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Need some "new" suggestions on filling seams & joints ...

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  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: East TX
Need some "new" suggestions on filling seams & joints ...
Posted by modelchasm on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 1:59 PM

I'm continuing to work on my MH-6 helo build and I'm now working on the D-boy figures that will be hanging off the benches ...

Here's my question/ situation .... I'm dog tired of using Squadron white putty. I friggin' hate the stuff. It dries too fast, it crumbles, blah, blah, blah ....

What are some other things/ techniques that you guys use when cleaning up seams and joints when modifying figures?

Thanks in advance .... Thumbs Up [tup]

"If you're not scratching, you're not trying!"  -Scott

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: clinton twp, michigan
Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:07 PM
one day im gonna talk you into this stuff scott...lol...get some ambroid proweld, take your squadron putty and mix the two together. the weld "melts" the putty into a near liquid form which makes filling seams and joints pretty easy. that too dries fast though. assuming your using resin figures...if your doing plastic...no putty required with the weld and no seams will show...if ya press tight! you could also use some c.a. glue then file it when dry. anyway that's just a couple buddy.
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  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:22 PM

I use three joint-fillers... Bondo Red Glazing Putty (thin with MEK or Testor's Liquid Cement), CA with baking soda, and Testor's White (thin with rubbing alcohol)...

I use the CA/Baking Soda to quickly bond the joints together that have large gaps that will need putty later, so's I can tweak the angles/poses.  I sprinkle a pinch on the CA and it's set instantly.

  • Member since
    May 2008
  • From: Wherever the hunt takes me
Posted by Boba Fett on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 5:44 PM
Superglue. Just flow it into the seam, hit it with accelerator, and sand within about 2 hours. Or use gel and form a bead on top, and repat the last part from above.

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