Dear experts,

First of all, best wishes to you all!
Second..can you help me out with the following?:

When making my model, not all parts fit well on eachother..leaving ugly gaps and holes. As usual I try to make the gaps as minumum as possible, but sometimes you just can't do any better..so...I thought of using putty to fill the gaps. Is putty a good way to do that? or do you all use something different? Please help me with some advice!..thanx!

There are lots -----here are a few off the top of my head
1.........Erasure liquid --Tip-ex
2 ......Super-glue (layers)
3..... Plasticine covered with super -glue
4.....Super-glue and Talcum powder mix
5......Plastic chips melted in liquid cement ----(Magic stuff)
6 ...Off the shelf putty --(SINGLES AND TWIN ) mix
and all the others that will appear :-)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Automotive Glazing & spot putty. Cost next to nothing and one tube will last a very long time.

Sample here

For small gaps, body putty (or the automotive putties) work fine. For larger gaps, fill the space with strip styrene, then use putty for any remaining spaces.
For fast filling, gap-filling superglue like Pacer Technology's Zap a Gap is great. It has the consistency of honey. If you apply a drop of accelerator to the area to be filled, then a drop of the glue, it will set up instantly and can be carved or sanded instantly. Do this within an hour or so of application. After that, the glue becomes harder than the surrounding styrene and will be difficult to blend in. You can also use the gel-type superglues, which are similar, but with more thickening agents, having the consistency of tube cement.

For thin gaps, I've been introduced to Mr. Surfacer 1000. Works GREAT!!! Using fine steel wool will clean it up without (hardly) any damage to surrounding detail. I love it and it wasn't until a Fellow ArmoramA'er did his AB41 with that stuff and got me hooked. If I recall correctly, it's about $5 at the LHS and will last quite a long time.

HTH,

Mike

Thanx a lot guys! Really appreciate all of your advice!