Repair broken limb of Papo figure

[JustaDad]

Hi,

So I just bought two beautiful Papo figures for my kids: the running T-rex and the Spinosaurus. The level of detail is amazing! Unfortunately my eldest son broke the leg of his Spinosaurus on the first day (!) and was devastated. I tried glueing the leg but glue does not adhere. I tried googling to find what materials Papo figures are made from but could not find anything. Therefore I decided to register here and ask the experts...

1. What material are Papo figures made from: is it a plastic, a rubber, a resin of some kind?

2. How could I best repair a broken limb such that it is structurally strong again? It is one of the forelegs so does not carry any weight but my son should be able to play with it again so it should be able to withstand some force...

Thanks in advance for any info / advice! 

[PumperKrickel]

I already answered in the other thread, but here´s a video showing the fix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifpmR461ZIw

He uses epoxy resin, but for this specific case any glue should work just fine.

[stargatedalek]

You're going to need crazy(/krazy) glue, or gorilla glue. Plastic cement is theoretically stronger but is also messy and difficult to use, and I personally can't tell the difference in strength.

[Syndicate Bias]

The only thing I use is Epoxy resin glue like Loctite or that Weld whatever it is called with 5000 something strength it is solid rock after it cures. I can attest to how strong it is for very top heavy models like my MO models Carcha or keeping my REBOR acro completely cemented to the base without worrying about it.

I'm not sure how it would react to Papo's plastic figures though but it seems fine on REBOR figures but I think they're something else I'm not sure.

[EmperorDinobot]

I'd use cyanoacrylate hobby-grade glue and an accelerant spray. It NEVER fails.
Sorry this happened to your kids. It really blows when someone gets something new and it breaks on the spot.