How To create 1/35 Weld Seams for Scale Models: Tutorial

In this scale armor detailing tutorial we take a look at the age old proven method of creating realistic weld seams and beads for scale model projects!
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[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

always great to see how you work and how your work flow is mate :) i don´t do such weld seams too often as well, so it was useful for me, too. i never thought about the variation of plastic thread thickness before! very clever.

[@longlance67]

thanks Michael! its a very simple technique to do with huge flexibility, just surprised it took me this long to ever try before, I blame Evan :P

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Oh yes, lets blame Evan for it all :)

[@greedlike]

Love the accent

[@longlance67]

thanks

[@SmallSoldier]

Good tutorial Shane. I feel for you working on that beast. It's a bit a a bear I know!

[@longlance67]

it a pig of a kit and that is without having to backdate it to a M4A2 lol but hopefully I finish it eventually lol

[@FreakazoidakaBen]

Thanks for the tip, with the special weld at the Sherman. I did not know that there are differences. ✌ Greetings Ben

[@longlance67]

thanks Ben!, for explain German tanks were Ark welded together so the weld would look a little different in pattern to say a Tig Weld but in 1/35 scale you would not see much in the difference

[@neilmackay7475]

Shane my friend now you have started something it takes me about 6 weeks to make a tank now it's going to take bloody longer LOL really helpful one problem I'm working on a building LOL pic's on Instagram take care my friend 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🐑😁✌

[@longlance67]

thanks Neil! I took me about two weeks to do the welds on FURY so I feel your pain mate, awesome will checkout your Instagram asap :)

[@bassinbob1965]

where do i find the info for the swirl marks of the weld bead. At work we make our welds look like a roll of dimes. I don't expect tank manufacturing to be as nice as custom auto but is there something close?

[@lasercreation-world1981]

very good work Shane, wow

[@longlance67]

thanks my friend ! looking forward to seeing the next installment of your Bridge project !

[@jayx309]

He keeps saying add extra tin or thin to soften the plastic. What is it? Sorry kinda New to detailing

[@josipvlahovic326]

Very well explained technique! Loved it and you showed us how to do it very cheap and efficient. Excellent work!

[@longlance67]

thank you ! really glad you enjoyed the video have never tried doing my own welds before and am super happy how it went out, Panzermiester was a great inspiration with his own video on the subject! :)

[@richardcraig5608]

Great tutorial.. I've been using this technique for a long time and the stretched sprue works great but I've found that if you need to make a lot of same sized welds , use Evergreen strips instead.. this just makes it more uniform.

[@longlance67]

cheers Richard! very good point about the strips just didn't have any at hand at time but will be picking up some shortly for my Sherman toolbox

[@Tankbrusher]

Looks easy and effective. Thanks for sharing. I havn't seen this before, and I'm sure it will become handy some day for me too!.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, hope it proves useful in the future :)

[@steviegibson5847]

Fantastic video, Shane. Very well videod and explained. I like the Archer resin weld seams, but you're right.....they are expensive!i

[@longlance67]

thanks Stevie ! I think the Archer sets are awesome too, but I could imagine it would get expensive having to do a few project with a lot of weld seams

[@Hardwoods91]

I have been using this method for years, it has always been the best in my opinion. Many years ago I tried the hypodermic needle method using diluted fillers to draw the weld in but it just never seemed to pop out as good as this method.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! would imagine trying to inject the weld must be very tricky !

[@Hardwoods91]

It was, almost like real welding with a half moon in and out steady motion but in the end most of the detail would shrink up and not be as prominent as your method

[@NapFloridian]

Hello Shane... you have a typo in your "Topic" >> How To create 1/35 Weld Seams for Sale Models: Tutorial (SALE ?)

[@longlance67]

thanks mate just noticed that there cheers!

[@NapFloridian]

you have corrected it... awesome !!! Hope I did not sound silly, just wanted to make sure you keep it AWESOME

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, and thanks for spotting it too !

[@JBonzalot18]

Awesome job. Those are the best weld seams I have seen. You have the curve of the weld correct which I don't often see. I tried the plastic sprue technique but couldn't get the finish like yours. I thought maybe the stretched sprue technique hardened the plastic too much. So I've opted for another technique using plastic putty. I'll probably give your technique another try on the next build.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! though I've seen modelers out there do far more impressive results with this method than I to be fair!
what I've found this method that it is all down the thickness of the spure that makes all the difference I got the more rounded effect by using spure that was "medium" in thickness

[@darronhedges5873]

Im still on my dragon german route and 0.5 rod been ok,but i was looking at a KV 2 turret and realized id hit the limit.I do have a bundle of dragon panther spare swing arms,should be ideal for a bit of spruuueee stretching.cheers.darron.

[@longlance67]

cheers mate, the rod method works well too, but you can never go wrong with Dragon spures as that plastic is stretching plastic of the gods lol

[@hamm6035]

Very inivative. I like the look. It's a bit bold , like you said out of scale a bit. But I like it. Good work. Thanks for sharing.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, the bold seams are more down to me, with a bit more practice they will be more in scale, though like yourself I've come to like the bold seams

[@radical7663]

What sources did you use? It strikes me as strange that dragon would make this error on a new kit

[@longlance67]

firstly this kit ins't exactly new and Dragon along with Academy are both guilty of this inaccuracy. My sources Hunnicutt's Sherman book and Steven Zaloga's multiple publications on the Sherman. M4's don't have sunken weld seams at all they are all either raised or sit a little proud on the hull

[@bigsparky65]

Fantastic video Shane, looks real. Another very informative video, thank you

[@longlance67]

thanks my friend very glad you enjoyed it !

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Nicely done. Not as easy as it looks but you explained it/showed it well. Thx.

[@longlance67]

thanks Jerry really glad you enjoyed it, as this was a surprisingly hard video to edit believe it or not

[@modelrestorations]

Great tutorial.

[@longlance67]

Thank you!

[@russellgosselin3325]

Nice work, Shane!

[@longlance67]

thanks Russ!

[@ozzyo7287]

nice and learnfull mate keep em making

[@longlance67]

thanks Ozzy !

[@jefferystokes1414]

Amazing view

[@jefferystokes1414]

Amazing video I learnt a lot Thank you

[@TheArchBoxer]

Thank u

[@longlance67]

No problem

[@kevinegan6876]

nice one shane

[@longlance67]

thanks my friend !

[@eustacebhagg2808]

This is ass. I’m trying it and the results are super inconsistent and there’s no consistent way to try and get it to work

[@longlance67]

it works fine for me, though using putty might be a better solution for your needs