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Hi

I have put my hellbrute together but there are gaps.. can anyone recommend a good product to fill in the gaps please?

I am a noob so dont know the right names for it.. putty / epoxy / green stuff?

Any indication of price would be good too please

many thanks

I use Milliput - It dries rock hard so it can be filed down and also with a bit of water when you are applying the Milliput you can smooth it out as well.
I dont think it is more then a fiver for a large amount. You can also get it in different colours.

I like the yellow variety of milliput (from memory I think that's the finer one) and greenstuff (kneadatite).

Greenstuff is better for working while it's still soft, milliput is better for post work (cleaning up with knives, sandpaper, drilling, etc). Milliput is also harder.

So if I don't intend to do any post work on it, I'll use greenstuff, if I intend to do postwork and/or I need something harder (greenstuff can be too floppy for some parts), I'll use milliput.

You can buy kneadatite pretty cheap if you don't get the GW brand.

With greenstuff, I find for fine detail work you want more yellow than blue. If you look at GW's greenstuff, you'll note they give you more yellow than blue. That's a pretty good ratio IMO. If you buy kneadatite NOT from GW, they'll usually give you equal parts yellow and blue, but there's nothing stopping you from using more yellow than blue even if they gave you equal parts.

For filling gaps I mostly use greenstuff as I find I can get a nice smooth finish without having to sand it. Roll a sliver of greenstuff about the size of the gap, initially just gently press it in to the gap with your finger and then use a tool to smooth it out and remove excess. Once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take long at all. I think the last kit I had to fill gaps was my Thunderwolves and I filled all the gaps in the space of a few minutes.

thanks guys, will give it a try

For smaller gaps, Vallejo putty is fantastic; it has a thin nozzle, so you can apply exactly where you need it and wipe off excess with a damp finger.