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Developing New Technique
Posted by MonsterZero on Monday, August 1, 2005 7:19 PM
Imagine a 1/35 scale figure of a soldier carrying two buckets of water. The arms are separate and after gluing them in place the seam has to be puttied. After the putty dries you have to remove excess putty and trust me, there is no sanding tool in the world that gets into such tight spaces. If anything, you'll damage the areas you don't want to touch.

I'm experimenting (with much success) with brushing the joints with a tootbrush and toothpaste! If done well, this should remove excess putty leaving only that deep inside the joint.

However, does anybody know some kind of abravise paste that's even better than toothpaste? Toothpase is meant to be abrasive on the microscopic level but for the first pass I need something with more bite to it. Tootpaste could be used for polishing/finishing.
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Posted by MonsterZero on Monday, August 1, 2005 7:35 PM
Just in-the revolutionary tool that does the trick is a "Sonicare" electric tootbrush. It will clean up all puttied joints with ordinary tootphaste. First-class results, try it.
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Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, August 1, 2005 7:49 PM
Avoid the problem to begin with. If there's going to be stress on the joint, drill a hole in the torso and in the arm and use a matching piece of wire to lock it in place. I'm doing some preliminary work on the front figure in the Michale Roberts picture below and did just that. There's also a brass rod running thriugh his hand/wrist and up his tibia/fibia abouuuuut half way to the elbow, since this is where all the weight will be on this arm.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 8:31 AM
sound interesting
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Posted by renarts on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 11:37 PM
I've been using Aves Apoxie Sculpt as filler. It can be smoothed and feathered seamlessly with a paint brush and water.

Milliput can be worked the same way. This way there is no need to sand with either.

I used to use Squadron putty and a paintbrush dipped in Tolulene. Had the same effect but has the potential for softening sharp detail.
Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 9:50 AM
For most figures, especially metal figures, I like to use 5 Min Epoxy. Takes care of assembly & filling at the same time.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by MonsterZero

Just in-the revolutionary tool that does the trick is a "Sonicare" electric tootbrush. It will clean up all puttied joints with ordinary tootphaste. First-class results, try it.


A sonic toothbrush sounds OK, but I'm holding out for a Sonic Screwdriver...
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 12:59 PM
I've used automotive rubbing and polishing compound, and it works nicely to remove putty.

Jeff
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