 McLaddie  | 27 Dec 2018 11:24 p.m. PST |
I see the [usually green] modeling material all the time in photos, but don't know what it is or where to get it. Whatever it is, it can be used to create detail on very small figures. |
| evilgong | 28 Dec 2018 12:28 a.m. PST |
Green stuff via Games Workshop is the easy answer. Other suppliers of the same 2-part putty stuff offered in more generic names. You can add Miliput to the Green stuff to taste (holds detail in a different way and changes how you can work the material – it's not so sticky). Regards David F Brown |
| Timmo uk | 28 Dec 2018 2:58 a.m. PST |
Greenstuff is a two part epoxy putty made for plumbers. GW is probably the most expensive way to buy it. Try eBay. You can vary the amount of harder you mix in. Comes in blue and yellow parts, it turns an even green colour once it has been mixed properly. There may be other versions – if you look at the Perry web site you'll see they use a version which is very dark. This may be due to using lots of the blue component – I'm not 100% certain. Milliput comes in various versions including a superfine which is white. Unlike Greenstuff it can be sanded when dry. Tony Barton (AB figures) uses Fimo. This is available in art shops. He makes his figures in two halves and then joins these. Fimo is a lovely material to work with. It needs cooking to cure it. |
| Lovejoy | 28 Dec 2018 3:30 a.m. PST |
Greenstuff is a generic name for Polymeric System's Kneadatite Yellow/Blue putty. Ebay's the best place – look for Green Stuff. Troll Trader's where I usually get mine. |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 28 Dec 2018 9:10 a.m. PST |
There's jewelers waxes too. good for carving. Does introduce a step to the process, in that it must be burnt out of an investment plaster mold to cast a resulting metal master for later use. Not tough enough to handle a vulcanizer for latex molds but it can usually be used for self vulcanizing rtv molds. |
| Walking Sailor | 28 Dec 2018 9:52 a.m. PST |
That blue and yellow ribbon is available at your local hardware store or FLGS. Instructions here: link |
| Extrabio1947 | 28 Dec 2018 11:54 a.m. PST |
Yup, the blue/yellow ribbon is the best. Order it from Amazon. You will have it in a couple of days. link |
| Hamilton | 28 Dec 2018 2:35 p.m. PST |
I personally hate the ribbon because there is always a hardened ridge where the two parts have come together. I buy the packages where yellow/blue are separately wrapped and kept apart. |
Old Glory  | 28 Dec 2018 2:41 p.m. PST |
I always cut the hardened edges away. |
| Zephyr1 | 28 Dec 2018 3:58 p.m. PST |
You can get brown stuff at the hardware or auto store. Look for gas tank repair kits. Yes, it's the same stuff as the more expensive 'hobby' version… |
| clibinarium | 28 Dec 2018 5:29 p.m. PST |
I use procreate putty, and it made my life a lot easier when I was starting out. Its got a very similar consistency to greenstuff, but does not have as much "memory", i.e. less inclination to pull back into the shape it was before you sculpted it. People who like greenstuff have learnt to allow for this, but I never got used to it. Unlike greenstuff it files easily too, so it shares the properties of green- and brown-stuff. Plus it comes in two separate blocks so no ribbon hardening.
For me it only lacks the colour- previewing "greens" looks nicer than "greys".
It and miliput (for hard non flexible parts like bases and shields) are the only two putties I really use. |
| McLaddie | 30 Dec 2018 2:58 p.m. PST |
Thank you gentlemen. A lot of help. |
