Aloha all,
I wasn't sure which forum to put this in, but I chose this one as I'm only doing this to make painting easier.
I'm working on Tamiya's King Tiger, and I've held off attaching the fenders so I don't have a hard time installing the tracks later. However, I want to paint the tank in the three tone camouflage, so I needed to somehow temporarily attach the fenders for the base coats. I found this glue on clearance at Lowes the other day for $0.67, and I only bought it because it claims you can make a temporary or permanent bond with it. After looking at it and using it, I think it's just a different variety of rubber cement, but it works great for this purpose.
I put a little bit of the cement on the tank sides and the interior of the fenders where they touch, and let it dry on both surfaces overnight:
Then, this morning I just pressed the fenders onto the tank, and now it's ready for the spray-booth.
This way I make sure the camo patterns match up across the tank and fenders. I've already tested removing the glue from the kit styrene, and it comes off no problem, with no residue; you just rub it with your finger and it balls up into a little piece of rubber. I was stoked to discover this technique, and I wanted to share in case other people found this useful. I imagine most other types of rubber contact cements would work well for this; for all I know this is a commonly known trick, but I'd never seen it and wanted to share.
Aloha,
Justin
Sitting inside in Hawai'i...