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Offline Poor Skeleton  
#1 Posted : 18 February 2018 21:36:00(UTC)
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Poor Skeleton

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Hi,

My layout is getting close to being complete and I am looking at adding the small details that will bring it to life. Specifically, I'm beginning to think about remortgaging the house so I can buy a few figures to populate my town.

My dilemma is what will be the best way to secure them to the layout? Deluxe materials make a material called "Tacky Wax" which is recommended for this purpose, but how well will it work with the tiny Z scale figures and their tiny scale feet?

I'll be really grateful of any comments regarding this material or of any recommendations of alternative ones.

Thanks very much!


Chris
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Offline Carim  
#2 Posted : 19 February 2018 00:39:58(UTC)
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Hi,

I am a fan of Delux Materials, but I must report that their "Tacky Wax" did not work for me. I use Scotch "quick-drying, Tacky Glue" - so far, I have not lost a single figure, vehicle or building that I have glued down with this and my layout is portable and I frequently tilt it to get through doors, etc. The only problem is finding it in the UK and I now just order it on Amazon.

Carim
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Offline pab  
#3 Posted : 19 February 2018 11:25:18(UTC)
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I use "Hin und Weg kleber" (art. 61121) from Noch
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Offline river6109  
#4 Posted : 19 February 2018 12:11:55(UTC)
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What about just a drop of super glue

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Offline MalinAC  
#5 Posted : 19 February 2018 13:26:12(UTC)
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MalinAC

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I also used Tacky Wax and like Carim was very disappointed . I now just use whatever glue I have on hand. Some take longer than others to dry . Eddie
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Offline RayF  
#6 Posted : 19 February 2018 13:30:19(UTC)
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Super glue works for me too.

If attaching them to a plastic surface such as a station platform from a kit you can use the kind of poly cement you use for assembling kits.
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Offline pab  
#7 Posted : 19 February 2018 14:12:21(UTC)
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pab

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The Noch glue makes it easy to remove the object. I used superglue and plastic cement in the past. It's difficult (even impossible) to remove the figure without damaging it.
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Offline Sander van Wijk  
#8 Posted : 19 February 2018 16:19:13(UTC)
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Sander van Wijk

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I guess PAB is talking about the Noch Hin und Wegkleber (Ref. 61120). Great stuff!
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Offline 5HorizonsRR  
#9 Posted : 19 February 2018 17:47:19(UTC)
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In the US we have an INCREDIBLE clear wax-type product designed for dollhouse furniture and figures. I love it because it is not permanant at all, yet still works well, named mini-hold:

http://www.wnxt.net/product/1300

Super cheap. and one tub will do a whole lot of preiserlings!

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Offline Minok  
#10 Posted : 19 February 2018 20:13:58(UTC)
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In addition to the "Hin und Weg" glue, a type of post-it-note style sticky glue that will allow re-positioning the figures over time,
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... another option I've seen is gluing (super glue aka CA ) to a clear disk to serve as a base, which then allows re-positioning as well. Of course its gotta be a clear base, and is slightly visible. Not sure how well that works at z-scale as you want the base to be as thin as possible.
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Offline Br502362  
#11 Posted : 19 February 2018 21:20:56(UTC)
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In addition to the "Hin und Weg" glue, a type of post-it-note style sticky glue that will allow re-positioning the figures over time,
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... another option I've seen is gluing (super glue aka CA ) to a clear disk to serve as a base, which then allows re-positioning as well. Of course its gotta be a clear base, and is slightly visible. Not sure how well that works at z-scale as you want the base to be as thin as possible.


Hi,

Clear base and gel ca is what I use.

Åke
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Offline Poor Skeleton  
#12 Posted : 19 February 2018 22:45:17(UTC)
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Poor Skeleton

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Thanks very much for all the very helpful comments and suggestions. I'll definitely be striking the "Tack Wax" from my next order and, adding the Noch product in its place. Carim's recommendation of the Scotch glue was helpful, too, as I will be paranoid about losing figures, but I also like the idea of being able to reposition them.

Thanks again,


Chris
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Offline PJMärklin  
#13 Posted : 20 February 2018 10:36:44(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Poor Skeleton Go to Quoted Post
Hi,

My layout is getting close to being complete and I am looking at adding the small details that will bring it to life. Specifically, I'm beginning to think about remortgaging the house so I can buy a few figures to populate my town.

My dilemma is what will be the best way to secure them to the layout? Deluxe materials make a material called "Tacky Wax" which is recommended for this purpose, but how well will it work with the tiny Z scale figures and their tiny scale feet?

I'll be really grateful of any comments regarding this material or of any recommendations of alternative ones.

Thanks very much!


Chris



Hello Chris,

I submitted a post on this subject in H0 some time ago which you might find useful :

Post #32 https://www.marklin-user...eiser-figures#post450383

Regards,

PJ
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