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Title: ...remember...
Post by: Bootlegger on November 28, 2009, 07:59:17 AM

 :!   The old Veco kits and their "tongue and groove" set up where the formers went into the fuse?  What method did ya'll use to cover up these area's?
    I am trying to get this done on a current model, and need suggestions/ideas...
   Sure do thank ya'll............
   

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: john e. holliday on November 28, 2009, 08:07:47 AM

I use light weight wood putty.   Or fill with balsa dust and CA.  Of course that makes a hard spot.  Try mixing balsa dust with Elmer's wood glue.

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Richard Grogan on November 28, 2009, 08:18:30 AM

Like Doc sez...or if they're really deep, cut thin sheet balsa plugs and insert. Then sand flush til' its smooth and hole/dent free.

edit-I guess as an extreme alternative, you could sheet the sides with very thin balsa sheeting to hide everything!

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Serge_Krauss on November 28, 2009, 11:29:38 AM

I agree with Richard on the plugs. If the tongues stick out, sand them flush. Even if they have left very shallow places to fill, I'd still use balsa plugs. Just glue underneath and let the finish provide all the adhesion around the edges. If you are worried about glue hardness, you can use dope instead as the adhesive.

SK

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Bootlegger on November 28, 2009, 12:02:20 PM

  Thanks for the reply's guy's, I wasn't clear enough I guess, I've sandeed them flush, and need to fill the small imperfections left in the fuse sides, looks like I might use balsa dust and model cement or cement and micro baloons.
  Sure do appreciate all the help though... H^^

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Don Hutchinson AMA5402 on November 28, 2009, 01:37:02 PM

Gil-
Use Super-Fil (which you need for fillets anyway) or light weight spackling material from hardware store, once covered with silkspan you shouldn't ever see the dents. No spackle for fillets!
Don

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: George on November 28, 2009, 02:16:47 PM

Quote from: Bootlegger on November 28, 2009, 07:59:17 AM

:!   The old Veco kits and their "tongue and groove" set up where the formers went into the fuse?  What method did ya'll use to cover up these area's?
    I am trying to get this done on a current model, and need suggestions/ideas...
   Sure do thank ya'll............   

I DID use AeroGloss plastic wood back then.  S?P

Light spackle now.

George

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Jim Thomerson on November 29, 2009, 10:13:10 AM

It is even worse with a lazer cut kit, where the place is brown.  Particularly if one is doing a transparent finish. 

Title: Re: ...remember...
Post by: Richard Grogan on November 29, 2009, 01:10:44 PM

Quote from: Jim Thomerson on November 29, 2009, 10:13:10 AM

It is even worse with a lazer cut kit, where the place is brown.  Particularly if one is doing a transparent finish. 

That would be a case where I would use thin sheeting, if I couldnt get the brown off! Hey, that gives you a chance to reinforce your fuse with a CF laminated in it, and still use a clear covering!  ~>