Newbie here - needing some advice.

[jazzywheelz]

Originally Posted by Mister_S13

your getting a 205! im so jealous, I own an ST184, lol, the 205's are a great car,hope you get it, and if you do...congrats!

thanks fella, i've been planning on getting one for over a year now so fingers crossed it should be soon.

Originally Posted by keefr22

...in regards to the Future floor polish, it is available in the UK, but it's called Johnsons Klear. Most Tesco's seem to stock it...

ahh brilliant. i'll see if i can find it. thanks mate.

[willimo]

If you don't want to modify the wheel, modify the brakes. Just drill out the center of the brake hub enough to accept Fujimi's style of wheel attachment. Most Tamiya brakes have hubs larg enough to accept Fujimi's wheels.

That said, it's really a lot easier to change the wheels over than it may see. I actually don't use a Dremel at all of the work, but instead my sprue cutter, to cut away most of the attachement, and then just some higher-grit sandpaper to smooth it out. Then, I put a piece of styrene rod in the center (like the tutorials call for) so it can mate up right.

[jazzywheelz]

Originally Posted by jazzywheelz

...i ended up using the dremel and just going very carefully. the wheels have now been primed and will hopefully be painted tonight...

well, the wheels are now painted, although there's a couple of imperfections so i might give them another coat.

(ps. can anyone tell me why i keep needing to log into the forum again every few minutes ? )

[jazzywheelz]

well, i've been putting off starting the sideskirts for long enough so it's time to get cracking.
just wondering if any uk modellers can recommend a particular brand of filler/putty to build up body modifications. obviously it must be one that sticks to plasticard/styrene. any ideas chaps ?
(quick answers appreciated as i want to get on with it asap)
cheers guys.

[keefr22]

Well, I've used what used to be called cellulose stopper to fill blemishes & joints etc as this won't (shouldn't!) show up as 'ghosting' under 'hot' paints like Halfords primer (whereas hobby stuff like Humbrol filler often will). You need to put it on in thin layers as otherwise the cellulose content will destroy the polystyrene - but on the other hand the cellulose also ensures that it bonds well. The stuff I'm using at the moment is Holts Cataloy Knifing Putty which I got from Halfords. I've also used Isopon P38 easysand filler which is not quite as fine as the other stuff & also needs to be mixed with hardener which, being lazy, I don't like as much as the other stuff which is just squeezed out of the tube!! Like the stopper you need to put it on in thin layers or it'll melt the plastic, but it's probably a little better for making more bulky bits.

HTH
Keith

PS - I'd advise you to try it out on some of the sprue from the kit before you cover the body in it - just in case it doesn't like the kit plastic!

[jazzywheelz]

thanks for the reply keith. i'm not keen on knifing putty as in my experience 1-part fillers tend to shrink when drying. i've used the isopon p38 in the past on full size car body work but just wondered if there's anything out there better suited to small scale modelling.
anyone else got any suggestions ?

[keefr22]

Well, white milliput is pretty good - it's two part so has to be mixed, but it's really fine, can be shaped with a wet finger or similar tool before it sets up & it sands fairly well. Sylmasta has a range of epoxy & similar putties & are pretty helpful in my past experience;

www.sylmasta.com

I have to say that I've not encountererd problems with the Cataloy stopper shrinking. Famous last words??!!

Keith

[rsxse240]

tamiya quick set putty has got to be the best putty I've used to date. I was stuck on milliput, but it doesn't like to realy adhere to the plastic, but it does stick once it starts to setup.

the tamiya putty sands SO much better, and mixes so much more easily.

[jazzywheelz]

thanks for your help guys. unfortunately, my local model shop doesn't seem to know modelling putty exists, so i decided to stick with the p38. doing a small area at a time, it went ok and seems to have stuck really well.
(i WILL start a w.i.p thread soon lol.)

[jazzywheelz]

Originally Posted by jazzywheelz

(i WILL start a w.i.p thread soon lol.)

finally done it....

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=668470