do i really need plastic styrene?

[lancerevoRS]

do i really need plastic styrene to make my own bodykit?or can i jst slap some putty on? ?_? tyty

[Vric]

without styrene, you will use more putty and it will be more difficult to have nice looking mod.. for 1$, yes it's a must have.

[willimo]

Do as you like, but the plastic will be a cheaper material and will make it loads easier. If you don't want to spend the couple bucks for plastic, or take a few minutes to make the trip to the hobby shop, be prepared to spend many dollars on putty and spend many, many hours sanding.

[008]

Buying plastic stock assures you that you have consistent parts from side to side. Using putty only can cause some asymmetry in body kits unless you like to do a lot of measuring.

[white97ex]

i always wondered the same thing. could i make good looking serious mods with out the styrene? well, i invested in some styrene sheet and rods, and well. that answered my question. it makes things so much easier. plus, tamiya putty is 6 bucks a box. you want to use as little as possible. lol

[lancerevoRS]

how do u actually use the styrene for the bodykit? can anyone post some pics please? thanks

[GvEman]

well i must just agree with the others. but when i was working on the body on the Shelby Series 1 i only used styrene as frames to make sure the putty got the right edges and sow on and then i took them away and putted on mor putty:P but i can tell! it was a H*ll of a jobb to sand everything down. and to my next project my supra i will try to use as mutch styrene as possible.

[Vric]

you can do nice mod without styrene, but it will take you lot more of time, and will cost you more in putty.. as said, it will be near impossible ot have 2 sides identical with only putty.. It's possible, but you will spend the year on that project while you can make it in few weeks with styrene.

don't be cheap, it's only 1$ (will cost you less than extra tube of putty) Even my crappy HS have it

[lancerevoRS]

i cant find any hobby shops near where i live XD anyone that live in the uk know any sites ?

i jst found my old initial d 86 body, so atm, am trying to make a widebody for that

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by lancerevoRS

how do u actually use the styrene for the bodykit? can anyone post some pics please? thanks

Styrene works as a bone of a body kit, so to speak.
You look at a real body kit, and brake it down into a collection of flat planes in your mind. Then, cut out those pieces from a styrene sheet. Once the boxy shape is made, you use minimum amount of putty to add curved surfaces. It saves time and putty. Also, most body kits are symmetrical, and if you cut out a set of identical templates, you can achieve symmetry easily.

[lancerevoRS]

so abit like this?sorry for the retarded writing, i cant write with a mouse



hmm btw, i put some on my 86 the other day, went to sand it today, and it started peeling off ?_?

[injecting]

Originally Posted by lancerevoRS

so abit like this?sorry for the retarded writing, i cant write with a mouse



hmm btw, i put some on my 86 the other day, went to sand it today, and it started peeling off ?_?

What kind of putty do u use? If its tamiya epoxy putty then you have to kneed the two parts together then apply wait a day or so then sand with 200 grit sand paper.

[lancerevoRS]

its not a famous brand, it just says modelling putty on it O_O

[JTRACING]

Plastic styrene is very usefull for a lot of things!, I suggest you pick some up. You'd be suprised how much you use it, once you have some.
As for putty i use Squadron green putty. it works great and is cheap. I'd say most every model store carries it.
http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=SQ9050

And this is a pretty good online store , since you dont have any shops near you.
http://www.squadron.com/Index.htm

[krebs128]

Originally Posted by JTRACING

As for putty i use Squadron green putty. it works great and is cheap. I'd say most every model store carries it.http://www.squadron.com/Index.htm

I was told that shaping and sanding that the grey Squadron putty would work the best.