i know i’m blowing up the forum today, but i have time on my hands, and kits to build [;)] what is the difference between squadron green putty, mr hobby dissolved putty, and mr hobby, white putty? which is best for filling in sink marks i think its called? (little indented circles in the plastic that we have/hate to fill in and sand) and if there is a major difference, can i have an example in which each is used? thanks in advance
rooster
No idea on the Mr. Hobby stuff. As far as Squadron’s putty, white is more fine than green and sands smoother. Either will work for filling in ejector pin marks.
the instructions fo the mr hobby stuff is all in jap, so i can’t read a damn thing [%-)] but i think they all follow the same principle, with the color system. i just noticed that with the green color, it was gritty, and the white was almost like very soft bubble gum and hard to apply without it being sticky and a mess.
Squadron White works very well for me in just about every filling application. I’ve never dealt with the other stuff… “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Masking off small areas around the fill helps (Tamiya Tape works well because it’s thin), plus I always thin my putty with Acetone (sold at beauty supply stores for finger nails). Nail polish remover (must have acetone) works well to thin too. The thinned putty dries very quickly, so you have to be fast. Putty thinned with Nail polish remover doesn’t dry as fast as putty thinned with pure acetone, but it still dries pretty fast.
Shopping at Sally’s Beauty Supply for modeling supplies seems wierd, but they have some great stuff for model builders. That’s were I get sanding sticks, acetone, fine scissors and tweezers. I always pretend like it bothers me when my girlfriend wants to go into Sally’s. “Oh alright, but just for 5 minutes.”
Semper Fi,
Chris
I can’t find anyone locally who’s even heard of Mr. Disolved. I’m anxious to try it.
Steve
I found Mr Dissolved Putty at our local Hobbytowne USA in nearby Plano, TX. I’ve been using it for several months. I think it’s essentially a standard gap filling putty that is pre-dissolved in solvent for ease of use. I find that it works nicely on fine gaps and shallow sinkholes. It’s perfect for eliminating seams on gun barrels, and sands easily to shape.
It takes quite a while to dry, and it has a tendancy to shrink upon drying. I would use something else for more substantial gap filling work. I really like the 2-part Epoxie compound for filling and shaping work.
My initial mistake using Mr Dissolved Putty was to use it too liberally.
Larry
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Truly…a man after my own heart.
Larry
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I find Mr Dissolved Putty very easy to use. It’s right that the stuff works best on smaller gaps. Try this to fill small gaps,tip from Masa Narita-
Apply putty - wait 5 minutes - rub over area with cotton bud dipped in 91% isopropyl.
This method leaves only the required amount of putty in the gap.
Much easier than waiting for it to dry then having to do lots of sanding.
Wow, what a great tip. I can’t wait to try it out. Thanks a ton Basspaint.
Larry