Jasonb13 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hi all... I got my hands on a paper model and am going to make a start on it. Just looking for some advice on a good glue for it. It basically seems to be PVA, either School Glue or Craft Glue (whatever the difference is!) but most of the brands recommended online are in the US. Any suggestion for good glue I can get in Ireland or the UK? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hi Jason, any type of PVA will do. My suggestion would be to go to a builders yard as you'll find larger bottles at a lower price than buying from a stationers. HTH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Jasonb13 said: Any suggestion for good glue Copydex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) There are different kinds of PVA, high strength quick bond wood glue is handy stuff, good for gluing on canopies and DIY jobs as well, but it is water based, which may affect paper by wrinkling. Copydex seems a reasonale suggestion, you may find something like classic UHU clear useful, https://www.uhu.com/en/product-page.3375 and you could use superglue, but that is liable to leave marks, but perhaps useful for doing internal parts and for speed of use. Given it's paper, you can experiment on scrap easily Edited January 28, 2020 by Troy Smith added "as well" for clarity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Thanks for your replies. It looks like Copydex is easy to get, but I've read that it has a fishy smell. Anyone know if that smell goes away when it dries, or are you let with a smelly model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'll second @Troy Smith's recommendations. Standard UHU tube glue -don't get the solvent free type, it is also adhesive free in my experience. Good for smaller areas and where you want the glue to "grab" quickly, can be used on larger areas if you move fast and can spread it evenly and quickly. Has a tendency to string, a bit like tube polystyrene cement, can mar the surface if accidentally applied in the wrong place. PVA wood glue/white glue/school glue Takes longer to set up/grab (an advantage in some situations but not in others) Can be used for general assembly Good for laminating paper onto card, can be spread thinly and evenly but best left under a heavy weight whilst drying Also good for adding very small details. Can be cleaned off with care if incorrectly applied using a damp brush. Depending on the consituency of the glue it can cause distortion/warping if too liquid or excess glue is applied. PVA is available from hardware/diy stores and stationers/craft/toy stores Elmers School glue is usually recommended in the USA and is now available in the UK from B&M Evo-stik wood glue is available from many places including B&Q Whilst buying large size bottles is cheaper per ml as @PhoenixII suggests, you're only going to be using very small quantities, and a litre bottle of the stuff on the workbench is going to get in the way. It does tend to go off if you forget to close the lid up as well. I keep a scrap of thick card and squirt a small blob onto it and use a brush or cocktail stick to apply it where needed. One other glue that can be handy, though not generally for assembly, is thin superglue which can be used to soak into small flimsy parts to stiffen them up. Cut the part out but leave a tag on it to hold onto, apply CA glue (from the back/reverse if possible) and allow to dry before handling, then cut off the tag and apply part to model. By all means try copydex, but it's not one I'd recommend. There's a couple of my paper model builds here on BM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks for your reply, very helpful! Some glue actually came with the kit, I tried it last night on some scrap paper from the kit's book and it worked really well actually, so I might just give that a go! First time for everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 56 minutes ago, Jasonb13 said: Some glue actually came with the kit, I tried it last night on some scrap paper from the kit's book and it worked really well actually, That's encouraging, what's the kit you're building? Shout up if you have any more queries - better still, start a build thread in the appropriate section, it would be good to see more paper models on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks Dave... Haven't started yet, but it's a model from the movie Howl's Moving Castle. If you don't know it, steampunk is probably the easiest way of describing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Jasonb13 said: Howl's Moving Castle. Not something I'd heard of before, is it this one? If so looks rather complex! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Yes, that would be it! A nice easy introduction to paper models! You should watch the movie, it's quite good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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