Every once in a while you run into something that literrally rewrites your style of modeling. For me this is the Touch-N- Flow system. I am not gifted in modeling and I was getting disenchanted again with the art when I couldnt get rid of those POS seam lines. Thanks to Hawkeye and his sqawkbox, I think Im back in the game. I tried the TNF with plast-i-weld on a SDB Dauntless last night for the first time and the seam lines are …perfect.
I hope you don’t mind Gerald, but I want to direct others to your article on seamlines:
I realized early on that you can put down the most perfect paint job on a crappy construct and it will look like a 5 year old put it together. The basics start with the construction , patience in sanding , washing, etc. The application of the plastic weld is simple and precise. Do small parts at a time. The welded plastic eliminates seam lines the first go around, and the whole filling debacle can be mostly avoided. Clean up is simple, mostly the solvent evaporates. Use a respirator or vent box.
For those who aren’t born with the gift of perfect application of CA or Testors cement with no mess written into their genetic code, give this a try.
Thanks, Hawkeye!