Mr. Surfacer 1000

[Captain Canada]

I was looking over the airbrush tonite ( and found some xtracolor tins, gunship grey, forest green-vietnam, light grey, and dark blue/ grey, so I can only speculate as to what I was planning on painting before I put it away last....maybe a Trumpeter Wyvern ? )

Anyway......

I also found a bottle of the aforementioned  Gunze stuff. Brand new, cost me 6 bucks...but WTF is it ? Glue ? Masking agent ? I recall a thread here wehere you use it to smooth out lines or somat ? All of the labeling is done in Japanese, so, any hints or tips would be great !

 

[philp]

The name says it all.
You use it as a filler.  1000 is very thin so perfect for those little scratches, etc that accumulate when you get that model prepped for a NMF finish.

[gooberliberation]

Mr Surfacer is basically a primer. I always use it when kitbashing because it fills in small defects and reveals bigger ones. It's also helpful if you have a tendency to overthin paints.

To airbrush it, equal parts Mr Surfacer and thinner work fine. However, I've found the stuff getting used up REALLY quickly, so if you can find Mr Surfacer 1000 in a spraycan, go for it.

While Mr Surfacer 1000 is good for small scratches, MS 500 is better for filling in stuff like unwanted panel lines and small gaps. It can be scooped into gaps for filling.

[Leigh]

Someone wanna explain wot all the othe MR ........... products are, cos it's all in heroglyphics on the containers.

[gooberliberation]

Almost every modeling product made by gunze-sanyo is a Mr. Something. So far I've seen...

Mr. Color paints(both acrylic and enamel i think)

Mr. Metal metallic enamels

Mr. Paint Tray tiny metal tray thingies

Mr. White Putty putty

Mr. Base White -also comes in numbered flavors so Its probably the same as Mr. Surfacer except for color

Mr. Metal Primer

Mr. Cotton Swab, hopefully not for the ears. Though I do hear that the japanese have ear-hygene down to a science.

Mr. Grinding Cloth mesh abrasives

Mr. Almighty Clip clip to hold stuff for painting

Mr. Dissolved Putty, presumably an ultra thin filler

Mr. Masking Sol NEO ...I guess its for masking

Mr. Mark Set, a decal setting solution that seems to work just fine without Mr. Mark Softer.

Mr. Cement

Mr. Wax

Mr. Topcoat

Mr. Super Clear supposedly cuts UV rays

Mr. Paint Remover

Mr. Color Thinner 50, 110, 250 ...all the same stuff, the number refers to the volume of the bottle it comes in.

Mr. Mister -a pop band known for its 1985 hit, "Broken Wings"

[Mossie]

Mr.T - Crazy Fool!



Couldn't resist a chance to put it in again!

[gooberliberation]

Mr. Roboto -an android JMN to build models for you. A must for those wanting to build Bandai's new limited edition 1/1 scale Ultra-God-Master-Model-Grade(UGMMG) grade RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium Orchis"  

[matrixone]

I have been using Mr. Surfacer 500 and Mr. Surfacer 1000 on my current models and it is the best filler (for small scratches or defects) that I have ever used but if I had a choice of either the 500 or the 1000 the 500 has been the most useful so far. The 1000 is too thin to make much difference in filling all but the finest of scratches.

Matrixone

[gooberliberation]

I have heard that acrylic paints over MS can crack and wrinkle. I've never had the opportunity to find out for myself though.

[ChrisF]

Well ive just bought some Mr Surfacer 500, and some Mr dissolved putty.. So ill let you know how i get on.. 

[rickshaw]

I'd be interested to hear.  This stuff intrigues me but I'm unsure how well it works.

[Hobbes]

I've got both variants. I'm not very impressed with its gap-filling ability; you need several layers to fill even small scratches. It also stinks to high heaven and needs cellulose thinner. Result is I rarely use it. It comes in handy when working with resin; on plastic I rarely bother. 

[frank2056]

Talk about ancient thread resurrections, Mr. Batman!

I've been using Mr. Surfacer for a long time - at least since the early 90's - and I paint almost exclusively with acrylics. I've never had any issues with Mr. Surfacer and acrylics. In fact, it makes a great primer for acrylics.

The only caveat is to thin Mr. Surfacer 1000 before spraying (1:1 with thinner, as mentioned earlier works) otherwise it'll dry in flight and you'll end up with a cloud of Mr. Surfacer Mr. Spider Webs.

I remove (and sometimes thin) Mr. Surfacer with denatured alcohol (methylated spirits).