Glueing people in Railking Passenger cars

YES.

Becareful of solvent based adhesives, thier fumes can craze the clear plastic in the windows. I learned this the hard way gluing windows into HO scale passenger cars.

I have used Woodland Scenics Accent cement, it is NOT the same as what you use for ballast and other landscape scenery materials.

I have used the WS Accent glue for installing passengers in RK passenger cars, it works very well, and the passengers are removeable.

The WS Accent Cement is very similar to rubber cement, apply a little to each surface to be bonded and then let it dry until it is tacky, then put the pieces together. It helps speed things up if you apply cement to several seats and people at the same time, so they are drying at the same time.

Doug

Hot glue works, at lest it did the one time I used it. I can't say for sure because that was a couple of months ago and in this hobby the test of time is measured in years.
I would be interested in other peoples experience with it before I do a train lode of cars that are sitting on the back of my project shelf waiting their turn.

I use super glue.Why I never want them to come loose and I am never going to remove them after I put them in.

Another vote for super glue. I prefer the gel type. I tried rubber cement and had a mess on my hands (and the cars and figures!)

My best results have been with hot glue. I've tried super glue and, while it does work, if, for some reason you have to move or remove the figures, the super glue always seems to damage either the figures themselves or the seats. With hot glue you can adjust the figures easily. I have had to remove them because they touched the car side, or they just weren't very visible because of the location. I haven't done any Railkink cars because mine are all either 18" or 21", but the situation is the same; you can still have them located too close to the car side or a screw or the figures just don't line up with the window when the car goes together.

Paul Fischer

When I put figures in cars I do it with the interior in the car so the figures are in the right place. Like in the windows. This works only on cars the roofs come off. When I did my Areotrain I marked the interior so the figures woud be in the windows.

I use hot glue, I like it because you can remove them. I have also seen CA glue fog the windows of passenger cars, so I avoid that around my cars.

Ditto for the hot glue. I use hot glue to populate trains, station platforms, towns, etc. Figures are easily removed should you change your mind about positioning the figures.

I think the ca glue vapors stick to oils, such as finger prints, on the windows, but it should be ok if you clean the windows first, and use only a small amount of glue. Thats been my experience with buildings.

I have never had any fogging of windows useing super glue. I guess I have been lucky gluing the 100s of figures in cars all these years.The answer to this question use what ever you think works best. What works good for me might not work good for you.

I quickly learned NOT to use CA glue with slot cars due to window fogging. I would find something else.
Rob

hello guys and gals.......
will 5 minute expoy work ? I used that many times for years and always have good results even expoy my pair of engineers to the seats of my imperial challenger.
the woman who loves toy trains
Tiffany

Your choice of glue will depend on how much you relish the idea of having to get back inside to re-glue a loose passenger who's rolling around in the aisle! Not good for business on your railroad!

For some difficult to access interiors, the strongest and most permanent glue is preferable, even if passengers will not be able to be removed without damage.

Jim

That is why I use Super glue. I take all my trains to shows with our modular group. In and out of cases and bounceing up and down the road etc. I have not had any come loose. I like doing things one time and taking cars apart to reglue a figure is not on my list.

Canopy glue is good for this. It just takes longer to dry(about 1/2 hour).
I used it to glue elves and other items in my Polar Express RPO.

I've never had much luck with superglue on anything. For gluing figures, I prefer a flexible glue, such as Loctite flexible adhesive or Lexel. Hobby stores will also stock such glues, including one of the best, Walthers Goo.

Walthers GOO:
GOO is a permanent rubber base adhesive that's shockproof-it's as flexible as rubber. Joints won't crack when flexed back and forth, won't break loose when the temperature changes and won't weaken when wet or damp. It sticks forever!

I tried a few glues when populating my passenger train. I landed up using Aileen's - there are several "types". I don't recall which I used but I think it was one for slippy services.

In 11 years of unpacking, running, and re-packing each year not one has come loose.

I too have never had luck with super glue. I tried it on one figure and when it didn't hold I went on a search. Aileen's solved it.

- walt