New to this stuff and cant figure out really what the problem is here, so thought I would see if anyone can help me out. Working on a turret of a 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog. I put on a couple coats of Tamiya Spray Olive Drab and noticed the top half and bottom half had some bad fitting areas (this area of the bottom half jutted out a good ways). So I sanded it up (up to 800 grit) and puttied up the seam and tried recoating it with another 2 coats of OD. You can see the area to the right of one of the rungs. Is it just not enough sanding with a really fine paper? Thought I would check to see if anyone knew what my problem is before I ended up trying other stuff and ending up with 50 coats of OD on the turret [:D]
I’ll add that you should always “wet” sand, using progressively finer grades until the putty is nicely “feathered” down to the surrounding area. Hold the sanded area up to the light, tilt it at a slight angle and look along the seam for shadows or highlights indicating unevenness. Sanding seams/putty is one of those tasks requiring patience. Don’t rush it , take your time and you will be rewarded.
Gerald (Hawkeye)'s article Reading the Seam may be of interest.
