Scribing in Putty?

darth_daniel · Post by **darth_daniel** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:11 am

Hello all,
I´ve wondered for quite some time now if there is a putty that can be scribed on. I want to fill up the old scribing of my first scratchbuild and rescribe all the lines as the old ones are about 2 times wider and deeper than they should be.

So far I`ve used Revell and Italeri putty, which, when dried, become far too brittle to scribe in (as I know from experience). They both come in a tube, you don´t have to mix any components. I´ve also used Tamiya´s 2-component putty, which seemed very hard but I can´t say if scribing would have been possible.
I´ve heard so many good things about Aves so I wondered if this is the way to go for my project.
Many thanks in advance for any advice!

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:07 am

Why of course... Aves.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:54 pm

Aves is the holiest and most blessed of scribing mediums. However, Bondo, used in moderation, and not used for anything_remotely_structural can be used if varnished with CA.

Check out [url="Scribing: My Way"]viewtopic.php?t=42752[/url] for details on the way I do it. It works aokay.

I hope this helps.

Kenny

darth_daniel · Post by **darth_daniel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:51 am

Thanks for the comments, really helpful! So what do you think of this didea, I might try Aves then...

Post by **TER-OR** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:14 pm

what's nice about Aves, if you get the trick of finishing with so you don't need to sand, you can let it mostly cure, then scribe with a moistened knife - a curved blade works best.

Slave1 · Post by **Slave1** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:23 pm

I actually bought Aves for the sole purpose of being able to scribe in it. Other putties were just chipping out when I tried to scribe in them.