Weld Lines
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Weld Lines
How do you guys do your weld lines? Is there a easy way for a novice to do them?
It will be on the Tamiya Tiger 1
Thanks!
It will be on the Tamiya Tiger 1
Thanks!
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Re: Weld Lines
We all have different ways of doing it, personally I tend to use Vallejo putty as it is quite wet as far as filler goes but comes in a tube with a precision nozzle so can in effect be drawn on then when dry I sand and cut marks into it untill I like how it looks. But that works well with the rough weld on Russian tanks, perhaps not so with the precise German weld
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Thats why i build german tanks , i use the 2 foot rule as i bet you can't see most of the german weld lines from 32 feet away in the real world.
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Re: Weld Lines
Thanks, very informative.
Any idea what the liquid is he paints on?
Any idea what the liquid is he paints on?
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Re: Weld Lines
I used Tamiya 2 part epoxy putty. Before applying I scribed out the weld seams on the model. Filled in with the putty and used the back side of a hobby knife and a toothpick to give it the texture. I've seen people use different objects to create the pattern but for me I was happy with just a hobby knife and a toothpick. It takes some time to dry so you have time to work with it to create the look your happy with.
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Re: Weld Lines
Thanks for the info!LordPanzer wrote:I used Tamiya 2 part epoxy putty. Before applying I scribed out the weld seams on the model. Filled in with the putty and used the back side of a hobby knife and a toothpick to give it the texture. I've seen people use different objects to create the pattern but for me I was happy with just a hobby knife and a toothpick. It takes some time to dry so you have time to work with it to create the look your happy with.
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I just used water to make it stick betterdougan1963 wrote:Thanks, very informative.
Any idea what the liquid is he paints on?
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Re: Weld Lines
I'm looking to add weld seams to my Tamiya KT. The biggest query I have, is how wide should the seam actually be? I came across some copper wire seams in 1/16 (or so the manufacturer claims) which are 1.25 mm wide, they are are nice, pliable and yo u get 1.5 metres for your money, seems ideal if you'll pardon the pun. I've got to be honest and say I don't think this is wide enough? I had thought about using putty, but German welds are pretty precise, and width is an issue.
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Probably water as this helps smooth and make it a bit more pliabledougan1963 wrote:Thanks, very informative.
Any idea what the liquid is he paints on?
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