Glue plastic horn back onto Lionchief Area 51 ET44's roof

There are a lot of glues out there that can be used.  When I glue parts back on an engine or rolling stock, I like it to stay put.  I use a very small amount of five-minute epoxy.  It takes a steady hand to hold it in place for the five minutes, but it’s not going to come off again.

Ron

Use Zap-a-Gap. It’s easy to use and you don’t have to hold it in place for 5 minutes. More like 10 seconds.

When I broke a plastic horn on a LIONEL F-3, I reattached it by inserting a small diameter pin in the horn's base and a corresponding hole in the roof of the diesel shell.

It made a very sturdy repair.

You can use regular CA glue and a brush-on type accelerator for the repair. Mask off the surrounding area so that any glue or accelerator does not get on the rest of the shell.

Use a toothpick to apply a small amount of glue to both the horn and the stump, push together and hold in place with one hand. Apply the accelerator to the area with the other hand and you should have an instant set and can release immediately. Give it an hour to set completely before running.

Make sure you have everything ready to go at the same time. You can also use a spray CA accelerant, but you have to be extra careful about masking off the surrounding area so none of it gets on the shell. It may not do anything to it, but better safe than sorry.

Thanks for the information.