flyinghorse Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I am new to Zimmerit and have purchased Milliput standard (the red box variety) and wish to practice making Zimmerit. I practiced on some card but found it too thick to effectively utilize the Tamiya Zimmerit applicator. Is there a way to thin it? What tips can anyone provide? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberDaveToo Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Milliput is water soluble, Knead it per instructions, the work warm water into it to form a paste. It will harden while still wet, so you will have no more than about 20 minutes to work with it. I think it might be best to use because it doesn't attack the plastic, and you can knock chunks of it off after it's dried, just like the real thing. IMHO, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyinghorse Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, UberDaveToo said: Milliput is water soluble, Knead it per instructions, the work warm water into it to form a paste. It will harden while still wet, so you will have no more than about 20 minutes to work with it. I think it might be best to use because it doesn't attack the plastic, and you can knock chunks of it off after it's dried, just like the real thing. IMHO, Dave Thanks! Should it be thinned? Standard seems thick, but I didn't know which type of Miliput to get so I stuck to the standard basic type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) In answer to the above question, the Milliput should be thinned down.... but not by a huge degree. If you add too much water, you'll end up with an uncontrollable mess. In the assumption we're talking about a 1/35 model here, I would add it in a 1mm thick layer. I think there are photo-etch Zimmerit application tools on the market, but can't remember who make them right now (maybe AK Interactive or MIG AMMO?). Un-thinned Milliput is likely to clog up any device you are using very quickly. The best advice is to work one a very small area at a time. If you try to do entire panels, there's a fair chance that the results will go "wonky". Let each small section dry fully (24 hours) before starting the next one. Having said that, joining a new section to an older one will be quite a challenge in itself. Don't worry too much if the Zimm looks a bit "home-made" - the real stuff was often slapped on to the tank in a quick-and-dirty fashion and had numerous bumps and imperfections in it. I always thought that Zimmerit was a solution looking for a problem. Did many armies actually use magnetic mines/charges that much? Maybe the Soviets did, but I've not seen much evidence of other forces using them. Hope this helps. Chris. Edited January 16, 2023 by spruecutter96 Correcting a typo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyinghorse Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 2 hours ago, spruecutter96 said: In answer to the above question, the Milliput should be thinned down.... but not by a huge degree. If you add too much water, you'll end up with an uncontrollable mess. In the assumption we're talking about a 1/35 model here, I would add it in a 1mm thick layer. I think their are photo-etch Zimmerit application tools on the market, but can't remember who make them right now (maybe AK Interactive or MIG AMMO?). Un-thinned Milliput is likely to clog up any device you are using very quickly. The best advice is to work one a very small area at a time. If you try to do entire panels, there's a fair chance that the results will go "wonky". Let each small section dry fully (24 hours) before starting the next one. Having said that, joining a new section to an older one will be quite a challenge in itself. Don't worry too much if the Zimm looks a bit "home-made" - the real stuff was often slapped on to the tank in a quick-and-dirty fashion and had numerous bumps and imperfections in it. I always thought that Zimmerit was a solution looking for a problem. Did many armies actually use magnetic mines/charges that much? Maybe the Soviets did, but I've not seen much evidence of other forces using them. Hope this helps. Chris. Thanks, this helps. Its intimidating to do something new as a beginner, but zimmerit looks nice on German vehicles and I just have to try it. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Have a look on YouTube. There's bound to be an "adding Zimmerit" video on there. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Take a look at Night Shift or Plasmo on YouTube. They have an excellent method that I can't remember the specifics of. Again, using putty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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