[Gort]

I’m in dire need of a miracle adhesive. Here’s the problem ...

Witty glues a small Velcro tab to the inside of their hinged boxtops and an opposite tab to their main boxes (as seen on the “Evil Eye” Su-27 box) to create a simple-but-effective locking mechanism. When pressed together, they hold really tight. Unfortunately, my boxtop tab detached from its cardboard panel, and now I can’t get the bloody boxtop to stay shut (I sit the box upright on my shelf).

Can any of you guys suggest an effective glue or adhesive that’ll cement rayon (or nylon, or whatever the heck Velcro is made of) to cardboard? I don’t think crazy glue will do the trick. Nor am I sure about Gorilla glue.

Any ideas? Whatever it is, it’s got to hold tight, ‘cause Velcro's hard to pull apart.

Thanks!

[jim]

I used Velcro at work and always stuck it on with Evostick or Bostick, but be careful not to get any excess adhesive onto the cardboard, it wont come off.

[Cruver Collecter]

Were talking glue for a box here? Might be able to pull it off with something like Zap a Gap slow Zap. You must really like your boxes.

[PappyB]

Wow Gort for a second I thought you took a model out of the box -- and broke it

(sorry, I can be of no use whatsoever to your plea...)

[Old Crow]

Gort, call a local fabric supply store and ask them what they use to attach velcro strips.

[Gort]

THANKS, EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!

I'll admit, I've got a box fetish. Love 'dem boxes!!!!

[lanslide]

Gort - how about sewing the velcro on? I think additional glue will not be as strong as the original glue. What is this fascination you have for your precious boxes anyway? Do you display your models in their boxes because you own a diecast hobby shop or did I miss something here?

[Gort]

Originally Posted by lanslide

Gort - how about sewing the velcro on? I think additional glue will not be as strong as the original glue. What is this fascination you have for your precious boxes anyway? Do you display your models in their boxes because you own a diecast hobby shop or did I miss something here?

You’ll likely laugh at this, lanslide, but here it goes ..

When I was five years old (about three hundred thousand years ago), my father took me to a combination hardware store/toy store in Colden, New York, where I stumbled into a wall of plastic models. From ceiling to floor, crazy-cool models bristled from shelves, every last mother-lovin’ one of them screaming for attention. And, no surprise, I had the feeling of being airborne; a tide of unfettered joy washed over me. My father had to drag me away.

After that wherever we moved, I sought out the nearest toy store and stood saucer-eyed in front of the model display. I couldn’t get enough.

And so it is today. Show me a wall of models, and I’ll stand there like a statue, mesmerized. Something about the artwork and cardboard boxes fascinates me.

Years ago I had the idea: Why not replicate that blissful experience in my own home? Instead of removing my diecast models from their boxes and placing them in glass cases ( which, by the way, I think is extremely cool), why not display them unopened on my office shelves? Hmmm ... not a bad idea, I thought. And so I did, and now my office resembles a model shop stacked floor to ceiling with diecast models. It drives my wife crazy.

Granted, I can’t visually fondle my models from every conceivable angle, nor can I hold them and caress them and heft them. So there are drawbacks. But this “model wall” approach furnishes some benefits: By keeping my models in their boxes, they remain dust-free and mint and pristine: They’ll forever remain NEW. And that appeals to me immensely.

Nutzo, huh? So now you know.

[theodore]

Gort, I recommend Duco Cement; this cement is effective for virtually any surface!!

[Captain Eddie]

Gort, that is a very logical explaination as to why you leave your models in the boxes....very unusual (I think), but logical. Makes me feel I now know you just a little bit better!