A friend of mine mentioned somthing he and one of his old collage buddies used to do when they were working on their Mecha models, for filling in seams and filling gaps. They would make up this thing they called spru-goo, they took like a half bottle of cement and shaved/cut up the old spru and let it set over nite. I gave this a try and behold I had a bottle of liqued spru with glue mixed in. looks like it will work out. I would sugest trying this out once, it may help out if you run out of putty.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the stuff been known for a few decades.
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Very few new things still left to be discovered in this Hobby, and many of those been known to some modelers for quiet some time.
Yup, that’s an oldie but a goodie, but thanks for bringing it up again, as there are probably plenty of new modelers reading threads here at FSM that haven’t heard of that yet (or veteran modelers who may have forgotten about it).[:)]
MM, whether something has been known to SOME modellers for quite some time does not mean it has been known to ALL modellers for quite some time.
I know you weren’t being malicious with your post, and I know you’re a self-proclaimed “shoot-from-the-hip, tell-it-like-it-is” kinda guy (and I respect that), but it did sound a bit overly discouraging to a member who graciously posted something he honestly thought was helpful information for the modelling community here.
I’m all for honesty (and what you said was certainly true), but let’s remember that people are discovering new things for themselves here all the time, and should be encouraged to share those discoveries, no matter how “old” said discoveries may be to other “experienced” modellers. It’s always gonna be new to somebody! [:D][:D]
Anyway, thanks for posting that helpful tip, Mourningstar![:)]
Wow, new to me. I’ve been modelling for quite some time now, but I’ve never heard anyone mention this technique before. Sounds like a really good idea though.
To be honest, even though I’ve known about it for a long time, I never really tried it. I always felt the mix would be too “hot,” and end up melting the surrounding plastic on the model. Also, how are the shrinking properties?
If anyone has actually used this “sprue-goo,” please relate your experiences here!
I have a big baby food jar full of the stuff. Works pretty good. You have to be neat with it, but and it takes a while to set up, but it tends not to shrink, at least for me and it NEVER comes out. I use it sparingly, mostly in scratching something.
Worth a try. An little MEkor lacquer thinner, and some old sprues and you have some to try out.
I’ve never heard of it, but that’s why I visit this forum. It sounds a little less forgiving than putty, but it is nice to hear of another use for old sprue. There’s always plenty of that.
I’m with the rest of you. I’ve read about it, too, (in an old Kalmbach book, I believe), but I’ve never dared try it. I, like Brian, have figured it would be too hot. But, it might be just the thing for filling some of those extra holes the manufactures put in kits. You know the ones…the ones for some part that doesn’t go on this version of the model, but the manufacturer goes ahead and molds the holes in instead of just an indent on the back!! (Whew!) Can you tell I’m a little frustrated with this?? Anyway, I was thinking, it might work to push it through the hole from the back of the piece, wait until it’s totally hard, then shave it down and sand it from the front.
Thnaks for reminding me of “sprue goo”!
Hmmm
I have never heard of that before. Sounds like an interesting idea.
Thanks for telling/reminding us about it!!