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<\/a><\/p>\nI recently discovered that Tamiya<\/em> makes a quick-setting version of their extra thin cement<\/a>. It is supposed to set in 1\/4 of the time as the regular extra thin cement<\/a> so that you don’t have to hold or clamp parts together as long.<\/p>\n The extra thin cement is used after<\/em> fitting parts together since the cement wicks into the cracks. The regular Tamiya<\/a><\/em> cement<\/a>, on the other hand, is thicker, and it is applied to the parts before<\/em> fitting the parts together. Personally, I’ve been applying the extra thin cement to parts before fitting them together (where applicable), and it’s been working just fine for me.<\/p>\n And, if you need it for your other models, Tamiya<\/em> has a cement for ABS plastics<\/a> as well (previously mentioned cements are for polystyrene plastics). I’m not sure of the thickness of the cement, but I would assume that it is not thin.<\/p>\n Okay, it finally dawned on me that I could save a lot of time by not washing any parts that will be unseen. Building the Millennium Falcon<\/a> conditioned me to wash all of the plastic parts since practically all of them are seen. With the X-Wing, I can cut a lot of that out, which is a godsend since the engine has a lot of tiny parts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To keep things organized, I kept the tiny engine parts in the plastic container that they arrived in. I had a look at the parts and the labels in the magazine, and they are still labeled incorrectly! I’ve included, here, a corrected image from Build Journal No. 06<\/a> as well as step-by-step photos.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note that this engine lacks the long, gold nozzle that the first engine had (Build Journal No. 06<\/a>). I almost panicked, thinking that DeAgostini<\/em> had forgotten to supply them. But, the instructions never mention\/picture them, so I guess the lower engines don’t get that part.<\/p>\n As much as I’ve been grumbling about the repetitiveness of building the 4 wings, I have come to the realization that it’s probably best to get these out of the way. Rip off the Band-Aid, if you will.<\/p>\n I know that the engine pipes are visible and should have been washed (residual oils & release agents can affect paint adhesion). But, it’s not enough for me to worry about.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learning from the previous wing, I held down the excess wiring with small bits of foil tape<\/a> to keep them it place and out of the way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The final wing piece was such a tight fit that I decided not to cement it into place.<\/p>\n With the second wing complete, it was time to start on the third wing’s laser cannon. Fortunately, very little assembly was required.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTamiya Cements<\/h2>\n
Assembling the Engine<\/h2>\n
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