What are today's building materials vs years ago?

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FlyByDay
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What are today's building materials vs years ago?

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Hello,

I have not built a Guillows type model since the days of Ambroid glue and Pactra dope. What are used these days instead of those?

Thank you,

Brian
Johnny ace
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Re: What are today's building materials vs years ago?

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Use a glue stick to glue tissue to wood.Use acrylic spray instead of dope.
FlyByDay
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Thank you.
Bargle
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Re: What are today's building materials vs years ago?

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One thing about glue stick for adhering tissue. You need to let it dry for several hours before shrinking it. Dry to the touch isn't good enough.
Ray Klein
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Re: What are today's building materials vs years ago?

Post by Ray Klein »

A few things have changed. Sometimes a glue stick, and acrylic spray as mentioned by others. Not really material, but I use a printer to print tissue with lozenge camo, markings, some types of ww2 wing and fuselage camo, etc
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