how can i do a weld seam

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Hey Everyone,

My question is how can i do a weld seam how could i go about reproducing it in 1/35th?

Because i’m about to make the box frame for my pantherturm dio and because a pantherturm 1 is all metal i need to have weld seams.

So what the best way to make the seams ??

Thanks Everyone

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There are a couple options for weld seams.

One is to apply a thin bead of putty, then rough it up a little to give it the texture of a weld. You can make it consistent by taping the area to be seamed with masking tape, leaving just the thin weld seam showing. Like a mask.

Another is to glue on a thin strip of either plastic rod or sheet styrene, again roughing it up once dry.

A third is to use a fine soldering iron or wood burning tip and melt the seam into the plastic.

All work relatively well. Good luck on whichever you choose.

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Hey HeavyArty,

That’s great advice i cant thankyou enough

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This is the most often (and the best) method IMHO…the “Lloyd Method” as it seems most everybody calls it

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=220

Hope it helps

Aj

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A working link:

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=220

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I usually take a piece of heat stretched sprue and apply to the area where I want a weld seam and soften it with glue, I then use a very small electricians screwdriver where I have rounded the tip and make a weld seam texture.

I have also used the putty method around smaller details like these track hangers on a Tiger II turret.