I tried to post this earlier, but the Big A hicupped. Probably while deleating the troll's posts. Anyway, here goes again.

Thanks Skip.

I've used two part epoxy putty, though not Milliput, before in other ways. It's great stuff for making tarps, bed rolls, even pack straps and gun slings on armored kits. I did try it once for filling a seam, on my Bismarck, but wasn't happy with the results. It's very hard to spread that way, not like the semi liquid putty I'm trying to use now. I'm sure I put on way too much but it was a real bear to sand. I wore out one sanding stick and even used up a fair amount off a Dremel sanding bit.

My question, to anybody, is is the white Milliput that Skipper suggests fairly thin and easy to spread, or is it a bit like stiff clay, like other two part epoxies I've used? I'm willing to give it a try, though I find that it's normally far more money to use something labled as "model" rather than similar products from the hardware store.

Hi Rodger,

The white Milliput is fairly thin and if dilued with water it almost melts away.
Put a little dot in the area, and with your wet finger (or brush) spread it along the seam. Repeat as needed.
You should wet sand milliput about 10-15 minutes after applying it, with a small grit sandpaper - it works for me

Skipper

Then, moisten the dab with a drop of water and smoodge it in the gap that need to be filled.

Skipper

:-) :-) :-)

I'm glad you got it Mark

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Frank, I don't know why but your island looks different from mine.

15 February 2006

"SMOODGE" UPDATE

Hey Skipper, you out there??

I tried your milliput method of "thinning" last night with a different subject than my current Flattops Campaign project, and by golly, works great! I would never have tried to smooth out an epoxy based product with just water on my own. Thanks for the tip!

Rodger, this works really well, I normally use Tamiya Putty for most of my seam filling, but this method may just replace Mr. Tamiya's! I think it's worth a try on your project, sir!
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Keep Modeling!
Gunny

Greeting, seas' buddies.

I'm going slowly. Just after the deck, it's time for bridge (at least I think that's the way this "building" is called).
Gee! Too many little things to glue. And I thinking to do the Tamiya Zuikaku 1/700 for Battle of Leyte Gulf campaign. Other smaller parts!

Oh I remember that quite well from my Essex. I plan to do my Hornet "Doolittle" so I'll only open up a couple of doors just to stick in a few of the shipboard aircraft.

My Lexington is progressing like wildfire. Got the flight deck sprayed yellow, masked off the stripes and L-E-X and painted, now it is masked off and I'm going to hit the hull with the light gray when I finish adding all the safety netting I cut off to use the PE

Don't forget there were Wildcats (four, IIRC) spotted at the front of the flight deck, and an SBD tucked away with the B-25s on the aft part of the flight deck during the voyage west.