Once everything had set firmly Milliput epoxy putty (I use the white stuff) was mixed together, rolled into a 'sausage' then worked into the wing joints;
Using an old paint brush the Milliput was worked into the joints and smoothed out;
Finally any excess putty that had gone into the panel lines was just scooped out with a needle and there you have it! The joints made good without losing any detail through sanding if regular model filler had been used;
Using this method of filling a joint is only possible if you have a firm area to work with, any flexing will just crack Milliput as it does'nt bond to the plastic unlike Humbrol or Revell plastic filler so it's a good idea to strengthen joints like this.
By the way I got this tip from Brett Green, editor of Hyperscale and Model Military Int'l so I take no credit for the idea, just passing it along to you lot out there :o)
great!
ReplyDeletehmm, think I might do the Italeri C-47 rather than the Airfix one now!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Funnily enough I have the Italeri one in the stash and I WAS planning on building that, should have stuck to my original plan I think
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