hull right off his magnets and over the rear plate yet my rocket left front assembly did not move.
My Jagdtiger cut N tuck is assisted by the same gel as well.

Afrikakorps wrote:no heat down here in Melbourne, just lots of cold rain.
But as Herman said," Sellys works".
I find the cheap glues from the $2 shops have a low shear strength. Glued parts easily come off.

Cheers for the recommendations guys, I'll have to check it out. I'm less concerned with the strength as I am the working time to begin with; it doesn't matter how strong it is if it's in the wrong spot!