These both leave a ‘V’ shaped groove and push the plastic up and to the sides rather than dig a trench like channel. Just remember to sand it down fairly soon before it dries too hard or it’ll be harder than the actual plastic and may leave a slight ‘ridge’ that’ll be a pain in the bottom to get rid of.Īs for scribing, I’m happy with a ‘Trumpeter scriber’ or a very basic ‘compass point’ in a pin vise. I’ve not had problems with Revell Plasto or Humbrol filler shrinking.įor areas that I’m going to re-scribe (or if I’m just in a hurry) medium/thick superglue works wonders. Don’t go trying to eek out a years old tube of half dried stuff, make sure it’s fairly fresh and soft. I’ve used bog-standard Humbrol filler which is also very similar and gives good results ( IMHO). Like Squadron green it’s also solvent based, so bites in and attaches itself nicely to the plastic and after drying sands down to a nice finish. Very similar to Squadron green, but seems to dry with less pitting. Great for areas where normal sanding down will be a pain like in a tight concave curve.įor normal run-of-the-mill filling, fuselage halves etc., I like good old fashioned ‘Revell Plasto’.
It can still be sanded down normally and leaves a fairly good (but not perfect) finish. The putty I use really depends on whereabouts on the model I’m filling.Īwkward gaps in hard to reach areas I’d use ‘Deluxe Materials Perfect plastic Putty’ which whilst far from being ‘Perfect’ is water based and is still removable using a wet cotton bud weeks later (if need be). Many thanks to those of you who've taken the time to read this and can impart some wisdom. There are a couple of other things I wanted to bring up, but they escape me at this time of the night.I'll add some more later. Again, am hoping members could offer advice on which way to turn for a tool that is best suited for 1/48 aircraft panel lines? This is new to me, my teenage attempts were rather crude and it was often better just to ignore the lack of detail (easy enough for me with 1/72) than to slash the plastic in whatever razor-like fashion I practiced at the time. Can anybody offer suggestions as to which product would generally be the Modeler's choice these days please? I'm hoping the Tamiya issue was user-induced and not a fault of the product itself.Īlso, regarding Scribing. The Tamiya product was easy to work with as I recall, but once sanded and conformal was prone to shrinking over time, which meant there was often evidence of a gap that had been filled once the kit was painted.this was quite frustrating. I used two types in my younger years - squadron green when available (was rare) and Tamiya. Just wondered if anybody could offer some advice about a small number of items, the first of which is putty.
0 kommentar(er)
