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Posted by tankerbuilder on Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:27 AM

Hi ;

 I too use wadded up wet paper towels . It has always worked for me .

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Posted by echolmberg on Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:08 AM

Jay Jay

I use expandable ear plugs if the holes to mask are small enough.  Just mash em between your fingers and shove them into the space.  Then they expand to conform to any shape.  Eazy in,Eazy out.  I also keep a pair handy when my SWMBO complains about how much I am spending on my hobby.

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I use wet paper towels.  They stay pretty strong even when wet and I can use an Xacto blade to really stuff them in the tightest of places.
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Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:01 AM

For open hatches on armor,I use cut up make-up sponges.For landing gear bays,I use dampened facial tissue,for cockpits,I use the canopy itself or stuff it with dampened facial tissue.

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    August 2013
Posted by Jay Jay on Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:53 AM

I use expandable ear plugs if the holes to mask are small enough.  Just mash em between your fingers and shove them into the space.  Then they expand to conform to any shape.  Eazy in,Eazy out.  I also keep a pair handy when my SWMBO complains about how much I am spending on my hobby.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:43 AM

I usually use Kleenex, but if the opening is simple enough- say a rectangle, I will cut a piece of cardboard and fasten it  in with blue tack, from the back.  I can push it into interior and fish it out with tweezers.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:44 PM

Silly Putty works well for the gear bays, and it's reusable.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 5:17 PM

Good one, Chuck. Water soaked toilet paper for me.

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Posted by Chuck Davis on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 5:04 PM

I'll often use foam pads used to apply makeup.  A whole bag is very cheap, and they expand to fill holes quite easily - even large areas like landing gear bays.

Chuck Davis

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:51 PM

I usually use wadded up toilet tissue.

 

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Posted by ajd3530 on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:47 PM
For things like pluging up landing gear bays and engine intakes/cowlings on airplanes, I like to wet down toilet paper or paper towles and shove the in the opening. When it is wet, you can get it to fit in just about any opening, and when it dries out, it is stiffens up. When you are done painting, it comes out pretty easy. Or you can put a couple drops of water to soften it up if it is stuck in tight.
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Plugging the holes?
Posted by UlteriorModem on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:07 PM

When you go to paint a model exterior in which you have not installed the glazing there are large holes which you do not want overspray getting into.

I would like to hear about some methods you guys use to temporarly fill those holes.

I tried using cotton balls but that was a disaster :(

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