Squadron / Signal Modellers Putty?

four-star

Member since
August 2004
From: UK

Squadron / Signal Modellers Putty?

Posted by four-star on Saturday, November 27, 2004 9:56 AM

What has been people's experience with this putty - is it any good? Thanks

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, November 27, 2004 4:54 PM

Well, the green putty dries fast so it does speed up time when building. I still favor the tamiya putty though.

John

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wooverstone8

Member since
December 2003
From: Olympia, WA

Posted by wooverstone8 on Saturday, November 27, 2004 8:11 PM

I use Squadron putty and it works fine for me.

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knight667

Member since
January 2004
From: Philomath, OR, USA

Posted by knight667 on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:01 AM

I use Squadron white and thin it with denatured alcohol. I keep it in a small 1/2 oz. bottle and use that for gap filling...works like a charm. Check out this thread:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25180

John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest

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four-star

Member since
August 2004
From: UK

Posted by four-star on Thursday, December 2, 2004 7:47 AM

Thanks, that's very helpfull Smile [:)]

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, December 2, 2004 8:31 AM

I've just recently started using their white putty, the one that comes in a tube, and it's worked very nicely for filling gaps.

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mm23t

Member since
September 2004
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Posted by mm23t on Thursday, December 2, 2004 6:32 PM

I use the Squadron green putty and have always had good results.

Medals are not "Won", they are "Earned".

Mike..

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 1:27 PM

I use the green, and also use the red car body putty... the Bondo is a lot less expensive than the modelling putty, and seems to work as well. However, I am going to try using the denatured alcohol to thin some of the green, and some of the red, and christmas up a test kit or two

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pmm736

Member since
April 2004

Posted by pmm736 on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 4:05 PM

I've been using the green and it works Ok, but can be a little agressive and eats at the plastic if you get it all over. There was a thread a few weeks ago about thinning it with alcohol, which is supposed to help with this problem, plus give a longer working time, but I haven't tried it yet.

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:33 PM

I've used both green and white... recently all I've had is a tube of green because I havent been to the shop but it works good in all cases for me...

I thin mine with alcohol usually.. but recently started thinning it with Tamiya Acrylic thinner with better results so I am sticking with that... stays fluid longer than with alcohol, slight longer time till set, but dries in about the same amount of time... (I always buy the big bottle of Tamiya thinner so it's not an issue)

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 2:32 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by pmm736

There was a thread a few weeks ago about thinning it with alcohol, which is supposed to help with this problem, plus give a longer working time, but I haven't tried it yet.

Sorry to revive this thread, but I discovered it in a search. I thin the Squadron Green Putty with nail polish remover, and that works fine for me.

Of course, SGP has toluene in it, so always ventilate the room extensively before using it, and don't spend too much time breathing it.

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jinithith2

Member since
January 2005
From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus

Posted by jinithith2 on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:39 PM

I just got this putty and I used it on the M1A1 Abrams tank back side where a huge gap was present and it worked like magic.
I was a litle scared about the "don't turn on heaters or any other fires while fumes are in the air" thing but it's only the smell, and the heater proved to be safe while opperating.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 7:43 PM

Swanny has an exclent article on Squadron Putty on his website:

http://www.swannysmodels.com/

I have used this method with great results. It's under the "Tools and Tips" section.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 8:24 PM

I use Squadron green putty and bondo red touch up putty. I thin both with lacquer thinner (denatured alchol when I have it too). IMO Bondo is easier to sand it doesn't harden up like Squadron does (it hardens up like granite). So it really depends on what needs to be filled. Big gap = squadron. Small gap or hole = Bondo.

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jcheung5150

Member since
January 2005

Posted by jcheung5150 on Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:13 PM

I use the green putty, but haven't tried thinning it with alcohol. I've got to give that a try.

You definetely want to ensure proper ventilation when using the green! Dead [xx(]