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Post by Macdaddy4738 »

On a 1/72 Tiger tank wouldnt be seen at that scale would they??
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Assuming a 1" weld... it would be about .35 mm which is visable to people looking closely.
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A quarter inch weld bead in 1:72 scale would be .003 wide, about as thick as a piece of typing paper. So no, they wouldn't be visible.
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Post by Macdaddy4738 »

okay, would you reccommend puttying the joints in the armor anyways?
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Post by Mr. Badwrench »

I'm not sure. I'm in over my head here. Maybe the answer could be found at the Armorama forums?
I speak of the pompatous of plastic.
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