Mr Surfacer

Thanks.

I personally have never used it but it sounds like good stuff from what everyone says.  

The stuff for cars is rather coarse grained. If rattle cans are your thing, I think you'd be better off getting some decent 2$-3$ flat white and some fine grit sanding pads. This works for me and has for years. Airbrushed greys work as well, but I like the white as it's spray-can convenient.

OK,,,news flash!! 

Mr Surfacer 1200 putty  $ 5.19, spray $8.99 and Mr Surfacer 1000 white Spray $8.99!

Missionmodels.com, USA California.  fast shipping,,,,ordered on the 17th and recieved on the 22nd.

check it out!

A decent alternative is Tamiya's Liquid Surface Primer.  It's a little thinner the Mr. Surfacer.  Just my opinion.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=87075

Jesse

Great news on Mr Surfacer, er, "surfacing" again.

I also use tamiya luquid primer, you have to try stuff out, see what works for you best. I cannot ever get "Zap a gap" to work for me, for example. I use the "harder" putty to fill in most of the sink holes/flaws, wait couple days for the putty to dry and SHRINK, then top off with tamiya liquid primer.

 Some info on Mr Surfacer from Swammys site:

http://www.swannysmodels.com/Surfacer.html

Bad news on Mr Surfacer, and for that matter all Gunze/Sangyo products. A forum member on Armorama contacted Gunze about the trouble he had trying to find Mr Surfacer lately. Apparently due to low sales and complaints over availability, Gunze will stop selling its products in North America. That means all the Mr... Products and Gunze paints.

We should still be able to get them shipped from overseas, but it'll just add to the hassle.

just this week I talked to the guy that brings it in to the US and he said they are still bring it into the states but he had know date when that would be.

Thad

I work in the Wholesale bus. side of things and I wish there was a trickle of this stuff but it has been scarce for six months now. As for not shipping to the U.S. I was assured it is coming, when who knows. Time will tell.

Thad

At Luckymodel.com .....the Mr.Surfacer comes in 3 types (sizes?)   #50, #1000 and #1200. There is no text explanation available at the site. These seem to be jars of liquid. Didn't see any spray cans.

What is the difference between the above numbers.....?

Thanks,

Nam 

Thanks Phil, I seem to remember now....that had shown up here previously, but there have sooooooo many posts about this stuff. I forgot.

For the price, I'm going to stock some.

Thanks again!

Nam 

Mike,

I noticed in one of the earlier threads, you were expounding on how good 3M's AcrlBlue was and you mentioned how it could be thinned w/lacquer thinner and applied with a brush - Have you considered thinning it to a consistancy that would allow it to be applied with an airbrush?  Just a thought.