Athearn Loco Plastic

Hi all,

I recently purchased a few HO scale SD40-2`s and have derailed…

I can not seem to find a glue that will touch the new plastic that Athearn is now using (light gray ABS looking).

So far I have tried Faller Super Expert cement and Plastruct Plastic Weld to no avail.

Usually these two glues will do the job when others fall flat or jump the tracks.

I did stop at the local hobby shop today and bought a bottle of Tenax7R and Ambroid Pro Weld.

Any ideas for glues?

When you say the SD40’2’s derailed, do you mean off the tracks or you derailed on a project? [%-)]

If you’re talking about undecs, I too have noticed glueing issues with them. Not sure what type of plastic they’re using. I’ve resorted to CA or 5 minute epoxy, seems to work in most cases.

I’ve found that JB Weld works good.

Derailed on a project…However I did get a bottle of Ambroid Pro Weld and so far it seems to work.

I think the plastic is some kind of ABS…it is not the gray styrene that Kato and Atlas use…or the older black plastic that Athearn used to use.