Joev259A

thanks- wood and I just don't get along.

Thanks for the information. I think the Milliput will be too expensive-- the others I'll look into. I remember Dr. Frank Mitchell using that surfboard material for some of his stuff. I'm aware of the bulkhead techniques-- I wrote a couple of articles for the Journal-- one on scratchbuiding an AH-56 Cheyenne (all Bondo) and the other a 1/48 scale HU-16 Albatross. Stay tuned . . .

G'day. I'm making a master for vacuumforming a fuselage. In the past I used Bondo two part putty (automobile stuff), which sets up quickly and is solid enough to take the vacuum form. However, once it sets it is VERY difficult to sand quickly, and dust is everywhere. I've tried regular (grey) modeling clay, but I don't think it will keep its form before crumbling. I was thinking of Skulpy, but that's about $50.00 a container (the fuselage is 14 inches long, about 3 inches high and 1 1/4 inch deep). Does anyone have suggestions? I was thinking of Plaster of Paris. Don't recommend the "take a block of wood and whittle . . ." route-- wood does not like me. Thanks~!