How to fill AWKWARD gaps and seams - scale model building tutorial 

I am a diabetic and have no feeling in my hands and tend go heavy on the sanding and wipe out a lot of the details and this tip will help me a lot. Thank You.

Tapered swabs! That was the secret ingredient I was missing. Thanks for this very useful tip!

This also works well with Milliput epoxy putty. Sometimes I use a brush or even just my finger wet with water and keep whiping till I'm left with the desired amount of putty just in the seam.

Thanks for the tip--the masking does help with keeping down the amount of the model that needs excessive sanding.

I seen or heard about this type of seam filling with lacquer based putty , but never thought of it when using water based. So thank you for this how to.

Great tip!!! Nice to have a fairly easy method of filling in gaps like that.

Brilliant. Why didnt i think of this. Because hes more clever than me. Simples. Ive spent hours messing up filler and creating more problems than solving them. Tape,water,cotton buds. Not rotary sanders that melt or files that do GBH to plastic,rivet and seam lines. Suddenly that wing root filling job seems totally do-able. Thank you friend. Great video,to the point :-)

Been using this technique for years and can confirm it works great and is super easy. Like someone already commented I also use Vallejo putty, but any water soluble works. You can buy the pointy swabs at any beauty shop or department cheap.

I never tough of using putty with masking tape 😂😂. Thanks a lot! It will save a lot of sanding time and rescribing

Another great tip, i find most, if not all, of your videos to be of some direct use in the hobby, thank you for making them.

Wow, a fantastic idea! So simple and can be used in SO many applications! Thank you!!

LIKED!!! I didn’t sub because I’m not a model builder (yet). But if I happen to get into model building, I will definitely be subscribing. You did a great job of getting your point across verbally and visually. I really think your method of demonstration is extremely effective. In my limited model building experience (less than 5 kits in about 30yrs), I would have probably just applied the putty and sanded it down. I know it would have turned out bad, but I would not have known to do it the way you showed had I not watched your video. I’m currently looking for an evening hobby that I can do while spending the evening next to my wife while she reads, watches tv, or does one of her hobbies. Model building comes up a lot, but I don’t have much interest in most of the types of models available, and some of the skills needed to turn out amazing models are a bit daunting to me due to nerve issues in my hands, elbows, and shoulders. Your simplification of this process does make it seem a little more achievable. Now, if I could only find models of things I’m interested in.

Awesome technique, very useful! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Another great tutorial 😊 Practical and clear, thank you. Ian

Ha!! Great tip - I need right now on my PT109 commission build. Perfect timing !! Thank you - and good detail on re-scribing too.

Hey mate, another great tip from one on the masters of this hobby, take care and keep safe my friend, best regards from Australia

Great ideas as usual. I'd like to see you do a rundown on the explosion of paints and thinners that have me confused.

Excellent work and great technique. Very pleasing to watch! Thank you! all the best, Rob in Switzerland

Great tip! Water-based putty is the way to go! Sometimes, when I use other brands like Tamiya, I use Gunze thinner to clean off the excess.

Thanks for video, I tend to use Vallejo plastic putty and a similar technique but remove and smooth most of the putty straight away with a wet Q tip.

Thank you! I am using Vallejo putty with great success, which I guess is just another water soluble putty.

I am going to do this on my next build, thank you for this great advice.

As usual, your TUTOS are more than welcome... I wish there could be a similar solution when dealing with those horrible gaps in 1/35 figures, between arms and body, and the soldier is german and using winter gear...😁

Great tutorial. Pretty sure that'd work great with milliput as well!

Masking tape… why didn’t I think of that earlier lol. Great video thx

Great tip, can't believe I didn't know this one.

Thanks for your típs, now I am starting again with my models following your ideas, thanks a lot

Excellent info, awesome video, straight forward and to the point. 😁👍

Great tutorial broham, simple and to the point!👍

Great video!

Thanks very much for the video... nice tips, helpful and fun to watch, If you are in Ukraine, I hope that you are safe. Even if you are NEAR Ukraine, I hope you are safe!

Great way to do that! I'm going to try it out for sure.

