HMS Victorious

Have you tried putty? I'd try some squadron green, or such. Not Testors tho. And I'm not a fan of using superglue to fill stuff either because you have to have the timing just right or it goes too hard on you.

That's just not a good model to begin with, so don't beat yourself up trying to make it perfect. All those sguares of raised plating look kind of bogus too. If you are worried about sanding them off near your surgery, don't be. The whole hull should be sanded smooth once you get it put together. At 1/600 you can most easily achieve a plated effect with masking, even with rattle cans.

i'm building that same model off & on thw past several months. your plastic appears to be the soft easy to carve type wereas mine is the darker gray harder to carve to fix mistakes. in the top picture, is that a gap between tape 2 & 3? as it appears in top picture towards the stern that some parts of the seam aligns good but other parts don't which is not your fault. i would use a sharp blade to level out the seams then sand it flush. you have to remember that this mold is about 50+ years old so any models coming out of it will not be in pristine shape as when the mold was new. on the problem with the stern overhang is to slit the joint from the very end to the line that joins the 2 openings, sand the joint sides, reglue it then tape\clamp that end together so the gap hopefully disappears.

As I understand practice makes perfect...  I was wondering if anyone or everyone could guide me in time of need with this build.  Im looking to become a better modeler,  having said that,  my last build went into the trash before it was finished.  The rattle can had its own paint scheme and texture in mind.  Anyhow, I just started and felt I already screwed this one up as shown below. 

I finish sanding the hulls and am trying to align them, I ended up sanding the alignment pins off because the alignment was less then desirable.

Using testors pink liquid I used the touch n flow style into capilary action, after a few secs, I pressed slightly to allow the loose styrene to raise for sanding polishing an already filled gap.  I am gluing approximatley one inch at a time and allowing an overnight dry time.

It left pin hole here

With a gap on the other side after drying I tried more cement to possibly soften the styrene to fill in...see the circle on the end....it didnt happen.  Just melted the plastic, I hoping to sand out.

I would really appriciate any guidance.  Thanks for any replies.  Happy building.

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