How to fill AWKWARD gaps and seams - scale model building tutorial

Thanks for the info 👍

Putting masking tape is good idea❤

I really like the white putty and masking tape idea. Glad to see that the damp q tip can remove it. But why not smooth it down more before it dries? The way people do with dry wall plaster?

I am going to do this on my next build, thank you for this great advice.

LIKED!!! I didn’t sub because I’m not a model builder (yet). But if I happen to get into model building, I will definitely be subscribing. You did a great job of getting your point across verbally and visually. I really think your method of demonstration is extremely effective. In my limited model building experience (less than 5 kits in about 30yrs), I would have probably just applied the putty and sanded it down. I know it would have turned out bad, but I would not have known to do it the way you showed had I not watched your video. I’m currently looking for an evening hobby that I can do while spending the evening next to my wife while she reads, watches tv, or does one of her hobbies. Model building comes up a lot, but I don’t have much interest in most of the types of models available, and some of the skills needed to turn out amazing models are a bit daunting to me due to nerve issues in my hands, elbows, and shoulders. Your simplification of this process does make it seem a little more achievable. Now, if I could only find models of things I’m interested in.

very cool idea! might have to give this a try on a gunpla model soon 😊

Thank you

Great ideas as usual. I'd like to see you do a rundown on the explosion of paints and thinners that have me confused.

I never tough of using putty with masking tape 😂😂. Thanks a lot! It will save a lot of sanding time and rescribing

Great Tutorial - Subd! Thank you for sharing.

I already painted most of my aircraft, can I still use the putty on gaps that I have on my plane

Awesome tip Thankyou!!

Sir hi, please tell me where I can find drawing for rivets on different aircraft's i.e. placing of rivets on their wings & fuselage. Thanks

Just use a pva glue/water 50/50 mix, no sanding, leave to dry and re-apply. Simple

Great tutorial! Thanks!!!

I was shown years ago a trick , a guy had liquid paper you know the stuff to cover up pen or typewriter mistakes, he used liquid paper to fill seems and gaps.. and it will sand and clean up with water.. it works great on small holes and minor seems.. and it's cheap

I have discovered that the best to clean off acrilic putty like Vallejo or AK, instead of water, are isopropyl alcohol and acetone.

Great tip! Water-based putty is the way to go!

Sometimes, when I use other brands like Tamiya, I use Gunze thinner to clean off the excess.

Great tip!!! Nice to have a fairly easy method of filling in gaps like that.

Thanks very much for the video... nice tips, helpful and fun to watch,

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Nice presentation

Brilliant. Why didnt i think of this. Because hes more clever than me. Simples. Ive spent hours messing up filler and creating more problems than solving them. Tape,water,cotton buds. Not rotary sanders that melt or files that do GBH to plastic,rivet and seam lines. Suddenly that wing root filling job seems totally do-able. Thank you friend. Great video,to the point :-)

Great tip, I'm going to try it out.

Nice work..

Will water work with Tamiya putty or should use an appropriate solvent in that case?

Very cool info, thank you!!

Thank you

great ,thanks a lot

Tapered swabs! That was the secret ingredient I was missing. Thanks for this very useful tip!

Awesome technique, very useful! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

This also works well with Milliput epoxy putty. Sometimes I use a brush or even just my finger wet with water and keep whiping till I'm left with the desired amount of putty just in the seam.

Great tip, can't believe I didn't know this one.

Thanks my good man....awesome tip! Peace!

I didn't know I needed to know this lol, I'm just now getting into modifying Star Wars vehicles. I need different speeder bikes and hasbros not making new models yet. Thanks buddy 👍

I like Dude😀TFS (thanks for sharing), GB :)

Wow, a fantastic idea! So simple and can be used in SO many applications! Thank you!!

When you think of all the things you need to 'fix' when putting a model together, it almost puts one off from taking the hobby up again.


You guessed it, I got a dozen boxes sitting on the shelf and too freaked out to start any of them!

Great video!

excellent thank you

Great tutorial broham, simple and to the point!👍

As usual, your TUTOS are more than welcome... I wish there could be a similar solution when dealing with those horrible gaps in 1/35 figures, between arms and body, and the soldier is german and using winter gear...😁

I do the same - cool tip - but different putties work for me - I find the Tamiya. Mt Hobby dries too quickly, and appears to be oil based (don't like the water, turn all marbly...) - and have found the Vallejo the best for this work - the qtip just takes the surface away smoothly - I just used this technique to fix up a butty queen - the XB70 1/72 from AMT!! Oh my gosh!! Yeah!! I use this technique even for wing and body joins... it's a winner.

Thanks for your típs, now I am starting again with my models following your ideas, thanks a lot

Nice work man. What kit is that? Very useful I've saved this for later.

Thank you ! Super Nice tip !

Excellent work and great technique. Very pleasing to watch! Thank you! all the best, Rob in Switzerland

Actually, you can do the same with any solvent based putty too, such as Tamiya or Gunze. It just needs a bit more time to cure, like 30-60 minutes and then can be easily wiped off with the Tamiya Lacquer Thinner.

Thanks for the tip--the masking does help with keeping down the amount of the model that needs excessive sanding.

Excellent info, awesome video, straight forward and to the point. 😁👍

This is a Great 'How To...", I am also a model builder, and started on my first A/C after Many years, and I have a situation, Just Like Your Video!!

I tried using an Acrylic Putty, but when I wet-sanded...the putty came un-done.....;(

But This vid, will help me redo the project.........I might Even buy those 'Percision Tip Cotton Swabs'!!!