Baptism and a question (Aves)

DeltaVee · Post by **DeltaVee** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:10 pm

I discovered this stuff a few years ago at WFest. Why does anyone use anything else? Is there some use that Acryl Blue/Red or Squadron Green Putty is better for?
Also a brief reading suggests I need to get my 2 cans out of the same ziploc. And apparently I have contaminated the brown can. It's hardening up. Is there any way to restore it? I've had it for probably 6 years. It still works well once I mix the 2 parts. the white part is still very pliable. Aves is currently used in construction of a Vulcan T'lar Class cruiser

Anyway, amazing stuff.

Post by **LindaSmile** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:40 pm

Baptism?

Joseph C. Brown · Post by **Joseph C. Brown** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:06 am

Baptized into the Church of Aves, correct?

As for why anyone would use anything else, it's a combination:
-availability of another product
-belief that another product is 'better' despite all evidence
-'"Squadron Green was good enough for Dad/Grandpa, it's good enough for me"'
Myself, I'm a big fan of MagicSculpt, which is Aves's separated-at-birth twin sibling. But when I need to place a re-order, it'll probably be Aves's from the SSM store.

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:07 am

I use Aves, A&B, Duro and Prosculpt. All have their uses and for the most part my finishing putty hardly ever get used. I noticed it had a layer of dust on it the other day...LOL

Mark

DeltaVee · Post by **DeltaVee** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:22 pm

Brother Brown has it right, Linda. Baptized into the Abbey of the Brotherhod of the first Eccumenical Church of the Modeling Congregation of Aves. Nah, I'm not that hardcore, and I just got a tip to try the black CA that SM sells instead of Aves. But back to my question, is there any way to RESTORE the pliability/workability of the tan component?

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:52 pm

Not that I know of. I say it's time to get some more putty.

Mark

Post by **TER-OR** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:32 pm

I also like Gunze Sangyo's Mr Surfacer for surface correction - particularly scratches etc. Though the Wave black CA thinned with super-thin CA works well, too.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:25 pm

The ONLY time I use other stuff is CA cured with baking soda or Bondo-from-the-tube varnished with CA. I'll use them for a very, very thin imperfection; I use them when I am scribing panel lines and something goes awry. I don't want to wait for the Aves to cure.

The other 95-percent of the time, I use Aves, or thinned Aves, or Aves rolled into thin sheets. You get the idea.

I hope this helps.

Kenny