i feel reasonably qualified to comment on this thread , never mind nancy boy cars this is a German Ferdinand/Elephant from WW2 covered in etched brass, machined aluminium gun barrel, cast white metal tracks, and hand applied zimmerit anti magnetic mine paste, you do not want the tubes of glue everyone had as a kid that got everywhere, you need a liquid poly you apply with a fine brush or better still a product called micro weld (non poly based) all available from a good model shop or even easier send the kit to me and i'll do a pro job (for a modest fee) lol