Body: <p>I need to know what plastic is used for the hull (dark blue) of the <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/60266-1/Ocean-Exploration-Ship" rel="nofollow noreferrer">60266: Ocean Exploration Ship</a>, in order to glue a reinforcement on.</p>
  <p>I bought this for my boys (younger than the advertised 7+).  It is a <em>really</em> fantastic playable model.  Expensive per-part, put the floating ship and crane (on a gantry! :) ) is great.  However, the hull is two sections (one bow, one stern) - and this is a problem.</p>
  <p>Inexplicably, Lego did not devise a way to robustly connect the two halfs.  they are connected only by studs at the top.  So even with care, the studs work their way loose - and to borrow from SpaceX - <strong>RUD</strong> !
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/HUsSg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HUsSg.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>I would like to find a way to glue on a re-enforcement on the lower levels of the hull, preferably from Technic.  However the plastic has a different feel, and seems a different stiffness - so I'm not sure if it's the standard ABS as the rest of the parts??</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xnUDA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xnUDA.png" alt="60266: Ocean Exploration Ship" /></a></p>
  
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Comments.Text: I think, dark blue part element could be made of polyethylene, but don't take this as an answer. Just a suggestion. There is some space/volume inside the hull after placing the top cover. This allows you to experiment and find a glue that works best.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Alex
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Comments.Text: OP's using [the Kragle](https://evil.fandom.com/wiki/Kragle)!
Comments.UserDisplayName: Zeemee
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Comments.Text: I am not 100% sure but I could imagine parts such as these are creating using [vacuum forming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_forming). I know that is how the [old CITY road plates were made](https://www.newelementary.com/2021/05/lego-city-interview-road-plates.html) which is why they could not be used to connect bricks underneath. That might explain the lack of stiffness but perhaps that could narrow down the plastic used.
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Comments.Text: I got red colored copy of the hull. By touch it has different feeling than the usual baseplate, which is a bit stiffer and its surface is harder than of the hull. Oh and I found my copy has PIP at the bottom.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Alex
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Comments.Text: pretty sure the hull is molded, not vacuum formed.  both sides are form faced, and have mold markings.
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Title: what plastic is used in the floatable hull of 60266 Ocean Exploration ship?
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ThreadText: # what plastic is used in the floatable hull of 60266 Ocean Exploration ship?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-10)
  
  I need to know what plastic is used for the hull (dark blue) of the [60266: Ocean Exploration Ship](https://brickset.com/sets/60266-1/Ocean-Exploration-Ship), in order to glue a reinforcement on.
  
  I bought this for my boys (younger than the advertised 7+). It is a *really* fantastic playable model. Expensive per-part, put the floating ship and crane (on a gantry! :) ) is great. However, the hull is two sections (one bow, one stern) - and this is a problem.
  
  Inexplicably, Lego did not devise a way to robustly connect the two halfs. they are connected only by studs at the top. So even with care, the studs work their way loose - and to borrow from SpaceX - **RUD** !
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/HUsSg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/HUsSg.png)
  
  I would like to find a way to glue on a re-enforcement on the lower levels of the hull, preferably from Technic. However the plastic has a different feel, and seems a different stiffness - so I'm not sure if it's the standard ABS as the rest of the parts??
  
  [![60266: Ocean Exploration Ship](https://i.sstatic.net/xnUDA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/xnUDA.png)
  
  **Tags:** repair, plastics, glue, set-modification
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think, dark blue part element could be made of polyethylene, but don't take this as an answer. Just a suggestion. There is some space/volume inside the hull after placing the top cover. This allows you to experiment and find a glue that works best.  
  > **username_2**: OP's using [the Kragle](https://evil.fandom.com/wiki/Kragle)!  
  > **username_3**: I am not 100% sure but I could imagine parts such as these are creating using [vacuum forming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_forming). I know that is how the [old CITY road plates were made](https://www.newelementary.com/2021/05/lego-city-interview-road-plates.html) which is why they could not be used to connect bricks underneath. That might explain the lack of stiffness but perhaps that could narrow down the plastic used.  
  > **username_1**: I got red colored copy of the hull. By touch it has different feeling than the usual baseplate, which is a bit stiffer and its surface is harder than of the hull. Oh and I found my copy has PIP at the bottom.  
  > **username_0**: pretty sure the hull is molded, not vacuum formed.  both sides are form faced, and have mold markings.  
  
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