This is one of my favorite models. It is Renault 4TL from 80s, a very popular car in former Yugoslavia back in the days. I had some guests that were also from former Yugoslavia and accidentally they dropped this poor guy down to ceramic tiles. At first it looked as it lost only the rear view mirror, but further inspection (shaking) showed that some parts inside got unglued as well.
Sorted out the parts that needed some glue. Left set of windows glass, right seat, muffler, and rear view mirror.Solution
Went to the super store and bought me a stick of Instant Krazy Glue (super glue). It was little more expensive than plain old super glue, but I liked the pen-like tip that gives better control of where you putting the glue.
First I glued the right seat. No problems there. Then applied some glue inside the roof and placed the windows where they belong. Nice thing about this glue is that it only needs 30 seconds to dry enough to hold stuff and let you manipulate. I assembled top shell and bottom part and It already started looking OK.
I had to glue in the muffler and one side of the rear fender.
Last, but not least was the outside rear view mirror. A very small part and very small area to use the glue. It actually (for now) went pretty smooth. I think here it was important to have that precision of the glue tip not to spread glue all over it.
ConclusionSeems like I will be able to appreciate this model after all. Have to buy those clear display cases for the models and maybe even employ some shelf with glass door. Krazy glue did it part.
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