1/6 zimmerit help?
1/6 zimmerit help?
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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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
Tile adhesive seems to be popular?
Be sure to check the Armortek forum too.
Be sure to check the Armortek forum too.

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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
Will doMarco Peter wrote:Tile adhesive seems to be popular?
Be sure to check the Armortek forum too.
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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
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.
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.
Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
Great info!!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.
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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
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.
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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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
If you go 'real' make sure you burn the zimmerit with flames to get the benzine out!siquisiri wrote:Great info!!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.

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... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!
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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
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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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
Thanks for the info!!
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Re: 1/6 zimmerit help?
What did you end up using for zimmerite.
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