Help me fill my crack hehehehe

If you dont have access to a hobby shop you must have a auto parts store close by. Walk in and get a big tube of Bondo spot glazing putty. I have had the same tube for YEARS. It sands great and doest leave pin holes (thats what it gets rid of on bondo).

you could pack it out with plastic card and use the talc/paint mix to fill the gaps.
If you use MEK or Dichloromethane as a cement it welds the plastic in place.
I use this as my primary cement and it has made filler a thing of the past.
It is not good for you if inhaled but I only use it in very small amounts and it is
not a problem.

The crack is about as big as the edge of a dime in some places.

Talcum powder and paint to fill a crack will that work

believe it or not paint mixed with talcum powder works really well

thanks a bunch

Super glue, the thick stuff, works. Use a drop of accelerator to help it set. You can file/sand within minutes. You can layer it to fill large gaps.

Pratice a couple of times on some scrap or sprue.

Watch your fingers.....

Jim.

Got any liquid glue? Throw some of that spaghetti that holds the parts in it and watch it melt. You have fresh styrene when the glue flashes off. Or lacquer thinner or anything else that attacks and melts plastic. I made some with Testors liquid cement.

DON'T use silicone modelkid! I think you were kidding but it will never completely harden adn paint won't stick to it for long either.

Just get some super glue. It really is easy to use (it's all I use now, even for assembly) just let it dry then start sanding. The key is don't let it dry over night then try to sand. It will be extremely hard and if you don't have a good precision mini-file or something like that it's easy to sand more of the kit than the CA glue. The nice thing is you can fill and sand a seam in a sitting and be done without waiting for filler to dry, sanding and refilling because it shrunk. etc. etc.

Give it a try, just do a little at a time and get the hang of it.

Eric

There are lots of different substances that you could use.

A lot of people use super glue for filling cracks. Just depends on how big the seam is. I like to use automotive body putty. Either a 2 part system that you have to mix up or Glazing & Spot Putty by Bondo. It's nice cause you don't have to mix anything and it sands and fills quite nicely. I'm sure that there will be other suggestions as well. Experimentation is the key here.
Back to your question. I wouldn't use silicone caulking though. I would think that it would be too rubbery to sand and or shape and I don't know how it would react with paint. Maybe someone else can give you some feedback on that.

Ray