I bought a couple of tubes of this stuff hoping it would be easier to use than milliput, but the texture is akin to toothpaste with a thick skin. Can anyone give me an idea of the curing time needed, in order to give a realistic zimm profile. I'm considering just using Humbrol putty, what do you guys suggest?

TIA

Martin

If you have the Zimmerit tools, why not give household spackle a shot? If you don't like the look you can wash it off with water before it dries hard and after it dries you can chip it realistically.

I tried using the same style stuff you just got... didn't have much luck...

I found that it dried too fast to allow time to get the pattern applied. One thing you might try is to thin it a bit with a liquid glue (like Tenax). The carrier solvent for the putty is most likely Toluene, which is basically the same stuff as Tenax. That should give you a bit more time to work with it...

Jeff

I've used Squadron white putty which is probably the same thing. To do it I used stamps rather than the Tamiya scratching devices. Only put a small amount on at a time (quarter to one third of a turret SIDE) and have a dental trowel to smooth it. Give about 30-45 seconds to start hardening a bit then work your stamp on it. I had some acetone that i would use to gently wipe down with and keep stamp from clogging hiding the pattern. Now, I use the cavalier. You get a sense of pride making your own zimmerit, but the time and no matter how hard you try the crudity shows. Of course you might want the crudity to depict a field Zimmerit job. You looking for one on a Tiger, King Tiger or late model Panther...go with the Cavalier or PE Eduard stuff.

how does the household spackle work.
i read an old magizne and the guy liked teh way it truned out

Thanks for all the info guys

Happy modelling

Martin