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Thank you, & I appreciate your advice and now i know more about the testors putty. I am going to get something better.

Thanks for the info.

thanks for the tips, what i will be filling is the very small seam on the PL seaview tail fins against the subs sides

How about nail polish remover ? maybe that is what i was thinking

SO, testors is not the best stuff then. What quirks does this testors contour putty have and what is the best way to deal with those quirks ? Nail polish remover ?

Thanks Rpauly

I will be puttying the seams of a kit using testors contour putty. I know that using rubbing alcohol with a Q-tip helps smooth out the putty. I have 2 bottles of ISOPROPYL alcohol, the first being 70% and the second being 91% I have never used the testors contour putty and would like to know which o...

I sincerely appologize, I am having a difficult & expensive decision to make regarding buying something that went from ABS to resin sight unseen. I know little of resin and thought you guys would know a lot more about its makeup in the way of strength and appearance :? I truely did not mean to i...

It concerned resin and i had a resin question

I have a 24 inch Lunar models vacuform kit i built but the LM hulls are not easy to line up at all :? They are very strong though. SFM made the j2 from ABS at first and now switched to resin. They do not have any pictures of this new resin j2 on the website, nor, can i get info. on hull thickness. I...

I want to buy the painting masks for my 1/72 columbia shuttle so i can get all of the black areas painted with nice crisp, sharp lines. since i have never used these, do you apply these masks to the white shuttle while it is white, or do you paint the entire shuttle black then paint white and have t...

Thanks neb i will be checking my hobby store in Reno tomorrow.

I am waiting for a reply to them on the hull thickness of both the 2 ft. and 4 ft. jupiter 2. The one they started with was ABS thermo-plastic, pretty strong stuff

This jupiter 2 launch gantry is very, very well made. Henry ( GXll) from the forums, designed these and worked since 2002 to get everything right. I want to use the best glue for this, and this is what Henry recomended.

Thanks Neb, i will check the hobbyshop for that tomorrow, if they don't have it, i will order it online. that looks like it will be very handy !

THANKS RPAULY It is new to me.

I have a question on glue, I have always used testors glue, but now i have a project ( acrylic) that will require a better glue. I bought some ambroid pro-weld ( recomended by kit maker) and want to know how this stuff differs from regulat testors glue? How is the pro-weld on regular styrene kits su...

Resin question, I know that SCI-FI METROPOLIS Was making their 2 foot Jupiter 2,s out of thermo-plastic and they said the hulls were so strong that they could stand on a hull half and not hurt it :shock: HOWEVER, they told me that the Jupiter 2 is being retooled and will now be made out of RESIN :? ...

The fusion core has 32 lights in it ( 1 light for each pane) and they blink 8 at a time counter clockwise. However, I can post a link to the original fusion core assembly if you like.

Me too POP

Thanks kenny, i got the testors stuff to close some tiny seams along the top of the Polar Lights seaview. But want to get the good stuff for my supply box. I have to go into Reno to go to my other hobbyshop.

Great catch

How is the testors contour putty ? I have never used it and it's all my hobbyshop had in stock this week ?

where did my avatar run off to ?

I have never used Ambroid's ProWeld, but will need it for my next project which is ACRYLIC Sounds like this stuff is good for just about everything.
Bert

Robert, did all of those lost in space jupiter 2 links get through ok ? let me know if anything didn't go through clearly.
Bert

I'm pulling for you to get it

Next request came from a SSM member with this e-mail address HAGuard@Corning.com Your corperate SPAM filter bounces my e-mails. Twice. Sort it out in 24 hours by using the PM here on SSM or the second unit will go to Robiwon. Deadline will be midnite Oct 16/17 CST HMM Oct. 16th :shock: which happens...

MAN, I sure am glad i was able to buy both the PL jupiter 2 & the Lunar models 24 inch fusion core lighting when they were much more affordable

Ok, here you go hope this helps.
http://www.culttvman2.com/dnn/Default.aspx?tabid=418