Model Making Techniques #2: Applying Putty & Sanding

In this video various techniques you can use to fill in any gaps or other imperfections on Aircraft models is demonstrated and discussed. Different areas are covered, such as the wing roots, intakes and central fuselage seams. Then the process of sanding and re-application to get that perfect (or close enough is good enough) finish depending on the degree of effort you with to put in. Fully narrated with extensive use of time-lapse and split screens.
Music: bensound.com

[@bradleywhit8159]

I've looked all over the internet for some great how to videos, and out of a hundred, there is only a handful that really show the correct angles, what it looks like before and after, and the different views. Your channel covers all of these and I hope you don't go anywhere any time soon and make more great content. We modelers need experienced guys like you to explain how its done.. Thank you for the maybe not so fun how to videos.. This is a great channel to learn from.

[@Rashomon00]

I've been looking for a video like this for a while now. Very useful! Thanks

[@pilkjaer]

Amazing video guide! Thank you for sharing!

[@acatellani]

A definitive guide on putty! Thanks!

[@donmelanson3698]

What a great video. I have always used putty but I like the way you demonstrate the video. Thanks so such

[@vasili1207]

Always good to watch other people techniques, good video very easy to watch

[@robertthomas3143]

This is awesome. I've kind of been learning how to build models from youtube for a few years. This is the most informative video I've seen on this subject so far. I never even consider taping the sides for less clean up.

[@umutdestan4678]

Perfect tutorial of putty filling, sanding and all around fixing them pesky seams! Keep up the great work.

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Thank you very much!

[@jettoscranda]

Amazing video!! Thanks.

[@nicko7946]

Beautifully explained mate. Will be watching this often!

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Cheers, hopefully the spread of topics is good too

[@cenebrad1350]

Great video. Thanks for the pointers

[@karljones9357]

Thanks for the video, I’m new to the hobby and this information will help me loads.

[@craigjnorris]

Fantastic work here. Great explanations, and I really find the multi-angle layout, closeups etc work really well! This really helped me on picking up some tips on my current build.

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Cheers Craig, stay tuned as there should be new videos weekly(ish) from now on :D

[@behlulcabuk2730]

amazing video !

[@germoua9593]

very informative. thank you for sharing.

[@K3ns0]

Very helpful video ☺👌🏻 Thank you!

[@jdxah]

Very informative and great editing and production

[@tehbh1688]

The techniques used is awesome and easy-to-follow. I'd prefer to mask on both sides of the fuselage and similar to prevent loss-of-panel lines and rivets respectively. To re-scribe and re-rivet is mind boggling most of the time. Have subscribed to your channel. Thank You for Sharing is Caring !

[@ckearney9932]

Thanks for this video I'm just about to glue my a320 neo together and I have my putty at the ready this is only my 2nd model and my first time doing putty using revell plasto so this vid helped me understand a bit more on that cheers 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@volshebnikartmusic9782]

Fantastic video, a lot of nice tips and techniques and so much examples. And I appreciate your time mixing up so much videos footage in one. Great and impressive job! On techniques I just want to add that it is worth to mention use of CA glue accelerator. CA glue + accelerator makes the process much faster than with Surfacer. And both CA and Surfacer goes very well together!

[@CortxVortx]

I use a flat toothpick to apply the putty. Great tips for sanding and finishing.

[@jayhillyer2542]

Really great stuff. I agree with David it would be massively great if you add links to products under your descriptions.

[@jk242903]

Great video - I learned a lot from it. I'd never thought to use the water based filler (Vallejo Plastic Putty in my case, it's not actually plastic) as a foundation for another filler. I'm definitely going to try that.

[@christisgod3354]

Very impressive.

[@mxboy96]

Thank you!

[@brendonrutherford5118]

Your dialogue is excellent thank you & for a change one can actually understand your "English" & what you are saying, nice & clear with no problems!! Well done indeed!! Some of those various English dialects are very difficult to understand!! whew!!

[@jimmcintosh184]

Awesome video sir! if a gap is as wide as a trench, I use styrene stock to stuff it, and putty to finish it up for sanding

[@markmccann5711]

Thanks for the tips mate ,l have just got back into kits after about 30 years and l have a lot of old airfix and revell kits that you need a chainsaw to get the parts to fit , so l tried using putty with a lot of mess but l got it now after watching you thanks a lot mate

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Glad to help :D

[@thomasshelby6390]

Great job! This kit is a putty eater.

[@thejohnsce859]

Great camera work and great editing. Thank you for taking the time to do this. It has helped me tremendously and I’m sure it’s the same for others.

