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Building the Garibaldi

First off is to attach the back end of the flight deck over the main hull. Careful sanding helped get a close seam line between the pieces. Next, I sanded the deck with a sanding block to make sure that the deck didn’t get sanded unequally and become wavy.

Once sanded as close as possible, I used painter’s tape on either side of the seam to contain the next step. I took watered down Elmers’ Indoor/Outdoor wood putty (water based) and smeared it over the entire area between the tape. After a few minutes, I removed the tape (before it dries) Left with a clean putty seam on either side, I let the putty dry overnight.

The next day I sanded it all down with a sanding block. This brought the seam down to just barely noticeable in the right light (but unable to be felt). A few coats of Tamiya surface primer equalized the area and all but removed any trace of the seam.