Re: resin vehicles - gluing & painting query(ies)

>Okay, so I finally have seen/located/*bought* some resin vehicles.
>The local games warehouse is finally now carrying them (woo!) and
>I'm now the proud owner of two (2) 25mm Wombat APCs.
>
>Question is...what kinds of glues are best for these things? I toyed
>with getting one or two of the other vehicles, but they were in
>pieces parts, and...well...I'm not sure the best glue for them. The
>epoxy I use now is awesome stuff (when I get the mixture right) but
>is a mess and I can only do small quantities of minis at a time.
>
>Painting the resins. What's the best way to paint these guys? I have
>a couple of hexagonal pieces from the 'firebase' I picked up a while
>back (no assembly req'd :) and painted them...only to find the paint
>is now flecking away.	:-(  (okay, so I didn't put a top coat on...)
>
>Any/all (reasonable ;-) suggestions welcome.
>
>Mk
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OK, first off there are different resins used for the 25mm models in the
UK
and the US; over here in the UK we cast in Polyester resin, which the
licence-made GeoHex versions are in a Polyurethane. The versions that
Eureka do for the Australian market are Polyester, I think, like ours.
Most of the comments here refer to the polyster versions, but SHOULD
work
with polyurethane as well (but no promises).

1) Cleaning: wash all the resin bits well in detergent, soap powder etc.
-
we have also found that washing in a solution of good old-fashioned
Sugar
Soap (the stuff you use for stripping wallpaper - don't know what it is
called in the US) is very effective, and leaves the resin with a matt
finish that takes paint much better.

2) Glueing: Epoxy adhesive is probably best, but superglue
(cyanoacrylate)
works well too. For joining large parts (hull halves etc) you can even
use
a clear impact adhesive (UHU, Bostik etc.).

3) Painting: spray the whole thing with an automotive primer first
(cheap
and simple to get), then paint on this with anything you like (enamels
or
acrylics). Almost NOTHING will stick to the bare, unprimed resin,
especially if you haven't cleaned it thoroughly.

Happy modelling!!

Jon (GZG)