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how are you guys doing your roofs/joining back panels? are you smoothing the seams and losing the rivets, or what?

got a little project started [will be doing a wip topic soon], but the joining of the panels has me a bit miffed, not sure how to go about getting rid of the seam.

all suggestions welcome, and thanks in advance.

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I removed all the "boiler rivets" off the one I built. And will do so for any future builds.

As for the seam , after joining halves I laid a piece of stretched sprue to fill the valley, after using a flat hobby file there was little needed to be puttied.

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thanks guys. KJ, I remember reading a thread here somewhere that had a pic of a roof that was smooth [on a 1:1 brochure], but I couldn't find it again. and as far as searching on line, not a lot of just roof pictures, not like it's a sexy picture opportunity, lol.

Vince, thought of the archer rivet transfers, but was thinking in 'real life', the roof was rivet-less, hope to see ya on the chat soon.

Sean, good looking roof! explain the filling process for me if you would, stretched sprue I get, but the application of such isn't in my skill set yet, so any more info would be great.

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I removed all the "boiler rivets" off the one I built. And will do so for any future builds.

As for the seam , after joining halves I laid a piece of stretched sprue to fill the valley, after using a flat hobby file there was little needed to be puttied.

PA203653.jpg

What type of putty do you normally use for this kind of filling ? I've seen posts about "don't use this or that" because of shrinking over time, etc.

Thanks!

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Two part epoxy type putties don't shrink which is great if you need a thick layer for a major fix. The cab seam can be done close enough that you don't need anything special. I use Squadron white putty for most of my filling needs and as long as you let it dry fully before sanding it shrinkage shouldn't be an issue. Also, the rivet detail on the cab is wrong so by losing you are improving the accuracy of the kit.

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Here's a pic of the real trucks roof Chuck Most originally posted in another thread, the only rivets are a small strip in the center.

I can't take credit for that pic- Tim Ahlborn posted that some time ago, when Round 2 reissued the Dual Drive and discussion turned to how to deal with the mutlipiece cab.

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I can't take credit for that pic- Tim Ahlborn posted that some time ago, when Round 2 reissued the Dual Drive and discussion turned to how to deal with the mutlipiece cab.

I hadn't seen Tim post it but I had seen you link to it in another thread and I didn't want to seem to be taking credit for it.

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Bill,

What I do is to make my own filler by melting plastic in tenax or similar solvent. What I do is cut up some bits of sprue, drop them into an empty or almost empty bottle of Tenax or similar solvent. You can vary the consistency by adding plastic or solvent.

To fill the gap just brush the liquid plastic into the gap and let it dry. Second application is possible if needed. If done carefully, all you need to do is sand it some and paint.

I used to use the plastic dust off the workbench. But soon stopped that practice. As I found that there were bits of abrasive in the dust.

Another technique is to lay a thin strip of plastic on the seam and use tenax to melt it into place.

I prefer the first method, as it is neater and works well for me.

Be Well

Gator

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I like this stuff, easy to use , easy to sand and sticks real well. You can find it at almost any auto parts store.

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Thanks ! It's funny -- I was reading a back issue of Scale Auto (April 2013) last night and there was an article in there where he is using this exact stuff.

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If it helps,

I will try to hide seams and such with paint schemes and accent stripes. I the case of the Freightliner, I did that on the sides and hid the roof seam with a drag foiler (oooh, that might be a GMC term...lol).

brinx

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