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So the front part of this nice little Type 214 1/350 sub made by Wolfpack is basically a cap that "obviously" would require some work after gluing...

What you see in the photo is the best I have been able to achieve after messing with it for a day. I have filled in the seams/gaps with putty, but the two parts (the "cap" and rest of the sub) still do not match 100%. There is still a small gap between the two which is most pronounced on the upper section (marked in red) but more or less is like this all around the cap like this.

I have tried:
Mr. Surfacer 500
Mr. Dissolved Putty
Mr. White Putty R
Green Putty
Vallejo Plastic Putty
I have used dry cotton swabs or with water/thinner (according to the each putty) but I always end up with the putty smeared all over the place. With Mr. Surfacer 500 and Mr. Dissolved Putty when i set them on the gaps and come back a couple of hours later with a swab with thinner i end up with the same gaps in the end.

Normally i would drown the gaps in Mr. Surfacer 500 and then sand the section but if i do that here i am confident that all the torpedo tubes (panels) in the front will be gone and I can't have that because there is no way i can bring them back afterwards.

Also I do not have a lot of space to work with here since the height of the front section you are seeing is less than one inch.

Am i doing anything wrong? Should I leave Mr. Surfacer 500 on for longer?

Thanks in advance

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<blockquote data-quote="hoakin1981" data-source="post: 226813" data-attributes="member: 21609">So the front part of this nice little Type 214 1/350 sub made by Wolfpack is basically a cap that &quot;obviously&quot; would require some work after gluing...What you see in the photo is the best I have been able to achieve after messing with it for a day. I have filled in the seams/gaps with putty, but the two parts (the &quot;cap&quot; and rest of the sub) still do not match 100%. There is still a small gap between the two which is most pronounced on the upper section (marked in red) but more or less is like this all around the cap like this.I have tried:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mr. Surfacer 500</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mr. Dissolved Putty</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mr. White Putty R</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Green Putty</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vallejo Plastic Putty</li>
</ul>I have used dry cotton swabs or with water/thinner (according to the each putty) but I always end up with the putty smeared all over the place. With Mr. Surfacer 500 and Mr. Dissolved Putty when i set them on the gaps and come back a couple of hours later with a swab with thinner i end up with the same gaps in the end.Normally i would drown the gaps in Mr. Surfacer 500 and then sand the section but if i do that here i am confident that all the torpedo tubes (panels) in the front will be gone and I can&#039;t have that because there is no way i can bring them back afterwards.Also I do not have a lot of space to work with here since the height of the front section you are seeing is less than one inch. Am i doing anything wrong? Should I leave Mr. Surfacer 500 on for longer?Thanks in advance[ATTACH=full]113245[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hoakin1981, post: 226813, member: 21609"] So the front part of this nice little Type 214 1/350 sub made by Wolfpack is basically a cap that "obviously" would require some work after gluing... What you see in the photo is the best I have been able to achieve after messing with it for a day. I have filled in the seams/gaps with putty, but the two parts (the "cap" and rest of the sub) still do not match 100%. There is still a small gap between the two which is most pronounced on the upper section (marked in red) but more or less is like this all around the cap like this. I have tried: [LIST] [*]Mr. Surfacer 500 [*]Mr. Dissolved Putty [*]Mr. White Putty R [*]Green Putty [*]Vallejo Plastic Putty [/LIST] I have used dry cotton swabs or with water/thinner (according to the each putty) but I always end up with the putty smeared all over the place. With Mr. Surfacer 500 and Mr. Dissolved Putty when i set them on the gaps and come back a couple of hours later with a swab with thinner i end up with the same gaps in the end. Normally i would drown the gaps in Mr. Surfacer 500 and then sand the section but if i do that here i am confident that all the torpedo tubes (panels) in the front will be gone and I can't have that because there is no way i can bring them back afterwards. Also I do not have a lot of space to work with here since the height of the front section you are seeing is less than one inch. Am i doing anything wrong? Should I leave Mr. Surfacer 500 on for longer? Thanks in advance [ATTACH=full]113245[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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