HarasinCreed Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am sorry if this has been asked a billion times but my search does not work. So my question is which putty is best. I have been using green stuff and do not really find it that satusfactory to use. Is there a better product out there? or green stuff the best? Note: i do not really want to use a product i have to cook to get to harden Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Noble Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 You will get a plethora of answers for this, but I'll tell you my experiences with various air-curing putties and let you choose what to get. Green stuff you know already, so I won't talk about that, but I use Aves Studio's FIXIT SCULPT. I like it for the ability to sand it and that it can make a hard edge. It is cheap. REALLY cheap. I bought the 1/4 pound jars and I still have over half left. A little goes a long way with this stuff in our hobby. I also like it when I mix it with GS (makes the sculpts more "organic" like GS, but retains the hardness when dry). MILLIPUT (I use the Superfine White) is similar to FixIt Scupt in that you can sand, drill, tap it and it cures to make hard edges. The one thing I don't like about it is that it is VERY sticky when you first mix it and sticks to tools if you aren't fastidious with lubrication (I use petroleum jelly for ALL my sculpting). Again this putty blends well with GS to make the GS harder. ProCreate is another one that I've used (although it was my friend's putty, so I didn't mix it with GS) and it is basically similar to the two above. It does have a shorter work time, but this can be advantageous if you don't want to wait forever for your sculpt to harden. I hope this helps... -J Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/#findComment-2640883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarasinCreed Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thanks for that i forgot to ask but what sculpting tools would you recommend. i have plastic ones but i dont like them much. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/#findComment-2640909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgus Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I use an assortment of sculpting tools... some metal wax sculpting tools, some silicone clay shapers (these are brilliant when working greenstuff), and I have a couple of homemade wooden tools made from old paintbrushes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/#findComment-2643368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Noble Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yeah, I use a mixture of different tools. Wax carvers, clay shapers, toothpicks, hobby knives are all in my tool box. If you get the highly over-priced GW sculpting tool, you won't go wrong, but it's basically just a #5 Wax Carver which you can get far cheaper either in a set, or individually. That said, lubrication is by far the most important piece of the puzzle (aside from the obvious practice) in getting smooth sculpts. Hope this helps. -J Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/#findComment-2643745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 If you're scratch sculpting, I suggest something along the lines of Milliput. I bought this "clay" that stick to the tools like there is no tomorrow... but since its clay based, a bit of water works wonders! Just like it does with GS :P And a cheap, simple and effective 4 set metal tools will go for around 10 USD so...its worth it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221142-modelling-putty/#findComment-2643835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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