Best Non-Solvent Based Filler/Putty

Theres a few out there, have tried vallejo putty an absolutely hate the stuff. Perfect plastic putty is my go to filler now. Only downside is it dries almost too fast so you have to work quick.

I agree with Tojo and ecotec. PPP is worth a try, it might solve your problems.

I like the stuff. In addition to eco's comment that it dries very fast, it also cannot be wet-sanded.

Hello!

Sorry to hear about your problem - it's a bad one, like being a diver who's allergic to water... About the best filler ever is liquid sprue, but that's mostly solvent with a little styrene added, soit's out of question here. You might try CA for minor holes, sometimes people add microbaloons or baking soda to build up the volume. Or, for really big holes stuff caled Milliput is really good - it's epoxy, you work it up with water, it has very good adhesion to styrene and dries nice and hard without shrink - very nice stuff, also good for sculpting.

Hope it helps, good luck with your modelling projects and have a nice day

Paweł

I have had excellent success using both Perfect Plastic Putty and CA as I use both lacquer based primer and top coats (MRP & Tamiya Lacquer Paints). I would lean towards using the CA as it sets rock hard (using excerlator) , easy to sand and it is quick. Just dont leave it sit un-sanded for long periods as you will fight to sand it back. CA can also be mixed with baby powder for larger filling jobs.

In a pinch when I was out of plastic filler, I tried Elmer's Carpenter's wood filler (the new stuff) it goes on purple in color then turns beige when dry. This stuff seems to be ok for models since it is low odor and water soluable and very fine in texture.  I sculpted a contured  large gap on a 1/48 F-111 and it's been holding well for a year now.

thanks heaps for the replys Pawel, damouav and Jay Jay. i will give your ideas a go and see what i like best and go from there. I does make it hard when you cant use most of the weathering stuff, glues, fillers and stuff like that. it is great to get some advice from the experts all of you who have helped me on this foum. one day hopfully i will become half as good as the rest of you. thanks again

Jay Jay

In a pinch when I was out of plastic filler, I tried Elmer's Carpenter's wood filler (the new stuff) it goes on purple in color then turns beige when dry. This stuff seems to be ok for models since it is low odor and water soluable and very fine in texture.  I sculpted a contured  large gap on a 1/48 F-111 and it's been holding well for a year now.

I used to use Durhams Water Putty on wood models. Never tried it on plastic.

Tojo72

I believe that Vallejo's weathering products are water based.Check them out.

 

thanks Tojo most of my weathering stuff is Vallejo's. i find it actualy realy good

Marcus McBean

 

 

Jay Jay

In a pinch when I was out of plastic filler, I tried Elmer's Carpenter's wood filler (the new stuff) it goes on purple in color then turns beige when dry. This stuff seems to be ok for models since it is low odor and water soluable and very fine in texture.  I sculpted a contured  large gap on a 1/48 F-111 and it's been holding well for a year now.

 

 

 

 

I watched a interesting video on you-tube showing a guy using the Elmer's filler to make ZIM on a tank.  Seem to work really good and was easy to apply.

 

i will see if i can find the video and check it out

GMorrison

I used to use Durhams Water Putty on wood models. Never tried it on plastic.

 

dont know if it was just the wood putty i used but it has very fine sand like grains in it wich you cant sand out. but i will have a look at it

I have used latex wood putty in a pinch.  Yes, it has some fine texture, but a coat of a good primer fills the texture okay.  It has a somewhat longer setup time than my regular auto spot putty- only reason I used it those times.

thanks Don, i have tried that i don't know if it is exactly the same stuff as you use but i could not get it to blend properly into the model to create a seamless finish. don't know if it was just the way i used it but but i just got a tiny little ridge no matter how hard i tried, and as you say it has a fine texture that shows up really well on my 1/48 lancaster even with a good coat of primer