I just thought I would share this .I was talked into this by my LHS.Well , I am doing a 1/700( GASP ) scale RUSSIAN battle cruiser (The KALINEN .And it,s going along pretty good for a TRUMPETER kit .Gees , whatta pile of parts ! Anyway , there are places that just needed a little nudge to make the seams dissappear ! There is where this product comes in . It worked way beyond my expectations .This is some product ! Just keep a bottle of lacquer thinner on the bench to clean your brushes OR transfer a little MR . COLOR thinner to a smaller bottle for that duty . I will definitely keep using this product . BUILD ON ,! BUILD ON! tankerbuilder
yes,there was a good article in FSM recently about using it and I love the stuff.You can even “sand” it with a cotton swab and alcohol to remove the excess.
Agree with Tojo… I only used a sandpaper last time on my Huey last night and it worked just great!!!
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I hope Manny doesn’t see a seam line or he will go crazy…
What,s really great is I have the 500 .I just put it on the seam with a toothpick .I wait and use a cotton swab to clean off any excess .WOW ,that,s easy , RIGHT ? tankerbuilder
I’ve been using it on my current builds and I was amazed on how well it works. Love the stuff. It’s hard to get here though. Something about Texas laws and all that.
My local LHS has NO problem getting it. If you are up around SAN ANTONIO stop by HILL COUNTRY HOBBIES on BANDERA ROAD , at FORD,S LANDING shopping ctr .He gets the stuff with no problem. When you do then tell GARY I sent you. He gets anything I need when I need it. He,s small , BUT , he,s attuned to his customers needs. tankerbuilder-GARY
Yeah a little to far for me. I got the jar I have when I was visting family in San Antonio from HobbyTown USA. He had all the Mr Surfacer stuff behind the desk. He said there was something about the labels that prevents him from selling it in Texas. Course he hooked me up anyway.
glass smooth when sanded. my #1 primer and seam filler.
Been using it from a rattle-can for the last 40 years or so…[:P]
'Course, back then it was called “Primer-Surfacer” (and still is) and got it at auto-parts stores…
Is Mr. Surfacer much different from Tamiya’s Liquid Surface Primer? Sounds like good stuff.
Ken
It’s not that much different. Mr Surfacer is available in 3 different “grades” and seems to dry harder. Tamiya’s product is roughly equivalent to the “1000” grade of MrS.Tamiya’s LSP is also available in white.
The real difference is that Tamiya’s product is unresponsive to Isopropyl alcohol. HOWEVER, it is fully soluble in ethyl (denatured) alcohol and joints and seams can be cleaned up and smoothed just as easily.
PS: I am talking about the bottled LSP in the 40ml jars, not the spray primer.
In addition to Mr. Surfacer I also strongly recommend Mr. Surfacer Putty. Great for the even larger gaps, uneven seams and ejector marks. Although like Mr. Surfacer it shrinks when dry, it drys very quickly and successive coats can be added rather rapidly. The stuff doesn’t feather as well as Mr. Surfacer but I just touch up the edges with 500 or 1000 and it smooths like glass.
Joe