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what does everyone do with the little tube of glue that comes with academy kits?

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 9, 2004 11:31 PM
jeez, i now regret thowing it away (actually i popped it with a brick.

berny and randie ! youse two are so inconsiderate ! talkin about prime ribs in front of me, now im gonna have to persuade mom to make me some ! Wink [;)]
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Posted by berny13 on Saturday, October 9, 2004 9:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chopperfan

Hey Berny! This is off the topic but, I was wondering if the Black Angus was still open there in Panama City? Some of the best prime rib I ever ate!!!!!


It sure is. It is still on 15th Street (US 98). It has the best prime rib in the state.

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Posted by chopperfan on Saturday, October 9, 2004 2:14 PM
Hey Berny! This is off the topic but, I was wondering if the Black Angus was still open there in Panama City? Some of the best prime rib I ever ate!!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 9, 2004 10:21 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13

I would empty them into an old wide mouth paint bottle, add sprue and you have liquid plastic. Great for filling wide seams or building up areas. Works better than filler and when cured can be sanded without much damage or pitting.

Use an air tight bottle or you will have a bottle full of formed hard plastic.


WOW! Never thought of that! Now you make me wish I hadn't ditched all my tube glue!Sad [:(]

Oh well....guess I'll know what to do if I by chance aquire anymore with a kit.
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Posted by berny13 on Saturday, October 9, 2004 10:09 AM
I would empty them into an old wide mouth paint bottle, add sprue and you have liquid plastic. Great for filling wide seams or building up areas. Works better than filler and when cured can be sanded without much damage or pitting.

Use an air tight bottle or you will have a bottle full of formed hard plastic.

Berny

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TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 9, 2004 9:26 AM
throw them away??!!!?? i keep them for the foil.( not the glue ) and use them for various projects that require soft metal.
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Posted by scottrc on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 11:46 AM
I collect them, like bottle caps, every manufacturer has a little uniqueness to their tubes. Of coarse I now have a coffee can full of these things. I get a kick out of the ones that come in the little rubber bubble. Poppin one open is like poppin a zit. I also have one from the early 70's that came in a pill capsule. I wonder how many people mistook it for a pain reliever.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 5:56 AM
AFD ! a great idea !
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 1:28 AM
You could see how well those little glue packets react to some heat, like a lighter...i guess...
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Posted by qmiester on Monday, October 4, 2004 7:52 PM
Oh lord! - me and my big mouth
Quincy
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 4, 2004 7:37 PM
even better, it's almost halloween. you can buy m-80's. you can buy masking tape. how fun!!!

any one up for dropping them on a carpet and camoing them and watching the custodian learn new words?

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 4, 2004 8:09 AM
quincy, you have a great idea! ill tape it to the sidewalk then drop a brick on it. how fun !
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Posted by qmiester on Monday, October 4, 2004 6:20 AM
Or you do something stupid like drop something heavy on them or step on them and you practice on expanding your vocabulary while cleaning up the mess. I give my vote to chucking them.
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, October 4, 2004 3:29 AM
They seem to disappear sooner or later. They either end up straight in the bin or stay in the box and get thrown out with the box.
-Daniel
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Posted by armydogdoc on Monday, October 4, 2004 2:59 AM
mine stay in the box and get thrown out with the box.
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, October 3, 2004 10:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 1337

like selling to potheads?


Big Smile [:D]


Actually I use them for stuff in my dioramas and stuff that really need high quality glue like Tamiya Plastic Cement on.Wink [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 8:10 PM
like selling to potheads?
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, October 3, 2004 7:29 PM
Just keep them. You may need them in the future.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 5:39 PM
sorry sierra club, its going into the bin !
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 5:11 PM
if you have spare sprue, and a pallet, why not make your own sheet syrene?
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, October 3, 2004 3:44 PM
Toss it! Mmmm, memories of the Heller kits and the little green glob-thingy of glue, back in the 70s...
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Posted by Foster7155 on Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:13 AM
Chuck it!

Enjoy your modeling...

Robert Foster

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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:13 AM
ya know I had forgotten about those.. I got a few of those in kits back when I was younger... I always used what I had back then and threw those away... I remember the tiny tubes with chinese or japanese writing all over them and the seal took an icepick to puncture it was so thick....
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:10 AM
Any glue in a tube...unless it's CA is bad Ju-ju and quickly finds its way to the nearest trash recepticle!
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:04 AM
Any glue included free with a kit is likely worth the price. I'd pitch em.

Regards, Rick
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what does everyone do with the little tube of glue that comes with academy kits?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 10:39 AM
i build a heck of a lot of academy kits, since in singapore they are excellent value for money. i am always greeted by the usual sprues. decals, cheap-looking instructions and..... a tube of thick gooey glue. i now have 3 tubes sitting in my supplies drawer. i was wondering if there is any good use for em, cos if there isnt, im gonna send em to the trash can.
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