1/6 zimmerit help?

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1/6 zimmerit help?

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Any help on what material to use?? I tried to elemers wood filler, but it is too thin.. any help would be appreciated
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Tile adhesive seems to be popular?

Be sure to check the Armortek forum too. ;-)
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Marco Peter wrote:Tile adhesive seems to be popular?

Be sure to check the Armortek forum too. ;-)
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On a large 1/6 scale panzer, you might want to try to replicate the real thing...

Zimmerit recipe from Wikipedia;

The paste was composed of the following:
40% barium sulfate – BaSO4
25% polyvinyl acetate – PVA (similar to wood glue)
15% pigment (ochre)
10% zinc sulfide – ZnS
10% sawdust
In the raw paste, polyvinyl acetate was used in the form of "Mowilith 20", a 50% benzene solution.[2] During the drying process, the benzene evaporated and the mixture hardened.
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lmcq11 wrote:On a large 1/6 scale panzer, you might want to try to replicate the real thing...

Zimmerit recipe from Wikipedia;

The paste was composed of the following:
40% barium sulfate – BaSO4
25% polyvinyl acetate – PVA (similar to wood glue)
15% pigment (ochre)
10% zinc sulfide – ZnS
10% sawdust
In the raw paste, polyvinyl acetate was used in the form of "Mowilith 20", a 50% benzene solution.[2] During the drying process, the benzene evaporated and the mixture hardened.
Great info!!

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I believe I have seen a large scale Jagdpanther with polystyrene sheet overlay with a zimmerit finish somewhere. Of course I can't find it as it was awesome.
From memory he put a styrene sheet over plate and burned in the look with a soldering iron.
There are many Zimmerit kits and putties but for me the one mentioned above looked the best.
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siquisiri wrote:
lmcq11 wrote:On a large 1/6 scale panzer, you might want to try to replicate the real thing...

Zimmerit recipe from Wikipedia;

The paste was composed of the following:
40% barium sulfate – BaSO4
25% polyvinyl acetate – PVA (similar to wood glue)
15% pigment (ochre)
10% zinc sulfide – ZnS
10% sawdust
In the raw paste, polyvinyl acetate was used in the form of "Mowilith 20", a 50% benzene solution.[2] During the drying process, the benzene evaporated and the mixture hardened.
Great info!!
If you go 'real' make sure you burn the zimmerit with flames to get the benzine out! ;D

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Now paint and glue fumes, even Eau de MEK, are "par for the course" at the weekly five-person modeling and bull-shooting extravaganza at my house, but that burning sensation might clear the place out, dog first out the door!
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Thanks for the info!!

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What did you end up using for zimmerite.


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