Alternative to Micro Kristal Klear

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ulvdemon
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Alternative to Micro Kristal Klear

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Does anyone know of a good alternative for Micro Kristal Klear? Looking for something to make clear windows on my model.
Current build: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat

Completed: 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CM<,1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato
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Post by seam-filler »

Humbrol Clearfix is one. Good quality, water-clear epoxy glue is another. I believe that Testors also make one.

For a sticky on the subject try... http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/vie ... hp?t=59176
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I recently tried 5-min epoxy for windows and wouldn't recommend that. It's so thick it wouldn't flow in to fill the windows completely (that was an easy fix), and bubbles got trapped in there (not an easy fix). I may have to redo them, or just live with it.
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Post by ulvdemon »

Thansk for the info, didn't see the sticky in my rush at work to ask the question.
Current build: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat

Completed: 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CM<,1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato
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ulvdemon
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Post by ulvdemon »

Thansk for the info, didn't see the sticky in my rush at work to ask the question.
Current build: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat

Completed: 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CM<,1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato
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