For gluing styrene I used a couple different products. The first is the Testors plastic model glue. This comes in a gel form that has a fairly long drying time. This can be good, especially when you have to put the glue over a large area before putting the parts together. The downside is that the longer drying time requires you to hold the pieces together longer.
The second product is the Plastruct Plastic Weld. This comes in a liquid form with a brush for applying it in the cap. This has a much faster drying time then the Testors so you don’t need to hold pieces together as long.
https://www.amazon.com/Plastruct-Plastic-Weld-applicator-Bottle/dp/B00FDFWJD8
The third product is the Flex-I-File Touch-N-Flow system. This is a liquid similar to the Plastruct product, but you apply it with an applicator that is composed of a long glass tube with a metal needle point. Instead of applying the glue to the parts and then putting them together, you hold the parts together dry and then run the applicator along the seams. The glue will get pulled into the seams and dry very quickly.
https://www.flex-i-file.com/adhesives.php
Each of these products has pros and cons so I used different ones in different situations. One more tip, for the bottle products I highly recommend making something to hold the bottles so you don’t risk knocking them over. I simply drilled a hole in a scrap piece of wood.
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