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Adding the kidney shim- not bad but..........


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It seems it does not work for me ...  If I just dust a little bit of paint it just does small bumps of paint all over the plastic.  If I spray more it looks better (not identical look and color, but close) but the transition between ABS and paint has the same problem than dusting the paint.

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Pics are still in the thread;  not sure but it may be on your PC end.   Another great thread for shims is Haribon's thread.  He has a couple of different ways to weld the pieces together and they look GREAT!  http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/26001-haribon72s-anh-stormtrooper-ne-hero-build/page-3

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Sorry to revive an older thread but this is a great tutorial. Did you end up putting a return edge on the shim? I couldn't tell on your final photos? I have to do this on mine but MTK also includes the notch in the kidney already. I'll have to fill that in as well with scrap and paste. 

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Thanks;  I did not put a return edge on, but I have seen some recently that others have and they look great!  They would be best done before you shim though, you dont want to press too hard on them after they are done, the weld can start breaking.  

 

Some other great techniques that look easier than the ABS paste, like JB plastic weld used instead.  Also some have burned and fused together the weld, then filled in with the plastic weld and painted.  

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I think I know what was causing the pits in sanding. I'm equating this to bondo so I'm not sure it's correct but id you stir bondo that's exactly what happens when you sand it. You have to fold it slowly instead of stirring. If you stir you get air bubbles. I don't even know if you can do it that way with the paste but it may be whats up.

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