[ThoroughBreed]

During a recent visit to hobbytown to check on some decals that still haven't been replaced by microscale, my sons friend went with me to find some items he needed for his nitro rc car. Well after he looked around for some screws and so forth for the car, we were talking about how to repair the shell on it, as the type of plastic isnt real super glue compatable. I found a bottle of tenax-7r welder cement and thought we would try it. It worked great, as we put in some bracing on the inside of the shell and repaired some breaks/cracks.
Well afterwards, I thought about the cement and some old Heljan buildings I have that have seen better days and thought to try it. It worked great on those! I didnt think I'd ever find the best cement to use on those. I had asked on a few forums, but never got a good response and kinda wrote them off as unusable.
So, heres the point of this topic, what kind of cements, fasteners, solvents would noobies/moderates/even the greatest modelers use for types of plastics/woods/roadbed and so forth?
Maybe a list would be nice and everyone could chime in with what theyve used for certain applications. It could kinda be a beginners guide to needed supplies.
I use the following items:
for foam,cork roadbed, and track laying----elmers glue or plain latex caulk spread with a small putty knife, it makes it so that if you need to make adjustments whilst laying, the items are easily moved without loss, and can easily be removed from the items if you decide to remove the track, just soak with warm water.
for most plastics---- nothing like the good old super glue, or CA as folks like to call it. If applied correctly, makes great joints with plastic without a big mess. I can buy it from the local grocery store, 4 tubes for a buck, and it seems that the cheaper the stuff is, the better it holds. And as I recently found, TENAX-7R for older plastics and styrene.
tapes--- regular electrical tape for use when you need to cover surfaces to keep old contacts from reappearing, as inside the athearn bb locos when you remove the clip from the bottom of the motor for dcc purposes;
household 2 sided tape---- used to attach dcc decoders and electrical to inside of shells of locos, also used for extra weights in the same area as well as for cars.
Oh, I also use fishing weights, semi flattened with a hammer, to add weight to make the cars track better and to make the engines pull better.
I'm a great recycler, scavenger, or pack rat as the wife says. I won't throw away plastic items such as from packaging materials, that can be used for windows, walls, and so forth. I use old medicine bottles, cleaned, to store screws, couplers, and other parts.
Large magnets come in handy to retrieve items that have been dropped in small places.
Small clamps to hold walls and other items together.
Surgical scissors and clamps for helping with detailing.
So, if you all will help with this list, I'm sure someone will find it useful.