Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig

Adhesive for Polyethylene (PE) e Polypropylene (PP)

Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig is a modern adhesive which will bond Polyethylene (PE) o Polypropylene (PP) plastic. The adhesive set consists of an Activator pen to prime the surfaces of the parts to be joined, e the actual cyanoacrylate adhesive in a 4 ml tube.

The editors of Military Miniatures Magazine have tested Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig in the course of a new modelling project, converting fanteria tedesca di Airfix in scala 1:76 to fanti da marina tedeschi who fought in the Rivolta dei Boxer e Herero Uprising. The heads con the elmo Pickelhaube had to be cut off using a scalpel knife, e new heads con elmo pith were scrounged from fanteria britannica della guerra anglo-zulu di ESCI. To ensure a good bond, the joins need to be level e clean. Both joins were painted con the activator pen e set aside 60 seconds to allow the activator liquid to prime the surface. When the activator had dried, a small drop of Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig was applied to one of the parts e the parts were then pressed firmly together for 30 seconds. Excess glue was squezed out of the seam between the bonded parts e we cut this off con a scalpel when the glue had dried.

Testing the Bond

We allowed the soldatini to dry overnight e put them through a series of brutal tests which we would not normally subject our soldatini to:

For the first test we dropped the sezione mitragliatrice from a height of 180 cm ten times. We held the soft plastic base, con the tre mitraglieri glued to it, facing down so that the men would land on their new heads con elmo pith. On the fifth ed eigth turn un mitragliere snapped off the base, but the elmi stayed on undamaged. The glue on the gun stand ed around the feet of the disconnected cannonieri was easily removed con a fingernail.

Then we glued the converted fanti da marina tedeschi onto a wooden ruler, using white glue, to facilitate handling the soldatini during painting. In our second test we wanted to pull on the newly mounted heads until either they came off, o the intact figure snapped off the ruler. Half of the soldatini survived this new test: the heads stayed on. This result is interesting, because the adhesive surface at the figure’s neck is tiny compared to the large figure base which had been glued to the ruler.

The wooden ruler is 30 cm long e there was one figure on it which had received a new arm during the conversion. To test this bond, we picked this figure up by its arm e prudentamente lifted the ruler off the table. This experiment was successful ed it gave us the idea for a similar, but more rigorous test.

For the next experiment we clamped combination pliers weighing approximately 200 grams to the base of a converted German Marine e picked the figure up by its head. The first figure lost its head after 30 seconds, but the second figure survived the test unharmed. Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig did a surprisingly good job here.

The final test involved holding the converted figure in one hand e pressing the thumb against the side of the figure’s head until it snapped off at the join. We had to excert some pressure to do this, but eventually all the heads toppled. Unlike polistirolo adhesives which melt e fuse hard plastic model kit parts, Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig cannot bond soft soldatini plastici permanently. However, the bond is exceptionally reliable. If you’ve tried other bonding techniques con soft soldatini plastici you will remember that the heads typically start falling off if you just stare at figure.

Conclusion

Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig is an excellent adhesive for modellers interested in converting e bonding soft soldatini plastici made from polyethylene (PE). This glue does not fuse the parts permanently, but dioramisti e giocatori wargame will be excited about the results they get. Finally, here is a quick ed easy way to convert soft soldatini plastici. Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig will stimulate the creativity of plastic modellers all over the world.

Pattex Blitz Plastik flüssig is sold nell’Austria, Belgio, Canada, Francia, Gran Bretagna, Greece, Italia, Luxemburg, Paesi Bassi, Norway, Portugal, Spagna, e the United States under the brand name Loctite / Pattex All Plastics o SuperPlastics.

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– Pubblicato: 24.02.2005 – Aggiornato: 23.05.2007
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