What is the best way to glue a cardboard building kit?

The best way to glue a cardboard kit like Metcalfe or Superquick is to read and follow the instructions that are supplied with the kit.

We are all guilty of thinking we know best and we don't need the instructions to build something, most of the time this may be true, but there is often a specific order to assembling the parts and assembling the model itself.

When building a cardboard kit, add the folds/creases to the cardboard and hold together to see where the perfect join is going to be, then add glue to the piece to be glued.

Now there are several methods of gluing carboard kits, some people like to use a cardboard glue with a thin applicating nozzle, others will just add a bead of glue to the strip from an applicating bottle.

I tend to use a cocktail stick/ toothpick to apply the glue. First, I make a small pot out of kitchen foil to hold the glue, then dipping in the stick, I add a small amount of glue to the to the strip to be glued, smoothing it on with the cocktail stick, then stick the pieces together. By using this method you are less likely to get overspill coming out of the join.

Don't overdo it on the glue as this will end up as a sticky mess. This way of gluing can be applied to any application of glue using any type of glue. Less is more.