1920s-type heavy duty truck 1:16 scale

[eTraxx]

Here you go Chuck

https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard/mekpak.php#Section1

[W.P. Rayner]

Slater's MEK-PAK is my glue of choice for styrene... been using it for about twenty years now. It's less agressive than regular MEK which you can still find at real hardware and paint stores and can use in a pinch if necessary, though you have to be very careful with the standard MEK as it is very agressive, apart for being a particularly nasty carcinogen... Use with lots of ventilation.

Paul

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for the information on the cement. Barney I really like your Odd Bods. Chuck I've been using Tester Plastic Cement forever. Over the last year or so I've been using some Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The Tamiya is very thin, dries very fast and is not as aggressive as the Testers. For larger gluing surfaces I still use the Testers. My military modelers friends really like this Tamiya cement. My guess is the MEK-PAK and the Tamiya extra thin cement are similar. Here's a link to a review on the Tamiya cement. 
 
  http://drwonga.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/tamiya-ultra-thin-cement-review/

Marty the tank on the back of the truck looks like a gas tank to me. I have the gas tank under the seat on the model. I don't know if I will add the one on the back of the truck or not.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks very much for the info! I have had mixed results with the Testors, so maybe I will try something new.

[Mr Potato Head]

I love the Tamiya ! It's super thin, dries fast and has very little smell, plus the square bottle is very hard to knock over! Believe me I have tried.   
MPH

[chester]

I have to add the two styrene solvent glues that have given satisfactory results for me to the discussion. Tenax 7 and the Plastruct Bondene are thin solvent that give good capillary action and resist the "burning" action Barney talked about. I still rely on the Testors Plastic Cement however for initial bonding. (anyone remember the days of the old Duco cement?)
   All that being said, and to return to Gordon's truck: Fabulous work!

[Scratchman]

Thanks Guys for your comments. Here's four photos of my progress on the truck.









The wheels were very simple and I will post a SBS.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[finescalerr]

Now if it were N scale and fully operational I might be more impressed; but it's not bad. -- Russ

[Ken Hamilton]

Keep building, Gordon......(I just bought NBW Stock)

Beautiful work, as always.  Watching you put together bits & pieces
until they resemble something is truly inspirational. Thanks for posting.

[TRAINS1941]

Beautiful work as usual.

Thanks for sharing with us another wonderful build.

Jerry

[Malachi Constant]

If you keep this up, you're gonna convince everyone to switch to 1:16 scale ... and we're all gonna need bigger workbenches, bigger closets, bigger shelves and bigger basements ... so, cut it out! 

Meanwhile ... WOW!  Outstanding, beautiful & inspiring assembly.  -- Dallas

[marc_reusser]

Absolutely beautiful work as always.

Thanks also for the side discussion on glue. I have been very happy with the Plastruct Bondene, except when I have to glue  .005 styrene....for some reason I never considered trying a different solvent for this thickness....DUH!........but now I wil definitely go get some. Will make small surface details and strapping much easier and more fun to do.

M

[NORCALLOGGER]

Gordon,
That is just simply beautiful work.
Makes me want to take all my stuff out and throw rocks
at it
Rick

[finescalerr]

Okay, I relent. Gordon, this model is better than average. -- ssuR

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for your comments. Here's two photos of my progress.





Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/