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Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:03 am
by PershingLover
How do you guys make weld lines? Putty, and what type? Or?
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:04 am
by Koenigstiger 007
Hello,
I always take a bottle of "UHU-Plast" with the thin nozzle =
https://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/m6gk-8-f03b.jpg
.Fill half of it into another empty "UHU-Plast" bottle and rinse both with cut-off parts of plastic parts from pouring spouts. I then fill it up with the glue "Plastic-Magic" and wait a few days - shake well in between.
The plastic in the bottle dissolves slowly and the consistency of the glue is stronger - but so that it can still flow through the spout.
Yes, after consistency and color of the plastic tests I get so in use a thin strip, which can be edited after the beginning of curing with a small screwdriver. As you can see in the second picture, you can then draw two seams next to each other when the first one is finished between.
https://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/m6gk-9-c93e.jpg
Greetings from germany
Guenther
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:53 am
by 43rdRecceReg
Koenigstiger 007 wrote:Hello,
I always take a bottle of "UHU-Plast" with the thin nozzle =
https://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/m6gk-8-f03b.jpg
.Fill half of it into another empty "UHU-Plast" bottle and rinse both with cut-off parts of plastic parts from pouring spouts. I then fill it up with the glue "Plastic-Magic" and wait a few days - shake well in between.
The plastic in the bottle dissolves slowly and the consistency of the glue is stronger - but so that it can still flow through the spout.
Yes, after consistency and color of the plastic tests I get so in use a thin strip, which can be edited after the beginning of curing with a small screwdriver. As you can see in the second picture, you can then draw two seams next to each other when the first one is finished between.
https://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/m6gk-9-c93e.jpg
Greetings from germany
A truly unusual, but interesting tip, Günther
und Grüsse aus Schottland!
Guenther
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:02 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
I should add, that I use 'Milliput' Superfine for weld lines. It stays workable for a fair while; it's not messy; doesn't smell bad, and although it eventually sets like stone- it's easy to work, and shape, afterwards.
Tamiya Putty is also pretty good, but it sets quickly.
Revell and Vallejo also make putty; but again, I found that they both dried a little too quickly.
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:00 pm
by PainlessWolf
Good Morning,
When weld lines are called for, I use the Vallejo putty. As Roy has noted, it can dry quickly ( especially in the high alpine desert climate around here ) so knowing where it is going right away is key. It does produce a nice, sand-able surface if required and is good for the tiny, scale weld lines most tanks have.
regards,
Painless
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:16 pm
by maxmekker
Re: Weld Lines
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:35 pm
by General Jumbo01
I have to agree. Its easy to exaggerate / get carried away, somewhat like some modelers apply rust to everything. Check out images of real WW2 German tanks. The weld lines are predominantly well finished. Russian T-34s might be scruffier though!
Still, each to their own....
