New to scale modeling

Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you with us.

You got here the same way as a lot of the members. I'm one of the "different" ones. I started building in 1946 (6 years old) and never stopped. I build whatever strikes my fancy at the time and my wallet says OK. My favorites are WWI & WWII planes followed by sailing ships of all types as you can see by my avatar.

There is no such thing as a "dumb" question here. If you need help, just ask. That's what we're here for.

My  worth on your question about the glue problem is to start usingTamiya Extra Thin Cement. It is a clear liquid and comes in a small square bottle with a built-in applicator brush. You put the two pieces you want together and line them up where you want them to be and then just dip the brush in the bottle and run it down the seam that you want glued. It works by capillary action and wicks into the seam leaving no residue behind. It's great stuff and a lot of the members use it.

If you check the forums closely, you will notice that there are sections for questions about all different types of models and sections for planes, ships, armor, painting, decals etc. They help you to get your question/problem to the right people. I've asked lots of questions in my time and always got lots of help from the great people on here. 

Sooooooo, sit back, relax, have a sip or two of your favorite brew whether it be , , , or my favorite  and build away. Post photos of your builds so we can see your work. It makes it a lot easier to help out if we can see what you're working on .

Jim 

Stay Safe. 

Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you with us.

You got here the same way as a lot of the members. I'm one of the "different" ones. I started building in 1946 (6 years old) and never stopped. I build whatever strikes my fancy at the time and my wallet says OK. My favorites are WWI & WWII planes followed by sailing ships of all types as you can see by my avatar.

There is no such thing as a "dumb" question here. If you need help, just ask. That's what we're here for.

My  worth on your question about the glue problem is to start usingTamiya Extra Thin Cement. It is a clear liquid and comes in a small square bottle with a built-in applicator brush. You put the two pieces you want together and line them up where you want them to be and then just dip the brush in the bottle and run it down the seam that you want glued. It works by capillary action and wicks into the seam leaving no residue behind. I let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. It's great stuff and a lot of the members use it.

If you check the forums closely, you will notice that there are sections for questions about all different types of models and sections for planes, ships, armor, painting, decals etc. They help you to get your question/problem to the right people. I've asked lots of questions in my time and always got lots of help from the great people on here. 

Sooooooo, sit back, relax, have a sip or two of your favorite brew whether it be , , , or my favorite  and build away. Post photos of your builds so we can see your work. It makes it a lot easier to help out if we can see what you're working on .

Jim 

Stay Safe. 

Welcome aboard.

the search feature sucks, don't bother. Just ask in the proper and sit back and wait for the answer. There are a few YouTubes that are good in my opinion, all the others are just a waste of my time.

Many thanks for the welcome, Jim and for the tip about using Tamiya Extra thin. Apologies, because I didn't fully explain about my experience with gluing thus far (I didn't want to write too in-depth of a 'story' in my intro post). I actually read similar advice to yours in an Aaron Skinner authored scale modeling book, and switched to using Tamiya Extra Thin plastic cement a little while back.  And let me tell you, it is so much neater than using  say Testor's or Model Master bottles where you squeeze and the cement comes out of the tip applicator. No comparison (much messier) That said, I still make (smaller) messes/mistakes with the Tamiya Extra Thin sometimes. I wish I had even more control - I never quite understood the part about letting capillary action draw the cement out. Do you mean you just hold the tip to the piece of plastic for a few seconds and the glue will 'flow' along the seam you are gluing? I think the mistake I am probably making is that I try to brush using the tip. For either motion, it would help more if I had a steadier hand. But unfortunately, I shake a lot. I just have to try my best. From reading some of the scale modeling reference books, I gather that making some glue stains visible on the outside of your model is not always avoidable. I guess that's what sanding is for:) 

Thanks for the tip about using the search feature on the forums, too. I'll have to 'drill down' further and also try to post my questions in the right locations on this forum (so people can respond to help). I have a specific question about properly sanding off/removing seeam lines from road wheels of a Tamiya Stug III Ausf. B 1/35th that I am building, but I should probably find the right thread/section to post my question (rather than place it here).

Thanks for the welcome, Steve and Bish, too. Very friendly forum here. 

Hello!

 Before I say Welcome, Well, after I guess, I have to tell you on these forums there are No, and never have been any " Stupid" questions.

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