Widebody Supra

[[ c e l s i o r ]]

Get some Tamiya Epoxy Smooth Surface putty. I also gave up on Testors as its too rough. Good luck, its looking good.

[KP60]

go on give us some more

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by [ c e l s i o r ]

Get some Tamiya Epoxy Smooth Surface putty. I also gave up on Testors as its too rough. Good luck, its looking good.

I was thinking of getting some Tamiya Epoxy Putty Quick Type. Isnt the quick type still good?

That front is gonna be ripped off for a styrene and putty one, the stryo idea turned out not to be that great of an idea.

[[ c e l s i o r ]]

Haven't tried the quick type yet. The smooth surface one cures fast enough for my liking so haven't felt the need. Perhaps do a search and see what comments you can come up with about the quick putty.

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by [ c e l s i o r ]

Haven't tried the quick type yet. The smooth surface one cures fast enough for my liking so haven't felt the need. Perhaps do a search and see what comments you can come up with about the quick putty.

How fast does it cure? I know the quick type cures in about 6 hours.

I have searched, its all about preference and opinion. Nobody has said one is better than the other, its just what they bought. I havent seen any negativity towards either of the Tamiya putties.

[Kasso]

the quick type is for filling holes. you HAVE to use epoxy putty for body kits.

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by Kasso

the quick type is for filling holes. you HAVE to use epoxy putty for body kits.

The putty I was looking at was Epoxy Putty (Quick Type) well I'll just get the sculpting kind to play it safe.

[chaos]

I've used the quick type and it cures in 6 hours. Haven't doen any major sculpting but I must say it is fairly easy to use. Be sure you have some needle files handy though!!

[supramike420]

hey i talked to u the other day on aim(DISTURBED4219) and u know how much i love supras, but i gotta say it again-wow

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by supramike420

hey i talked to u the other day on aim(DISTURBED4219) and u know how much i love supras, but i gotta say it again-wow

Thanks again...and thanks for bumping the post up!


Cant wait 'til tommorow. I will start working on the top secret front bumper. Didnt get anything done during the week, I am soooooo busy

Tommorow the front Top Secret bumper will be started. I will be building it mainly out of styrene, and a little putty. I have been doodling plans on how Im going to put it together all week while those good educational tax dollars go to work What else is world history for?



Does anybody have a say in which putty to get? I will be using it in large quantities at a time not just patch work, and I need it to get REALLY hard.

Which do you vote for? Tamiya Quick Type? Tamiya Sclulpting? Both Epoxy Putties.

[mike@af]

Well I went to the hobby shop and got some Tamiya Epoxy Putty "Quick Type" and have been working with it for the past 45 minutes. I dont know, it my just take some getting used to, but sheesh that stuff is a pain in the arse to use.

You can tell its an epoxy, it sticks to everything except you want it too. Im building a front kit with styrene and trying to use the putty and it doesnt want to stick to the styrene but it will stick to everything else. Im going nuts here. It also says use gloves and involve skin contact, so I used my gloves, that was a task in it self. It just kept stickin to the gloves with water on them. Does any body actually use the gloves with putty?

How much shapping can you guys get done while its tacky? I tryed to shape it before it cures but there was little success achieved with that. I'll be doing a lot of sanding tommorrow.

So any tips? I will have pictures tommorow.

[oblaise]

When I use the putty I dont use gloves, because the putty will stick to it, and nothing happened to my fingers. Just wash your hands, real good after you are done. Have you tried sanding the surface on which you are going to apply the putty to. Well hope this helps.

[86_SR5]

Well, this seems to be an interesting project, what color you planning to use?

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by 86_SR5

Well, this seems to be an interesting project, what color you planning to use?

I am using Silver on the exterior, the interior is white with blue accents. And I will be putting a bunch of CF in the interior as well as the engine and exterior.

I'll have more pics later, the front is pretty scary looking, needs lots of sanding.

[mike@af]

Well here are some new pics, the front bumper is going pretty well. The front part is really really smooth, in the sun you can see your reflection.





I need some money, I need to go to the hobby shop again and pick up 3 more boxes of the tamiya putty.