i heard mr surfacer srraight out of the bottle also can use to cover holes.

lol.... not those kind of holes we're talking about....
holes like in SD, u kno under the legs, a lot of holes...
surfacer only cover SMALL seam lines

if i m not mistaken, this's actually polyster putty.used for surface, mainly for shaping things. eg, use clay to shape out a basic shape, then, layer by layer, then cutting slices by slices, modellers can create shapes they want, even round shape. Eg like u want to build a whole new thigh for your zaku.

I know zero1st is pretty good in this. he's using industrial putty too, like the one u show in the pic. will check again with him when i meet him next time.

If u want to know what he can do with polyster putty, check out his entry for mid year compy 2008. wonderful job!

z3r0: yeah this is the one, hardware shop near your house can buy la. the brand is bondite, and contain is epoxy putty; that's why we always say bondite bondite............

This post has been edited by rayloke: Aug 18 2008, 02:21 AM

actually what else the 'bondite' can be used?

u mean scratch build?

yeah, scratch build and altering shape too

speaking of which, SD Seed Zakus come with an interchangable antannea on the head - a normal one for commander units and a placeholder for the grunts. When using the placeholder, which is actually a piece of plastic covering the opening from the inside, there's a noticable 'seam' on the head (slightly more obvious than a seam line). Can i use mr surfacer or do i need putty to get rid of this?

putty la...

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Added on August 18, 2008, 7:21 pmany tutorial on scratch build? feel like learning it to make my future kits cooler

This post has been edited by edwardgsk: Aug 18 2008, 07:21 PM

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putty it is then. thanks.

but note, there is a lot of types of putty... make sure u get the one for seam lines

how many types of puttys are ther in the market?

i duno...
got expoxy putty, polyester putty, white putty, bondite(a type of putty), etc etc... still got one ler... :s

so which one is for seam lines then?

i'm using mr.hobby, Mr white putty to cover seam lines

as i know in modelling, the general ones are:

1. normal putty. in cream form, like tooth paste. just squeeze out and apply. looks like cement after dried. normally used to cover seamline; not suitable for really big holes. eg Tamiya putty.

2. epoxy putty. normally is like plastertine or clay; (u also can find liquid form, usually store in toothpaste kinda tube). the main characteristic of epoxy putty is, u need to mix the plaster and the harderner with same amount. hence, usually u can see there r two stripes of plasters almost equal size in the packaging. take long time to cure/harden, but reamin body and very tough, hence suitable for covering big holes. eg tamiya epoxy putty, bondite.

3. polyster putty. normally is liquid. main characteristic is need to mix with hardener, but unlike epoxy putty, the amount of hardener needed is very little. hence u can see 2kg polyster putty that looks like a nippon paint can, only comes with a hardener tube the size of a water color tube. drying time medium, like epoxy putty, when half dry can start to alter the shape. will shrink after dried, hence not suitable to cover big holes, but it's liquid, very good to apply "on top" of something to create new shape/ eg tamiya polyster putty.

that's what i know, if there's any thing i stated wrong please do correct me

ehhhhh tat Polyster putty.... sound really hard to used....
How bout Clay? those modding Clay? Ppl used to make figure one.

clay got different smoothness. like scratch building a human hand. use the rougher clay to build basic shape. then a smoother one, or polyster putty to build details.

Polyster putty not too hard to use, just need a little practice. i also start use not long ago, after introduced and test proofed by z3r0 check out dengeki hobby, sometimes they wanna reshape a part which is not straight line, like a zaku's foot, from their wip photo u can see in the middle of the original plastic, there is a layer of green green thing. if i not mistaken, those r tamiya polyster putty.

it's quite easy to sand and slice, that's why i think the por like to use it.

polyster putty is nice to use, nice to sand.
but have to be careful when using it.
1. it's smelly and it's toxic
2. dry sand will coz dust flying all around, and it's really dusty

Tamiya polyster putty come with green in color
Mori-Mori polyster putty yellow in color

there is industrial grade polyster putty at local hardware store. they use for car chassis.

any idea where to get those hobby polyster putty?