I’m always nervous when I attach large resin parts to plastic, because super glue doesn’t allow a lot of time to adjust the fit. For example, when it comes to fitting aftermarket resin engines to my plastic aircraft model, I’m afraid the super glue will set at just the wrong moment. My solution, where appropriate, is to super glue the thinnest sheet styrene I have to the mating surface of the resin part. I cut it to the rough shape of the piece, then sand it to the contours of the part after it sets. This does add a small difference in size that I correct by sanding the other mating surface to account for the thickness of the plastic card used. The result: Two styrene surfaces that I can attach with styrene cement, giving me plenty of time to adjust alignment and fit. I hope this works as well for you as it does for me.

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Mike ScullionBarrie, Ontario, Canada