bodymod experiment.

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- October 29, 2003 at 3:57 pm #11877
  ph2t
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  the final frontier…..never done this stuff before so I ve
  got no clues first of all! Mercblue had originally brought up
  this idea so I thought why not give it a shot.
  
  Using a product known as blue-tac (a sort of putty/sticky stuff
  that can pin up posters) with normal superglue I ve been able
  to create extra parts on the car s shell.
  
  First of all you shape the bluetac as you want and then stick it to the shell.
  I like to then flatten the blue-tac by pushing a flat surface against it just
  to make it look straight.
  
  Here I ve extended the shell down by a few millimeters. I then coat it in
  super glue and let it dry. After about a further 10minutes I give it another coat.
  
  Letting that sit to dry for an hour makes the glue hard enough to be able to sand.
  I use 600 grade wet-n-dry sandpaper to then cut it back and smoothen the glue coat out.
  
  That s about it, the surface is then all ready to paint.
  
  Here are some shots of a gloria I m working this technique on.
  
  In this last shot below you can see in the foreground that
  I ve put an extra layer of blue-tac on. I do this because it is hard
  to be able to put a lot of blue-tac on in one go. Layering it
  gives it strength and stability. I will sand it afterwards to ensure you can t
  see the joins between layers, hopefully!
  
  ph2t.
- October 29, 2003 at 5:16 pm #47630
  titaniumonkey
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  is it possible to use a glue other than super glue…such as white glue or something?
  
  Edited by – titaniumonkey on 29 October 2003 12:17:16
- October 29, 2003 at 5:26 pm #47631
  ph2t
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  I don’t think white glue would cut it dude. The superglue is a plastic cement so it produces a hard exterior which sands well.
  
  ph2t.
- October 29, 2003 at 5:43 pm #47635
  bithed
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  …ph2t basically you are using a backyard version of Tamiya’s epoxy putty…i like your system though…the ADVANTAGE of putty though is that it is able to be modelled / cut / pressed while it is still soft…The DISADVANTAGE of it might be cost / drying out when not in use and availablity…
  
  I like the blu-tak idea though…very well done…just make sure you dont stick your fingers together 🙂
- October 29, 2003 at 5:49 pm #47636
  DaveF
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  nice work man.
- October 29, 2003 at 6:37 pm #47640
  ph2t
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  thanks for the comments guys..:)
  
  unfortunately I have stuck my fingers a few times today, ouch!
  
  I’ve added some more blu-tac onto the shell, check the clearance now, yeah!
  
  ph2t.
  
  Edited by – ph2t on 29 October 2003 13:40:01
- October 29, 2003 at 7:45 pm #47647
  titaniumonkey
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  very nice. BTW, why isn’t blutak blue? I thought it would be blue because of the name. Also, I saw a blue clay-like thing for posing pictures on walls and basically sticking one thing to another think.(example:having keys stuck to table, needles stuck to top of a box, etc) Will that work?
- October 29, 2003 at 9:29 pm #47650
  barto_85
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  very cool ph2t, i especially like the front spoiler.
- October 29, 2003 at 9:39 pm #47652
  ph2t
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  thanks dude, I had accomplished more than what I showed you last night…
  
  ph2t.
- October 29, 2003 at 10:48 pm #47653
  HiCh
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- October 29, 2003 at 11:00 pm #47654
  barto_85
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  ahhh, i forgot about that thread hich. Have you done your body kits yet???
  
  congrats on your first star too.
- October 30, 2003 at 12:06 am #47657
  micro_Amps
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  Very subtle HiCH. Your modesty amazes me, well done.
  Now, back on topic…..
  
  Question, …..
  Ph2t does the super glue “cure” the blutack and make it go hard, or does it dry in a skin over the top, and stays soft inside?
  
  BTW, Titaniumonkey, blutack IS light blue, just these pics dont show the true color, or perhaps the super glue causes a slight color change.
  
  :)uA
- October 30, 2003 at 5:14 pm #47677
  NSR34
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  just thought i’d advertise this product, its brand is Revell and the stuff’s called “PLASTO”, anyone else tried it ? its a 25 ml squeeze tube and i got mine from toyworld for $5.50 aus.think i got ripped off though,lol. i works great though, sets rock hard then i used a layer of super glue to make it look neat, then sand it then paint it.its used for all those nasty X-acto cuts in your model body shell.
- October 30, 2003 at 6:16 pm #47682
  ph2t
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  Quote:
  
  Question, …..
  Ph2t does the super glue “cure” the blutack and make it go hard, or does it dry in a skin over the top, and stays soft inside?
  
  The glue coats the bluetac and creates a solid outer shell. It might permeate the skin of the bluetac a bit, but not much I’d say. For longer extensions I’ve been laying coiled sections down one at a time. The buildup of glue as I lay each section down helps in holding it all together. I want to let it cure for a few days just to be sure before sanding down again.
  
  ph2t.
- October 30, 2003 at 10:24 pm #47693
  Super Max Power
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  Yeah NSR I have the same revell stuff and it works great. You have to work quick because the outside sets fairly quick. But I don’t think you got ripped off – I paid about $8 for my tube of it :angry:
- November 1, 2003 at 9:31 pm #47709
  brendan
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  i tried this for some fun and it works kool, it is cleaner and easier to work with than putty.
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