Just use a pva glue/water 50/50 mix, no sanding, leave to dry and re-apply. Simple

I didn't know I needed to know this lol, I'm just now getting into modifying Star Wars vehicles. I need different speeder bikes and hasbros not making new models yet. Thanks buddy 👍

Thank you

Actually, you can do the same with any solvent based putty too, such as Tamiya or Gunze. It just needs a bit more time to cure, like 30-60 minutes and then can be easily wiped off with the Tamiya Lacquer Thinner.

Great tutorial! Thanks!!!

I didn't know excess putty could be removed with a damp qtip, I always resorted to sanding which is incredibly annoying.

Great tip, I'm going to try it out.

Very nice tutorial, super helpful. Thank you! :)

Awesome tip Thankyou!!

I do the same - cool tip - but different putties work for me - I find the Tamiya. Mt Hobby dries too quickly, and appears to be oil based (don't like the water, turn all marbly...) - and have found the Vallejo the best for this work - the qtip just takes the surface away smoothly - I just used this technique to fix up a butty queen - the XB70 1/72 from AMT!! Oh my gosh!! Yeah!! I use this technique even for wing and body joins... it's a winner.

very cool idea! might have to give this a try on a gunpla model soon 😊

Very informative, thank you!

Great tutorial Metodi

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing

This is super useful thank you! :)

Thank you for this video

This is a Great 'How To...", I am also a model builder, and started on my first A/C after Many years, and I have a situation, Just Like Your Video!! I tried using an Acrylic Putty, but when I wet-sanded...the putty came un-done.....;( But This vid, will help me redo the project.........I might Even buy those 'Percision Tip Cotton Swabs'!!!

Very cool info, thank you!!

Great information. Thanks 👌

Thank you ! Super Nice tip !

Thanks my good man....awesome tip! Peace!

Putting masking tape is good idea❤

excellent thank you

Nice presentation

Great Tutorial - Subd! Thank you for sharing.

I love it when you say putty 😂😂😂

Thanks for the info 👍

Awesome! Thank You for the information!!!! I'll put it to good use! Blessings Darrell killingsworth

great ,thanks a lot

Nice work..

When you think of all the things you need to 'fix' when putting a model together, it almost puts one off from taking the hobby up again. You guessed it, I got a dozen boxes sitting on the shelf and too freaked out to start any of them!

I really like the white putty and masking tape idea. Glad to see that the damp q tip can remove it. But why not smooth it down more before it dries? The way people do with dry wall plaster?

One thing that I like to do is give the putty time to settle in. I’ve seen putty shrink. It’s annoying, but I’d rather be patient and have it work the first time.

Mr Surfacer was made for these kinds of gaps.

I already painted most of my aircraft, can I still use the putty on gaps that I have on my plane

Nice work man. What kit is that? Very useful I've saved this for later.

I like Dude😀TFS (thanks for sharing), GB :)

Sir hi, please tell me where I can find drawing for rivets on different aircraft's i.e. placing of rivets on their wings & fuselage. Thanks

Have you ever tried using black super glue like Starbond or Loctite to fill gaps?

Will water work with Tamiya putty or should use an appropriate solvent in that case?

I think gap-filling CA glue would do a better and quicker job than putty. In fact, I've gotten away from using putty in almost every instance.

Does this work with Vallejo putty? How do you restore lost small detail? Like if only a few rivets are covered up and a riveting wheel will not work in the awkward space?

isn´t it better toi use lacquer based putty and lacquer thinner for more durability (if you know that you will scribe over the seam)?

Does this work with Tamiya putty?

Just a comment for the algorithm

I was shown years ago a trick , a guy had liquid paper you know the stuff to cover up pen or typewriter mistakes, he used liquid paper to fill seems and gaps.. and it will sand and clean up with water.. it works great on small holes and minor seems.. and it's cheap

I have discovered that the best to clean off acrilic putty like Vallejo or AK, instead of water, are isopropyl alcohol and acetone.

Thank you

I discovered a new way, Mr.Surfacer 500 and a toothpic. No masking needed and 100% perfect