Does any one know what i can use to fill in gaps in models? I know theres the Testors Contour Puddy but does that stuf work good or resin and plastic or is there anything better I can use??

Thanks guys,
Mike

There's Squadron white and green putty. There's Zap-a-Gap. I use both and they work very well for me.

Hey Armor135, I use Model Master's Red Putty and Squadrons White Putty.
I've even heard of some here that use Liquid Paper - the stuff for fixing typos. :-)

Hmmmmmm Let me see now what Jack Potter has up his sleeve.

1. Vallejo Plastic putty, this stuff is better than peanut butter. Wipe it over small holes or fissures, let dry 5 mins and then you can sand. It has the consistancy of toothpaste, and is easy to use and apply.

2. Typex, Yeah I know, but it works! Especially good for micro bubbling doe to air in the resin.

3. Plumbers putty, also sold under the trade name DURO. Be sure to cut away the center (1mm) where the blue/yellow meet, (X rated!) as thay are having chemical intercourse.

4. Mix even parts of, premixed, Miliput and Duro together for a more elastic, and flexible putty. Yhis is good for flags, clothing and such.

Be careful with Squadron green stuff. It contains Toulene, mean stuff theat doesn't get along at all with babies in the belly!

Jack be cautious

I do use the liquid paper and it works pretty good. I also use the clear Testors glue for hard to get places. It seems to fill the seams ok. For the big gaps and everything else, I use Squadrons White Putty. I guess it really all depends on what works best for you and what you are working on at the time

And there is the old Plastic Goo Trick: pieces of plastic sprues in meltin' liquid ( trichlor éthylene, MEK...Or other dangerous and smellin' stuff ! )....Not a good way if you ' re in a hurry ( you ' ve to wait a LOT of curing time ! ), but the best way I know if you don' t like to see, usually when you start sandin' down, the " ù@#%$& " putty popin' up !
' ve a nice day...!

I just gave that White-Out, Liquid Paper, stuff a try based on the recommendations here - and I like it!

Gunnie

Cool Gunnie, do you have to apply multiple coats of the white out or no? Also, don't you have to use a specific white out? I believe the thread I read thru recommended one instead of the other...

Tread.

I'm too new at using it Tread to recommend a specific use for White-Out. I used it filling the trenches around the NATO lights on the rear panel in the Italeri 5-ton cargo box that we were working on last weekend. The engraving is pretty deep, and the NATO lights have got to go. I wound up applying three thin coats of the White-Out, sanding between coats to build up the plug. It worked great - and was quick and easy to do.

Gunnie

I would like to add tamiya putty to the list. I like it a little better than the others listed myself. It looks like I will be heading to the office supply store on monday to get some whiteout though, if that stuff dries as fast on models as it does on paper I will be very happy.

Well, if so I missed it, because I just used what I grabbed! It is plain-old Correction Fluid, Sanford Brand from Boise Cascade...

Gunnie

The correction fluid works best on small cracks, I think. It's a lot easier to use White-Out to fill in the hairline cracks that keep appearing on my Alien model .

YodaMan
Go Red Wings!!!

I'll add another vote of approval for White-out in certain situations. I was a little too aggressive in cleaning flash out of a wheel well on a '67 Mustang (don't worry, I'm just a casual car modeler), and left a small depression. I used about three coats of white-out to fill in the depression, carefully sanded it with a round file, and now my wheel well has the proper radius again! Yeah!

It's nice for those situations where you just need to fill a small gap, or eliminate surface scratches. Quick, cheap and easy.

hello!
I use cyanoacrylate instant glue and sprinkle food soda onto it. it turns rock hard immediately! but this only works for small gaps.