weld seems with putty

Modeling Subjects Armor
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hey guys, I cant seem to find the post about this so I’ll have to ask. How do I make the weld seem with putty? Also
What type of putty will work?
How do I ensure that it is applied in a straight line? (well, it needs to be an even line for the top of my Tiger turret.)

thanks[8D]

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I did the weld seams on the turret plates on this M10 with Tamiya putty. First I taped on each side of the joint to keep it straight and make sure no excess putty got away. Then, once it set for a few minutes, I indented with a knife blade, replicating weld beads. I pulled off the tape while the putty was still wet, so as not to chip it. Worked out really well.

Steve

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What i like to do is to get some apoxie sculpt or some milliput and roll a very thin line. The higher quality two-part you use, the smaller the line you can get. Lay it down on the part and gently push it down with a tooth pick. Then with a pointy tooth pick, I indent in it until the correct look is achieved.

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Here’s one thread:

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=38480&REPLY_ID=386717

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thanks guys!

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Your really should look at this before you leap into the other methods

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

[img.nr] http://www.armorama.com/images/articles/weld_article/14.jpg[/img.nr]

Alasdair

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Good article regarding weld types. Are the types of weld actually that noticeable in 1/35th? All I ever really notice is whether or not welds are raised or indented. I could see going to this level of detail on a large scale model, like 1/24 or 1/16…

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Hi All I can say to that is a BIG YES…but it depends on you eyes really :)…thake a Tamiya Sherman…needs to be done…but hey…if the intrest is just OOTB…then no…but for me…yep

Certainly all the well known guys do it…this was also published in AFV Modeler mag…I think the leading quality Modeling mag for tread heads.

AJ

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So to sum it up, you lay some putty in there and then you make indentations to simulate welding. I’ve got to say that the weld class posted on the other site was interesting. However, as an AWS Certified Weld Inspector, I can’t agree that most of the information is correct. I also spent over 16 years welding tanks together, so…just throw some putty in there and make indentations to simulate welded joints! We couldn’t get cover passes to look that good in peace time, I can’t imagine the visual quality during war, when you really had to put out the tanks.

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Hi

well I think on this one I have to disagree with you…

just looking at the orginal examples shown in the article, it seems to me to prove the writers point…

BUT what it is hard for me to to grasp about what you say is … ? are the pics of the weld seams on 2nd WW tanks wrong…?..this is my quandry about your statements because the patternd and splatter effects he obtains seem very much ‘spot-on’ to the photos.

Please do not be offended here…but I woud like to know…it just looks like the technique produces what you see in the real examples shown…?

As said…with much respect to your expeariance…that I do not have at all

AJ

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Hey Aj,

I was just commenting on the weld descriptions, not the techniques that the author has developed. I agree that the work is very well done. I just felt that the whole subject was a little “overdone” as far as depicting weldments in armor plate. A very detailed descriptive report indeed. Having personally checked a million miles of welds on the Abrams over the years, it just struck me in the funny bone a little bit. Please pardon my cynicism.

Steve

Steve