I have seen it mentioned in the other Leo threads that the Tamiya kit is missing weld detail on the turret,but there wasn't much elaboration...I am correct in assuming that the best way to add this is the stetched sprue or styene rod softened with glue and mashed with a hobby knife method? Any place other than the turret where they're lacking?

Hi Chuck,

In the past, I have used putty for missing weld seams. What I do is I take the unpainted model and take two strips of tamiya tape, attach them to the surface of my model, parallel to each other, leaving a line in the middle to act as the weld seam. Then I'll spread the putty on the line that is in between the two strips of tape, wait for 3-4 minutes, then remove the tape. You now have a scale weld seam. You can then add texture to the putty while it dries. Worked a treat on my older Sherman kits missing weld seams along the upper hull.

HTH

Brad

Thank you, Brad; I tried your tip,and it worked beautifully. I had actually tried using a length of streched sprue softened with liquid cement,but I didn't really like how it ended up looking, and it was hard to keep it straight as you added the texture. The putty method works much better, IMHO

Hi Chuck,

No problem, Glad it worked out for you.

Brad