[@1932denise]

Super video 👌

[@davidrankin8427]

Great video. Any chance of adding to the info a list of each of the products you use in the video such as filler, putty and glue? I'm OK with the technique, what I am struggling with is what exactly to use. For example, Mr surface has lots of products, which one(s) in particular. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@RMZFILMS59]

Agreed!

[@thejohnsce859]

@@RMZFILMS59 I thought you were the putty recommendation!!! Hidden replies! Cheers mate

[@RMZFILMS59]

@@thejohnsce859 : )

[@nigelsmith7366]

You all need to understand that the right putty is down to you.... Every seam will probably need different ways of filling

[@cobusprinsloo]

He best video I’ve seen on this subject - thank you! Where can one get proper putty applicators?

[@julianmizzi1295]

with the MR Surfacer , i fill the seam up, let dry . Then use Iso Proponol on a cotton bud and rub that back n forth to remove the excess putty from the model. Try it - i think you will find it alot quicker than taping up / masking the seam off. Excellent vid BTW

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Cheers Julian, I do that all the time with the acrylic (perfect plastic) putties but I find that the cleanup of Mr Surfacer always ends in a sticky mess that never gets fully cleaned up...but I havnt tried for a very long time so I might give it a go again :D just avoid getting it in the rivet holes :)

[@julianmizzi1295]

@@scalemodelcinema9900 all good. Really enjoy your vids. They are very informative. I'm getting back into my model building after a very long hiatus. currently building a 1/32 sufa

[@josephlau8476]

I like playing model too.

[@irmollaar]

Very informative, thank you. How do you sand in between coats/layers, like what grits? thanks

[@cimmerian100]

I switched mostly to superglue + baby powder for filling. Sets instant with kicker, doesnt shrink , sands easy and scribes really well.

[@vasili1207]

kicker weakens the joint at a chemical level hence why it goes white ... i don't use kicker no need or the baby powder its just messier that way and not really stronger than non kicked glue

[@cimmerian100]

@@vasili1207 Sands a lot easier though !

[@Panos-xo9rc]

Imo the gaps in the F-80,and large gaps in general, should first be "bridged" were possible with stretched sprue/sprue goo to provide a foundation and prevent flexing of the parts,which will break the putty.

[@samuelfrancuz1095]

Nice vidoe, BUT the gaps that big like on the f-80C is much better fill with piece of plastic sheet, sand into the rigth shape and add little filler/CA glue to fill minor imperfections. It is better base for scribing and you have no risk that vast amount of solvent based putty will shrink after longer period of time as it tends to and wil not show mess on finished model...

[@dsrduff]

Thank you for posting, this tutorial really helped me. Can you recommend a good primer that you can sand?

[@xRepoUKx]

Mr Surfacer 1200 or 1500.

[@BenjWarrant]

I'm just coming back to modelling after a break of... many years, but with main joins like the fuselage and cowling, I can't see why I shouldn't use sprue goo to glue them together. If it's done carefully, won't that fill the gap at the same time as gluing them together?

[@kristinpinnell9743]

Hey what putty is the one that is more liquidity

[@slammer7520]

May I ask what camera u are using ?

[@johnmajane3731]

How did you thin the putty out?

[@BrodieD]

In your experience what is a good time frame to let the putty sit and cure for before sanding and adding another layer?

[@vaindioux]

Around that time i think would do!

[@djlorean]

The wet cotton bud is with water? alcohol? Thanks! amazing works!

[@jeppeniller1106]

Im pretty sure its water :)

[@xRepoUKx]

Vallejo plastic putty - use water to smooth, Mr Surfacer 500, 1000 - use Isopropanol to smooth

[@alejandromas2102]

What kind of polish u used?

[@igor_667]

Hi great video! I just happen to have one question: I use Tamiya basic putty and my question is how do I remove it from raised detail where if I were to sand it would disappear. Keep making videos

[@Panos-xo9rc]

With nail polish remover and cotton buds/cotton pads while the putty is still "wet",a couple of minutes after you apply it will do.Try it first in a hidden part to check if it harms the plastic of your kit. Do not use straight aceton,only the watered down,colored type from supermarkets.

[@igor_667]

@@Panos-xo9rc thank you so much! I will definitely try this out

[@Panos-xo9rc]

@@igor_667 check this out. www.arcair.com/tnt1/001-100/TNT029-Filler-WO-Sanding/00.shtm

[@jilevichpavel4533]

Уфф, я думал, что только у меня проблемы в восстановлении расшивки!

