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Golden
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Fillers & Glues (again)
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January 05, 2017, 07:46:13 am »
Hi all, pretty new to modelling and am just about to embark on a Leander build, what fillers and glues (fibreglass to plasticard and wood) also what are the good fillers to use. Thanks
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January 05, 2017, 08:00:34 am »
Hi
I have just completed a blog on glues, it may be of interest. If you want car bog, I would go to a car place, but fibre glass is best bought by places that specialise in fibreglass. It is much cheaper there. Plastic card: Find a plastic manufacturer and go there. You can buy stuff off he shelf and get it from the skip. Also, give acrylic a try while you are there. Fantastic stuff. The best way to start is to find the palces, buy more than you need and then you have a nice little hoard to use at a later date. [/size][size=78%]
http://www.scratchbuildwithjohn.com/public/gluing-almost-everything/
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John Dutton
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January 05, 2017, 08:34:23 pm »
Hi John, many thanks for the advice, I will look through the blog and videos within. No doubt you will get other questions if you don't mind, thanks again. Mike
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January 05, 2017, 09:23:37 pm »
Hi, John
I will read with interest
Translation for non-Antipodean readers
If you want car bog,
Bog is the Aussie term for car (or building) filler - it is polyester resin with a little filler in it and catalysed with BOP (Benzoyl Peroxide) I get mine from Bunnings
andrew
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January 05, 2017, 10:25:37 pm »
Andrew
Thanks for the translation. Quite right. I have noticed that people wonder what I am talking about..
John
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