Seamlines on MG Models

[TehBlackGamer]

How would I go about removing seams on a MG? Would I cement them together as I attach them to the frame? Thsi si probably the biggest question I have, so any and all help would be appreciated.

[Tatsumi67]

I usually take putty, like Squadron Products White Putty http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?I=LXFP28&P=8 and use that to fill gaps.

Press it into the seam, let it dry and sand it smooth.

[George Caswell]

Putty isn't always necessary for filling seam lines.  Often it's enough just to glue the seam and sand it smooth.  Gluing, however, is always required - otherwise the two parts could shift and open up the seam again.

Generally, yeah, you'd glue them together as you attach them to the frame.  If you want a painted frame, you probably need to paint the frame before attaching the armor, since the armor won't be removable any more.  (For some kits it might be possible to alter the parts so they can be glued together but still come off the inner frame - I would think twice before needlessly complicating a model project like that, though.)

[Jack]

Now this may sound noobish but, something i figured out on building my MG F91 Gundam is to not remove the nubs before glue-ing ur parts togethere. If you leave the nubs one then glue ur parts together it leaves a better finish more flat and looks more professional. Do you understand what im saying?

[zerobxu]

Do you understand what im saying?

Not entirely... Pictures speak a thousand words, though. 

[George Caswell]

I think what he's saying is that, by removing the sprue gates after you've assembled the model, you're less likely to damage the part in noticeable ways - if you're removing a gate from the left half of a leg, for instance, the left half will still match the right half when you're done because whatever you did, you did it to both halves...  The mating half also provides a small amount of extra protection against gouging the part, acting as a sort of guide.

Personally I don't think it's worth it.  The assembled second half acts as a guide, sure, but this increases the risk that you'll damage, if anything, not one part, but two simultaneously...  And if both halves have gates in the same place, the assembly may not go together especially well until they're removed.  And assembling the halves makes the gate harder to access than if you simply had the unassembled bit on the cutting mat...

[MR_M]

when removing seamlines - you need to re-study and careful read the manual. some parts are need to assemble - some part don't. so, it means not all the time you need to assemble your kit need to fixed before do painting jobs, or else the whole day you tried to fixed everything not knowing your ruined the model..... cheers.