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if you mix water in to make a paste how much and what consistancy should it be? I've been thinking of some of the tutorials on Swanny's Models where you tape off the seam and brush in some filler. In this case I can see an almost paper machet like consistancy being needed. Is this possible?

Yeah, I've filled the remaining gaps with AVES and overlapped the seams anyway so that should help keep it in place upon drying. I'm going to get some pics together before I do the next stage, I'll definately be posting in the painting forum next since This will also be my first airbrus project (mos...

Well, by pull it apart I meant I could get like a mm of seperation. Enough to shoot some glue down between the parts and press thm back together. Then I shot some glue along any seam that wasn't compleately tight. I have no desire to try to pry these two apart as I've heard (after purchase) about Wa...

So I am putting together a WARP models Whitestar and it's my first resin kit. So far so good I've gotten a good chunk of the kit put together and am getting better with CA and Aves, both of which this kit represents the rookie attempt. So I'm test fitting two parts and have to sand the edges as the ...

I made my first attempt with an Aves Sample Pack on my first resin build yesterday. Pretty good results but after reading here I tuned what i had done yesterday with some more filling and began using water to help thin it and smooth it. FREAKING AMAZING. As someone esle said in this thread I (almost...

Sorry, I guess I mean a 'Solvent based' putty like Squadron Green or White putty that comes ready to use in a squeeze tube. Does it work the same with Resin as with Styrene?

OK, Is Pinning essential? I got a resin model and have been using a good CA (Good because I said so) and everything seems strong so far but there is a lot of layered parts which are also fairly small. I wasn't figuring on drilling and pinning anything so what's the deal? When should you use pins and...

Thanks for the info. I'm thinking of trying to form a few pieces with a little curve to them. The hair dryer method sounds best. Using any type of oven would probably be best done outside.

I thought I read somewhere where people take Styrene and put it in a small oven to soften it for molding. Is this possible or would the Styrene just melt/burn?

I was also wondering how much temp the stuff can take.

OK, So do you scribe everything at the beginning or closer to the end? I am building a model of the Trek Defiant and there are a ton of raised detail that I am attempting to convert to engraved detail. It's the first time I've ever done any kind of scribing so this has been a great help for fixing. ...

ACMoore has been running coupons for 40% any one item this weekend. Got two coupons and went with the wife to get my first air brush setup. The had similarly priced setups from Aztek, Iwata, and Badger. I ended up getting a Badger 150 and a 50psi compressor for about $110.00. Good deal? I went with ...

As long as you haven't overcoated with clear coat you can remove the decal with adhesive tape. If clearcoated, you might want to use a hot damp cloth to loosen everything, then peel off. I'd try the tape first, it sounds like you won't have a problem. You sir saved my bacon. I used your tape method...

Being a newb the rest of you would probably expect this but the Mr. Surfacer product seems to be working very well in early experiance. I got spray cans of 500 and 1000. I took Pat's advice and one shot of MS1000 seems to have made the scratching dissapear. Great stuff so far. i've found other uses ...

Thanks for the replies. I'll try sanding first then Mr. Surfacer.

During my TOS-E build I scratched the surface of the saucer pretty well while sanding. I'm talking small scratches, nothing deep enough to need putty. The first coat of primer seemed to mask some of it, and polishing with a 3200 grit gives me a smoothe finish. Question is, should I sand down and kee...

Wow, exactly in the same situation as the OP. Saw mention of the refit on trekmovie.com and really got into the idea of building it. Hopefully we can share some experiences here for 'renewed' modelers. I'm starting with an old AMT Defiant kit which supposedly has a lot of 'flaws' to fix and then I g...