Putty Question

From a while back, I was given advice on trying something called Porc-A-Fill...it is used to fix chips in porcelain.  You can pick it up at Lowes or Home Depot-- if you use it sparingly it can be an effective filler.  One drawback is it does dry very quickly-- so not a lot of time to fiddle with it-- but I have yet to see any shrinkage afterwards....

Yes, using superglue and bits of styrene to fill a gap is a good method, IF you sand the excess down promptly. If you wait more than about an hour, the superglue will dry to the consistency of glass, and be a real bear to sand down. And I know this because ... never mind.

Try gap filling CA. Bondo also works, but like any putty, it may shrink. The CA method will not shrink and is very easy to sand down.

i have testors contour putty that i bought at hobby lobby. i haven't used it yet though, so i can't comment on it's usefulness.

If you have an auot parts store near you, pick up a tube of Bondo spot putty, same stuff as Squadron but cheaper. Use with ventilation.

Try using CA super glue. if the gap is too big use some spare styrene to place in between the gaps. when dry, sand the excess ca glue that has hardened. this works for a lot of modelers who dont use putty.

My problem is that I dont have any hobby shops around me that carry much as far as modeling goes.  I would like to get some of this stuff at Michaels so I can finishs the figures instead of having to wait for shipping from the internet.

-Blake

Edit:  All Michaels has is Testors items but im pretty sure they do not have any putty.  If someone knows if they carry different brand/type of putty that would work let me know.

Tamyia Putty is very good: easy to apply, doesn't attacks the plastic ( as Revell Plasto does ), easy to sand.... Can be found in almost every modelshop.

Also Squadron putty and Milliput seem to be very well...

 

Cheers,

 

Jürgen