I was awakened around 3am by some thunder overhead as the rain started by my home. When I left for work at 5am it was a patch of clear starry sky out up above. But then rain most of the way for my drive to work...
Interesting about your situation with the plastic and the glue on this project. You might want to think about some of the “hotter” plastic cements like Pro Weld or Plastiweld. Tenax was a great product for these situations, but I think that has been discontinued. I had to use that stuff on an early Trumpeter T-54 build years ago, as their plastic on that kit was impervious to everything else...



