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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:25 AM

I know what you are talking about, I had the same problem recently with feathers on a giant war eagle.

 I mounted up the parts solidly and then went back with Tamiya 2 part epoxy putty, which dries overnight and is very workable until then. I worked the texture , and worked it and worked it using toothpicks carved to shape as well as straightpins and my knife blade until I had feather texture that pretty well matched the original.

the Painting Girls manual by Andrea Press says that hair in 80MM girls can be made or restored by using tiny balls of epoxy putty rolled out into long snakelike pieces, then laid up on the hair a strand at a time. In 100MM scale you have a bit more working room and can lay up strands to match the 'lay" of the hair, then use something like a fine toothbrush to recreate the texture of the hair.

HTH

David

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:14 AM
add pic
  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Amherst, MA
Help need with hairy problem.....
Posted by M1 A1 A2 Tanker on Thursday, March 27, 2008 1:01 AM

I'm building a 100mm Viking, the problem is that there was a gap between has helmet and hair on the back of his head. I filled it with putty and now have no idea how to make it look natural again.

 Any Suggestions?

 

Thanks

Scott

 

P.S. If a pic would help just let me know and I'll add one.

 

 

 

 

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