Plastic "soup"?

[Calimero]

Wasn't there this guy on Youtube who built an entire Tau Manta Dropship out of sprue and sprue-goo?

+++EDIT+++ Found him   

+++RE-EDIT+++ Looks like this is the same guy that Jollybob linked to already...

... and the one I talked about before that. 

[Daeothar]

Oops: totally missed your mention there! 

This guy does get some exposure apparently... 

[eilif]

The amount of fumes that guy must have breathed to build (and then build-with) slabs of melted HIPS is terrifying. 

Admittedly Acetone isn't as bad as MEK, but that's still alot of chemicals evaporating into the air in close proximity to his face and he makes no mention of masks.

[zemjw]

The amount of fumes that guy must have breathed to build (and then build-with) slabs of melted HIPS is terrifying. 

Admittedly Acetone isn't as bad as MEK, but that's still alot of chemicals evaporating into the air in close proximity to his face and he makes no mention of masks.

Yup, that was the first thing I thought of when I saw that picture. Reminded me of old Open University lectures from the 80s where they're handling chemicals with no protective gear whatsoever

I did make some goo at one point. However, I didn't use it, and ended up thowing out the solid lump it turned into after a few years.

[Cat]

I used some back in the 90s when I was doing a huge project with tons of 6mm buildings made with Evergreen styrene plastic sheets and strips.  Tossed any small remainder ends into half a bottle of Testor's liquid styrene cement.  Worked great as a gap filler and an absolute match for the material.
 
It eventually dried up much later.  Would do it again if I ever worked on a comparable big project.

[eilif]

Had anyone commented on the fact that you probably have to keep adding solvent to these mixes periodically.  The very volatility that makes MEK, acetone and similar chemicals so effective at making goo means that they are going to evaporate over time.

[Daeothar]

...The very volatility that makes MEK, acetone and similar chemicals so effective at making goo means that they are going to evaporate over time.

With all the risks of eventual dain bramage...