plastic putty
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good$6.41–$29.62cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$12.37avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,226.08avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$79K$79K/yr · 67K searches
Growth
Bad-13.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
78
Top-5 brand share
96%
Open market
2%
- TAMIYA44%
- Vallejo43%
- Someie3%
- AK Interactive3%
- The Army Painter3%
- ELEGOO2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Vallejo - Plastic Putty 20 ml (0.67 fl.oz.) | White Opaque Consistent Finish
Vallejo$6.414.5★8,654 rev
Tamiya Epoxy Putty (Quick Type)
TAMIYA$12.124.6★485 rev
Tamiya 87053 Sculpting Putty Basic Type 32g Plastic Model KIT Craft Tools New/Item# R6SG5EB-48Q15214
TAMIYA$12.114.7★253 rev
Vallejo - Plastic Putty 18 ml (0.6 fl.oz.) | White Opaque Consistent Finish
Vallejo$6.864.5★8,654 rev
Epoxy Sculpting Putty by Tamiya
TAMIYA$8.834.6★591 rev
Newest
by launch date
ELEGOO UV Putty for Modeling 365-405 mm UV Light Fast Curing Clay for Miniature Model Repair (White 60g)
ELEGOO$21.2685 rev
Tamiya Putty (WHITE)
TAMIYA$9.2482 rev
Epoxy Sculpting Putty (Quick Hardening Type) 87051(High Density Type) 87052 Basic Type Putty 87053 & Putty Sticks Set & Sanding Sticks Set #120#240#600#800#1000
Someie$29.6246 rev
Tamiya White Putty (32g Tube)
TAMIYA$10.4297 rev
AK Interactive White Acrylic Modeling Hard Putty 20ml Tube
AK Interactive$10.66324 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumELEGOO UV Putty for Modeling 365-405 mm UV Light Fast Curing Clay for Miniature Model Repair (White 60g)
ELEGOO$21.264.3★
Standard Grain Milliput 4 oz.
Milliput$10.094.8★
Vallejo - Plastic Putty 18 ml (0.6 fl.oz.) | White Opaque Consistent Finish
Vallejo$6.864.5★
Tamiya Putty (WHITE)
TAMIYA$9.244.4★
Tamiya 87053 Sculpting Putty Basic Type 32g Plastic Model KIT Craft Tools New/Item# R6SG5EB-48Q15214
TAMIYA$12.114.7★
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -13.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“As advertised”
“good product reliable seller”
“Worked well”
“Worth the money”
“cleans up nicely”
“Very durable”
“can be filed and/or sanded take paint and chroming, layers well ie for filling larger spaces sticks well to plastics and wooden models have use in both”
“This stuff is perfect for filling in any defects or gaps between seams”
“Good stuff for model making”
What buyers complain about
“Won't stick wel to smooth surface”
“Doesn't work”
“Pretty expensive”
“Not easy to use”
“Not exactly what I expected”
“started dripping out from the case”
“more paste than clay”
“Garbage”
“Has no strength”
“it ended up breaking the nozzle tip”