Squadron modelling putty.

chrisonord · December 09, 2020, 01:12:34 PM

Has anyone in the U.K noticed this stuff is thin on the ground at the moment? I found one tube on Ebay and they want £9 for it. Erm, no. I used to buy mine from transport models in Preston but they have gone. Does anyone recommend an alternative to this stuff as I need to stock up for my Kittleton build. I have tried the perfect plastic putty stuff, and I am not impressed by it.
Cheers
Chris

Doug K · December 09, 2020, 02:17:17 PM

I haven't found it in ages, I'm almost finished my stock

chrisonord · December 09, 2020, 02:23:51 PM

Quote from: Doug K on December 09, 2020, 02:17:17 PM
I haven't found it in ages, I'm almost finished my stock

I am wondering if it is no longer imported here as whilst searching I noticed squadron modelling tools were thin on the ground too. I have one tube of white left, and unopened. Maybe I should keep it that way and add it to my pension funding

Chris

PR19_Kit · December 09, 2020, 02:42:50 PM

I've used Presto putty from Germany, the same stuff that Dizzy uses. It's very similar to Squadron, but it doesn't smell quite so pungently, which is good from my point of view. It does shrink some, but a second batch usually sorts that. It's the tube stuff you need, white with red and blue bits, not the tins.

AFAIK there is no UK distributor (and with oncoming Brexit, unlikely to be I'd say...)

Search on eBay for it, it's usually available from Germany direct, but sometimes you can get it from UK suppliers. And don't get the first one that comes up, the price varies a LOT.

loupgarou · December 09, 2020, 03:07:51 PM

I tried to find Presto in Germany without success. Found Sikkens Kombifiller, in my opinion works very well, must be more or less the same.
I'd say that any good quality putty for body work will do. Obviously the single-component variety, in tubes.
I used nitro putty already 40 years ago for plastic models.

chrisonord · December 09, 2020, 03:24:22 PM

Cheers for the information, I will look into all of those. I have used the revell stuff before now too, with varying results so I have always gone back to the squadron stuff.
Chris

chrisonord · December 09, 2020, 03:58:02 PM

I found one place that does the presto stuff over here but at over £18 for a 100 g tube, no thanks. I can't find the sikkens stuff over here either. I am considering trying the humbrol stuff or if I can find it the tamiya stuff. I have some Vallejo stuff too, but I don't like it as it falls out.
Chris

loupgarou · December 09, 2020, 11:57:14 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on December 09, 2020, 03:58:02 PM
I found one place that does the presto stuff over here but at over £18 for a 100 g tube, no thanks. I can't find the sikkens stuff over here either. I am considering trying the humbrol stuff or if I can find it the tamiya stuff. I have some Vallejo stuff too, but I don't like it as it falls out.
Chris

I haven't used Humbrol putty in AGES, but from what I remember it wasn't strong enough to attack plastic and stick well. Any nitro-based putty for car body work will do a better job. And in a DIY store you pay a lot less than in a model shop. Of course brands differ from one country to another, it's just important that the putty be fine grained for our use.

PR19_Kit · December 10, 2020, 03:57:08 AM

£18 for a tube of Presto?

Daylight robbery! I got my six tubes about 18 months ago for about a 1/4 of that price!

chrisonord · December 10, 2020, 06:06:16 AM

Exactly Kit, they must have seen that I wanted it for models and sent the price skywards. My quest shall continue, and keep looking for off the shelf stuff here.

chrisonord · December 10, 2020, 08:59:23 AM

My local car parts shop is getting a couple of tubes of nitro putt for me for tomorrow, at 4 quid a tube which seems good. I will try some out on my Kittleton, and report back.
Chris

Doug K · December 11, 2020, 10:21:08 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on December 09, 2020, 02:23:51 PM
Quote from: Doug K on December 09, 2020, 02:17:17 PM
I haven't found it in ages, I'm almost finished my stock
I am wondering if it is no longer imported here as whilst searching I noticed squadron modelling tools were thin on the ground too. I have one tube of white left, and unopened. Maybe I should keep it that way and add it to my pension funding
Chris

Could be, I'm looking at Amazon right now and am wondering at alternatives. Mr Hobby for example, I did get the fine Valejo but it's obviously not base on a solvent and it sometime comes away when sanding.

chrisonord · December 11, 2020, 11:20:40 AM

I have just today bought some holts cataloy knifing putty to try. Hopefully this stuff does the trick and isn't too aggressive with the plastic. I am going to test some.on a bit on a piece of scrap model part, and see how it goes
Chris

Mossie · December 11, 2020, 12:02:44 PM

I used to use Humbrol model filler and got on fine with it, preferred it over Squadron. I moved on to Mr Surfacer 500 and it's my preferred filler. I tried Vallejo but only used it for specific tasks or where I needed a quick result.

chrisonord · December 11, 2020, 12:59:46 PM

Quote from: Mossie on December 11, 2020, 12:02:44 PM
I used to use Humbrol model filler and got on fine with it, preferred it over Squadron. I moved on to Mr Surfacer 500 and it's my preferred filler. I tried Vallejo but only used it for specific tasks or where I needed a quick result.

I have used the humbrol stuff in the past as it was cheap enough to use lots of it built up in layers, but you have to be careful with it as it likes to melt stuff, or did last time I used it. I have put some of the holts stuff on, its not the best at spreading considering it is a car body filler, but I will see what it sands like when properly cured.
Chris