Revell Contacta Liquid Glue with Professional Needle Applicator

I recently had the displeasure of realising how easy it is to snap Battletech miniatures off their bases, and had need of something with high precision and works well in a short amount of time.So I decided to give this a whirl and the tip is *excellent* for the level of detail I was working with, where a Phoenix Hawk is held to it's base by only a milimeter and a half of material. Despite having to fiddle with it for a few seconds, the glue remained solvent enough for me to hold the mini in place and re-adhere it to the base, then left it to cure.10/10, would recommend for anyone whose doing precision work with tabletop miniatures.

Its been about 20 years since I've played Warhammer, but somehow it's crept back into my life! Since the Citadel branded is as expensive as their models I thought I'd look around for a cheaper alternative and stumbled across this Revell option. After reminiscing over my younger years of putting Airfix models together, getting glue all over my hands, the models and the desk, I bit the bullet and ordered this "professional" option. I genuinely wish I had found this in my teens and younger years, it would have made everything so much easier and less messy!The needlepoint is a lot finer and much more accurate than I was expecting. The point is roughly 1.5 inches long to get into those fine nooks and crannies. In order to get the glue out, you can either gently tip the point downwards and/or apply a tiny amount of pressure to the main body. By "tiny amount of pressure", I mean like holding a mouse/hamster firmly enough to comb, but not run away (now there's an image!).The design of the body prevents glue from continuously pouring out when you set it down properly, so no more pools of glue on mum's kitchen table (or yours!). However, one problem I did notice was that if you put the cap on fully and then remove it, if there is residual glue on the neck of the needle the cap will remove the needle from the body. But by putting the cap on far enough to hold tight, but not all the way down, you can easily remove the cap without taking the needle with it.It's great for adding glue to ultra-fine edges (such as Warhammer pieces) and spreads surprisingly well over much larger areas, without wasting glue.Good points- Easy to use.- Fine needle-point for precision glueing.- Naturally stops glue from pouring out when you put it down.- Handy cap to stop it from drying out.- Bonds plastic together within seconds.- Takes little pressure to get the glue out.- Almost no solvent "smell".Not-so-good points- The needle comes out if there is glue in the cap.- It takes so little pressure to squeeze glue out that you may well surprise yourself when using it the first couple of times.OverallThis is an excellent addition to any modelling collection, whether it requires precision or not. Easy to use and suitable for just about any age that knows not to eat/inhale modelling glue!

Useful to help while building models using right type besides has good quality good enough value of money.

This glue is amazing for putting together miniatures. The pieces bond within a few seconds but remain pliable enough for a couple of hours so that you can make adjustments. Once fully dry it is incredibly strong to the point where it seems like the model is made up of one piece.The only gripes are that it has a very strong smell until it dries, naturally being a solvent. I was batch glueing so it's my fault that I got a headache due to not taking breaks.The other annoying thing is that the needle gets clogged. It's easy to unclog though: you can pull the needle out with a gentle tug from pliers or strong tweezers, then use a lighter or hold the needle over a gas hob for a couple of seconds until a small flame flicks out of it - being flammable, the glue will burn away quickly, leaving the needle clear. Simply let it cool down then clean the needle a bit before easily putting it back into the bottle and voila - fixed. You have to do this now and again but it's easy to do. Do NOT do this with the needle still in the glue bottle.

Good glue easy to use it came quickly

I'm unsure if this item is good or not yet. I ordered it and have been unable to use it as the narrow dispenser is blocked. When it arrived I had to pick a load of the dried glue off the end of it which I assumed was by design to stop it leaking in transit, but until I find a way to clear the blockage. I have no idea how effective the glue is 😂Smells like plastic cement should and certainly does dry at some point 🤷

Really good stuff and holds well. Stops working sometimes but all you need to do is flick a lighter at the end and it'll burn the dried stuff and start working again.

Nice product as it has a long tube for difficult areas on a model.