[@carlovillablanca7065]

as a cheap alternative for filling in those large gaps, would you recommend a drywall filler? it always comes in a large tube generally priced around $5-10 dollars. they dry up in about 20-30 mins depending on how much was used. then you can apply the fuselage gap filler afterwards to fill in the top part and sand it down to make it seamless. a tube of the Tamiya basic putty is like $8 and it's not a very big tube. that way, you're only using a little amount of the Tamiya putty and could end up having a tube enough for maybe like 5-10 models.

[@justindunlap1235]

I almost exclusively use vinyl spackle for filler in my scratch and kit builds, it works great and can be thinned with water or denatured alcohol. If I have a large gap that I want to also have some structure to it I'll use JB weld plastic putty or Bondo depending on the application. You get the same results with for allot less cost than the model specific fillers.

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

Bit late here, but any thoughts on "spue goo"? Heat stretch some of the kits sprue, them melt it into the gap with liquid solvent cement. You end up with a very solid structure, as it is all made from the same grade of plastic. Also limits the use of putty to final finishing.

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Hey, that is an option, but I think if you are looking at using plastic as the filler (which is a very good option for large gaps, and I shouldve included that as one of the methods really) I suspect that using the right mm size plasticard might be a better option? Cant say I've tried the strech method for this. My only issue with using plastic as a filler is often there is more mess in terms of keeping the glue in the joint and avoiding getting any on the surface, especially if theres any raised surface detail in the area. cheers for the info though, worth investigating further :)

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

@@scalemodelcinema9900 Oh it's messy as hell, often have to re scribe surface details, but I find a lot of panel lines on modern kits are too wide for my liking anyway. And I'm always concerned that filler will shrink and crack. Great video.

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

@@ploppysonofploppy6066 Yeah cracking can be an issue with some putties, I find that the recent 'perfect plastic' water based ones are pretty flexible and havnt ever had any cracks with them. The other thing that helps with that is a decent thickness of undercoat (not too much though) as this can bind the putty and plastic at the join. Mr surfacer 1500 black (undercoat) is also resonably flexible and bonds well. The key is to fill the gap completly so that there is no room for the putty to move, especially near the surface of the gap. I hear you re the panel lines, Airfix anyone :P

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

@@scalemodelcinema9900 I'll give it a go. Cheers. 👍

[@Yxcvbnma]

what putty do you use on the fuselage?

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

hi, the white putty is 'purfect plastic putty- by Delux materials' and the grey putty is Mr. Surfacer 1200 :D happy modelling

[@giovannidispirito9056]

What tool do you use to apply the putty?

[@lewiswilliams5837]

Whilst not the same tool, take a look at dental picks

[@lwentz5510]

Good video - however the music is way too loud.

[@theplayernkc]

You said Mr Surfacer 500 putty in the video, but when I look up Mr Surfacer 500 putty I get zero results. I do get results for Mr Surfacer 500 Primer. Is that what you're talking about? If not can you give me a link to this Mr Surfacer 500 putty?

[@areteegee7806]

What tool are you using to apply the putty?

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

I use a combination of a metal spatula, a dental spatula and a smilpe 'thick' scriber

[@sergio3775]

Tip: Don't use the cutting side of the blade to scratch flash off. Blades use to have a sharp edge on the back (top of it) specially designed for that purpose. In that way you don't dull the cutting edge of the blade. It is specially designed for scraping. It works a lot better.

[@brodziaktomasz]

Say exactly what putty, removable with a wet swab, you use to fill large gaps (11:00 recording).

[@scalemodelcinema9900]

Perfect plastic putty - water based, I also use Mr surfacer 1200 - lacquer based (Mr leveling thinner to remove)

[@woodybear8298]

Nice video, but we don't need the background music.

[@Kairasp1]

Sir hi, one thing, please keep= the music low, it really low it really irritates us, because we can`t hear the narrator

[@simonvance8054]

Thanks for the advice...very distracting and hard to listen with the music as loud as you were speaking though...just saying..

[@googleisterrible6843]

very hard to hear

[@wallyturgeon4633]

Turn the music off or lower.

[@CFster]

Find another video.

[@xRepoUKx]

Your first tip is to use masking tape to limit the area covered by the filler... but then you don't use it in any of the subsequent videos!

[@vasili1207]

its a pro tip for beginners if you are used to the medium it isn't needed .... but you knew that

[@tomkeenum8810]

Music is too loud! It makes it hard to understand you.

[@ponymoore6140]

I love your videos, but why play the annoying music, it ruins the video. There seems to be some kind of obsession with people feeling that they MUST add must to videos - it is so annoying!