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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 7, 2019 17:05:17 GMT -8
Well, it’s been quite cold in our area for the past couple of days. That means my workbench area is also cold even with a space heater. I also was busy doing some other things. So, here are a couple of items I didn’t get to in my last installment: I added a roll bar to the car using the one from the AMT PC-17 kit. I cut approximately 1/8th of an inch off of each side of the roll bar to lower it a bit. Another thing that needed to be added to the body are the little wing fences on the edge of the rear tire kick ups. I tried to glue some small Evergreen plastic stock to the kick ups, but I could not get them to stay. I kept knocking them off. So, I mixed up some Milliput two part putty and used that to shape my wing fences. Stay tuned for more, Jim
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Post by afx on Mar 8, 2019 3:04:15 GMT -8
I've never tried Milliput Jim, do you like it?
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 8, 2019 3:37:04 GMT -8
Looking good Jim!
JC, I have used Milliput for years. I like it but it has terrible shelf life, at least in my weather: Tropical with high heat and high humidity. I started using Apoxie Sculpt now. It should behave similarly but shelf life is supposed to be better.
Thanks, Ismael
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 8, 2019 4:27:40 GMT -8
The Apoxie Sculpt or Magic sculpt can start to get stiff and hard to mix after a year or so, the trick is to put just slightly more than you will be using of the two parts, on some Tin foil,do not wrap it up, heat the kitchen oven at the lowest setting up to 300 or below, Heat the Apoxie until nice and soft , I found about 20 minutes to work well, then mix and use.. I have used Magic Sculpt for about 20 years and that is what the manufacturer told me to do... Chris
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Post by afx on Mar 8, 2019 5:26:47 GMT -8
Does the Milliput bond well to both resin and plastic?
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 8, 2019 5:47:24 GMT -8
Yes! It feathers very nicely. *EDIT* Sorry for hijacking the thread: Hood, rear fender flares and rear spoiler on this car is all Milliput. and this hi-rise hood: Thanks, Ismael
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 8, 2019 10:13:22 GMT -8
I've never tried Milliput Jim, do you like it? I love Milliput Extra Fine! I really don't have a problem with shelf life with Milliput. I'm still using stuff from about ten years ago! The hardest part for me is kneading the two parts together. My fingers aren't what they used to be and the arthritis is starting to set in. What most people don't know and what I really like about Milliput is that it is water soluble. Once you have your basic shape or filling seams or whatever else your doing, you just need to wet your fingers a little bit and the putty will smooth right out! This will work up to about 12 to 24 hours, after that you will need to sand it or file it. Both sanding and filing is pretty easy with it also. The other thing I like about Milliput, it will not shrink over time.
I used to do a lot of aircraft modeling and competing back in the day. The standard putty at that time was Squadron Green putty or two part car putty. I guess I'm showing my age! The problem was is that over time both type of putties shrank. So all of the seams that you had filled and sanded with putty would start to show up after a short while. That didn't end well when your entered in a contest and your seams show up on an aircraft! Which according to IPMS at that time were basic modeling skills.....
When Milliput came on to the scene, what a lifesaver it was and for me and it still is! One last thing about shelf life and that is when it is exposed to air it will start hardening. You must keep it sealed in air tight packages. I usually reseal my Milliput in zip-loc sandwich bag after pressing out all of the air in the bag. I actually double seal them in the zip-loc sandwich bags and then put them both in a larger zip-loc bag! As a matter of fact you should do that right after you bring it home from the store or in the mail.
Hope this helps, Jim
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 8, 2019 10:21:15 GMT -8
Does the Milliput bond well to both resin and plastic? JC, I have never had a problem with it bonding. It adheres pretty well to most anything once it's dry. You need to give it a good 48hrs to dry thoroughly and you need to have equal parts mixed or drying may take longer. I thought it always did a great job for me with 1/72 Plastic Aircraft and now that I am doing 1/25 Indy cars in both resin and plastic I have not had a problem. If you need to have something set quicker I use 5 Minute Epoxy. It hardens well and is a two part epoxy. However, you can not shape 5 Minute Epoxy like you can with Milliput.
Jim
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 8, 2019 10:26:25 GMT -8
The Magic Sculpt also can be formed and smoothed with a wet finger but dries in about 6 hours, i guess its like Ford or Chevy, personal preference.. They are both great products, I have used both and they really save the day if you are forming a shape or just adding.. Chris
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 8, 2019 10:28:05 GMT -8
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Post by afx on Mar 8, 2019 10:59:54 GMT -8
Great info Jim - thanks!
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 8, 2019 16:27:51 GMT -8
Sweet Nice Build on that, it was always a well turned out car.... Chris
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 8, 2019 17:29:34 GMT -8
Thanks guys!
Jim
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Post by Calvin on Mar 8, 2019 22:46:00 GMT -8
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 9, 2019 9:25:37 GMT -8
Well Calvin,
You know what they say about old dogs and new tricks! Apoxie Sculpt is most likely better, but I still haven't given up my flip phone!!! LOL!
Jim
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