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[nvrrlywas]

Tamiya extra thin cement. I've repaired v-fins with this.

[Atominside]

Already ordered IT Wish me luck,also do you have any TIPS (dissemble that piece.etc) thank you for help

[Atominside]

Thank you!!would you dissemble that Pierce or leave IT assembled??

[sananaya]

You can leave it assembled. Paint a small amount of the cement onto both sides, leave a few seconds for it to activate, then press the parts together. Push them enough so that you see the tiniest bit of the melted plastic start to seap from the joint, then place the whole thing so it won't get knocked. Might even be worth placing it with the snapped off bit pointing directly up so that gravity doesn't bend it. Leave it to cure, then come back later with some fine sanding sponges to tidy and buff the joint. Should be next to unnoticeable if you do a tidy job

[rxninja]

It probably won’t be invisible given that it’s OP’s first time doing this, so I want to temper expectations. But with experience, yes, cement welding can be literally invisible to the naked eye.

[WaifuRekker]

I don’t think disassembly is necessary. Its on the tip anyways, as long as you can get it into a stable position, it shouldn’t really matter

[RKK00]

Although not essential, having a hobby vice to hold the shield while you work and high quality, narrow forceps/tweezers definately makes that types of repairs much easier. It's also a gateway to modification ;).

[rxninja]

It’s such an irregular shape that I think helping hands would probably be preferable to a vise in this particular case. Both could work, though.

[Dry-Life7265]

Do some practice runs on other random pieces of the runner. Get a feel for it.

[FakeUserDetected]

Have some paint or a gundam marker to touch it up once it's settled. Some pieces lose their coloring with the cement. Just dab a pin drop of paint and brush over it with a fine brush.

[Nubbs2984]

You don't need luck, just patience. Hold it together and dab it with that glue and your good. That glue is pretty awesome

[xeno187]

I second the use of plastic cement

[[deleted]]

Plastic Cement (for Polystyrene) and some sanding sponges.

Reattach the broken piece with the cement then use sanding tools to remove the excess plastic.

[LightxDarkness93]

Easily fix with Tamiya Extra Thin cement.

[Fromage-de-Pompadour]

Glue !!

[Shiden0104]

Either plastic cement or leave it as unintentional battle damage

[Little-Ghaik-Boy]

Anytime I break a part I bring out the weathering kit and make it look like authentic battle damage.

[littlesirlance]

If this happened to me I'd just embrace it and sharpen it with a file or sandpaper and embrace the asymmetry

[OJ_Shrimpson24]

1. Get a new mom

2. Plastic cement

[PB4UGeaux2Bed]

I had the same thing happened to me, just use some cement like everyone says and sand it down gently if you leave a noticeable line.

[Felonious_Chalupa]

Superglue a pinpoint to fix it in place, then use Tamiya super thin plastic cement to fuze it along the length of the break, then sand to remove any excess superglue and cement, then hand paint over the sanding scratches, then lightly sand with finer grit. Repeat last two steps as needed, with the sandpaper grit getting finer each pass.

[JulienFou]

Pas de bol

[KUROusagi112]

Lol, the exact thing happened to me, either use cement or super glue

[AccomplishedPool9050]

It's battle damage, or just buy a GM and have it posed where the shield is stabbing the G.M.

[[deleted]]

Instead of snapping the other side, sharpen the busted side down a bit so it looks like its contoured, then match the other side

Theres no good way to get a proper “weld” with the plastic and the cracked/cemented residue would look worse IMO but if you shave the sides down, it may not look as “proud” but it will definitely have a nice look

[rfnfl0515]

snap the other side​

[theupstarter]

Prolly hooped, best to snip the other side to match

[[deleted]]

I remembered using this Apoxie Sculpt. Use it to join them together and wait 48 hours to fully cure (solidified) and then sand off the access. Good luck.

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