Model Railroading > Glue

Since Model Master glue is hard to find, found 1 for $40.00 today, what brand glue is everybody using now days? 

Paul Boggs
Canton, GA

It depends on the application. What are you using it for?

Victor Baird

Structure, Locomotive accessories, etc.

Paul Boggs
Canton, GA

Plastic, wood or metal? Many use 'super glue" for all three, but I'd rather solder brass, use a waterbased glue for wood and a solvent for plastic.

Victor Baird


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> Structure, Locomotive accessories, etc.



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What Victor said. I will say that I'm using Formula 560 Canopy glue for lots of stuff lately like body shell details and dissimilar materials. It takes a bit longer to set but just holds well over time and being flexible is a bonus. Plus you can remove it if necessary in the future.

Testors still has the plastic cement, and Tamiya also sells plastic cement. I still use a model masters bottle with the thin metal tube from decades ago. i refill it by squeezing out the air then sucking up plastic cement from another bottle. I cap it by inserting a brass wire that has a bent handle at the top, and that keeps the tube clear of dried glue.

https://www.amazon.com/Testors-Liquid-Cement-Plastic-PrecisionTip/dp/B01EZ1LEWM/ref=sr_1_60

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/26 22:06 by funnelfan.

> Since Model Master glue is hard to find, found 1
> for $40.00 today, what brand glue is everybody
> using now days? 

The best direct replacements are Tamiya Plastic Cement and Tamiya Extra-Thin Cement. Both should be very easy to find, and I use both depending on the nature of the plastic joint.

What he said.

Lighter Wrote:
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> > Since Model Master glue is hard to find, found
> 1
> > for $40.00 today, what brand glue is everybody
> > using now days? 
>
> The best direct replacements are Tamiya Plastic
> Cement and Tamiya Extra-Thin Cement. Both should
> be very easy to find, and I use both depending on
> the nature of the plastic joint.