Prefered putty?

[PR19_Kit]

I quite liked the Revell Plasto for the finer finish stages of the Stretchorde, it went on easily, was quite a bit more 'runny' than my Presto was, and sanded very nicely. It wouldn't do for heavy duty structural work, the Presto is ideal for that, but its small tube size makes it more portable than the Polyfilla stuff.

I think it'll become a permanent part of my tool box now. 

[Dizzyfugu]

I have tried Revell's Plasto several times in the past and came to hate and reject it. While the putty itself is not bad, no tube I ever used was thoroughly mixed - thinner goo was pouring out haphazardly, and the resulting putty quality was so uneven that using it was Russian Roulette for me. In the worst case there was so much thinner in the putty that it softened the plastic, and the putty never cured properly. On the other side, the putty would dry up in the tube early, so that much of it had to be thrown away. IMHO not a convincing product; at the moment (and this has lasted for years), Presto and Malerspachtel are my favorite combo, plus a 2C putty for really tough construction cases.

[Old Wombat]

I tend to use Aves Apoxy Sculpt 2-part water-based acrylic putty for big jobs (although it works quite well for some small jobs, doesn't shrink & can be smoothed with a damp anything, once partially cured, to give a very good finish) its biggest weakness is that it doesn't grab onto smooth surfaces very well but is great for going over areas built up with styrene pieces, where there are nooks & crannies to hook into,

Tamiya Fine White or Grey putty for medium fill jobs, where plastic melting won't be an issue, usually where the Aves won't grab, or to give the Aves something to grip to, or to fill any gaps in an earlier Aves application.

Perfect Plastic Putty for a super-fine finish, to fill in any tiny holes or gaps; sands easily but I've given up on smoothing it with anything damp, it just rubs off when I try that.


Oh, I almost forgot! Liquid styrene! Does many things but can melt styrene models, can be used fairly successfully on resin.

[PR19_Kit]

I'll keep an eye on my Revell Plasto as I use it, thanks for the heads-up Thomas. 

[Later] Hmm, I see what you mean, there doesn't appear to be any consistency in its content. Sometimes it's very water and at other times quite stiff, and no amount of tube shaking mixes it up. Very odd..........

[Dizzyfugu]

Yup, eactly what I mean. Not certain if you can use a thin stick to stir the content of the tube - but I do not think that this (mess) should be part of the "product expecience"?

[Beermonster58]

Have to admit I rather like Revell Plasto and, Humbrol Model Filler. These have been my "go to " fillers for years. I was very underwhelmed by "Perfect Plastic Putty".Not only is it less than perfect but, it crumbles far too easily once dry and, has virtually zero bond strength , i e it just falls out of the joint if you so much as look at it!  Very poor product in my  experience and,, hopelessly overrated.
I tend to use Gunze Mr Surfacer liquid putty for for fine gap filling.

[PR19_Kit]

I'm with you Mr. Beermonster58 on the Perfect Plastic Putty, and I've dumped my tube of it, only half used.

Sadly I may be doing the same with my almost new tube of Plasto too. As Thomas says, it's just too inconsistent, and sanding it compared with my fave Presto is like night and day! I'll have to re-PSR the wing roots of the Stretchcorde after trying to smooth them off with Plasto.

[Pellson]

Tamiya putty Basic type. It's grey and smells, but as long as we're filling more than sculpting, it works fine. Then again - it's the only putty my LMS carries, so... 🙄

[rickshaw]

As I've mentioned before, I use Milliputt for structural work and perfect plastic putty for fine work.  I have used vallejo, plasto and Mr.Putty in the past.  I found the latter ones were expensive and came in too smaller quantities to be useful.  The others come in sufficient quantities to be useful.