Weld Seams Using Epoxy Putty?

[Alkosh]

Are there any tutorials out there on using epoxy putties, such as Tamiya or Milliput, to create weld seams on 1/35 and 1/48 armor?

[maduigna]

this might help
http://www.finescale.com/~/media/import ... dseams.pdf

[maduigna]

i have also read about a method where thin syryine rod was soaked in cement and placed in the seam

[Alkosh]

Thanks for the article, it should prove handy. Unfortunately, the stryene rod method does not work in 1/48 because they don't make any small enough.
I picked up some Milliput and will give it a go.

[Darklen]

Use stretched spruce instead?

[Alkosh]

If someone sold stretched sprue, I'd try it. I've never had luck making my own. It's always uneven and not the same circumference along the length.

[Nige1940]

The best epoxy putty I have found to date is "Magicsculp" its softness when mixed and its properties when wet are superior to miliput .
It will actually melt -dissolve in small amounts when wet making it ideal to sculpt finer weld seams the hard part and the part that requires practise isn't so much the technique for the welds themselves but rather the rolling of it thin enough without it sticking to everything !
The when rolled the finer the better , lay it into the cut groove for "cut & Fill" welds or along the right angle for things like armour and tank hulls .
You'll find it best to make your own tool , use thin piece of brass tube I use a few different ones from 0.4 to 1mm for different scales and welds .
Cut a small piece groove of it with a file like your almost cutting it in half and then round of the end sorry I don't have a picture mate , but have a look at this tutorial on page two http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op= ... &artid=220 keep the tool and the putty wet otherwise it'll pull out all of the putty then stab in a random but progressive & logical way .
The other way is to use stretched sprue or better still "Evergreen" Styrene rod it's available in many small diameters just heat it with a lighter about 3-5 cm from the tip of the flame until it starts to look "sweaty" and begin to bend quite readily ,then pull with even pressure in both arms .
It doesn't have to be fast but not too slow either , practise a little first its one of the easiest things to do in modelling when you have the knack mate .
then lay it into the seam and brush over some liquid cement the best type is Gunze or EMA Plastic weld bare in mind that its going to expand a little and the sides ooze a bit as you texture it so use a slightly thinner piece than needed and use an old hobby knife blade like a Swan Morton No10A better if the end of the point is slightly blunt even broken and again stab in a horizontal motion flattening and rippling the melted styrene .
Hope these help some ? and Good luck with the modelling mate .